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Chittenden County, VT

Name: Building Permits — Chittenden County, VT
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,026
Construction valuation (2025): $329,014,865
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 274 · 2-unit 34 · 3-4 16 · 5+ 702

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,026	$329,014,865
2024	880	$217,549,370
2023	942	$193,848,599
2022	940	$197,447,994
2021	856	$166,283,766
2020	890	$146,611,795
2019	704	$134,433,060
2018	987	$152,832,989
2017	695	$112,527,769
2016	667	$96,873,662
2015	756	$117,894,807

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.