We've compiled current and historical permitting data from the Census Bureau, which collects data from most local jurisdictions. Housing data shown here covers buildings permitted and numbers of units for all cities with populations of at least 50,000.
Of the cities reporting data in 2018, those permitting the most units on a per capita basis were Apex, N.C. (444 units per 10,000); Fort Myers, Fla. (347 units per 10,000); and Doral, Fla. (345 units per 10,000). When only larger jurisdictions with populations exceeding 100,000 are considered, the following cities issued the most construction permits for new units in 2018:
- Frisco, Texas: 271 permits per 10K
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee: 202 permits per 10K
- McKinney, Texas: 193 permits per 10K
- Port St. Lucie, Florida: 155 permits per 10K
- Cape Coral, Florida: 142 permits per 10K
- Austin, Texas: 140 permits per 10K
- Atlanta, Georgia: 134 permits per 10K
- Reno, Nevada: 130 permits per 10K
- Henderson, Nevada: 125 permits per 10K
- Irvine, California: 123 permits per 10K
Cities' 2018 Permitted Units Per Capita
City | 2018 Units Per 10K | 2018 Units Permitted | Population |
---|---|---|---|
Apex, North Carolina | 444.2 | 2,241 | 50,451 |
Fort Myers, Florida | 347.4 | 2,777 | 79,943 |
Doral, Florida | 345.5 | 2,112 | 61,130 |
Redmond, Washington | 341.1 | 2,193 | 64,291 |
Georgetown, Texas | 322.3 | 2,278 | 70,685 |
Buckeye, Arizona | 320.5 | 2,194 | 68,453 |
Meridian, Idaho | 314.3 | 3,141 | 99,926 |
Bonita Springs, Florida | 274.7 | 1,541 | 56,088 |
Frisco, Texas | 271.2 | 4,808 | 177,286 |
New Braunfels, Texas | 244.0 | 1,931 | 79,152 |
Castle Rock, Colorado | 240.7 | 1,499 | 62,276 |
Bowling Green, Kentucky | 232.0 | 1,556 | 67,067 |
Lehi, Utah | 213.8 | 1,341 | 62,712 |
Milpitas, California | 202.7 | 1,583 | 78,106 |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 201.7 | 2,750 | 136,372 |
McKinney, Texas | 193.2 | 3,503 | 181,330 |
St. Cloud, Florida | 187.2 | 960 | 51,282 |
Conroe, Texas | 185.0 | 1,561 | 84,378 |
Bradenton, Florida | 181.2 | 1,024 | 56,508 |
Goodyear, Arizona | 166.8 | 1,332 | 79,858 |
Edinburg, Texas | 159.8 | 1,443 | 90,280 |
South Jordan, Utah | 159.4 | 1,131 | 70,954 |
Parker, Colorado | 159.2 | 863 | 54,202 |
Brookhaven, Georgia | 157.9 | 845 | 53,518 |
Greenville, South Carolina | 156.0 | 1,064 | 68,219 |
Port St. Lucie, Florida | 155.4 | 2,943 | 189,344 |
St. George, Utah | 155.1 | 1,309 | 84,405 |
Grapevine, Texas | 146.3 | 790 | 53,982 |
Ankeny, Iowa | 142.6 | 890 | 62,416 |
Cape Coral, Florida | 141.8 | 2,601 | 183,365 |
Austin, Texas | 139.7 | 13,283 | 950,715 |
Commerce City, Colorado | 135.7 | 759 | 55,923 |
Atlanta, Georgia | 133.6 | 6,496 | 486,290 |
Reno, Nevada | 130.0 | 3,234 | 248,853 |
Dublin, California | 129.0 | 786 | 60,939 |
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | 127.3 | 1,103 | 86,668 |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | 127.1 | 644 | 50,665 |
Champaign, Illinois | 126.6 | 1,107 | 87,432 |
Henderson, Nevada | 125.0 | 3,783 | 302,539 |
Franklin, Tennessee | 124.6 | 976 | 78,321 |
Irvine, California | 122.9 | 3,410 | 277,453 |
Rochester, Minnesota | 122.3 | 1,415 | 115,733 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 119.9 | 718 | 59,862 |
Caldwell, Idaho | 118.0 | 645 | 54,660 |
Nampa, Idaho | 116.4 | 1,089 | 93,590 |
North Charleston, South Carolina | 115.5 | 1,280 | 110,861 |
Broomfield, Colorado | 114.9 | 785 | 68,341 |
Denton, Texas | 113.9 | 1,552 | 136,268 |
Longmont, Colorado | 113.1 | 1,067 | 94,341 |
