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Essex County, MA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 942
Construction valuation (2025): $275,582,123
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 358 · 2-unit 54 · 3-4 32 · 5+ 498

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	942	$275,582,123
2024	1,011	$289,580,250
2023	1,140	$316,246,148
2022	856	$292,230,859
2021	1,703	$466,352,722
2020	1,359	$315,103,672
2019	1,134	$278,155,959
2018	870	$236,030,078
2017	1,150	$298,971,872
2016	1,065	$274,018,644
2015	1,100	$264,578,166

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.