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Westchester County, NY

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 996
Construction valuation (2025): $361,987,513
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 287 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 14 · 5+ 679

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	996	$361,987,513
2024	1,592	$507,002,497
2023	1,478	$427,316,993
2022	3,454	$773,218,516
2021	2,319	$556,259,593
2020	2,834	$553,914,273
2019	2,636	$609,199,954
2018	1,672	$365,102,317
2017	1,167	$327,888,006
2016	1,483	$323,829,354
2015	816	$269,569,436

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.