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Benzie County, MI

Name: Building Permits — Benzie County, MI
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 136
Construction valuation (2025): $46,197,919
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 136 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	136	$46,197,919
2024	110	$34,940,675
2023	131	$39,275,175
2022	145	$39,429,311
2021	107	$26,093,445
2020	88	$20,921,454
2019	71	$16,855,764
2018	72	$19,736,486
2017	77	$17,791,721
2016	76	$16,886,866
2015	58	$12,050,153

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.