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Tompkins County, NY

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 471
Construction valuation (2025): $110,235,037
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 146 · 2-unit 38 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 287

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	471	$110,235,037
2024	337	$66,367,361
2023	343	$78,014,084
2022	239	$63,975,235
2021	644	$116,081,816
2020	329	$47,602,499
2019	823	$107,989,253
2018	805	$111,785,652
2017	468	$70,360,871
2016	575	$79,641,487
2015	279	$40,961,346

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.