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Worcester County, MA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,690
Construction valuation (2025): $442,147,986
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 776 · 2-unit 80 · 3-4 27 · 5+ 807

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,690	$442,147,986
2024	2,506	$670,932,124
2023	1,215	$335,073,306
2022	2,124	$515,833,152
2021	1,895	$407,261,408
2020	1,681	$353,360,878
2019	1,774	$361,018,829
2018	1,596	$326,259,870
2017	1,634	$302,359,755
2016	1,492	$299,071,652
2015	1,292	$250,894,496

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.