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Albuquerque, NM metro area

Metro area housing permits

Albuquerque, NM metro area building permits: new housing

2,943 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -4% on the year before, with $571M of construction value.

2,943
Housing units, last 12 months-4% vs. prior 12: $571M
Construction value: 34%
In 5+ unit buildings1,009 units: #100
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Albuquerque, NM metro area

Albuquerque1,563
Rio Rancho971
Los Lunas village233
Bernalillo County Unincorporated Area149

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	156 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	403 units	216 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	246 units	120 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	146 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	217 units	70 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	458 units	286 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	246 units	64 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	218 units	33 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	451 units	240 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	169 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	192 units	55 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	161 units	47 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	128 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	123 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	355 units	223 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	134 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	165 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	596 units	414 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	227 units	49 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	195 units	42 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	191 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	239 units	70 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	259 units	143 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	331 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	1,934	1,934	$464M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	54	1,009	$107M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	2,830	984	$597M
2024	2,876	762	$621M

Key facts

Albuquerque, NM metro area permitted 2,943 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $570,764,000 in construction value.
That is -4% compared with the 12 months before (3,063 units).
1,934 were single-family homes and 1,009 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (54 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $239,996.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 331 units were permitted.
It ranked #100 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 2,830 units were permitted ($597M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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