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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 52 cities in 2021, at 747. Prineville, OR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 60. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest747Bend, OR
Lowest0Prineville, OR
Median6052 cities

All cities, 2021

Bend, OR: 747 countBend, OR747Hillsboro, OR: 641 countHillsboro, OR641Portland, OR: 474 countPortland, OR474Redmond, OR: 458 countRedmond, OR458Salem, OR: 447 countSalem, OR447Happy Valley, OR: 381 countHappy Valley, OR381Cornelius, OR: 344 countCornelius, OR344Medford, OR: 318 countMedford, OR318Eugene, OR: 305 countEugene, OR305Woodburn, OR: 261 countWoodburn, OR261Springfield, OR: 233 countSpringfield, OR233Gresham, OR: 221 countGresham, OR221Tigard, OR: 213 countTigard, OR213Corvallis, OR: 144 countCorvallis, OR144McMinnville, OR: 143 countMcMinnville, OR143Dallas, OR: 140 countDallas, OR140Forest Grove, OR: 133 countForest Grove, OR133St. Helens, OR: 122 countSt. Helens, OR122Wilsonville, OR: 117 countWilsonville, OR117Newberg, OR: 115 countNewberg, OR115Hermiston, OR: 113 countHermiston, OR113Albany, OR: 110 countAlbany, OR110Beaverton, OR: 110 countBeaverton, OR110Grants Pass, OR: 94 countGrants Pass, OR94Independence, OR: 65 countIndependence, OR65Central Point, OR: 60 countCentral Point, OR60Baker City, OR: 59 countBaker City, OR59Sandy, OR: 59 countSandy, OR59Troutdale, OR: 58 countTroutdale, OR58Ashland, OR: 55 countAshland, OR55Lebanon, OR: 54 countLebanon, OR54Lincoln City, OR: 53 countLincoln City, OR53Oregon City, OR: 51 countOregon City, OR51Monmouth, OR: 50 countMonmouth, OR50Lake Oswego, OR: 47 countLake Oswego, OR47Milwaukie, OR: 37 countMilwaukie, OR37Pendleton, OR: 37 countPendleton, OR37West Linn, OR: 37 countWest Linn, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 28 countSweet Home, OR28Cottage Grove, OR: 27 countCottage Grove, OR27La Grande, OR: 26 countLa Grande, OR26Silverton, OR: 26 countSilverton, OR26Keizer, OR: 25 countKeizer, OR25Coos Bay, OR: 22 countCoos Bay, OR22Sherwood, OR: 21 countSherwood, OR21Ontario, OR: 13 countOntario, OR13Newport, OR: 8 countNewport, OR8Tualatin, OR: 4 countTualatin, OR4Fairview, OR: 1 countFairview, OR1Canby, OR: 0 countCanby, OR0Molalla, OR: 0 countMolalla, OR0Prineville, OR: 0 countPrineville, OR0Bend, OR: 747 countBend, OR747Hillsboro, OR: 641 countHillsboro, OR641Portland, OR: 474 countPortland, OR474Redmond, OR: 458 countRedmond, OR458Salem, OR: 447 countSalem, OR447Happy Valley, OR: 381 countHappy Valley, OR381Cornelius, OR: 344 countCornelius, OR344Medford, OR: 318 countMedford, OR318Eugene, OR: 305 countEugene, OR305Woodburn, OR: 261 countWoodburn, OR261Springfield, OR: 233 countSpringfield, OR233Gresham, OR: 221 countGresham, OR221Tigard, OR: 213 countTigard, OR213Corvallis, OR: 144 countCorvallis, OR144McMinnville, OR: 143 countMcMinnville, OR143Dallas, OR: 140 countDallas, OR140Forest Grove, OR: 133 countForest Grove, OR133St. Helens, OR: 122 countSt. Helens, OR122Wilsonville, OR: 117 countWilsonville, OR117Newberg, OR: 115 countNewberg, OR115Hermiston, OR: 113 countHermiston, OR113Albany, OR: 110 countAlbany, OR110Beaverton, OR: 110 countBeaverton, OR110Grants Pass, OR: 94 countGrants Pass, OR94Independence, OR: 65 countIndependence, OR65Central Point, OR: 60 countCentral Point, OR60Baker City, OR: 59 countBaker City, OR59Sandy, OR: 59 countSandy, OR59Troutdale, OR: 58 countTroutdale, OR58Ashland, OR: 55 countAshland, OR55Lebanon, OR: 54 countLebanon, OR54Lincoln City, OR: 53 countLincoln City, OR53Oregon City, OR: 51 countOregon City, OR51Monmouth, OR: 50 countMonmouth, OR50Lake Oswego, OR: 47 countLake Oswego, OR47Milwaukie, OR: 37 countMilwaukie, OR37Pendleton, OR: 37 countPendleton, OR37West Linn, OR: 37 countWest Linn, OR37Sweet Home, OR: 28 countSweet Home, OR28Cottage Grove, OR: 27 countCottage Grove, OR27La Grande, OR: 26 countLa Grande, OR26Silverton, OR: 26 countSilverton, OR26Keizer, OR: 25 countKeizer, OR25Coos Bay, OR: 22 countCoos Bay, OR22Sherwood, OR: 21 countSherwood, OR21Ontario, OR: 13 countOntario, OR13Newport, OR: 8 countNewport, OR8Tualatin, OR: 4 countTualatin, OR4Fairview, OR: 1 countFairview, OR1Canby, OR: 0 countCanby, OR0Molalla, OR: 0 countMolalla, OR0Prineville, OR: 0 countPrineville, OR0
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

