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Bristol County, MA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,156
Construction valuation (2025): $208,593,911
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 439 · 2-unit 22 · 3-4 25 · 5+ 670

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,156	$208,593,911
2024	863	$210,165,985
2023	761	$183,359,887
2022	751	$147,371,119
2021	866	$163,274,516
2020	694	$140,521,357
2019	648	$136,071,409
2018	669	$137,700,739
2017	857	$165,366,847
2016	1,338	$214,477,269
2015	820	$147,356,474

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.