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Suffolk (Independent City), VA

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025)
589
Construction valuation (2025)
$137,446,670
By structure type (2025)
1-unit 514 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 75

Units authorized by year

YearUnitsValuation
2025589$137,446,670
2024680$195,308,313
2023727$183,973,774
2022669$160,051,849
20211,363$228,587,653
20201,108$215,655,711
2019695$104,020,631
2018717$101,412,038
2017562$91,291,857
2016707$73,333,891
2015798$85,380,402

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.