Pflugerville, Texas | 113.0 | 716 | 63,359 |
Bayonne, New Jersey | 112.7 | 757 | 67,186 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 112.0 | 1,981 | 176,888 |
Denver, Colorado | 111.8 | 7,878 | 704,621 |
Temple, Texas | 111.3 | 829 | 74,503 |
Overland Park, Kansas | 110.4 | 2,111 | 191,278 |
Sanford, Florida | 110.1 | 653 | 59,317 |
Orlando, Florida | 109.9 | 3,079 | 280,257 |
Seattle, Washington | 109.3 | 7,918 | 724,745 |
St. Peters, Missouri | 108.1 | 618 | 57,178 |
Menifee, California | 107.7 | 976 | 90,595 |
Cedar Park, Texas | 107.1 | 811 | 75,704 |
Fort Worth, Texas | 106.5 | 9,310 | 874,168 |
Auburn, Alabama | 106.0 | 678 | 63,973 |
Surprise, Arizona | 105.5 | 1,415 | 134,085 |
Kissimmee, Florida | 105.3 | 749 | 71,104 |
Palm Coast, Florida | 105.1 | 909 | 86,516 |
Allen, Texas | 104.7 | 1,054 | 100,685 |
Rowlett, Texas | 102.8 | 646 | 62,868 |
Sarasota, Florida | 102.3 | 583 | 56,994 |
Nashville, Tennessee | 102.3 | 6,828 | 667,560 |
Richardson, Texas | 101.6 | 1,187 | 116,783 |
Clovis, California | 100.9 | 1,107 | 109,691 |
Folsom, California | 100.6 | 785 | 78,038 |
Mansfield, Texas | 100.5 | 693 | 68,928 |
Miami, Florida | 99.8 | 4,625 | 463,347 |
Chino, California | 99.2 | 891 | 89,797 |
Fargo, North Dakota | 98.9 | 1,210 | 122,359 |
West Des Moines, Iowa | 98.3 | 645 | 65,608 |
Lewisville, Texas | 98.1 | 1,040 | 106,021 |
Warner Robins, Georgia | 97.8 | 732 | 74,854 |
Woodbury, Minnesota | 97.8 | 682 | 69,756 |
Bend, Oregon | 97.1 | 918 | 94,520 |
Santa Rosa, California | 97.1 | 1,701 | 175,269 |
Noblesville, Indiana | 96.5 | 597 | 61,882 |
Tempe, Arizona | 95.2 | 1,761 | 185,038 |
Apple Valley, Minnesota | 95.0 | 498 | 52,435 |
Lakeville, Minnesota | 94.7 | 604 | 63,748 |
Cary, North Carolina | 94.2 | 1,562 | 165,904 |
Portland, Oregon | 92.3 | 5,979 | 647,805 |
Jersey City, New Jersey | 92.0 | 2,491 | 270,753 |
College Station, Texas | 90.8 | 1,031 | 113,564 |
Oakland, California | 90.7 | 3,856 | 425,195 |
Raleigh, North Carolina | 90.6 | 4,211 | 464,758 |
Rocklin, California | 90.2 | 585 | 64,838 |
Midland, Texas | 89.8 | 1,222 | 136,089 |
Carrollton, Texas | 89.1 | 1,209 | 135,710 |
Bryan, Texas | 87.5 | 735 | 84,021 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | 85.8 | 3,625 | 422,331 |
Peoria, Arizona | 84.9 | 1,428 | 168,181 |
Grand Prairie, Texas | 84.5 | 1,638 | 193,837 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana | 84.4 | 651 | 77,117 |
Fremont, California | 83.8 | 1,969 | 234,962 |
Kennewick, Washington | 83.2 | 679 | 81,607 |
Fayetteville, Arkansas | 82.2 | 701 | 85,257 |
Carmel, Indiana | 82.1 | 757 | 92,198 |
Bellingham, Washington | 80.6 | 718 | 89,045 |
Round Rock, Texas | 79.9 | 988 | 123,678 |
Jacksonville, Florida | 78.5 | 7,003 | 892,062 |
Lake Havasu City, Arizona | 78.1 | 425 | 54,411 |
Camarillo, California | 77.8 | 528 | 67,845 |
Loveland, Colorado | 77.2 | 592 | 76,701 |
Fishers, Indiana | 76.0 | 698 | 91,832 |
North Las Vegas, Nevada | 75.7 | 1,840 | 242,975 |
Ontario, California | 75.4 | 1,326 | 175,841 |
Flower Mound, Texas | 75.0 | 575 | 76,681 |
Valdosta, Georgia | 74.4 | 417 | 56,085 |
Gilbert, Arizona | 73.8 | 1,789 | 242,354 |
Lawrence, Kansas | 73.7 | 714 | 96,892 |
Tulare, California | 73.0 | 466 | 63,855 |
Blue Springs, Missouri | 72.6 | 399 | 54,945 |
Alpharetta, Georgia | 72.2 | 475 | 65,799 |
Southaven, Mississippi | 72.2 | 390 | 54,031 |
Aurora, Colorado | 71.3 | 2,615 | 366,623 |
Maple Grove, Minnesota | 70.4 | 500 | 71,066 |
Boulder, Colorado | 69.7 | 747 | 107,125 |
