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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 2017, at 946. Woodburn, OR had the lowest, at 2. The median was 51. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest946Bend, OR
Lowest2Woodburn, OR
Median5150 cities

All cities, 2017

Bend, OR: 946 countBend, OR946Portland, OR: 703 countPortland, OR703Tigard, OR: 426 countTigard, OR426Eugene, OR: 364 countEugene, OR364Medford, OR: 343 countMedford, OR343Salem, OR: 319 countSalem, OR319Redmond, OR: 311 countRedmond, OR311Wilsonville, OR: 267 countWilsonville, OR267Hillsboro, OR: 212 countHillsboro, OR212Albany, OR: 193 countAlbany, OR193Happy Valley, OR: 154 countHappy Valley, OR154Grants Pass, OR: 134 countGrants Pass, OR134Oregon City, OR: 120 countOregon City, OR120Gresham, OR: 111 countGresham, OR111Dallas, OR: 109 countDallas, OR109Lake Oswego, OR: 101 countLake Oswego, OR101Forest Grove, OR: 90 countForest Grove, OR90Newberg, OR: 88 countNewberg, OR88Springfield, OR: 86 countSpringfield, OR86Hermiston, OR: 77 countHermiston, OR77Sandy, OR: 62 countSandy, OR62McMinnville, OR: 61 countMcMinnville, OR61Lincoln City, OR: 60 countLincoln City, OR60Corvallis, OR: 59 countCorvallis, OR59Ashland, OR: 54 countAshland, OR54Cottage Grove, OR: 47 countCottage Grove, OR47Sherwood, OR: 46 countSherwood, OR46Silverton, OR: 46 countSilverton, OR46Sweet Home, OR: 44 countSweet Home, OR44West Linn, OR: 40 countWest Linn, OR40Lebanon, OR: 36 countLebanon, OR36Central Point, OR: 32 countCentral Point, OR32Keizer, OR: 32 countKeizer, OR32Prineville, OR: 32 countPrineville, OR32Beaverton, OR: 27 countBeaverton, OR27St. Helens, OR: 24 countSt. Helens, OR24Baker City, OR: 22 countBaker City, OR22Tualatin, OR: 22 countTualatin, OR22Monmouth, OR: 19 countMonmouth, OR19Pendleton, OR: 18 countPendleton, OR18Coos Bay, OR: 15 countCoos Bay, OR15Newport, OR: 15 countNewport, OR15Troutdale, OR: 12 countTroutdale, OR12Milwaukie, OR: 10 countMilwaukie, OR10La Grande, OR: 8 countLa Grande, OR8Ontario, OR: 5 countOntario, OR5Independence, OR: 4 countIndependence, OR4Fairview, OR: 3 countFairview, OR3Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Woodburn, OR: 2 countWoodburn, OR2Bend, OR: 946 countBend, OR946Portland, OR: 703 countPortland, OR703Tigard, OR: 426 countTigard, OR426Eugene, OR: 364 countEugene, OR364Medford, OR: 343 countMedford, OR343Salem, OR: 319 countSalem, OR319Redmond, OR: 311 countRedmond, OR311Wilsonville, OR: 267 countWilsonville, OR267Hillsboro, OR: 212 countHillsboro, OR212Albany, OR: 193 countAlbany, OR193Happy Valley, OR: 154 countHappy Valley, OR154Grants Pass, OR: 134 countGrants Pass, OR134Oregon City, OR: 120 countOregon City, OR120Gresham, OR: 111 countGresham, OR111Dallas, OR: 109 countDallas, OR109Lake Oswego, OR: 101 countLake Oswego, OR101Forest Grove, OR: 90 countForest Grove, OR90Newberg, OR: 88 countNewberg, OR88Springfield, OR: 86 countSpringfield, OR86Hermiston, OR: 77 countHermiston, OR77Sandy, OR: 62 countSandy, OR62McMinnville, OR: 61 countMcMinnville, OR61Lincoln City, OR: 60 countLincoln City, OR60Corvallis, OR: 59 countCorvallis, OR59Ashland, OR: 54 countAshland, OR54Cottage Grove, OR: 47 countCottage Grove, OR47Sherwood, OR: 46 countSherwood, OR46Silverton, OR: 46 countSilverton, OR46Sweet Home, OR: 44 countSweet Home, OR44West Linn, OR: 40 countWest Linn, OR40Lebanon, OR: 36 countLebanon, OR36Central Point, OR: 32 countCentral Point, OR32Keizer, OR: 32 countKeizer, OR32Prineville, OR: 32 countPrineville, OR32Beaverton, OR: 27 countBeaverton, OR27St. Helens, OR: 24 countSt. Helens, OR24Baker City, OR: 22 countBaker City, OR22Tualatin, OR: 22 countTualatin, OR22Monmouth, OR: 19 countMonmouth, OR19Pendleton, OR: 18 countPendleton, OR18Coos Bay, OR: 15 countCoos Bay, OR15Newport, OR: 15 countNewport, OR15Troutdale, OR: 12 countTroutdale, OR12Milwaukie, OR: 10 countMilwaukie, OR10La Grande, OR: 8 countLa Grande, OR8Ontario, OR: 5 countOntario, OR5Independence, OR: 4 countIndependence, OR4Fairview, OR: 3 countFairview, OR3Cornelius, OR: 2 countCornelius, OR2Woodburn, OR: 2 countWoodburn, 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

