Insights
Two datasets, side by side, state by state: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey growth data next to each city’s own published residential permit fee. Cities are ranked only by Census building-activity units — the fee sits next to a row purely for reference and is never ranked, averaged, or compared across cities. Pick a state for the full breakdown.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey · data through 2026-05
Arizona
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Maricopa County
- 28,251
- Fastest-growing · Oro Valley
- 426
- +240.8%
Colorado
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Denver
- 5,414
- Fastest-growing · Superior
- 569
- +303.5%
Idaho
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Ada County
- 5,275
- Fastest-growing · Pocatello
- 410
- +266.1%
Montana
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Yellowstone County
- 1,086
Nevada
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Clark County
- 10,569
New Mexico
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Bernalillo County
- 1,813
Utah
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Utah County
- 6,760
- Fastest-growing · Layton
- 526
- +211.2%
Wyoming
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Laramie County
- 466
Jurisdictions that did not report to the Census Bureau are shown as “no data reported” on each state page, never assumed to be zero. Every activity figure traces to a specific Census BPS source file, and every fee traces to the jurisdiction’s own published schedule.