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 2026-07
Arizona
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Maricopa County
- 27,595
- Fastest-growing · Oro Valley
- 581
- +458.7%
Colorado
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Denver
- 5,690
- Fastest-growing · Superior
- 566
- +405.4%
Idaho
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Ada County
- 5,475
- Fastest-growing · Sandpoint
- 157
- +127.5%
Montana
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Yellowstone County
- 1,025
Nevada
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Clark County
- 11,004
- Fastest-growing · Elko
- 102
- +61.9%
New Mexico
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Bernalillo County
- 1,631
Texas
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Fort Worth
- 11,417
Utah
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Salt Lake County
- 7,109
- Fastest-growing · Layton
- 655
- +252.2%
Wyoming
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Laramie County
- 492
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.