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Barnstable County, MA

Name: Building Permits — Barnstable County, MA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 630
Construction valuation (2025): $354,478,552
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 333 · 2-unit 28 · 3-4 17 · 5+ 252

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	630	$354,478,552
2024	640	$387,625,580
2023	547	$322,672,448
2022	887	$379,945,508
2021	672	$410,194,978
2020	592	$274,179,280
2019	513	$235,161,409
2018	1,005	$281,587,541
2017	871	$242,297,206
2016	505	$202,511,969
2015	572	$198,776,492

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.