RankCities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Bend, OR Estimated747+14.6%
2Hillsboro, OR Estimated641+50.1%
3Portland, OR Estimated474-18.8%
4Redmond, OR Estimated458-16.9%
5Salem, OR Estimated447-5.3%
6Happy Valley, OR Estimated381-14%
7Cornelius, OR Estimated344+39.8%
8Medford, OR Estimated318+20%
9Eugene, OR Estimated305-5.3%
10Woodburn, OR Estimated261+183.7%
11Springfield, OR Estimated233+158.9%
12Gresham, OR Estimated221+163.1%
13Tigard, OR Estimated213+59%
14Corvallis, OR Estimated144+171.7%
15McMinnville, OR Estimated143+2.1%
16Dallas, OR Estimated140+6.9%
17Forest Grove, OR Estimated133+49.4%
18St. Helens, OR Estimated122+48.8%
19Wilsonville, OR Estimated117+42.7%
20Newberg, OR Estimated115+98.3%
21Hermiston, OR Estimated113+28.4%
22Albany, OR Estimated110-41.5%
22Beaverton, OR Estimated110-15.4%
24Grants Pass, OR Estimated94-24.2%
25Independence, OR Estimated65+10.2%
26Central Point, OR Estimated60+22.4%
27Baker City, OR Estimated59+118.5%
27Sandy, OR Estimated59-27.2%
29Troutdale, OR Estimated58+544.4%
30Ashland, OR Estimated55+61.8%
31Lebanon, OR Estimated54+74.2%
32Lincoln City, OR Estimated53+43.2%
33Oregon City, OR Estimated51-40.7%
34Monmouth, OR Estimated50+525%
35Lake Oswego, OR Estimated47-26.6%
36Milwaukie, OR Estimated37-5.1%
36Pendleton, OR Estimated37+76.2%
36West Linn, OR Estimated37+68.2%
39Sweet Home, OR Estimated28+27.3%
40Cottage Grove, OR Estimated27+42.1%
41La Grande, OR Estimated26+73.3%
41Silverton, OR Estimated26-55.9%
43Keizer, OR Estimated25-3.8%
44Coos Bay, OR Estimated22-15.4%
45Sherwood, OR Estimated21-41.7%
46Ontario, OR Estimated13+333.3%
47Newport, OR Estimated8-20%
48Tualatin, OR Estimated4n/a
49Fairview, OR Estimated10%
50Canby, OR Estimated0n/a
50Molalla, OR Estimated0n/a
50Prineville, OR Estimated0n/a

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/we2021a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2021a.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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2021a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2021a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2022) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2021a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bend, OR, with 747 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Prineville, OR, with 0 in 2021.

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. 1 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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