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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 94 cities in 2022, at 314. Whitewater, WI had the lowest, at 0. The median was 22. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest314Madison, WI
Lowest0Whitewater, WI
Median2294 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Madison, WI: 314 countMadison, WI314Fitchburg, WI: 111 countFitchburg, WI111Appleton, WI: 108 countAppleton, WI108Janesville, WI: 107 countJanesville, WI107Oconomowoc, WI: 103 countOconomowoc, WI103Sun Prairie, WI: 100 countSun Prairie, WI100Waunakee, WI: 99 countWaunakee, WI99Sussex, WI: 91 countSussex, WI91Mequon, WI: 90 countMequon, WI90New Richmond, WI: 85 countNew Richmond, WI85Grafton, WI: 84 countGrafton, WI84Menomonee Falls, WI: 79 countMenomonee Falls, WI79Windsor, WI: 76 countWindsor, WI76Holmen, WI: 74 countHolmen, WI74Eau Claire, WI: 73 countEau Claire, WI73Pewaukee, WI: 71 countPewaukee, WI71Verona, WI: 65 countVerona, WI65Franklin, WI: 64 countFranklin, WI64Oshkosh, WI: 64 countOshkosh, WI64Hobart, WI: 63 countHobart, WI63Oregon, WI: 63 countOregon, WI63Oak Creek, WI: 62 countOak Creek, WI62Harrison, WI: 60 countHarrison, WI60River Falls, WI: 57 countRiver Falls, WI57Kaukauna, WI: 55 countKaukauna, WI55Kenosha, WI: 55 countKenosha, WI55Bellevue, WI: 51 countBellevue, WI51Cedarburg, WI: 49 countCedarburg, WI49Pleasant Prairie, WI: 44 countPleasant Prairie, WI44Hartford, WI: 43 countHartford, WI43Milwaukee, WI: 42 countMilwaukee, WI42Germantown, WI: 41 countGermantown, WI41Plover, WI: 41 countPlover, WI41Weston, WI: 39 countWeston, WI39Green Bay, WI: 37 countGreen Bay, WI37Neenah, WI: 37 countNeenah, WI37Ashwaubenon, WI: 36 countAshwaubenon, WI36Hartland, WI: 36 countHartland, WI36Fox Crossing, WI: 33 countFox Crossing, WI33Fond du Lac, WI: 31 countFond du Lac, WI31Madison, WI: 314 countMadison, WI314Fitchburg, WI: 111 countFitchburg, WI111Appleton, WI: 108 countAppleton, WI108Janesville, WI: 107 countJanesville, WI107Oconomowoc, WI: 103 countOconomowoc, WI103Sun Prairie, WI: 100 countSun Prairie, WI100Waunakee, WI: 99 countWaunakee, WI99Sussex, WI: 91 countSussex, WI91Mequon, WI: 90 countMequon, WI90New Richmond, WI: 85 countNew Richmond, WI85Grafton, WI: 84 countGrafton, WI84Menomonee Falls, WI: 79 countMenomonee Falls, WI79Windsor, WI: 76 countWindsor, WI76Holmen, WI: 74 countHolmen, WI74Eau Claire, WI: 73 countEau Claire, WI73Pewaukee, WI: 71 countPewaukee, WI71Verona, WI: 65 countVerona, WI65Franklin, WI: 64 countFranklin, WI64Oshkosh, WI: 64 countOshkosh, WI64Hobart, WI: 63 countHobart, WI63Oregon, WI: 63 countOregon, WI63Oak Creek, WI: 62 countOak Creek, WI62Harrison, WI: 60 countHarrison, WI60River Falls, WI: 57 countRiver Falls, WI57Kaukauna, WI: 55 countKaukauna, WI55Kenosha, WI: 55 countKenosha, WI55Bellevue, WI: 51 countBellevue, WI51Cedarburg, WI: 49 countCedarburg, WI49Pleasant Prairie, WI: 44 countPleasant Prairie, WI44Hartford, WI: 43 countHartford, WI43Milwaukee, WI: 42 countMilwaukee, WI42Germantown, WI: 41 countGermantown, WI41Plover, WI: 41 countPlover, WI41Weston, WI: 39 countWeston, WI39Green Bay, WI: 37 countGreen Bay, WI37Neenah, WI: 37 countNeenah, WI37Ashwaubenon, WI: 36 countAshwaubenon, WI36Hartland, WI: 36 countHartland, WI36Fox Crossing, WI: 33 countFox Crossing, WI33Fond du Lac, WI: 31 countFond du Lac, WI31
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Madison, WI Estimated314-4%
2Fitchburg, WI Estimated111-11.2%
3Appleton, WI Estimated108+11.3%
4Janesville, WI Estimated107-22.5%
5Oconomowoc, WI Estimated103+3%
6Sun Prairie, WI Estimated100n/a
7Waunakee, WI Estimated99n/a
