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4,294 new homes were permitted in Seattle in the 12 months through September 2026, 5% more than the 12 months before.

  • 766single-family homes
  • 3,528homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $234Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $976Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 531Oct 24
  2. 305Nov 24
  3. 674Dec 24
  4. 337Jan 25
  5. 229Feb 25
  6. 150Mar 25
  7. 426Apr 25
  8. 142May 25
  9. 119Jun 25
  10. 248Jul 25
  11. 163Aug 25
  12. 770Sep 25
  13. 484Oct 25
  14. 208Nov 25
  15. 1090Dec 25
  16. 190Jan 26
  17. 228Feb 26
  18. 314Mar 26
  19. 150Apr 26
  20. 508May 26
  21. 395Jun 26
  22. 327Jul 26
  23. 252Aug 26
  24. 148Sep 26

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Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
September 2026148706513$44.4M
August 20262527266114$71.4M
July 20263277454199$50.6M
June 20263956684245$62.8M
May 20265087235401$107M
April 202615086586$25.4M
March 202631411752145$78.5M
February 20262283462132$51.1M
January 2026190517564$47.5M
December 202510904574971$282M
November 20252083850120$47.1M
October 20254844182361$109M
September 20257702069681$151M
August 2025163477739$48.8M
July 20252485077121$54.7M
June 202511935840$40.6M
May 2025142408022$75.1M
April 20254265559312$95.3M
March 2025150366549$40.1M
February 20252293278119$48.0M
January 20253372970238$66.9M
December 20246743584555$108M
November 20243052355227$73.6M
October 20245313182418$96.2M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from October 2024 to September 2026. New months are added as the Census posts them, about six weeks after the month ends. Census permits data ↗

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How many new homes are being built in Seattle?

Seattle permitted 4,294 new homes in the 12 months through September 2026: 766 single-family homes and 3,528 homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey.

Where do the monthly numbers come from?

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey, which counts new privately owned housing units authorized by local permit offices each month. It does not include remodels, additions or commercial buildings, and a permit is not a finished home.

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