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Van Buren County, IA

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025)
5
Construction valuation (2025)
$1,360,000
By structure type (2025)
1-unit 3 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

YearUnitsValuation
20255$1,360,000
20243$505,000
20232$700,000
20220$0
20213$1,160,000
20201$350,000
20191$350,000
20182$500,000
20172$242,000
20162$133,500
20153$314,000

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.