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Wausau, WI metro area

Metro area housing permits

Wausau, WI metro area building permits: new housing

432 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +6% on the year before, with $115M of construction value.

432
Housing units, last 12 months+6% vs. prior 12: $115M
Construction value: 48%
In 5+ unit buildings207 units: #332
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Wausau, WI metro area

Wausau133
Marathon County Part Unincorporated Area43

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	26 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	39 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	47 units	17 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	35 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	92 units	66 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	37 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	40 units	14 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	43 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	22 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	18 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	23 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	18 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	35 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	18 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	26 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	28 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	34 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	83 units	57 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	84 units	63 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	207	207	$84.5M
2 units	9	18	$3.7M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	20	207	$27M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	348	98	$114M
2024	408	192	$117M

Key facts

Wausau, WI metro area permitted 432 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $115,180,000 in construction value.
That is +6% compared with the 12 months before (408 units).
207 were single-family homes and 207 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (20 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $408,324.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 84 units were permitted.
It ranked #332 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 348 units were permitted ($114M).

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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