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Boulder, CO metro area

Metro area housing permits

Boulder, CO metro area building permits: new housing

1,650 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -23% on the year before, with $489M of construction value.

1,650
Housing units, last 12 months-23% vs. prior 12: $489M
Construction value: 72%
In 5+ unit buildings1,184 units: #150
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Boulder, CO metro area

Longmont1,016
Superior town328
Boulder198
Boulder County Unincorporated Area51
Lafayette11

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	379 units	310 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	266 units	219 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	109 units	75 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	76 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	74 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	218 units	168 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	93 units	42 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	102 units	46 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	56 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	123 units	99 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	562 units	503 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	98 units	73 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	132 units	106 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	124 units	93 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	171 units	144 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	490 units	465 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	51 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	285 units	256 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	99 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	135 units	100 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	52 units	0 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	441	441	$208M
2 units	7	14	$3M
3–4 units	3	11	$3.3M
5+ units	22	1,184	$275M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	2,001	1,534	$570M
2024	1,680	1,136	$535M

Key facts

Boulder, CO metro area permitted 1,650 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $489,495,000 in construction value.
That is -23% compared with the 12 months before (2,156 units).
441 were single-family homes and 1,184 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (22 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $472,417.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 52 units were permitted.
It ranked #150 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 2,001 units were permitted ($570M).

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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