Cost per permit distibution for all U.S. cities (pop. 50,000+)
Top 101 cities with the lowest cost per building permit (population 50,000+) | ||
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| Rank | City | Cost per permit |
| 1. | Trenton, NJ (housing) (pop. 84,349) | $30,800 |
| 2. | Plainfield, NJ (housing) (pop. 50,588) | $34,700 |
| 3. | Union, NJ (housing) (pop. 54,050) | $45,800 |
| 4. | Union City, NJ (housing) (pop. 68,247) | $45,800 |
| 5. | Bellflower, CA (housing) (pop. 77,593) | $49,000 |
| 6. | Huntsville, AL (housing) (pop. 186,254) | $51,200 |
| 7. | Miramar, FL (housing) (pop. 130,288) | $55,800 |
| 8. | Cicero, IL (housing) (pop. 84,103) | $58,200 |
| 9. | Wilmington, DE (housing) (pop. 71,525) | $58,400 |
| 10. | Evansville, IN (housing) (pop. 120,310) | $65,700 |
| 11. | Perth Amboy, NJ (housing) (pop. 51,982) | $67,500 |
| 12. | Newport News, VA (housing) (pop. 182,020) | $71,400 |
| 13. | Waterbury, CT (housing) (pop. 109,676) | $72,300 |
| 14. | Louisville, KY (housing) (pop. 262,764) | $74,300 |
| 15. | Camarillo, CA (housing) (pop. 66,086) | $74,500 |
| 16. | Meriden, CT (housing) (pop. 60,456) | $75,000 |
| 17. | Idaho Falls, ID (housing) (pop. 58,292) | $75,600 |
| 18. | Mesquite, TX (housing) (pop. 143,484) | $79,600 |
| 19. | West Covina, CA (housing) (pop. 107,740) | $80,800 |
| 20. | Bridgeport, CT (housing) (pop. 147,216) | $80,900 |
| 21. | Pontiac, MI (housing) (pop. 59,887) | $82,400 |
| 22. | Pharr, TX (housing) (pop. 73,790) | $84,500 |
| 23. | Hialeah, FL (housing) (pop. 233,394) | $84,700 |
| 24. | West New York, NJ (housing) (pop. 52,122) | $85,000 |
| 25. | Margate, FL (housing) (pop. 55,456) | $85,300 |
| 26. | Taylor, MI (housing) (pop. 61,817) | $88,000 |
| 27. | Dayton, OH (housing) (pop. 143,355) | $88,400 |
| 28. | Missoula, MT (housing) (pop. 69,122) | $88,500 |
| 29. | Edinburg, TX (housing) (pop. 80,836) | $88,500 |
| 30. | Fall River, MA (housing) (pop. 88,697) | $89,100 |
| 31. | Lorain, OH (housing) (pop. 63,710) | $90,900 |
| 32. | Lawrence, MA (housing) (pop. 77,657) | $91,400 |
| 33. | New Haven, CT (housing) (pop. 130,660) | $92,100 |
| 34. | Boynton Beach, FL (housing) (pop. 71,097) | $92,200 |
| 35. | Vancouver, WA (housing) (pop. 167,405) | $92,400 |
| 36. | Delano, CA (housing) (pop. 52,403) | $94,000 |
| 37. | Cleveland, OH (housing) (pop. 390,113) | $94,100 |
| 38. | Syracuse, NY (housing) (pop. 144,669) | $94,700 |
| 39. | Rockford, IL (housing) (pop. 150,251) | $95,300 |
| 40. | Paterson, NJ (housing) (pop. 145,948) | $95,500 |
| 41. | Warwick, RI (housing) (pop. 81,971) | $95,900 |
| 42. | Kentwood, MI (housing) (pop. 50,233) | $96,000 |
| 43. | Cedar Rapids, IA (housing) (pop. 128,429) | $97,000 |
| 44. | West Valley City, UT (housing) (pop. 133,579) | $97,200 |
| 45. | Elyria, OH (housing) (pop. 53,956) | $97,500 |
| 46. | Port Arthur, TX (housing) (pop. 54,135) | $97,600 |
| 47. | Davenport, IA (housing) (pop. 102,157) | $97,900 |
| 48. | Brownsville, TX (housing) (pop. 181,860) | $97,900 |
| 49. | Akron, OH (housing) (pop. 198,100) | $99,600 |
