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Plymouth County, MA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 931
Construction valuation (2025): $307,721,039
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 788 · 2-unit 28 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 103

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	931	$307,721,039
2024	1,256	$371,745,311
2023	1,014	$292,745,835
2022	1,327	$394,647,927
2021	2,489	$483,521,562
2020	1,343	$317,991,637
2019	1,114	$257,604,045
2018	1,565	$360,132,840
2017	1,452	$308,301,399
2016	1,219	$277,904,209
2015	1,183	$238,493,463

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.