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Chambersburg, PA metro area

Metro area housing permits

Chambersburg, PA metro area building permits: new housing

777 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -22% on the year before, with $187M of construction value.

777
Housing units, last 12 months-22% vs. prior 12: $187M
Construction value: 35%
In 5+ unit buildings271 units: #238
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Chambersburg, PA metro area

Antrim township193
Chambersburg borough186
Guilford township120
Washington township (Franklin County)72

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	76 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	55 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	84 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	106 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	74 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	103 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	94 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	66 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	60 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	93 units	43 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	112 units	70 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	73 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	48 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	72 units	40 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	91 units	60 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	121 units	90 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	76 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	67 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	51 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	65 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	54 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	50 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	50 units	6 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	462	462	$159M
2 units	17	34	$6.4M
3–4 units	3	10	$2.5M
5+ units	15	271	$19.1M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,033	375	$234M
2024	623	112	$169M

Key facts

Chambersburg, PA metro area permitted 777 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $186,605,000 in construction value.
That is -22% compared with the 12 months before (996 units).
462 were single-family homes and 271 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (15 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $343,310.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 50 units were permitted.
It ranked #238 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,033 units were permitted ($234M).

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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