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Cheatham County, TN

Name: Building Permits — Cheatham County, TN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 285
Construction valuation (2025): $94,869,583
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 285 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	285	$94,869,583
2024	275	$76,700,112
2023	285	$70,904,047
2022	301	$69,922,301
2021	407	$75,466,292
2020	257	$50,132,953
2019	344	$65,260,321
2018	292	$52,545,171
2017	293	$45,942,498
2016	173	$34,111,767
2015	121	$22,338,982

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.