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Leelanau County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 159
Construction valuation (2025): $40,641,214
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 159 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	159	$40,641,214
2024	201	$52,379,838
2023	207	$39,546,084
2022	178	$43,625,720
2021	186	$47,454,019
2020	119	$29,798,915
2019	163	$40,388,825
2018	189	$43,856,538
2017	151	$33,689,369
2016	137	$38,073,281
2015	116	$27,308,291

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.