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

All 94 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable. 2 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_single_family_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- 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 (https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Madison, WI | 250 |
| 2 | River Falls, WI | 164 |
| 3 | Oconomowoc, WI | 154 |
| 4 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 150 |
| 5 | New Richmond, WI | 127 |
| 6 | Harrison, WI | 122 |
| 7 | Waunakee, WI | 112 |
| 8 | Holmen, WI | 103 |
| 9 | Windsor, WI | 102 |
| 10 | Fitchburg, WI | 96 |
| 11 | Sun Prairie, WI | 94 |
| 12 | Kaukauna, WI | 91 |
| 13 | Bellevue, WI | 87 |
| 13 | Neenah, WI | 87 |
| 15 | Mount Pleasant, WI | 86 |
| 16 | Mequon, WI | 83 |
| 17 | Howard, WI | 78 |
| 17 | Sussex, WI | 78 |
| 19 | Appleton, WI | 77 |
| 19 | DeForest, WI | 77 |
| 19 | Verona, WI | 77 |
| 22 | Oregon, WI | 76 |
| 23 | Middleton, WI | 75 |
| 24 | Franklin, WI | 70 |
| 25 | Waukesha, WI | 65 |
| 26 | De Pere, WI | 63 |
| 26 | Grafton, WI | 63 |
| 26 | Milwaukee, WI | 63 |
| 29 | Port Washington, WI | 60 |
| 30 | Janesville, WI | 59 |
| 31 | Green Bay, WI | 56 |
| 32 | Weston, WI | 55 |
| 33 | Watertown, WI | 54 |
| 34 | Suamico, WI | 51 |
| 35 | Ashwaubenon, WI | 48 |
| 36 | Plover, WI | 45 |
| 37 | Kenosha, WI | 42 |
| 38 | Cedarburg, WI | 38 |
| 39 | Germantown, WI | 37 |
| 39 | Onalaska, WI | 37 |
| 41 | Hartford, WI | 36 |
| 42 | Eau Claire, WI | 33 |
| 42 | New Berlin, WI | 33 |
| 44 | Pewaukee, WI | 32 |
| 45 | Fond du Lac, WI | 31 |
| 45 | Menasha, WI | 31 |
| 47 | Manitowoc, WI | 27 |
| 47 | Richfield, WI | 27 |
| 47 | Whitewater, WI | 27 |
| 50 | Hobart, WI | 26 |
| 50 | Muskego, WI | 26 |
| 52 | Marshfield, WI | 25 |
| 53 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 24 |
| 54 | Brookfield, WI | 23 |
| 55 | Beloit, WI | 22 |
| 56 | Oshkosh, WI | 21 |
| 57 | Baraboo, WI | 18 |
| 57 | Oak Creek, WI | 18 |
| 57 | Sheboygan, WI | 18 |
| 60 | Little Chute, WI | 16 |
| 60 | Stevens Point, WI | 16 |
| 62 | Beaver Dam, WI | 15 |
| 63 | Hudson, WI | 14 |
| 63 | West Allis, WI | 14 |
| 63 | West Bend, WI | 14 |
| 66 | Fox Crossing, WI | 13 |
| 66 | Menomonie, WI | 13 |
| 68 | Marinette, WI | 12 |
| 69 | Burlington, WI | 11 |
| 69 | Superior, WI | 11 |
| 71 | La Crosse, WI | 9 |
| 71 | Reedsburg, WI | 9 |
| 71 | Wausau, WI | 9 |
| 74 | Fort Atkinson, WI | 8 |
| 74 | Racine, WI | 8 |
| 76 | Chippewa Falls, WI | 7 |
| 76 | Salem Lakes, WI | 7 |
| 76 | Two Rivers, WI | 7 |
| 79 | Whitefish Bay, WI | 6 |
| 80 | Allouez, WI | 5 |
| 81 | Waupun, WI | 4 |
| 82 | Greenfield, WI | 3 |
| 82 | Hartland, WI | 3 |
| 82 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 3 |
| 85 | Glendale, WI | 2 |
| 85 | Monroe, WI | 2 |
| 85 | Wauwatosa, WI | 2 |
| 88 | Cudahy, WI | 1 |
| 88 | Platteville, WI | 1 |
| 90 | Brown Deer, WI | 0 |
| 90 | Elkhorn, WI | 0 |
| 90 | Greendale, WI | 0 |
| 90 | Shorewood, WI | 0 |
| 90 | South Milwaukee, WI | 0 |