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Cities in Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Bend, OR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 50 cities in 2015, at 899. Cornelius, OR had the lowest, at 2. The median was 60. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest899Bend, OR
Lowest2Cornelius, OR
Median6050 cities

All cities, 2015

Bend, OR: 899 countBend, OR899Portland, OR: 877 countPortland, OR877Wilsonville, OR: 352 countWilsonville, OR352Happy Valley, OR: 317 countHappy Valley, OR317Salem, OR: 271 countSalem, OR271Medford, OR: 243 countMedford, OR243Eugene, OR: 225 countEugene, OR225Hillsboro, OR: 191 countHillsboro, OR191Redmond, OR: 191 countRedmond, OR191Gresham, OR: 182 countGresham, OR182Albany, OR: 149 countAlbany, OR149Oregon City, OR: 130 countOregon City, OR130Beaverton, OR: 129 countBeaverton, OR129Forest Grove, OR: 112 countForest Grove, OR112Sandy, OR: 110 countSandy, OR110Grants Pass, OR: 109 countGrants Pass, OR109Keizer, OR: 107 countKeizer, OR107McMinnville, OR: 105 countMcMinnville, OR105Springfield, OR: 91 countSpringfield, OR91Lake Oswego, OR: 89 countLake Oswego, OR89Corvallis, OR: 84 countCorvallis, OR84Tigard, OR: 81 countTigard, OR81Central Point, OR: 77 countCentral Point, OR77Dallas, OR: 72 countDallas, OR72Silverton, OR: 61 countSilverton, OR61Newberg, OR: 59 countNewberg, OR59Hermiston, OR: 54 countHermiston, OR54Woodburn, OR: 52 countWoodburn, OR52West Linn, OR: 50 countWest Linn, OR50Ashland, OR: 37 countAshland, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 33 countSweet Home, OR33Lincoln City, OR: 32 countLincoln City, OR32Lebanon, OR: 30 countLebanon, OR30St. Helens, OR: 27 countSt. Helens, OR27Monmouth, OR: 26 countMonmouth, OR26Newport, OR: 24 countNewport, OR24Prineville, OR: 23 countPrineville, OR23Tualatin, OR: 23 countTualatin, OR23Baker City, OR: 21 countBaker City, OR21Pendleton, OR: 20 countPendleton, OR20Sherwood, OR: 20 countSherwood, OR20Independence, OR: 18 countIndependence, OR18La Grande, OR: 12 countLa Grande, OR12Milwaukie, OR: 11 countMilwaukie, OR11Fairview, OR: 10 countFairview, OR10Cottage Grove, OR: 8 countCottage Grove, OR8Ontario, OR: 8 countOntario, OR8Coos Bay, OR: 7 countCoos Bay, OR7Troutdale, OR: 4 countTroutdale, OR4Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Bend, OR: 899 countBend, OR899Portland, OR: 877 countPortland, OR877Wilsonville, OR: 352 countWilsonville, OR352Happy Valley, OR: 317 countHappy Valley, OR317Salem, OR: 271 countSalem, OR271Medford, OR: 243 countMedford, OR243Eugene, OR: 225 countEugene, OR225Hillsboro, OR: 191 countHillsboro, OR191Redmond, OR: 191 countRedmond, OR191Gresham, OR: 182 countGresham, OR182Albany, OR: 149 countAlbany, OR149Oregon City, OR: 130 countOregon City, OR130Beaverton, OR: 129 countBeaverton, OR129Forest Grove, OR: 112 countForest Grove, OR112Sandy, OR: 110 countSandy, OR110Grants Pass, OR: 109 countGrants Pass, OR109Keizer, OR: 107 countKeizer, OR107McMinnville, OR: 105 countMcMinnville, OR105Springfield, OR: 91 countSpringfield, OR91Lake Oswego, OR: 89 countLake Oswego, OR89Corvallis, OR: 84 countCorvallis, OR84Tigard, OR: 81 