Metro area housing permits

Warsaw, IN metro area building permits: new housing

423 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +48% on the year before, with $130M of construction value.

423
Housing units, last 12 months+48% vs. prior 12: $130M
Construction value: 26%
In 5+ unit buildings108 units: #334
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	21 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	35 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	46 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	111 units	85 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	14 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	39 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	35 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	40 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	26 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	309	309	$108M
2 units	3	6	$782K
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	3	108	$20.7M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	409	85	$155M
2024	261	10	$86.2M

Key facts

Warsaw, IN metro area permitted 423 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $129,543,000 in construction value.
That is +48% compared with the 12 months before (285 units).
309 were single-family homes and 108 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (3 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $349,796.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 26 units were permitted.
It ranked #334 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 409 units were permitted ($155M).

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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Places in the Warsaw, IN metro area

Building size

Buildings

Units

Value

Single-family

309

$108M

2 units

$782K

3–4 units

—

5+ units

108

$20.7M

Year

Housing units

In 5+ unit buildings

Value

2025

409

$155M

2024

261

$86.2M

Key facts

Warsaw, IN metro area permitted 423 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $129,543,000 in construction value.

That is +48% compared with the 12 months before (285 units).

309 were single-family homes and 108 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (3 buildings).

The average single-family home permitted was valued at $349,796.

In September 2026, the latest month published, 26 units were permitted.

It ranked #334 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.

In 2025, the full year, 409 units were permitted ($155M).