RankCities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Bend, OR Estimated946-6.7%
2Portland, OR Estimated703-15.4%
3Tigard, OR Estimated426+19.7%
4Eugene, OR Estimated364+12.3%
5Medford, OR Estimated343+1.2%
6Salem, OR Estimated319+5.6%
7Redmond, OR Estimated311+11.5%
8Wilsonville, OR Estimated267+42.8%
9Hillsboro, OR Estimated212-33.8%
10Albany, OR Estimated193+80.4%
11Happy Valley, OR Estimated154-45.2%
12Grants Pass, OR Estimated134+7.2%
13Oregon City, OR Estimated120-20.5%
14Gresham, OR Estimated111+0.9%
15Dallas, OR Estimated109+19.8%
16Lake Oswego, OR Estimated101+7.4%
17Forest Grove, OR Estimated90+34.3%
18Newberg, OR Estimated88+29.4%
19Springfield, OR Estimated86-17.3%
20Hermiston, OR Estimated77+16.7%
21Sandy, OR Estimated62-24.4%
22McMinnville, OR Estimated61-26.5%
23Lincoln City, OR Estimated60+30.4%
24Corvallis, OR Estimated59-38.5%
25Ashland, OR Estimated54-25%
26Cottage Grove, OR Estimated47+235.7%
27Sherwood, OR Estimated46-41%
27Silverton, OR Estimated46+4.5%
29Sweet Home, OR Estimated44+10%
30West Linn, OR Estimated40+2.6%
31Lebanon, OR Estimated36+9.1%
32Central Point, OR Estimated32-34.7%
32Keizer, OR Estimated32-41.8%
32Prineville, OR Estimated32+14.3%
35Beaverton, OR Estimated27-22.9%
36St. Helens, OR Estimated24+4.3%
37Baker City, OR Estimated22-40.5%
37Tualatin, OR Estimated22-33.3%
39Monmouth, OR Estimated19-5%
40Pendleton, OR Estimated18+80%
41Coos Bay, OR Estimated15+25%
41Newport, OR Estimated15+15.4%
43Troutdale, OR Estimated12+200%
44Milwaukie, OR Estimated10-33.3%
45La Grande, OR Estimated8-42.9%
46Ontario, OR Estimated5+66.7%
47Independence, OR Estimated4-81.8%
48Fairview, OR Estimated3-50%
49Cornelius, OR Estimated2-33.3%
49Woodburn, OR Estimated2-81.8%

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 2017 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/we2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bend, OR, with 946 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woodburn, OR, with 2 in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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