Thornton, Colorado | 69.4 | 951 | 136,978 |
Tigard, Oregon | 69.2 | 368 | 53,148 |
Edina, Minnesota | 69.1 | 359 | 51,958 |
Suffolk, Virginia | 68.9 | 622 | 90,237 |
Pearland, Texas | 68.2 | 818 | 119,940 |
Gilroy, California | 67.8 | 391 | 57,664 |
Huntsville, Alabama | 67.4 | 1,312 | 194,585 |
Lenexa, Kansas | 67.2 | 360 | 53,553 |
Washington, District of Columbia | 66.5 | 4,615 | 693,972 |
Manteca, California | 66.1 | 524 | 79,268 |
Ames, Iowa | 66.0 | 439 | 66,498 |
Sparks, Nevada | 65.8 | 664 | 100,888 |
Oak Park, Illinois | 65.6 | 343 | 52,261 |
Billings, Montana | 65.5 | 718 | 109,642 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico | 65.5 | 666 | 101,712 |
Fort Collins, Colorado | 64.9 | 1,071 | 165,080 |
Shoreline, Washington | 64.8 | 364 | 56,189 |
Chula Vista, California | 64.7 | 1,751 | 270,471 |
Bellevue, Washington | 64.0 | 924 | 144,444 |
Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 63.5 | 409 | 64,400 |
Vancouver, Washington | 63.4 | 1,114 | 175,673 |
Missoula, Montana | 63.0 | 462 | 73,340 |
Rapid City, South Dakota | 62.9 | 468 | 74,421 |
Lubbock, Texas | 62.1 | 1,576 | 253,888 |
Omaha, Nebraska | 61.8 | 2,887 | 466,893 |
Lake Elsinore, California | 61.4 | 408 | 66,411 |
Palm Bay, Florida | 61.3 | 684 | 111,657 |
Clarksville, Tennessee | 61.2 | 938 | 153,205 |
Layton, Utah | 61.0 | 468 | 76,691 |
Mountain View, California | 60.8 | 495 | 81,438 |
West Jordan, Utah | 60.4 | 688 | 113,905 |
Killeen, Texas | 60.1 | 875 | 145,482 |
Dallas, Texas | 60.0 | 8,047 | 1,341,075 |
Roseville, California | 59.7 | 808 | 135,329 |
Odessa, Texas | 59.2 | 692 | 116,861 |
Moreno Valley, California | 59.2 | 1,226 | 207,226 |
Richland, Washington | 58.9 | 331 | 56,243 |
San Francisco, California | 58.6 | 5,178 | 884,363 |
Summerville, South Carolina | 58.3 | 294 | 50,388 |
McAllen, Texas | 57.9 | 826 | 142,696 |
Houston, Texas | 57.2 | 13,237 | 2,312,717 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming | 56.7 | 361 | 63,624 |
Carson City, Nevada | 56.6 | 310 | 54,745 |
Madison, Wisconsin | 56.5 | 1,443 | 255,214 |
Lee's Summit, Missouri | 56.3 | 548 | 97,290 |
Medford, Oregon | 55.8 | 456 | 81,780 |
West Palm Beach, Florida | 55.7 | 614 | 110,222 |
Orem, Utah | 55.7 | 545 | 97,839 |
Greenwood, Indiana | 55.4 | 318 | 57,375 |
Spokane Valley, Washington | 55.4 | 542 | 97,847 |
Santa Clara, California | 55.2 | 702 | 127,134 |
Millcreek, Utah | 55.2 | 332 | 60,192 |
Pinellas Park, Florida | 54.7 | 289 | 52,854 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 54.6 | 1,335 | 244,605 |
Edmond, Oklahoma | 53.0 | 487 | 91,950 |
Boston, Massachusetts | 52.6 | 3,602 | 685,094 |
Chandler, Arizona | 52.5 | 1,331 | 253,458 |
Brentwood, California | 52.2 | 326 | 62,433 |
Flagstaff, Arizona | 52.1 | 375 | 71,975 |
Missouri City, Texas | 51.8 | 386 | 74,497 |
Sunnyvale, California | 51.7 | 794 | 153,656 |
Lakewood, Washington | 51.6 | 311 | 60,296 |
Des Plaines, Illinois | 51.6 | 300 | 58,193 |
Sandy Springs, Georgia | 51.2 | 546 | 106,739 |
Lakewood, Colorado | 51.1 | 792 | 154,958 |
Greeley, Colorado | 51.0 | 538 | 105,448 |
Yuma, Arizona | 51.0 | 487 | 95,502 |
Apopka, Florida | 50.8 | 262 | 51,564 |
Salem, Oregon | 50.7 | 861 | 169,798 |
Marysville, Washington | 50.1 | 345 | 68,864 |
Eugene, Oregon | 49.4 | 834 | 168,916 |
Homestead, Florida | 49.1 | 343 | 69,907 |
Hendersonville, Tennessee | 49.0 | 282 | 57,517 |
Mission, Texas | 48.7 | 411 | 84,424 |
Tacoma, Washington | 48.4 | 1,033 | 213,418 |
