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Forsyth County, GA

Name: Building Permits — Forsyth County, GA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,743
Construction valuation (2025): $304,581,297
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,409 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 328

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,743	$304,581,297
2024	2,525	$440,138,588
2023	1,371	$241,917,988
2022	2,601	$369,207,239
2021	2,359	$368,567,825
2020	2,485	$413,289,187
2019	1,851	$318,211,680
2018	3,650	$405,555,626
2017	2,982	$380,521,874
2016	3,515	$437,059,387
2015	3,502	$447,884,057

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.