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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 2016, at 1,014. Ontario, OR had the lowest, at 3. The median was 61. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,014Bend, OR
Lowest3Ontario, OR
Median6150 cities

All cities, 2016

Bend, OR: 1,014 countBend, OR1,014Portland, OR: 831 countPortland, OR831Tigard, OR: 356 countTigard, OR356Medford, OR: 339 countMedford, OR339Eugene, OR: 324 countEugene, OR324Hillsboro, OR: 320 countHillsboro, OR320Salem, OR: 302 countSalem, OR302Happy Valley, OR: 281 countHappy Valley, OR281Redmond, OR: 279 countRedmond, OR279Wilsonville, OR: 187 countWilsonville, OR187Oregon City, OR: 151 countOregon City, OR151Grants Pass, OR: 125 countGrants Pass, OR125Gresham, OR: 110 countGresham, OR110Albany, OR: 107 countAlbany, OR107Springfield, OR: 104 countSpringfield, OR104Corvallis, OR: 96 countCorvallis, OR96Lake Oswego, OR: 94 countLake Oswego, OR94Dallas, OR: 91 countDallas, OR91McMinnville, OR: 83 countMcMinnville, OR83Sandy, OR: 82 countSandy, OR82Sherwood, OR: 78 countSherwood, OR78Ashland, OR: 72 countAshland, OR72Newberg, OR: 68 countNewberg, OR68Forest Grove, OR: 67 countForest Grove, OR67Hermiston, OR: 66 countHermiston, OR66Keizer, OR: 55 countKeizer, OR55Central Point, OR: 49 countCentral Point, OR49Lincoln City, OR: 46 countLincoln City, OR46Silverton, OR: 44 countSilverton, OR44Sweet Home, OR: 40 countSweet Home, OR40West Linn, OR: 39 countWest Linn, OR39Baker City, OR: 37 countBaker City, OR37Beaverton, OR: 35 countBeaverton, OR35Lebanon, OR: 33 countLebanon, OR33Tualatin, OR: 33 countTualatin, OR33Prineville, OR: 28 countPrineville, OR28St. Helens, OR: 23 countSt. Helens, OR23Independence, OR: 22 countIndependence, OR22Monmouth, OR: 20 countMonmouth, OR20Milwaukie, OR: 15 countMilwaukie, OR15Cottage Grove, OR: 14 countCottage Grove, OR14La Grande, OR: 14 countLa Grande, OR14Newport, OR: 13 countNewport, OR13Coos Bay, OR: 12 countCoos Bay, OR12Woodburn, OR: 11 countWoodburn, OR11Pendleton, OR: 10 countPendleton, OR10Fairview, OR: 6 countFairview, OR6Troutdale, OR: 4 countTroutdale, OR4Cornelius, OR: 3 countCornelius, OR3Ontario, OR: 3 countOntario, OR3Bend, OR: 1,014 countBend, OR1,014Portland, OR: 831 countPortland, OR831Tigard, OR: 356 countTigard, OR356Medford, OR: 339 countMedford, OR339Eugene, OR: 324 countEugene, OR324Hillsboro, OR: 320 countHillsboro, OR320Salem, OR: 302 countSalem, OR302Happy Valley, OR: 281 countHappy Valley, OR281Redmond, OR: 279 countRedmond, OR279Wilsonville, OR: 187 countWilsonville, OR187Oregon City, OR: 151 countOregon City, OR151Grants Pass, OR: 125 countGrants Pass, OR125Gresham, OR: 110 countGresham, OR110Albany, OR: 107 countAlbany, OR107Springfield, OR: 104 countSpringfield, OR104Corvallis, OR: 96 countCorvallis, OR96Lake Oswego, OR: 94 countLake Oswego, OR94Dallas, OR: 91 countDallas, OR91McMinnville, OR: 83 countMcMinnville, OR83Sandy, OR: 82 countSandy, OR82Sherwood, OR: 78 countSherwood, OR78Ashland, OR: 72 countAshland, OR72Newberg, OR: 68 countNewberg, OR68Forest Grove, OR: 67 countForest Grove, OR67Hermiston, OR: 66 countHermiston, OR66Keizer, OR: 55 countKeizer, OR55Central Point, OR: 49 countCentral Point, OR49Lincoln City, OR: 46 countLincoln City, OR46Silverton, OR: 44 countSilverton, OR44Sweet Home, OR: 40 countSweet Home, OR40West Linn, OR: 39 countWest Linn, OR39Baker City, OR: 37 countBaker City, OR37Beaverton, OR: 35 countBeaverton, OR35Lebanon, OR: 33 countLebanon, OR33Tualatin, OR: 33 countTualatin, OR33Prineville, OR: 28 countPrineville, OR28St. Helens, OR: 23 countSt. Helens, OR23Independence, OR: 22 countIndependence, OR22Monmouth, OR: 20 countMonmouth, OR20Milwaukie, OR: 15 countMilwaukie, OR15Cottage Grove, OR: 14 countCottage Grove, OR14La Grande, OR: 14 countLa Grande, OR14Newport, OR: 13 countNewport, OR13Coos Bay, OR: 12 countCoos Bay, OR12Woodburn, OR: 11 countWoodburn, OR11Pendleton, OR: 10 countPendleton, OR10Fairview, OR: 6 countFairview, OR6Troutdale, OR: 4 countTroutdale, OR4Cornelius, OR: 3 countCornelius, OR3Ontario, OR: 3 countOntario, OR3
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