Chico, California | 48.1 | 449 | 93,293 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 48.1 | 3,097 | 643,648 |
Vista, California | 47.8 | 485 | 101,568 |
Plymouth, Minnesota | 47.7 | 374 | 78,395 |
Delano, California | 47.6 | 253 | 53,138 |
Murrieta, California | 47.3 | 536 | 113,326 |
Bossier City, Louisiana | 47.0 | 322 | 68,554 |
Davis, California | 47.0 | 324 | 68,986 |
Scottsdale, Arizona | 46.7 | 1,167 | 249,950 |
Clearwater, Florida | 46.5 | 537 | 115,513 |
Tampa, Florida | 46.4 | 1,788 | 385,430 |
Sacramento, California | 46.3 | 2,324 | 501,901 |
Joplin, Missouri | 46.1 | 241 | 52,288 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho | 45.7 | 279 | 61,076 |
Casa Grande, Arizona | 45.4 | 252 | 55,477 |
Sammamish, Washington | 45.4 | 293 | 64,548 |
Minnetonka, Minnesota | 45.2 | 240 | 53,085 |
Pocatello, Idaho | 44.8 | 247 | 55,193 |
Phoenix, Arizona | 44.7 | 7,262 | 1,626,078 |
St. Charles, Missouri | 44.4 | 312 | 70,329 |
Walnut Creek, California | 44.3 | 309 | 69,773 |
Gastonia, North Carolina | 44.3 | 339 | 76,593 |
Coon Rapids, Minnesota | 44.2 | 277 | 62,656 |
Kansas City, Missouri | 44.1 | 2,154 | 488,943 |
Waco, Texas | 43.6 | 595 | 136,436 |
Visalia, California | 43.4 | 577 | 133,010 |
Chesapeake, Virginia | 42.9 | 1,031 | 240,397 |
Arvada, Colorado | 42.7 | 507 | 118,807 |
Iowa City, Iowa | 42.3 | 321 | 75,798 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota | 42.1 | 240 | 57,056 |
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 42.0 | 455 | 108,303 |
Columbus, Ohio | 42.0 | 3,693 | 879,170 |
Bismarck, North Dakota | 42.0 | 306 | 72,865 |
Albany, Oregon | 41.9 | 224 | 53,503 |
Tyler, Texas | 41.6 | 437 | 104,991 |
Owensboro, Kentucky | 41.6 | 247 | 59,404 |
Woodland, California | 41.5 | 249 | 60,012 |
Johnson City, Tennessee | 41.1 | 273 | 66,391 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan | 40.9 | 814 | 198,829 |
Los Angeles, California | 40.7 | 16,299 | 3,999,759 |
Elk Grove, California | 40.3 | 693 | 171,844 |
Lakeland, Florida | 40.3 | 435 | 108,054 |
Blaine, Minnesota | 40.1 | 259 | 64,557 |
Logan, Utah | 39.7 | 203 | 51,115 |
Arlington, Texas | 39.5 | 1,566 | 396,394 |
Provo, Utah | 38.9 | 457 | 117,335 |
Naperville, Illinois | 38.7 | 572 | 147,682 |
Hoboken, New Jersey | 38.6 | 213 | 55,131 |
Ocala, Florida | 38.6 | 228 | 59,110 |
St. Petersburg, Florida | 38.1 | 1,003 | 263,255 |
Corvallis, Oregon | 37.4 | 217 | 57,961 |
Pasadena, California | 36.7 | 524 | 142,647 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee | 36.5 | 654 | 179,139 |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 36.5 | 250 | 68,587 |
Collierville, Tennessee | 36.4 | 183 | 50,286 |
Galveston, Texas | 36.2 | 183 | 50,497 |
O'Fallon, Missouri | 36.2 | 317 | 87,597 |
Boynton Beach, Florida | 36.2 | 281 | 77,702 |
Indio, California | 36.0 | 323 | 89,793 |
Columbia, South Carolina | 35.8 | 477 | 133,114 |
Dothan, Alabama | 35.8 | 244 | 68,202 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 35.7 | 472 | 132,228 |
Kokomo, Indiana | 35.6 | 206 | 57,836 |
Euless, Texas | 35.5 | 196 | 55,174 |
Corona, California | 35.5 | 596 | 167,836 |
Pembroke Pines, Florida | 35.3 | 602 | 170,712 |
Livermore, California | 35.2 | 318 | 90,295 |
New Haven, Connecticut | 35.1 | 460 | 131,014 |
Richmond, California | 35.1 | 386 | 110,040 |
Nashua, New Hampshire | 35.0 | 309 | 88,341 |
Smyrna, Georgia | 34.9 | 198 | 56,685 |
Hillsboro, Oregon | 34.6 | 370 | 106,894 |
Pharr, Texas | 34.3 | 273 | 79,487 |
Rock Hill, South Carolina | 34.2 | 250 | 73,068 |
La Crosse, Wisconsin | 34.0 | 176 | 51,834 |
