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Cities in Washington by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Seattle, WA had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 91 cities in 2025, at 468. Mill Creek, WA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 53. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest468Seattle, WA
Lowest0Mill Creek, WA
Median5391 cities

Top 40 cities, 2025

Seattle, WA: 468 countSeattle, WA468Kennewick, WA: 364 countKennewick, WA364Vancouver, WA: 326 countVancouver, WA326Richland, WA: 324 countRichland, WA324Pasco, WA: 319 countPasco, WA319Marysville, WA: 294 countMarysville, WA294Bellevue, WA: 273 countBellevue, WA273Kirkland, WA: 269 countKirkland, WA269Battle Ground, WA: 267 countBattle Ground, WA267Yakima, WA: 261 countYakima, WA261Ridgefield, WA: 251 countRidgefield, WA251Camas, WA: 233 countCamas, WA233Bellingham, WA: 231 countBellingham, WA231Port Orchard, WA: 194 countPort Orchard, WA194Liberty Lake, WA: 192 countLiberty Lake, WA192Spokane Valley, WA: 177 countSpokane Valley, WA177Spokane, WA: 167 countSpokane, WA167Redmond, WA: 159 countRedmond, WA159Grandview, WA: 151 countGrandview, WA151Moses Lake, WA: 149 countMoses Lake, WA149Federal Way, WA: 136 countFederal Way, WA136Everett, WA: 130 countEverett, WA130Bothell, WA: 119 countBothell, WA119Kent, WA: 117 countKent, WA117Walla Walla, WA: 101 countWalla Walla, WA101West Richland, WA: 101 countWest Richland, WA101Centralia, WA: 97 countCentralia, WA97Port Townsend, WA: 96 countPort Townsend, WA96Covington, WA: 94 countCovington, WA94Tumwater, WA: 92 countTumwater, WA92Poulsbo, WA: 89 countPoulsbo, WA89Newcastle, WA: 88 countNewcastle, WA88Yelm, WA: 85 countYelm, WA85Monroe, WA: 83 countMonroe, WA83Lake Stevens, WA: 82 countLake Stevens, WA82Bremerton, WA: 80 countBremerton, WA80Wenatchee, WA: 77 countWenatchee, WA77Renton, WA: 70 countRenton, WA70Olympia, WA: 67 countOlympia, WA67Tacoma, WA: 62 countTacoma, WA62Seattle, WA: 468 countSeattle, WA468Kennewick, WA: 364 countKennewick, WA364Vancouver, WA: 326 countVancouver, WA326Richland, WA: 324 countRichland, WA324Pasco, WA: 319 countPasco, WA319Marysville, WA: 294 countMarysville, WA294Bellevue, WA: 273 countBellevue, WA273Kirkland, WA: 269 countKirkland, WA269Battle Ground, WA: 267 countBattle Ground, WA267Yakima, WA: 261 countYakima, WA261Ridgefield, WA: 251 countRidgefield, WA251Camas, WA: 233 countCamas, WA233Bellingham, WA: 231 countBellingham, WA231Port Orchard, WA: 194 countPort Orchard, WA194Liberty Lake, WA: 192 countLiberty Lake, WA192Spokane Valley, WA: 177 countSpokane Valley, WA177Spokane, WA: 167 countSpokane, WA167Redmond, WA: 159 countRedmond, WA159Grandview, WA: 151 countGrandview, WA151Moses Lake, WA: 149 countMoses Lake, WA149Federal Way, WA: 136 countFederal Way, WA136Everett, WA: 130 countEverett, WA130Bothell, WA: 119 countBothell, WA119Kent, WA: 117 countKent, WA117Walla Walla, WA: 101 countWalla Walla, WA101West Richland, WA: 101 countWest Richland, WA101Centralia, WA: 97 countCentralia, WA97Port Townsend, WA: 96 countPort Townsend, WA96Covington, WA: 94 countCovington, WA94Tumwater, WA: 92 countTumwater, WA92Poulsbo, WA: 89 countPoulsbo, WA89Newcastle, WA: 88 countNewcastle, WA88Yelm, WA: 85 countYelm, WA85Monroe, WA: 83 countMonroe, WA83Lake Stevens, WA: 82 countLake Stevens, WA82Bremerton, WA: 80 countBremerton, WA80Wenatchee, WA: 77 countWenatchee, WA77Renton, WA: 70 countRenton, WA70Olympia, WA: 67 countOlympia, WA67Tacoma, WA: 62 countTacoma, WA62
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