RankCities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Bend, OR Estimated1,014+12.8%
2Portland, OR Estimated831-5.2%
3Tigard, OR Estimated356+339.5%
4Medford, OR Estimated339+39.5%
5Eugene, OR Estimated324+44%
6Hillsboro, OR Estimated320+67.5%
7Salem, OR Estimated302+11.4%
8Happy Valley, OR Estimated281-11.4%
9Redmond, OR Estimated279+46.1%
10Wilsonville, OR Estimated187-46.9%
11Oregon City, OR Estimated151+16.2%
12Grants Pass, OR Estimated125+14.7%
13Gresham, OR Estimated110-39.6%
14Albany, OR Estimated107-28.2%
15Springfield, OR Estimated104+14.3%
16Corvallis, OR Estimated96+14.3%
17Lake Oswego, OR Estimated94+5.6%
18Dallas, OR Estimated91+26.4%
19McMinnville, OR Estimated83-21%
20Sandy, OR Estimated82-25.5%
21Sherwood, OR Estimated78+290%
22Ashland, OR Estimated72+94.6%
23Newberg, OR Estimated68+15.3%
24Forest Grove, OR Estimated67-40.2%
25Hermiston, OR Estimated66+22.2%
26Keizer, OR Estimated55-48.6%
27Central Point, OR Estimated49-36.4%
28Lincoln City, OR Estimated46+43.8%
29Silverton, OR Estimated44-27.9%
30Sweet Home, OR Estimated40+21.2%
31West Linn, OR Estimated39-22%
32Baker City, OR Estimated37+76.2%
33Beaverton, OR Estimated35-72.9%
34Lebanon, OR Estimated33+10%
34Tualatin, OR Estimated33+43.5%
36Prineville, OR Estimated28+21.7%
37St. Helens, OR Estimated23-14.8%
38Independence, OR Estimated22+22.2%
39Monmouth, OR Estimated20-23.1%
40Milwaukie, OR Estimated15+36.4%
41Cottage Grove, OR Estimated14+75%
41La Grande, OR Estimated14+16.7%
43Newport, OR Estimated13-45.8%
44Coos Bay, OR Estimated12+71.4%
45Woodburn, OR Estimated11-78.8%
46Pendleton, OR Estimated10-50%
47Fairview, OR Estimated6-40%
48Troutdale, OR Estimated40%
49Cornelius, OR Estimated3+50%
49Ontario, OR Estimated3-62.5%

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 2016 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/we2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2016a.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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bend, OR, with 1,014 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ontario, OR, with 3 in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.

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