Marietta, Georgia | 33.3 | 203 | 61,048 |
North Richland Hills, Texas | 33.2 | 234 | 70,441 |
San Antonio, Texas | 33.2 | 5,017 | 1,511,946 |
Norman, Oklahoma | 33.1 | 407 | 122,843 |
Moore, Oklahoma | 33.0 | 203 | 61,523 |
Amarillo, Texas | 32.8 | 656 | 199,826 |
Shawnee, Kansas | 32.8 | 215 | 65,513 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico | 32.6 | 273 | 83,776 |
Knoxville, Tennessee | 32.5 | 609 | 187,347 |
El Paso, Texas | 32.3 | 2,209 | 683,577 |
Port Orange, Florida | 32.1 | 203 | 63,203 |
San Diego, California | 31.4 | 4,452 | 1,419,516 |
Gresham, Oregon | 31.3 | 348 | 111,053 |
Las Vegas, Nevada | 30.7 | 1,973 | 641,676 |
Fort Smith, Arkansas | 30.6 | 269 | 88,037 |
Pompano Beach, Florida | 30.4 | 336 | 110,473 |
Deerfield Beach, Florida | 30.2 | 243 | 80,571 |
Hesperia, California | 29.8 | 283 | 94,859 |
Rancho Cordova, California | 29.5 | 217 | 73,563 |
Chino Hills, California | 29.2 | 235 | 80,374 |
South San Francisco, California | 29.2 | 197 | 67,429 |
Greensboro, North Carolina | 29.2 | 846 | 290,222 |
West Sacramento, California | 28.6 | 153 | 53,512 |
Springdale, Arkansas | 28.5 | 227 | 79,599 |
Bellevue, Nebraska | 28.3 | 151 | 53,424 |
Lake Forest, California | 28.1 | 237 | 84,293 |
Olympia, Washington | 28.1 | 145 | 51,609 |
Plantation, Florida | 28.0 | 263 | 93,909 |
Avondale, Arizona | 27.6 | 232 | 84,025 |
Frederick, Maryland | 27.4 | 196 | 71,408 |
San Jose, California | 27.4 | 2,836 | 1,035,317 |
Savannah, Georgia | 27.2 | 399 | 146,444 |
Madera, California | 27.2 | 178 | 65,508 |
Santee, California | 27.0 | 157 | 58,113 |
Fairfield, California | 27.0 | 314 | 116,266 |
Weymouth Town, Massachusetts | 27.0 | 153 | 56,664 |
Abilene, Texas | 26.8 | 327 | 121,885 |
Deltona, Florida | 26.7 | 242 | 90,746 |
San Marcos, California | 26.6 | 256 | 96,198 |
Indianapolis, Indiana | 26.5 | 2,286 | 863,002 |
Taylorsville, Utah | 26.3 | 158 | 59,992 |
Des Moines, Iowa | 26.3 | 571 | 217,521 |
Melbourne, Florida | 26.2 | 215 | 82,011 |
San Angelo, Texas | 26.2 | 262 | 100,119 |
DeSoto, Texas | 26.1 | 140 | 53,568 |
El Monte, California | 25.7 | 298 | 116,109 |
Yorba Linda, California | 25.6 | 175 | 68,229 |
Springfield, Missouri | 25.6 | 429 | 167,376 |
Renton, Washington | 25.5 | 259 | 101,379 |
Springfield, Illinois | 25.5 | 293 | 114,868 |
Burnsville, Minnesota | 25.4 | 156 | 61,439 |
Baltimore, Maryland | 25.3 | 1,547 | 611,648 |
Longview, Texas | 25.0 | 204 | 81,522 |
Johns Creek, Georgia | 25.0 | 211 | 84,350 |
Plano, Texas | 24.9 | 712 | 286,143 |
Encinitas, California | 24.8 | 157 | 63,184 |
Margate, Florida | 24.8 | 145 | 58,430 |
Richmond, Virginia | 24.8 | 563 | 227,032 |
Novi, Michigan | 24.6 | 147 | 59,715 |
Yakima, Washington | 24.6 | 230 | 93,667 |
Palm Desert, California | 24.4 | 129 | 52,932 |
Norfolk, Virginia | 24.4 | 596 | 244,703 |
New York, New York | 24.2 | 20,910 | 8,622,698 |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 24.2 | 730 | 301,301 |
Centennial, Colorado | 24.0 | 265 | 110,250 |
High Point, North Carolina | 24.0 | 268 | 111,513 |
Sandy, Utah | 23.9 | 230 | 96,145 |
Everett, Washington | 23.8 | 262 | 110,079 |
Beaumont, Texas | 23.8 | 283 | 119,114 |
Little Rock, Arkansas | 23.7 | 470 | 198,606 |
Springfield, Oregon | 23.6 | 147 | 62,353 |
Fontana, California | 23.5 | 498 | 211,815 |
Pensacola, Florida | 23.2 | 122 | 52,590 |
Chicago, Illinois | 23.0 | 6,258 | 2,716,450 |
Jackson, Tennessee | 22.9 | 153 | 66,847 |
Irving, Texas | 22.9 | 550 | 240,373 |
Carlsbad, California | 22.6 | 261 | 115,330 |
