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Bristol County, RI

Name: Building Permits — Bristol County, RI
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 76
Construction valuation (2025): $15,769,300
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 22 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 52 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	76	$15,769,300
2024	25	$16,626,560
2023	33	$10,632,610
2022	59	$25,883,371
2021	60	$14,345,353
2020	56	$12,511,389
2019	47	$19,037,570
2018	189	$24,466,930
2017	42	$11,625,581
2016	47	$11,372,236
2015	43	$8,747,980

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.