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Lynchburg (Independent City), VA

Name: Building Permits — Lynchburg (Independent City), VA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 213
Construction valuation (2025): $48,834,184
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 189 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 24

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	213	$48,834,184
2024	472	$113,002,967
2023	271	$59,808,557
2022	211	$31,851,723
2021	143	$28,160,123
2020	361	$31,510,181
2019	330	$33,773,598
2018	138	$19,224,980
2017	156	$21,969,624
2016	154	$16,470,932
2015	281	$33,141,962

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.