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

Clarksville, TN had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 58 cities in 2014, at 850. Millington, TN had the lowest, at 2. The median was 44. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest850Clarksville, TN

Lowest2Millington, TN

Median4458 cities

All cities, 2014

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

Rank	Cities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Clarksville, TN Estimated	850	+9.1%
2	Murfreesboro, TN Estimated	821	+4.3%
3	Spring Hill, TN Estimated	571	+15.4%
4	Franklin, TN Estimated	477	-3.2%
5	Gallatin, TN Estimated	368	+17.6%
6	Mount Juliet, TN Estimated	362	+0.6%
7	Chattanooga, TN Estimated	349	+17.1%
8	Lebanon, TN Estimated	272	+14.8%
9	Brentwood, TN Estimated	251	+11.6%
10	Smyrna, TN Estimated	243	+23.4%
11	Johnson City, TN Estimated	214	+32.1%
12	Bartlett, TN Estimated	202	+27%
13	Crossville, TN Estimated	201	-4.3%
14	Hendersonville, TN Estimated	198	-17.5%
15	Knoxville, TN Estimated	181	-14.6%
16	Nolensville, TN Estimated	154	+202%
17	Jackson, TN Estimated	149	-4.5%
18	Collierville, TN Estimated	142	-35.5%
19	Cookeville, TN Estimated	132	+67.1%
20	Farragut, TN Estimated	111	+7.8%
21	Maryville, TN Estimated	102	-1%
22	Oakland, TN Estimated	99	-3.9%
23	Kingsport, TN Estimated	89	+2.3%
24	Columbia, TN Estimated	77	+42.6%
25	Cleveland, TN Estimated	70	-37.5%
26	La Vergne, TN Estimated	56	+5.7%
27	White House, TN Estimated	52	+44.4%
28	Tullahoma, TN Estimated	50	+38.9%
29	Atoka, TN Estimated	47	0%
30	Portland, TN Estimated	41	0%
31	Alcoa, TN Estimated	39	-7.1%
31	Fairview, TN Estimated	39	+95%
33	Dickson, TN Estimated	38	+58.3%
34	Sevierville, TN Estimated	34	-50%
35	Lenoir City, TN Estimated	33	+6.5%
36	Bristol, TN Estimated	28	-60.6%
36	Manchester, TN Estimated	28	+12%
36	Morristown, TN Estimated	28	+7.7%
39	Winchester, TN Estimated	23	-4.2%
40	Shelbyville, TN Estimated	22	+10%
41	Collegedale, TN Estimated	21	+23.5%
42	Soddy-Daisy, TN Estimated	20	-13%
42	Springfield, TN Estimated	20	+17.6%
44	Oak Ridge, TN Estimated	19	+18.8%
45	Red Bank, TN Estimated	17	+1,600%
46	Goodlettsville, TN Estimated	14	-66.7%
47	Martin, TN Estimated	13	-18.8%
48	Clinton, TN Estimated	12	n/a
48	East Ridge, TN Estimated	12	-14.3%
48	Greeneville, TN Estimated	12	n/a
51	Athens, TN Estimated	11	+37.5%
51	Paris, TN Estimated	11	0%
53	Dyersburg, TN Estimated	7	-36.4%
54	Lawrenceburg, TN Estimated	6	0%
54	McMinnville, TN Estimated	6	+100%
54	Union City, TN Estimated	6	0%
57	Elizabethton, TN Estimated	5	-83.9%
58	Millington, TN Estimated	2	-60%

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 2014 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/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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 Tennessee by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt

MLA 9

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 Tennessee by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/tennessee-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Tennessee by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/tennessee-cities?period=2014.

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 Tennessee by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/tennessee-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/tennessee-cities?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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/South\%20Region/so2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Clarksville, TN, with 850 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Millington, TN, with 2 in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.