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Fairfield County, CT

Name: Building Permits — Fairfield County, CT
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Residential building permits · 2015–2022

Housing units authorized (2022): 1,831
Construction valuation (2022): $774,236,939
By structure type (2022): 1-unit 640 · 2-unit 40 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 1,145

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2022	1,831	$774,236,939
2021	1,292	$538,711,638
2020	1,862	$492,508,521
2019	2,326	$801,149,044
2018	1,097	$531,589,544
2017	1,719	$667,494,813
2016	1,903	$621,925,494
2015	2,598	$726,201,264

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.