Roswell, Georgia | 22.0 | 209 | 94,786 |
Vacaville, California | 22.0 | 220 | 100,032 |
Hollywood, Florida | 21.7 | 334 | 153,627 |
San Ramon, California | 21.7 | 165 | 75,931 |
Columbia, Missouri | 21.6 | 263 | 121,717 |
Leesburg, Virginia | 21.6 | 117 | 54,215 |
St. Louis, Missouri | 21.4 | 661 | 308,626 |
Elyria, Ohio | 21.3 | 115 | 53,883 |
Oceanside, California | 21.3 | 375 | 176,193 |
Elizabeth, New Jersey | 21.1 | 275 | 130,215 |
Newark, New Jersey | 20.9 | 597 | 285,154 |
Somerville, Massachusetts | 20.9 | 170 | 81,360 |
Riverside, California | 20.6 | 674 | 327,728 |
Santa Clarita, California | 20.5 | 433 | 210,888 |
North Little Rock, Arkansas | 20.5 | 135 | 65,911 |
Rochester, New York | 20.4 | 424 | 208,046 |
Paterson, New Jersey | 20.3 | 302 | 148,678 |
Sterling Heights, Michigan | 20.3 | 269 | 132,631 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | 20.3 | 814 | 401,800 |
Council Bluffs, Iowa | 19.7 | 123 | 62,316 |
St. Paul, Minnesota | 19.5 | 597 | 306,621 |
Kentwood, Michigan | 19.3 | 100 | 51,747 |
Joliet, Illinois | 19.2 | 285 | 148,462 |
Garland, Texas | 19.2 | 456 | 238,002 |
Pomona, California | 19.1 | 292 | 152,939 |
Gulfport, Mississippi | 19.1 | 137 | 71,822 |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 18.8 | 339 | 180,072 |
Pittsburg, California | 18.7 | 135 | 72,141 |
Grand Island, Nebraska | 18.5 | 95 | 51,390 |
Jupiter, Florida | 18.2 | 118 | 64,976 |
White Plains, New York | 18.1 | 107 | 59,047 |
Lorain, Ohio | 18.0 | 115 | 63,841 |
Cathedral City, California | 18.0 | 98 | 54,596 |
Plainfield, New Jersey | 17.9 | 92 | 51,327 |
Hayward, California | 17.9 | 287 | 160,500 |
Normal, Illinois | 17.5 | 95 | 54,284 |
La Mesa, California | 17.5 | 105 | 60,021 |
Methuen Town, Massachusetts | 17.3 | 87 | 50,259 |
Virginia Beach, Virginia | 17.3 | 779 | 450,435 |
Redondo Beach, California | 17.2 | 117 | 67,908 |
Gardena, California | 17.1 | 103 | 60,224 |
Lynchburg, Virginia | 17.0 | 138 | 80,995 |
San Clemente, California | 16.9 | 110 | 65,267 |
Rochester Hills, Michigan | 16.8 | 125 | 74,205 |
Casper, Wyoming | 16.8 | 97 | 57,814 |
Flint, Michigan | 16.7 | 161 | 96,448 |
Carson, California | 16.5 | 153 | 92,735 |
Palo Alto, California | 16.4 | 110 | 67,178 |
Harrisonburg, Virginia | 16.2 | 88 | 54,215 |
Anaheim, California | 16.2 | 571 | 352,497 |
Westminster, Colorado | 16.1 | 182 | 112,812 |
Berkeley, California | 15.9 | 195 | 122,324 |
Sugar Land, Texas | 15.9 | 141 | 88,485 |
San Buenaventura (Ventura), California | 15.6 | 173 | 110,790 |
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | 15.4 | 124 | 80,581 |
West Valley City, Utah | 15.3 | 209 | 136,170 |
Arcadia, California | 15.3 | 90 | 58,799 |
Shreveport, Louisiana | 15.2 | 291 | 192,036 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 15.1 | 340 | 225,374 |
Colton, California | 15.0 | 82 | 54,828 |
Danbury, Connecticut | 14.8 | 126 | 85,246 |
Westminster, California | 14.5 | 133 | 91,564 |
Portsmouth, Virginia | 14.5 | 137 | 94,572 |
Costa Mesa, California | 14.4 | 164 | 113,825 |
Escondido, California | 14.3 | 218 | 151,969 |
Porterville, California | 13.9 | 82 | 59,145 |
Boca Raton, Florida | 13.9 | 136 | 98,150 |
Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 13.8 | 71 | 51,567 |
Bartlett, Tennessee | 13.7 | 81 | 59,102 |
Janesville, Wisconsin | 13.7 | 88 | 64,359 |
Rockville, Maryland | 13.5 | 92 | 68,401 |
Manhattan, Kansas | 13.1 | 72 | 54,832 |
Haverhill, Massachusetts | 13.0 | 83 | 63,639 |
Miramar, Florida | 13.0 | 183 | 140,328 |
