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Chaffee County, CO

Name: Building Permits — Chaffee County, CO
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 175
Construction valuation (2025): $71,011,600
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 167 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	175	$71,011,600
2024	289	$99,291,166
2023	285	$100,697,169
2022	277	$82,065,963
2021	349	$90,230,899
2020	186	$45,288,576
2019	164	$40,615,463
2018	162	$41,320,988
2017	154	$38,791,263
2016	126	$32,307,700
2015	121	$30,691,074

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.