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Rensselaer County, NY

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 335
Construction valuation (2025): $81,823,549
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 165 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 9 · 5+ 159

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	335	$81,823,549
2024	320	$73,611,727
2023	281	$49,896,110
2022	187	$40,061,225
2021	230	$46,000,160
2020	164	$33,426,871
2019	174	$33,207,065
2018	242	$43,726,924
2017	175	$35,054,524
2016	334	$51,068,048
2015	254	$28,935,803

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.