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

Marysville, WA had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 91 cities in 2023, at 476. Snoqualmie, WA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 41. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest476Marysville, WA
Lowest0Snoqualmie, WA
Median4191 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Marysville, WA: 476 countMarysville, WA476Seattle, WA: 473 countSeattle, WA473Pasco, WA: 308 countPasco, WA308Kennewick, WA: 307 countKennewick, WA307Kirkland, WA: 264 countKirkland, WA264Port Orchard, WA: 260 countPort Orchard, WA260Spokane Valley, WA: 247 countSpokane Valley, WA247Ridgefield, WA: 242 countRidgefield, WA242Spokane, WA: 239 countSpokane, WA239Richland, WA: 218 countRichland, WA218Battle Ground, WA: 193 countBattle Ground, WA193Bellevue, WA: 187 countBellevue, WA187Bothell, WA: 179 countBothell, WA179Poulsbo, WA: 175 countPoulsbo, WA175Liberty Lake, WA: 159 countLiberty Lake, WA159Lake Stevens, WA: 158 countLake Stevens, WA158Washougal, WA: 156 countWashougal, WA156Camas, WA: 154 countCamas, WA154Yakima, WA: 148 countYakima, WA148Redmond, WA: 147 countRedmond, WA147Moses Lake, WA: 146 countMoses Lake, WA146Yelm, WA: 140 countYelm, WA140Everett, WA: 136 countEverett, WA136Bellingham, WA: 130 countBellingham, WA130Vancouver, WA: 129 countVancouver, WA129Walla Walla, WA: 120 countWalla Walla, WA120Bremerton, WA: 116 countBremerton, WA116Lacey, WA: 111 countLacey, WA111Grandview, WA: 103 countGrandview, WA103Tumwater, WA: 102 countTumwater, WA102Kent, WA: 90 countKent, WA90Monroe, WA: 88 countMonroe, WA88Tacoma, WA: 84 countTacoma, WA84Bainbridge Island, WA: 68 countBainbridge Island, WA68Federal Way, WA: 68 countFederal Way, WA68Port Townsend, WA: 65 countPort Townsend, WA65Ellensburg, WA: 55 countEllensburg, WA55Olympia, WA: 53 countOlympia, WA53Mountlake Terrace, WA: 52 countMountlake Terrace, WA52Edgewood, WA: 51 countEdgewood, WA51Marysville, WA: 476 countMarysville, WA476Seattle, WA: 473 countSeattle, WA473Pasco, WA: 308 countPasco, WA308Kennewick, WA: 307 countKennewick, WA307Kirkland, WA: 264 countKirkland, WA264Port Orchard, WA: 260 countPort Orchard, WA260Spokane Valley, WA: 247 countSpokane Valley, WA247Ridgefield, WA: 242 countRidgefield, WA242Spokane, WA: 239 countSpokane, WA239Richland, WA: 218 countRichland, WA218Battle Ground, WA: 193 countBattle Ground, WA193Bellevue, WA: 187 countBellevue, WA187Bothell, WA: 179 countBothell, WA179Poulsbo, WA: 175 countPoulsbo, WA175Liberty Lake, WA: 159 countLiberty Lake, WA159Lake Stevens, WA: 158 countLake Stevens, WA158Washougal, WA: 156 countWashougal, WA156Camas, WA: 154 countCamas, WA154Yakima, WA: 148 countYakima, WA148Redmond, WA: 147 countRedmond, WA147Moses Lake, WA: 146 countMoses Lake, WA146Yelm, WA: 140 countYelm, WA140Everett, WA: 136 countEverett, WA136Bellingham, WA: 130 countBellingham, WA130Vancouver, WA: 129 countVancouver, WA129Walla Walla, WA: 120 countWalla Walla, WA120Bremerton, WA: 116 countBremerton, WA116Lacey, WA: 111 countLacey, WA111Grandview, WA: 103 countGrandview, WA103Tumwater, WA: 102 countTumwater, WA102Kent, WA: 90 countKent, WA90Monroe, WA: 88 countMonroe, WA88Tacoma, WA: 84 countTacoma, WA84Bainbridge Island, WA: 68 countBainbridge Island, WA68Federal Way, WA: 68 countFederal Way, WA68Port Townsend, WA: 65 countPort Townsend, WA65Ellensburg, WA: 55 countEllensburg, WA55Olympia, WA: 53 countOlympia, WA53Mountlake Terrace, WA: 52 countMountlake Terrace, WA52Edgewood, WA: 51 countEdgewood, WA51
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Marysville, WA Estimated476+141.6%