Independence, Missouri | 12.9 | 151 | 117,306 |
Redlands, California | 12.9 | 92 | 71,554 |
Beaverton, Oregon | 12.8 | 125 | 97,514 |
Rialto, California | 12.6 | 130 | 103,562 |
Montgomery, Alabama | 12.1 | 241 | 199,518 |
Arlington Heights, Illinois | 11.8 | 89 | 75,634 |
Dubuque, Iowa | 11.7 | 68 | 58,276 |
Portland, Maine | 11.7 | 78 | 66,882 |
Kansas City, Kansas | 11.6 | 178 | 152,938 |
Hialeah, Florida | 11.6 | 278 | 239,673 |
New Britain, Connecticut | 11.6 | 84 | 72,710 |
Terre Haute, Indiana | 11.5 | 70 | 60,774 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina | 11.5 | 241 | 209,889 |
Union City, California | 11.4 | 86 | 75,343 |
Redding, California | 11.2 | 103 | 91,794 |
Novato, California | 11.1 | 62 | 55,980 |
Great Falls, Montana | 11.0 | 65 | 58,876 |
Hamilton, Ohio | 11.0 | 68 | 62,092 |
Delray Beach, Florida | 10.9 | 75 | 68,749 |
Antioch, California | 10.8 | 121 | 111,674 |
Apple Valley, California | 10.8 | 79 | 73,077 |
Decatur, Alabama | 10.7 | 58 | 54,405 |
Cupertino, California | 10.5 | 64 | 60,777 |
Stockton, California | 10.4 | 324 | 310,496 |
Rancho Cucamonga, California | 10.4 | 185 | 177,452 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan | 10.4 | 126 | 121,477 |
Salinas, California | 10.3 | 163 | 157,596 |
Baldwin Park, California | 10.3 | 79 | 76,402 |
El Cajon, California | 9.7 | 101 | 103,894 |
Camden, New Jersey | 9.7 | 72 | 74,532 |
Bloomington, Illinois | 9.6 | 75 | 77,934 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin | 9.6 | 101 | 105,116 |
Lancaster, California | 9.5 | 153 | 160,316 |
Glendora, California | 9.5 | 50 | 52,445 |
Stamford, Connecticut | 9.5 | 124 | 130,824 |
Kenner, Louisiana | 9.3 | 63 | 67,451 |
Aliso Viejo, California | 9.3 | 48 | 51,671 |
Largo, Florida | 9.2 | 78 | 84,754 |
Port Arthur, Texas | 8.8 | 49 | 55,498 |
Syracuse, New York | 8.8 | 126 | 143,396 |
Enid, Oklahoma | 8.6 | 43 | 50,122 |
Pasadena, Texas | 8.4 | 129 | 153,520 |
Appleton, Wisconsin | 8.3 | 62 | 74,653 |
Wellington, Florida | 8.0 | 52 | 64,848 |
Burien, Washington | 7.9 | 41 | 51,671 |
San Mateo, California | 7.9 | 83 | 104,748 |
Temecula, California | 7.9 | 90 | 114,327 |
Garden Grove, California | 7.9 | 137 | 174,226 |
Ogden, Utah | 7.8 | 68 | 87,031 |
Warwick, Rhode Island | 7.8 | 63 | 80,871 |
Glendale, Arizona | 7.7 | 191 | 246,709 |
Hemet, California | 7.4 | 63 | 85,160 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 7.4 | 439 | 595,351 |
Glendale, California | 7.1 | 144 | 203,054 |
Auburn, Washington | 7.1 | 57 | 80,776 |
Huntington Beach, California | 7.0 | 142 | 201,874 |
Alexandria, Virginia | 7.0 | 112 | 160,035 |
Newport News, Virginia | 6.9 | 124 | 179,388 |
Coral Gables, Florida | 6.8 | 35 | 51,095 |
Federal Way, Washington | 6.7 | 65 | 96,690 |
Davenport, Iowa | 6.6 | 68 | 102,320 |
Mobile, Alabama | 6.6 | 126 | 190,265 |
Brockton, Massachusetts | 6.6 | 63 | 95,672 |
Bellflower, California | 6.6 | 51 | 77,772 |
Paramount, California | 6.6 | 36 | 54,909 |
Topeka, Kansas | 6.5 | 82 | 126,587 |
Bristol, Connecticut | 6.5 | 39 | 60,223 |
Eagan, Minnesota | 6.5 | 43 | 66,627 |
Livonia, Michigan | 6.2 | 58 | 94,105 |
Warren, Michigan | 6.1 | 82 | 135,022 |
Aurora, Illinois | 6.0 | 121 | 200,965 |
Evansville, Indiana | 6.0 | 71 | 118,930 |
Fullerton, California | 5.7 | 80 | 140,392 |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin | 5.6 | 37 | 66,665 |
Oxnard, California | 5.5 | 115 | 210,037 |
Peabody, Massachusetts | 5.5 | 29 | 52,987 |
Diamond Bar, California | 5.5 | 31 | 56,665 |
