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Appleton, WI metro area

Metro area housing permits

Appleton, WI metro area building permits: new housing

1,438 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +67% on the year before, with $342M of construction value.

1,438
Housing units, last 12 months+67% vs. prior 12: $342M
Construction value: 53%
In 5+ unit buildings759 units: #164
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Appleton, WI metro area

Grand Chute town398
Little Chute village314
Harrison village122
Greenville town89
Chilton81
Seymour79
Appleton54
Kimberly village53

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	79 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	52 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	46 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	74 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	74 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	60 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	183 units	120 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	128 units	78 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	139 units	68 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	86 units	55 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	246 units	228 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	124 units	84 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	67 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	162 units	98 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	180 units	110 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	96 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	114 units	68 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	96 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	99 units	48 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	637	637	$233M
2 units	21	42	$9.6M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	52	759	$99.1M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,264	584	$347M
2024	659	30	$248M

Key facts

Appleton, WI metro area permitted 1,438 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $342,003,000 in construction value.
That is +67% compared with the 12 months before (862 units).
637 were single-family homes and 759 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (52 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $366,259.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 99 units were permitted.
It ranked #164 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,264 units were permitted ($347M).

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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