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Duluth, MN-WI metro area

Metro area housing permits

Duluth, MN-WI metro area building permits: new housing

772 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +36% on the year before, with $193M of construction value.

772
Housing units, last 12 months+36% vs. prior 12: $193M
Construction value: 41%
In 5+ unit buildings313 units: #239
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area

Duluth137
Hermantown117
St. Louis County Part Unincorporated Area111
Douglas County Unincorporated Area74
Thomson township66
Hibbing64
Carlton County Part Unincorporated Area59
Superior11

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	47 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	109 units	75 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	42 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	42 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	72 units	14 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	42 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	112 units	97 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	64 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	43 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	50 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	105 units	52 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	186 units	103 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	48 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	$147M
2 units	9	18	$3.5M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	8	313	$42.9M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	647	206	$165M
2024	858	360	$231M

Key facts

Duluth, MN-WI metro area permitted 772 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $193,488,000 in construction value.
That is +36% compared with the 12 months before (568 units).
441 were single-family homes and 313 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (8 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $333,603.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 48 units were permitted.
It ranked #239 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 647 units were permitted ($165M).

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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