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Seaford, DE metro area

Metro area housing permits

Seaford, DE metro area building permits: new housing

3,692 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -12% on the year before, with $723M of construction value.

3,692
Housing units, last 12 months-12% vs. prior 12: $723M
Construction value: 8%
In 5+ unit buildings290 units: #83
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Seaford, DE metro area

Sussex County3,692

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	410 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	304 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	357 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	324 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	500 units	144 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	354 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	324 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	406 units	134 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	317 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	387 units	96 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	268 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	247 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	241 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	244 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	273 units	40 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	260 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	225 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	331 units	34 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	276 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	363 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	426 units	64 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	420 units	91 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	315 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	318 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	3,356	3,356	$680M
2 units	23	46	$7.1M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	15	290	$35.4M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	3,885	493	$509M
2024	4,354	344	$640M

Key facts

Seaford, DE metro area permitted 3,692 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $722,570,000 in construction value.
That is -12% compared with the 12 months before (4,198 units).
3,356 were single-family homes and 290 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (15 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $202,647.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 318 units were permitted.
It ranked #83 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 3,885 units were permitted ($509M).

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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