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Brown County, MN

Name: Building Permits — Brown County, MN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 33
Construction valuation (2025): $12,549,735
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 25 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 6

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	33	$12,549,735
2024	35	$11,205,462
2023	22	$7,257,000
2022	61	$9,878,002
2021	19	$4,464,785
2020	45	$15,900,331
2019	37	$7,632,500
2018	47	$9,868,436
2017	85	$15,322,732
2016	52	$9,920,000
2015	36	$7,934,000

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.