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Stearns County, MN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 648
Construction valuation (2025): $172,900,415
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 371 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 253

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	648	$172,900,415
2024	572	$170,407,572
2023	618	$138,517,410
2022	611	$141,648,002
2021	532	$141,039,764
2020	498	$123,928,228
2019	488	$114,975,664
2018	543	$128,782,866
2017	724	$130,708,208
2016	890	$148,285,800
2015	693	$116,827,271

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.