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

Madison, WI had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 91 cities in 2007, at 374. Shorewood, WI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 32. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest374Madison, WI

Lowest0Shorewood, WI

Median3291 cities

Top 40 cities, 2007

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	2007 count
1	Madison, WI Estimated	374
2	Kenosha, WI Estimated	295
3	Janesville, WI Estimated	206
4	Mount Pleasant, WI Estimated	200
5	Milwaukee, WI Estimated	167
6	Howard, WI Estimated	158
7	Waukesha, WI Estimated	115
8	Menomonee Falls, WI Estimated	107
9	Holmen, WI Estimated	105
10	Verona, WI Estimated	102
11	Waunakee, WI Estimated	97
12	Oconomowoc, WI Estimated	96
13	De Pere, WI Estimated	94
14	West Bend, WI Estimated	90
15	River Falls, WI Estimated	89
16	Eau Claire, WI Estimated	87
17	Appleton, WI Estimated	85
18	Franklin, WI Estimated	82
19	Oak Creek, WI Estimated	81
20	Green Bay, WI Estimated	80
21	Oshkosh, WI Estimated	78
22	Muskego, WI Estimated	76
23	Pleasant Prairie, WI Estimated	73
24	Sun Prairie, WI Estimated	71
25	Mequon, WI Estimated	68
26	Hartford, WI Estimated	67
26	Weston, WI Estimated	67
28	Hudson, WI Estimated	63
28	Kaukauna, WI Estimated	63
28	Menasha, WI Estimated	63
31	Suamico, WI Estimated	60
31	Wausau, WI Estimated	60
33	Onalaska, WI Estimated	59
34	Pewaukee, WI Estimated	53
35	Bellevue, WI Estimated	51
35	Fond du Lac, WI Estimated	51
35	New Berlin, WI Estimated	51
38	Port Washington, WI Estimated	41
39	Stevens Point, WI Estimated	40
40	Ashwaubenon, WI Estimated	39
40	La Crosse, WI Estimated	39
42	New Richmond, WI Estimated	36
43	Fitchburg, WI Estimated	35
44	Oregon, WI Estimated	34
45	Brookfield, WI Estimated	33
46	Manitowoc, WI Estimated	32
46	Reedsburg, WI Estimated	32
48	Neenah, WI Estimated	31
49	Germantown, WI Estimated	29
49	Grafton, WI Estimated	29
49	Superior, WI Estimated	29
52	Sussex, WI Estimated	28
53	DeForest, WI Estimated	26
53	Elkhorn, WI Estimated	26
53	Plover, WI Estimated	26
56	Middleton, WI Estimated	25
57	Caledonia, WI Estimated	24
58	Watertown, WI Estimated	22
59	Menomonie, WI Estimated	21
60	Fort Atkinson, WI Estimated	20
61	Hartland, WI Estimated	19
62	Cedarburg, WI Estimated	18
63	Marshfield, WI Estimated	16
63	Sheboygan, WI Estimated	16
65	Baraboo, WI Estimated	15
65	Burlington, WI Estimated	15
65	Hobart, WI Estimated	15
65	Stoughton, WI Estimated	15
69	Chippewa Falls, WI Estimated	14
69	Greenfield, WI Estimated	14
71	Beloit, WI Estimated	13
71	Racine, WI Estimated	13
73	Wisconsin Rapids, WI Estimated	12
74	Beaver Dam, WI Estimated	11
75	Waupun, WI Estimated	10
75	Whitewater, WI Estimated	10
77	Platteville, WI Estimated	9
78	Monroe, WI Estimated	7
79	South Milwaukee, WI Estimated	6
79	West Allis, WI Estimated	6
81	Brown Deer, WI Estimated	5
81	Little Chute, WI Estimated	5
83	Marinette, WI Estimated	4
83	Two Rivers, WI Estimated	4
83	Wauwatosa, WI Estimated	4
86	Allouez, WI Estimated	3
86	Greendale, WI Estimated	3
88	Cudahy, WI Estimated	1
88	Whitefish Bay, WI Estimated	1
90	Glendale, WI Estimated	0
90	Shorewood, WI Estimated	0

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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2007 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/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2007) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2007. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2007. 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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2007. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2007.

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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2007 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2007 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2007a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2007. 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/Midwest\%20Region/mw2007a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Madison, WI, with 374 in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shorewood, WI, with 0 in 2007.

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. 5 cities have no value for 2007 and are not ranked.