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Washington County, RI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 255
Construction valuation (2025): $119,216,231
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 231 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	255	$119,216,231
2024	299	$102,336,449
2023	306	$101,430,321
2022	323	$129,534,572
2021	368	$109,473,721
2020	334	$93,651,861
2019	430	$93,449,416
2018	397	$95,401,874
2017	377	$94,814,048
2016	393	$94,444,861
2015	249	$67,547,174

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.