La Habra, California | 5.3 | 33 | 62,466 |
Newton, Massachusetts | 5.3 | 47 | 88,994 |
Weston, Florida | 5.2 | 37 | 70,944 |
Union City, New Jersey | 5.1 | 36 | 70,387 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts | 4.9 | 47 | 95,120 |
Orland Park, Illinois | 4.9 | 29 | 58,765 |
Mesquite, Texas | 4.9 | 70 | 143,949 |
Tinley Park, Illinois | 4.8 | 27 | 56,668 |
Lowell, Massachusetts | 4.5 | 50 | 111,346 |
Erie, Pennsylvania | 4.4 | 43 | 97,369 |
Long Beach, California | 4.3 | 201 | 469,450 |
Lawton, Oklahoma | 4.3 | 40 | 93,714 |
Rockford, Illinois | 4.2 | 62 | 147,051 |
St. Clair Shores, Michigan | 4.2 | 25 | 59,635 |
Vallejo, California | 4.2 | 51 | 122,105 |
Palmdale, California | 4.1 | 65 | 157,519 |
Wheaton, Illinois | 4.1 | 22 | 53,373 |
Buena Park, California | 4.1 | 34 | 83,015 |
Muncie, Indiana | 4.1 | 28 | 68,625 |
Alhambra, California | 4.0 | 34 | 85,396 |
San Bernardino, California | 4.0 | 86 | 216,995 |
Lakewood, California | 4.0 | 32 | 80,967 |
Wyoming, Michigan | 4.0 | 30 | 75,938 |
Alameda, California | 3.9 | 31 | 79,177 |
Medford, Massachusetts | 3.8 | 22 | 57,797 |
Springfield, Ohio | 3.7 | 22 | 59,208 |
Bridgeport, Connecticut | 3.7 | 54 | 146,579 |
Miami Beach, Florida | 3.4 | 31 | 92,307 |
Gaithersburg, Maryland | 3.3 | 23 | 68,710 |
Kenosha, Wisconsin | 3.3 | 33 | 99,877 |
Monterey Park, California | 3.3 | 20 | 61,044 |
Norwalk, Connecticut | 3.3 | 29 | 89,005 |
Farmington Hills, Michigan | 3.2 | 26 | 81,050 |
Jacksonville, North Carolina | 3.2 | 23 | 72,447 |
Dearborn, Michigan | 3.1 | 29 | 94,491 |
Torrance, California | 3.0 | 44 | 146,758 |
Daly City, California | 3.0 | 32 | 107,074 |
South Gate, California | 2.9 | 28 | 95,430 |
Bolingbrook, Illinois | 2.9 | 22 | 75,201 |
Poway, California | 2.8 | 14 | 50,041 |
Peoria, Illinois | 2.7 | 31 | 112,883 |
Coconut Creek, Florida | 2.6 | 16 | 61,010 |
Detroit, Michigan | 2.5 | 170 | 673,104 |
Coral Springs, Florida | 2.5 | 33 | 133,037 |
Trenton, New Jersey | 2.4 | 20 | 84,964 |
Skokie, Illinois | 2.2 | 14 | 63,978 |
Berwyn, Illinois | 2.2 | 12 | 55,550 |
Orange, California | 2.1 | 30 | 140,560 |
Pawtucket, Rhode Island | 2.1 | 15 | 72,001 |
Southfield, Michigan | 2.0 | 15 | 73,208 |
Waukegan, Illinois | 1.9 | 17 | 87,729 |
Whittier, California | 1.8 | 16 | 86,838 |
Waterbury, Connecticut | 1.8 | 20 | 108,629 |
Fountain Valley, California | 1.8 | 10 | 56,313 |
Mission Viejo, California | 1.7 | 16 | 96,016 |
Burbank, California | 1.6 | 17 | 104,834 |
Evanston, Illinois | 1.6 | 12 | 74,756 |
Palatine, Illinois | 1.6 | 11 | 68,644 |
Lakewood, Ohio | 1.6 | 8 | 50,249 |
Concord, California | 1.5 | 20 | 129,783 |
Miami Gardens, Florida | 1.4 | 16 | 113,750 |
Jackson, Mississippi | 1.3 | 21 | 166,965 |
Norwalk, California | 1.0 | 11 | 106,084 |
West Covina, California | 0.8 | 9 | 107,598 |
Bloomington, Minnesota | 0.8 | 7 | 85,866 |
Mount Prospect, Illinois | 0.7 | 4 | 53,930 |
Oak Lawn, Illinois | 0.7 | 4 | 56,087 |
Pontiac, Michigan | 0.7 | 4 | 59,792 |
Racine, Wisconsin | 0.6 | 5 | 77,542 |
Parma, Ohio | 0.6 | 5 | 79,167 |
Schaumburg, Illinois | 0.5 | 4 | 74,184 |
Schenectady, New York | 0.3 | 2 | 65,625 |
San Leandro, California | 0.2 | 2 | 90,553 |
Huntington Park, California | 0.2 | 1 | 58,822 |
Decatur, Illinois | 0.1 | 1 | 72,174 |
Providence, Rhode Island | 0.1 | 2 | 180,393 |
Cerritos, California | 0.0 | 0 | 51,020 |
Hempstead, New York | 0.0 | 0 | 55,806 |
Sunrise, Florida | 0.0 | 0 | 94,323 |
SOURCE: Governing calculations of U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey data for December 2018