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Salem, OR metro area

Metro area housing permits

Salem, OR metro area building permits: new housing

2,027 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +47% on the year before, with $513M of construction value.

2,027
Housing units, last 12 months+47% vs. prior 12: $513M
Construction value: 51%
In 5+ unit buildings1,039 units: #129
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Salem, OR metro area

Salem1,234
Woodburn398
Dallas111
Keizer82
Marion County Unincorporated Area81
Silverton56

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	138 units	77 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	70 units	34 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	127 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	83 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	60 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	340 units	164 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	58 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	69 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	111 units	21 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	92 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	150 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	79 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	244 units	167 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	58 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	119 units	58 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	162 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	132 units	80 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	96 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	194 units	70 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	145 units	71 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	391 units	278 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	139 units	51 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	78 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	269 units	212 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	937	937	$342M
2 units	22	44	$12.6M
3–4 units	2	7	$1.1M
5+ units	69	1,039	$158M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,426	496	$375M
2024	1,859	797	$454M

Key facts

Salem, OR metro area permitted 2,027 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $513,168,000 in construction value.
That is +47% compared with the 12 months before (1,377 units).
937 were single-family homes and 1,039 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (69 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $364,557.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 269 units were permitted.
It ranked #129 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,426 units were permitted ($375M).

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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