| 50. | Bayonne, NJ (housing) (pop. 65,028) | $101,800 |
| 51. | Milwaukee, WI (housing) (pop. 599,164) | $101,900 |
| 52. | Pasadena, TX (housing) (pop. 152,735) | $102,200 |
| 53. | Vineland, NJ (housing) (pop. 61,050) | $102,800 |
| 54. | New Braunfels, TX (housing) (pop. 63,279) | $103,200 |
| 55. | Valdosta, GA (housing) (pop. 56,481) | $103,300 |
| 56. | Canton, OH (housing) (pop. 72,535) | $103,500 |
| 57. | Warren, MI (housing) (pop. 134,873) | $104,500 |
| 58. | South Gate, CA (housing) (pop. 95,677) | $104,600 |
| 59. | Muncie, IN (housing) (pop. 70,316) | $104,600 |
| 60. | Hamilton, OH (housing) (pop. 62,258) | $104,800 |
| 61. | Youngstown, OH (housing) (pop. 65,184) | $105,000 |
| 62. | Owensboro, KY (housing) (pop. 58,416) | $105,100 |
| 63. | Stratford, CT (housing) (pop. 51,384) | $105,200 |
| 64. | Normal, IL (housing) (pop. 54,664) | $105,300 |
| 65. | Watsonville, CA (housing) (pop. 52,477) | $105,500 |
| 66. | Columbus, GA (housing) (pop. 185,888) | $105,900 |
| 67. | Clarksville, TN (housing) (pop. 142,357) | $106,300 |
| 68. | North Charleston, SC (housing) (pop. 104,054) | $106,400 |
| 69. | Reading, PA (housing) (pop. 87,893) | $106,900 |
| 70. | West Haven, CT (housing) (pop. 55,046) | $107,500 |
| 71. | Westland, MI (housing) (pop. 82,578) | $107,800 |
| 72. | Schenectady, NY (housing) (pop. 65,902) | $108,900 |
| 73. | East Hartford, CT (housing) (pop. 51,252) | $109,100 |
| 74. | Southaven, MS (housing) (pop. 50,997) | $109,600 |
| 75. | Albany, GA (housing) (pop. 76,185) | $109,900 |
| 76. | Pocatello, ID (housing) (pop. 54,350) | $110,100 |
| 77. | Malden, MA (housing) (pop. 60,509) | $110,300 |
| 78. | New Britain, CT (housing) (pop. 72,939) | $111,000 |
| 79. | Casa Grande, AZ (housing) (pop. 50,111) | $111,600 |
| 80. | East Orange, NJ (housing) (pop. 64,544) | $111,700 |
| 81. | Macon, GA (housing) (pop. 89,981) | $111,800 |
| 82. | Toledo, OH (housing) (pop. 282,313) | $112,500 |
| 83. | Gainesville, FL (housing) (pop. 127,488) | $112,600 |
| 84. | Norfolk, VA (housing) (pop. 246,139) | $114,800 |
| 85. | Rocky Mount, NC (housing) (pop. 56,954) | $115,600 |
| 86. | Waterloo, IA (housing) (pop. 68,366) | $116,700 |
| 87. | Jacksonville, NC (housing) (pop. 69,079) | $117,300 |
| 88. | Worcester, MA (housing) (pop. 182,544) | $117,500 |
| 89. | O'Fallon, MO (housing) (pop. 82,809) | $117,800 |
| 90. | Bristol, CT (housing) (pop. 60,568) | $119,100 |
| 91. | Lafayette, IN (housing) (pop. 70,373) | $119,100 |
| 92. | White Plains, NY (housing) (pop. 57,866) | $119,200 |
| 93. | Blue Springs, MO (housing) (pop. 53,294) | $119,700 |
| 94. | Mount Vernon, NY (housing) (pop. 68,224) | $120,900 |
| 95. | Harrisonburg, VA (housing) (pop. 51,395) | $121,000 |
| 96. | Harlingen, TX (housing) (pop. 65,665) | $121,300 |
| 97. | Las Vegas, NV (housing) (pop. 603,488) | $121,500 |
| 98. | Carson, CA (housing) (pop. 92,599) | $122,000 |
| 99. | Apple Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 70,924) | $122,000 |
| 100. | Bossier City, LA (housing) (pop. 66,333) | $122,500 |
| 101. | Florissant, MO (housing) (pop. 52,363) | $122,500 |