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 2026-08
Arizona
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Maricopa County
- 29,326
- Fastest-growing · Oro Valley
- 578
- +450.5%
California
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Los Angeles
- 18,678
- Fastest-growing · Fremont
- 701
- +744.6%
Colorado
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Colorado Springs
- 5,743
- Fastest-growing · Gypsum
- 153
- +200.0%
Florida
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Jacksonville
- 6,319
Idaho
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Ada County
- 5,791
- Fastest-growing · Post Falls
- 911
- +153.8%
Montana
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Yellowstone County
- 999
Nevada
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Clark County
- 11,143
- Fastest-growing · Elko
- 110
- +96.4%
New Mexico
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Bernalillo County
- 1,720
Texas
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Fort Worth
- 11,736
Utah
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Unincorporated Salt Lake County
- 7,152
- Fastest-growing · Layton
- 697
- +285.1%
Washington
Building activity
- Top-ranked · Seattle
- 4,916
- Fastest-growing · Bellevue
- 1,975
- +231.9%
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.