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Montgomery County, PA

Name: Building Permits — Montgomery County, PA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,231
Construction valuation (2025): $649,039,593
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,223 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 15 · 5+ 993

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,231	$649,039,593
2024	2,490	$776,830,987
2023	1,425	$431,292,921
2022	2,138	$579,356,018
2021	1,498	$389,500,093
2020	1,892	$426,776,426
2019	1,553	$330,449,349
2018	2,530	$507,069,079
2017	2,067	$354,320,333
2016	2,406	$380,260,501
2015	1,402	$257,642,869

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.