2Seattle, WA Estimated473+13.2%
3Pasco, WA Estimated308-15.2%
4Kennewick, WA Estimated307+44.8%
5Kirkland, WA Estimated264-11.7%
6Port Orchard, WA Estimated260-19.5%
7Spokane Valley, WA Estimated247+16.5%
8Ridgefield, WA Estimated242-33.1%
9Spokane, WA Estimated239-25.3%
10Richland, WA Estimated218-19.3%
11Battle Ground, WA Estimated193-17.5%
12Bellevue, WA Estimated187-41%
13Bothell, WA Estimated179-42.1%
14Poulsbo, WA Estimated175+153.6%
15Liberty Lake, WA Estimated159-28.7%
16Lake Stevens, WA Estimated158-47%
17Washougal, WA Estimated156+64.2%
18Camas, WA Estimated154+102.6%
19Yakima, WA Estimated148+1.4%
20Redmond, WA Estimated147+98.6%
21Moses Lake, WA Estimated146-16.6%
22Yelm, WA Estimated140+118.8%
23Everett, WA Estimated136+166.7%
24Bellingham, WA Estimated130-27.4%
25Vancouver, WA Estimated129-50.8%
26Walla Walla, WA Estimated120+130.8%
27Bremerton, WA Estimated116-13.4%
28Lacey, WA Estimated111+152.3%
29Grandview, WA Estimated103+123.9%
30Tumwater, WA Estimated102-9.7%
31Kent, WA Estimated90-67.5%
32Monroe, WA Estimated88+51.7%
33Tacoma, WA Estimated84-43.6%
34Bainbridge Island, WA Estimated68+78.9%
34Federal Way, WA Estimated68+74.4%
36Port Townsend, WA Estimated65-21.7%
37Ellensburg, WA Estimated55+7.8%
38Olympia, WA Estimated53+8.2%
39Mountlake Terrace, WA Estimated52+48.6%
40Edgewood, WA Estimated51+37.8%
40West Richland, WA Estimated51-59.2%
42Ferndale, WA Estimated49-57%
43Newcastle, WA Estimated46+170.6%
43Sammamish, WA Estimated46-33.3%
45Renton, WA Estimated45-28.6%
46Lakewood, WA Estimated41-6.8%
47Edmonds, WA Estimated39+129.4%
48Enumclaw, WA Estimated38-26.9%
49Anacortes, WA Estimated35-52.1%
50Burien, WA Estimated33-19.5%
50Issaquah, WA Estimated33-41.1%
52Arlington, WA Estimated32+255.6%
53Airway Heights, WA Estimated31-49.2%
54Tukwila, WA Estimated30+20%
55Sunnyside, WA Estimated29-23.7%
56Kenmore, WA Estimated28-72.8%
57Covington, WA Estimated27+35%
58Longview, WA Estimated26-60%
58Maple Valley, WA Estimated26+23.8%
60Port Angeles, WA Estimated25-40.5%
61Lynden, WA Estimated24-74.5%
61Snohomish, WA Estimated24-14.3%
63Kelso, WA Estimated23+283.3%
63Mercer Island, WA Estimated23-11.5%
65Oak Harbor, WA Estimated22+15.8%
66Wenatchee, WA Estimated21+23.5%
67Lynnwood, WA Estimated20-67.2%
67Pullman, WA Estimated20-56.5%
69SeaTac, WA Estimated17+21.4%
70Bonney Lake, WA Estimated16-48.4%
70Sedro-Woolley, WA Estimated16-42.9%
72Des Moines, WA Estimated15+150%
73Mount Vernon, WA Estimated13+225%
73University Place, WA Estimated13+62.5%
75Lake Forest Park, WA Estimated11-15.4%
75Puyallup, WA Estimated11-82.3%
75Shoreline, WA Estimated11-31.3%
78Centralia, WA Estimated10-77.8%
78Gig Harbor, WA Estimated10-92%
80Aberdeen, WA Estimated9+125%
81Auburn, WA Estimated8-79.5%
82Mukilteo, WA Estimated7+133.3%
82Shelton, WA Estimated7-41.7%
84Woodinville, WA Estimated5-66.7%
85Cheney, WA Estimated3-62.5%
86Sumner, WA Estimated1-66.7%
87Burlington, WA Estimated0n/a
87East Wenatchee, WA Estimated0-100%
87Fife, WA Estimated0n/a
87Mill Creek, WA Estimated0-100%
87Snoqualmie, WA Estimated0-100%

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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/we2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/washington-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/washington-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/washington-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Marysville, WA, with 476 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Snoqualmie, WA, with 0 in 2023.

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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