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Rutherford County, NC

Name: Building Permits — Rutherford County, NC
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 269
Construction valuation (2025): $73,324,379
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 203 · 2-unit 20 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 46

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	269	$73,324,379
2024	193	$61,686,767
2023	244	$68,656,287
2022	220	$66,344,029
2021	183	$49,483,154
2020	163	$31,887,816
2019	145	$33,046,456
2018	150	$27,751,645
2017	133	$27,590,137
2016	122	$28,514,940
2015	110	$22,162,648

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.