8Sussex, WI Estimated91n/a
9Mequon, WI Estimated90+114.3%
10New Richmond, WI Estimated85-19.8%
11Grafton, WI Estimated84-1.2%
12Menomonee Falls, WI Estimated79-19.4%
13Windsor, WI Estimated76-9.5%
14Holmen, WI Estimated74-14.9%
15Eau Claire, WI Estimated73+2.8%
16Pewaukee, WI Estimated71-18.4%
17Verona, WI Estimated65n/a
18Franklin, WI Estimated64-3%
18Oshkosh, WI Estimated64-11.1%
20Hobart, WI Estimated63+61.5%
20Oregon, WI Estimated63+34%
22Oak Creek, WI Estimated62+195.2%
23Harrison, WI Estimated60-34.1%
24River Falls, WI Estimated57+18.8%
25Kaukauna, WI Estimated55-30.4%
25Kenosha, WI Estimated55+103.7%
27Bellevue, WI Estimated51-16.4%
28Cedarburg, WI Estimated49+104.2%
29Pleasant Prairie, WI Estimated44-34.3%
30Hartford, WI Estimated43-18.9%
31Milwaukee, WI Estimated42+50%
32Germantown, WI Estimated41-45.3%
32Plover, WI Estimated41+20.6%
34Weston, WI Estimated39n/a
35Green Bay, WI Estimated37-36.2%
35Neenah, WI Estimated37-2.6%
37Ashwaubenon, WI Estimated36+111.8%
37Hartland, WI Estimated36-34.5%
39Fox Crossing, WI Estimated33n/a
40Fond du Lac, WI Estimated31+24%
40Muskego, WI Estimated31-3.1%
40Waukesha, WI Estimated31n/a
43Suamico, WI Estimated30n/a
44La Crosse, WI Estimated28+55.6%
45Mount Pleasant, WI Estimated27-25%
46De Pere, WI Estimated25-43.2%
47Menasha, WI Estimated22-21.4%
47Reedsburg, WI Estimated22-26.7%
49Beloit, WI Estimated20-63.6%
50DeForest, WI Estimated19-78.2%
50Salem Lakes, WI Estimated19n/a
52Menomonie, WI Estimated18+63.6%
52New Berlin, WI Estimated18-45.5%
54Little Chute, WI Estimated17+112.5%
54Manitowoc, WI Estimated17+70%
54Wausau, WI Estimated17n/a
57Port Washington, WI Estimated16-42.9%
57Watertown, WI Estimated16n/a
59Richfield, WI Estimated14-63.2%
60Baraboo, WI Estimated13-7.1%
60Brookfield, WI Estimated13-27.8%
62West Bend, WI Estimated11n/a
63Beaver Dam, WI Estimated9+350%
63Superior, WI Estimated9n/a
63Two Rivers, WI Estimated9n/a
66Chippewa Falls, WI Estimated8-27.3%
66Racine, WI Estimated8n/a
66Sheboygan, WI Estimated8+14.3%
66Wisconsin Rapids, WI Estimated8n/a
70Hudson, WI Estimated7-86.5%
70Waupun, WI Estimated7n/a
72Fort Atkinson, WI Estimated5+25%
72Greenfield, WI Estimated5-16.7%
72Marshfield, WI Estimated5-54.5%
72West Allis, WI Estimated5n/a
76Stevens Point, WI Estimated4n/a
77Burlington, WI Estimated3-66.7%
77Middleton, WI Estimated3-83.3%
77Onalaska, WI Estimated3-40%
80Allouez, WI Estimated2n/a
80Elkhorn, WI Estimated2-71.4%
80Wauwatosa, WI Estimated2n/a
80Whitefish Bay, WI Estimated2n/a
84Brown Deer, WI Estimated1n/a
84Platteville, WI Estimated1-90.9%
86Cudahy, WI Estimated0n/a
86Glendale, WI Estimated0n/a
86Greendale, WI Estimated0-100%
86Howard, WI Estimated0-100%
86Marinette, WI Estimated0-100%
86Monroe, WI Estimated0-100%
86Shorewood, WI Estimated0n/a
86South Milwaukee, WI Estimated0-100%
86Whitewater, WI Estimated0n/a

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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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/mw2022a.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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. 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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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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 Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madison, WI, with 314 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Whitewater, WI, with 0 in 2022.

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. 2 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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