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Sanford, NC metro area

Metro area housing permits

Sanford, NC metro area building permits: new housing

665 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -5% on the year before, with $132M of construction value.

665
Housing units, last 12 months-5% vs. prior 12: $132M
Construction value: 0%
In 5+ unit buildings0 units: #262
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Sanford, NC metro area

Sanford545
Lee County Unincorporated Area120

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	55 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	64 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	88 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	80 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	39 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	42 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	70 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	85 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	85 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	78 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	665	665	$132M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	0	0	—

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	674	0	$125M
2024	602	0	$125M

Key facts

Sanford, NC metro area permitted 665 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $132,310,000 in construction value.
That is -5% compared with the 12 months before (700 units).
665 were single-family homes and 0 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (0 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $198,962.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 78 units were permitted.
It ranked #262 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 674 units were permitted ($125M).

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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