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Bowling Green, KY metro area

Metro area housing permits

Bowling Green, KY metro area building permits: new housing

1,302 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +12% on the year before, with $282M of construction value.

1,302
Housing units, last 12 months+12% vs. prior 12: $282M
Construction value: 52%
In 5+ unit buildings672 units: #172
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Bowling Green, KY metro area

Warren County Unincorporated Area791
Bowling Green447
Scottsville64

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	108 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	72 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	72 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	77 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	69 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	132 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	132 units	63 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	73 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	73 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	232 units	167 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	87 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	303 units	264 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	217 units	144 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	127 units	80 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	58 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	60 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	90 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	61 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	67 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	203 units	152 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	622	622	$191M
2 units	4	8	$1.2M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	47	672	$90.7M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,470	708	$316M
2024	2,305	1,410	$411M

Key facts

Bowling Green, KY metro area permitted 1,302 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $282,437,000 in construction value.
That is +12% compared with the 12 months before (1,163 units).
622 were single-family homes and 672 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (47 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $306,397.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 203 units were permitted.
It ranked #172 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,470 units were permitted ($316M).

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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