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Asheville, NC metro area

Metro area housing permits

Asheville, NC metro area building permits: new housing

4,448 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +28% on the year before, with $1.2B of construction value.

4,448
Housing units, last 12 months+28% vs. prior 12: $1.2B
Construction value: 59%
In 5+ unit buildings2,632 units: #73
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Asheville, NC metro area

Buncombe County Unincorporated Area2,376
Henderson County1,035
Asheville798
Madison County151
Black Mountain town88

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	299 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	165 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	310 units	168 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	294 units	128 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	195 units	29 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	204 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	253 units	69 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	290 units	115 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	331 units	143 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	303 units	147 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	348 units	187 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	477 units	355 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	227 units	92 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	135 units	26 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	148 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	150 units	42 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	208 units	101 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	1,153 units	961 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	690 units	476 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	266 units	109 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	294 units	112 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	571 units	406 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	435 units	253 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	171 units	34 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	1,804	1,804	$826M
2 units	6	12	$1.8M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	78	2,632	$379M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	3,238	1,425	$1.1B
2024	5,378	2,846	$1.5B

Key facts

Asheville, NC metro area permitted 4,448 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $1,207,445,000 in construction value.
That is +28% compared with the 12 months before (3,469 units).
1,804 were single-family homes and 2,632 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (78 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $458,128.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 171 units were permitted.
It ranked #73 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 3,238 units were permitted ($1.1B).

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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