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Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area

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Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area building permits: new housing

1,767 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -54% on the year before, with $355M of construction value.

1,767
Housing units, last 12 months-54% vs. prior 12: $355M
Construction value: 70%
In 5+ unit buildings1,245 units: #143
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area

Lafayette671
Tippecanoe County Unincorporated Area523
West Lafayette441
Warren County68
Carroll County Unincorporated Area58

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	229 units	181 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	111 units	68 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	91 units	61 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	1,338 units	1,304 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	90 units	45 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	354 units	298 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	385 units	325 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	132 units	88 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	307 units	258 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	477 units	401 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	95 units	49 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	205 units	84 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	207 units	156 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	166 units	142 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	294 units	245 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	74 units	56 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	68 units	31 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	159 units	106 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	252 units	187 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	66 units	40 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	125 units	64 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	155 units	92 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	76 units	52 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	125 units	74 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	474	474	$178M
2 units	14	28	$4.4M
3–4 units	5	20	$5.1M
5+ units	57	1,245	$168M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	4,058	3,395	$853M
2024	1,607	1,073	$329M

Key facts

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area permitted 1,767 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $355,066,000 in construction value.
That is -54% compared with the 12 months before (3,814 units).
474 were single-family homes and 1,245 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (57 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $375,451.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 125 units were permitted.
It ranked #143 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 4,058 units were permitted ($853M).

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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