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

Portland, OR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 49 cities in 2024, at 815. Troutdale, OR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 47. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest815Portland, OR
Lowest0Troutdale, OR
Median4749 cities

All cities, 2024

Portland, OR: 815 countPortland, OR815Hillsboro, OR: 580 countHillsboro, OR580Bend, OR: 513 countBend, OR513Salem, OR: 392 countSalem, OR392Tigard, OR: 322 countTigard, OR322Medford, OR: 310 countMedford, OR310Eugene, OR: 309 countEugene, OR309Woodburn, OR: 305 countWoodburn, OR305Redmond, OR: 281 countRedmond, OR281Gresham, OR: 204 countGresham, OR204Springfield, OR: 184 countSpringfield, OR184Happy Valley, OR: 165 countHappy Valley, OR165Beaverton, OR: 161 countBeaverton, OR161Forest Grove, OR: 145 countForest Grove, OR145Tualatin, OR: 132 countTualatin, OR132Dallas, OR: 98 countDallas, OR98Cornelius, OR: 89 countCornelius, OR89Sherwood, OR: 85 countSherwood, OR85Hermiston, OR: 81 countHermiston, OR81Newberg, OR: 68 countNewberg, OR68Grants Pass, OR: 66 countGrants Pass, OR66Corvallis, OR: 58 countCorvallis, OR58Wilsonville, OR: 58 countWilsonville, OR58Ashland, OR: 48 countAshland, OR48West Linn, OR: 47 countWest Linn, OR47Lebanon, OR: 42 countLebanon, OR42Central Point, OR: 41 countCentral Point, OR41Silverton, OR: 41 countSilverton, OR41Sandy, OR: 40 countSandy, OR40Lincoln City, OR: 35 countLincoln City, OR35Monmouth, OR: 35 countMonmouth, OR35Milwaukie, OR: 32 countMilwaukie, OR32McMinnville, OR: 31 countMcMinnville, OR31Sweet Home, OR: 30 countSweet Home, OR30Baker City, OR: 26 countBaker City, OR26Lake Oswego, OR: 24 countLake Oswego, OR24Albany, OR: 23 countAlbany, OR23Ontario, OR: 22 countOntario, OR22Oregon City, OR: 19 countOregon City, OR19La Grande, OR: 15 countLa Grande, OR15Newport, OR: 12 countNewport, OR12Fairview, OR: 11 countFairview, OR11Keizer, OR: 10 countKeizer, OR10Cottage Grove, OR: 9 countCottage Grove, OR9Pendleton, OR: 9 countPendleton, OR9St. Helens, OR: 8 countSt. Helens, OR8Coos Bay, OR: 2 countCoos Bay, OR2Independence, OR: 1 countIndependence, OR1Troutdale, OR: 0 countTroutdale, OR0Portland, OR: 815 countPortland, OR815Hillsboro, OR: 580 countHillsboro, OR580Bend, OR: 513 countBend, OR513Salem, OR: 392 countSalem, OR392Tigard, OR: 322 countTigard, OR322Medford, OR: 310 countMedford, OR310Eugene, OR: 309 countEugene, OR309Woodburn, OR: 305 countWoodburn, OR305Redmond, OR: 281 countRedmond, OR281Gresham, OR: 204 countGresham, OR204Springfield, OR: 184 countSpringfield, OR184Happy Valley, OR: 165 countHappy Valley, OR165Beaverton, OR: 161 countBeaverton, OR161Forest Grove, OR: 145 countForest Grove, OR145Tualatin, OR: 132 countTualatin, OR132Dallas, OR: 98 countDallas, OR98Cornelius, OR: 89 countCornelius, OR89Sherwood, OR: 85 countSherwood, OR85Hermiston, OR: 81 countHermiston, OR81Newberg, OR: 68 countNewberg, OR68Grants Pass, OR: 66 countGrants Pass, OR66Corvallis, OR: 58 countCorvallis, OR58Wilsonville, OR: 58 countWilsonville, OR58Ashland, OR: 48 countAshland, OR48West Linn, OR: 47 countWest Linn, OR47Lebanon, OR: 42 countLebanon, OR42Central Point, OR: 41 countCentral Point, OR41Silverton, OR: 41 countSilverton, OR41Sandy, OR: 40 countSandy, OR40Lincoln City, OR: 35 countLincoln City, OR35Monmouth, OR: 35 countMonmouth, OR35Milwaukie, OR: 32 countMilwaukie, OR32McMinnville, OR: 31 countMcMinnville, OR31Sweet Home, OR: 30 countSweet Home, OR30Baker City, OR: 26 countBaker City, OR26Lake Oswego, OR: 24 countLake Oswego, OR24Albany, OR: 23 countAlbany, OR23Ontario, OR: 22 countOntario, OR22Oregon City, OR: 19 countOregon City, OR19La Grande, OR: 15 countLa Grande, OR15Newport, OR: 12 countNewport, OR12Fairview, OR: 11 countFairview, OR11Keizer, OR: 10 countKeizer, OR10Cottage Grove, OR: 9 countCottage Grove, OR9Pendleton, OR: 9 countPendleton, OR9St. Helens, OR: 8 countSt. Helens, OR8Coos Bay, OR: 2 countCoos Bay, OR2Independence, OR: 1 countIndependence, OR1Troutdale, OR: 0 countTroutdale, 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

