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Norfolk County, MA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,194
Construction valuation (2025): $411,006,495
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 399 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 18 · 5+ 767

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,194	$411,006,495
2024	1,224	$459,159,184
2023	887	$363,288,170
2022	2,314	$616,602,660
2021	2,418	$619,075,083
2020	1,924	$451,191,771
2019	2,078	$410,086,871
2018	2,009	$540,736,760
2017	1,739	$468,261,840
2016	1,743	$494,903,860
2015	1,441	$346,805,884

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.