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Essex County, NY

Name: Building Permits — Essex County, NY
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 188
Construction valuation (2025): $76,707,271
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 176 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	188	$76,707,271
2024	153	$54,691,605
2023	197	$53,114,101
2022	221	$56,101,763
2021	241	$66,566,979
2020	101	$31,618,584
2019	106	$32,608,269
2018	98	$26,028,947
2017	107	$21,303,779
2016	100	$23,812,050
2015	90	$27,779,003

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.