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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area building permits: new housing

Name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area new housing units authorized by building permits
Creator: US Permit Search
License: https://www.uspermitsearch.com/legal/terms

33,633 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -2% on the year before, with $8.4B of construction value.

33,633
Housing units, last 12 months-2% vs. prior 12: $8.4B
Construction value: 35%
In 5+ unit buildings11,927 units: #6
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

Atlanta6,862
Gwinnett County Unincorporated Area2,509
Henry County Unincorporated Area1,586
Paulding County Unincorporated Area1,091
Forsyth County Unincorporated Area1,054
Barrow County Unincorporated Area913
Villa Rica853
Sandy Springs792
Union City763
Cherokee County Unincorporated Area741
Bartow County Unincorporated Area

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

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	21,125	21,125	$6.5B
2 units	164	328	$81.3M
3–4 units	68	253	$45.6M
5+ units	581	11,927	$1.7B

October 2024	2,634 units	491 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	2,517 units	864 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	3,660 units	1,704 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	3,133 units	1,199 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	2,760 units	774 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	2,902 units	661 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	3,422 units	1,228 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	2,814 units	821 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	2,242 units	359 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	2,877 units	858 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	2,192 units	336 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	3,279 units	1,383 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	3,054 units	847 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	1,799 units	494 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	2,417 units	1,014 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	2,217 units	722 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	2,908 units	1,155 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	3,012 units	999 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	4,115 units	1,993 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	2,814 units	942 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	2,834 units	815 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	2,870 units	901 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	2,719 units	875 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	2,874 units	1,170 in 5+ unit buildings

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	33,670	11,052	$8.7B
2024	40,687	13,955	$9.6B

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area building permits: new housing

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