countTigard, OR81Central Point, OR: 77 countCentral Point, OR77Dallas, OR: 72 countDallas, OR72Silverton, OR: 61 countSilverton, OR61Newberg, OR: 59 countNewberg, OR59Hermiston, OR: 54 countHermiston, OR54Woodburn, OR: 52 countWoodburn, OR52West Linn, OR: 50 countWest Linn, OR50Ashland, OR: 37 countAshland, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 33 countSweet Home, OR33Lincoln City, OR: 32 countLincoln City, OR32Lebanon, OR: 30 countLebanon, OR30St. Helens, OR: 27 countSt. Helens, OR27Monmouth, OR: 26 countMonmouth, OR26Newport, OR: 24 countNewport, OR24Prineville, OR: 23 countPrineville, OR23Tualatin, OR: 23 countTualatin, OR23Baker City, OR: 21 countBaker City, OR21Pendleton, OR: 20 countPendleton, OR20Sherwood, OR: 20 countSherwood, OR20Independence, OR: 18 countIndependence, OR18La Grande, OR: 12 countLa Grande, OR12Milwaukie, OR: 11 countMilwaukie, OR11Fairview, OR: 10 countFairview, OR10Cottage Grove, OR: 8 countCottage Grove, OR8Ontario, OR: 8 countOntario, OR8Coos Bay, OR: 7 countCoos Bay, OR7Troutdale, OR: 4 countTroutdale, OR4Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2015
count		Change on 2014
1Bend, OR Estimated899+13.7%
2Portland, OR Estimated877+10.7%
3Wilsonville, OR Estimated352+45.5%
4Happy Valley, OR Estimated317-10.5%
5Salem, OR Estimated271+0.4%
6Medford, OR Estimated243-9%
7Eugene, OR Estimated225+0.4%
8Hillsboro, OR Estimated191+3.2%
8Redmond, OR Estimated191+29.1%
10Gresham, OR Estimated182+198.4%
11Albany, OR Estimated149+22.1%
12Oregon City, OR Estimated130+64.6%
13Beaverton, OR Estimated129-1.5%
14Forest Grove, OR Estimated112+1.8%
15Sandy, OR Estimated110+46.7%
16Grants Pass, OR Estimated109+53.5%
17Keizer, OR Estimated107+91.1%
18McMinnville, OR Estimated105+12.9%
19Springfield, OR Estimated91+160%
20Lake Oswego, OR Estimated89+15.6%
21Corvallis, OR Estimated84+13.5%
22Tigard, OR Estimated81+28.6%
23Central Point, OR Estimated77+8.5%
24Dallas, OR Estimated72+75.6%
25Silverton, OR Estimated61+5.2%
26Newberg, OR Estimated59+43.9%
27Hermiston, OR Estimated54+14.9%
28Woodburn, OR Estimated52-29.7%
29West Linn, OR Estimated50+31.6%
30Ashland, OR Estimated37-9.8%
31Sweet Home, OR Estimated33+50%
32Lincoln City, OR Estimated320%
33Lebanon, OR Estimated30+15.4%
34St. Helens, OR Estimated27-15.6%
35Monmouth, OR Estimated26+100%
36Newport, OR Estimated24+9.1%
37Prineville, OR Estimated23+9.5%
37Tualatin, OR Estimated23+43.8%
39Baker City, OR Estimated21+16.7%
40Pendleton, OR Estimated20-47.4%
40Sherwood, OR Estimated20-69.2%
42Independence, OR Estimated18-30.8%
43La Grande, OR Estimated12+71.4%
44Milwaukie, OR Estimated11+83.3%
45Fairview, OR Estimated10+900%
46Cottage Grove, OR Estimated8-50%
46Ontario, OR Estimated8-20%
48Coos Bay, OR Estimated7+16.7%
49Troutdale, OR Estimated4+300%
50Cornelius, OR Estimated20%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2015a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oregon by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Bend, OR, with 899 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Cornelius, OR, with 2 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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