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Seattle, WA Estimated468+15.6%
2Kennewick, WA Estimated364+8.7%
3Vancouver, WA Estimated326+114.5%
4Richland, WA Estimated324+16.1%
5Pasco, WA Estimated319-14.2%
6Marysville, WA Estimated294-15%
7Bellevue, WA Estimated273+7.5%
8Kirkland, WA Estimated269-8.2%
9Battle Ground, WA Estimated267-8.2%
10Yakima, WA Estimated261+161%
11Ridgefield, WA Estimated251+11.1%
12Camas, WA Estimated233-5.7%
13Bellingham, WA Estimated231-11.5%
14Port Orchard, WA Estimated194-43.6%
15Liberty Lake, WA Estimated192+39.1%
16Spokane Valley, WA Estimated177+3.5%
17Spokane, WA Estimated167-47.8%
18Redmond, WA Estimated159-18.5%
19Grandview, WA Estimated151+8.6%
20Moses Lake, WA Estimated149-9.1%
21Federal Way, WA Estimated136+338.7%
22Everett, WA Estimated130-35%
23Bothell, WA Estimated119-42.2%
24Kent, WA Estimated117-36.4%
25Walla Walla, WA Estimated101+7.4%
25West Richland, WA Estimated101-59.4%
27Centralia, WA Estimated97+1,285.7%
28Port Townsend, WA Estimated96+182.4%
29Covington, WA Estimated94+56.7%
30Tumwater, WA Estimated92-1.1%
31Poulsbo, WA Estimated89+41.3%
32Newcastle, WA Estimated88+87.2%
33Yelm, WA Estimated85-12.4%
34Monroe, WA Estimated83-5.7%
35Lake Stevens, WA Estimated82-30.5%
36Bremerton, WA Estimated80-11.1%
37Wenatchee, WA Estimated77+266.7%
38Renton, WA Estimated70-4.1%
39Olympia, WA Estimated67+15.5%
40Tacoma, WA Estimated62-54.7%
41Kenmore, WA Estimated61+29.8%
42Edgewood, WA Estimated58+241.2%
42Washougal, WA Estimated58-36.3%
44Ellensburg, WA Estimated55-5.2%
45Enumclaw, WA Estimated53+178.9%
45Ferndale, WA Estimated53-34.6%
47Sammamish, WA Estimated45+66.7%
48Lakewood, WA Estimated35-27.1%
48Oak Harbor, WA Estimated35+34.6%
50Bainbridge Island, WA Estimated33-23.3%
51Edmonds, WA Estimated31+14.8%
52Mount Vernon, WA Estimated30+87.5%
53Bonney Lake, WA Estimated28+86.7%
54Kelso, WA Estimated27-10%
54Lynden, WA Estimated27-37.2%
56Auburn, WA Estimated26n/a
56Lacey, WA Estimated26-29.7%
56Sunnyside, WA Estimated26+73.3%
59Longview, WA Estimated25-52.8%
59Puyallup, WA Estimated25+150%
59Sedro-Woolley, WA Estimated25-21.9%
62Mercer Island, WA Estimated23-11.5%
63Airway Heights, WA Estimated22-75.6%
64East Wenatchee, WA Estimated21+425%
65Cheney, WA Estimated20-4.8%
65Port Angeles, WA Estimated20+17.6%
67Anacortes, WA Estimated19-17.4%
67Snohomish, WA Estimated19-81.4%
67Woodinville, WA Estimated19-36.7%
70Sumner, WA Estimated18-33.3%
70Tukwila, WA Estimated18-10%
72Lynnwood, WA Estimated15-16.7%
72Mountlake Terrace, WA Estimated15-28.6%
72Shoreline, WA Estimated15-40%
75Burien, WA Estimated14+180%
76Aberdeen, WA Estimated110%
77Issaquah, WA Estimated100%
77Shelton, WA Estimated10-76.2%
77Snoqualmie, WA Estimated10+233.3%
80Des Moines, WA Estimated9-72.7%
80SeaTac, WA Estimated9-55%
82Gig Harbor, WA Estimated8-65.2%
83Pullman, WA Estimated7-46.2%
84Lake Forest Park, WA Estimated6-50%
84Mukilteo, WA Estimated6+500%
86Arlington, WA Estimated5-72.2%
87University Place, WA Estimated40%
88Maple Valley, WA Estimated2-87.5%
89Burlington, WA Estimated0n/a
89Fife, WA Estimated0n/a
89Mill Creek, WA 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. 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/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 Washington by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.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 Washington by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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 Washington by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/washington-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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 Washington by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Seattle, WA, with 468 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mill Creek, WA, with 0 in 2025.

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.

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