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Somerset County, MD

Name: Building Permits — Somerset County, MD
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 35
Construction valuation (2025): $7,639,575
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 35 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	35	$7,639,575
2024	47	$9,649,842
2023	51	$9,887,589
2022	39	$8,016,424
2021	62	$9,075,955
2020	20	$3,739,954
2019	25	$4,513,105
2018	36	$6,750,980
2017	16	$2,452,760
2016	25	$3,812,070
2015	181	$24,699,050

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.