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Winston-Salem, NC metro area

Metro area housing permits

Winston-Salem, NC metro area building permits: new housing

4,610 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -1% on the year before, with $1.4B of construction value.

4,610
Housing units, last 12 months-1% vs. prior 12: $1.4B
Construction value: 7%
In 5+ unit buildings304 units: #67
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area

Winston-Salem1,533
Forsyth County Unincorporated Area1,210
Davidson County Unincorporated Area693
Lexington451
Davie County249
King119
Yadkin County113
Kernersville town93
Stokes County Unincorporated Area76
Thomasville61

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	488 units	114 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	314 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	349 units	96 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	227 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	419 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	487 units	17 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	420 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	397 units	41 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	387 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	379 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	358 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	412 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	374 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	542 units	209 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	285 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	373 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	301 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	383 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	439 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	473 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	367 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	339 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	419 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	315 units	10 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	4,306	4,306	$1.3B
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	25	304	$45.5M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	4,699	336	$1.3B
2024	5,456	1,329	$1.7B

Key facts

Winston-Salem, NC metro area permitted 4,610 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $1,366,103,000 in construction value.
That is -1% compared with the 12 months before (4,637 units).
4,306 were single-family homes and 304 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (25 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $306,688.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 315 units were permitted.
It ranked #67 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 4,699 units were permitted ($1.3B).

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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