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Transylvania County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 176
Construction valuation (2025): $131,110,308
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 176 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	176	$131,110,308
2024	185	$121,514,483
2023	213	$121,945,617
2022	193	$108,991,347
2021	195	$101,628,772
2020	0	$0
2019	118	$55,246,587
2018	128	$50,262,587
2017	112	$39,911,798
2016	104	$39,648,514
2015	82	$31,917,639

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.