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Portland, OR Estimated815-7.1%
2Hillsboro, OR Estimated580+82.4%
3Bend, OR Estimated513-17.1%
4Salem, OR Estimated392+8.9%
5Tigard, OR Estimated322+4.2%
6Medford, OR Estimated310-3.7%
7Eugene, OR Estimated309+80.7%
8Woodburn, OR Estimated305+281.3%
9Redmond, OR Estimated281-7%
10Gresham, OR Estimated204-7.3%
11Springfield, OR Estimated184-10.7%
12Happy Valley, OR Estimated165-19.9%
13Beaverton, OR Estimated161-46.5%
14Forest Grove, OR Estimated145+150%
15Tualatin, OR Estimated132+59%
16Dallas, OR Estimated98-16.2%
17Cornelius, OR Estimated89+12.7%
18Sherwood, OR Estimated85+26.9%
19Hermiston, OR Estimated81+17.4%
20Newberg, OR Estimated68-26.9%
21Grants Pass, OR Estimated660%
22Corvallis, OR Estimated58-15.9%
22Wilsonville, OR Estimated58-49.6%
24Ashland, OR Estimated48+60%
25West Linn, OR Estimated47+193.8%
26Lebanon, OR Estimated42+20%
27Central Point, OR Estimated41+241.7%
27Silverton, OR Estimated41+272.7%
29Sandy, OR Estimated40+122.2%
30Lincoln City, OR Estimated35-31.4%
30Monmouth, OR Estimated35+9.4%
32Milwaukie, OR Estimated32+68.4%
33McMinnville, OR Estimated31-76.7%
34Sweet Home, OR Estimated30+328.6%
35Baker City, OR Estimated26-13.3%
36Lake Oswego, OR Estimated24+14.3%
37Albany, OR Estimated23-71.6%
38Ontario, OR Estimated22+22.2%
39Oregon City, OR Estimated19-76.5%
40La Grande, OR Estimated15-6.3%
41Newport, OR Estimated12-65.7%
42Fairview, OR Estimated11+450%
43Keizer, OR Estimated10-47.4%
44Cottage Grove, OR Estimated9+28.6%
44Pendleton, OR Estimated9-52.6%
46St. Helens, OR Estimated8+100%
47Coos Bay, OR Estimated2-85.7%
48Independence, OR Estimated1-96.3%
49Troutdale, OR Estimated0-100%

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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/we2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oregon-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portland, OR, with 815 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Troutdale, OR, with 0 in 2024.

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. 4 cities have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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