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Berkshire County, MA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 149
Construction valuation (2025): $66,082,722
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 93 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 50

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	149	$66,082,722
2024	127	$67,538,913
2023	145	$61,077,752
2022	126	$67,917,128
2021	193	$78,486,007
2020	211	$61,892,651
2019	276	$72,223,960
2018	262	$81,410,969
2017	194	$60,625,957
2016	191	$63,551,258
2015	214	$58,072,076

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.