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Worcester, MA metro area

Metro area housing permits

Worcester, MA metro area building permits: new housing

1,475 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -30% on the year before, with $424M of construction value.

1,475
Housing units, last 12 months-30% vs. prior 12: $424M
Construction value: 46%
In 5+ unit buildings680 units: #160
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Worcester, MA metro area

Worcester371
Grafton town234
Westborough town125
Shrewsbury town60
Upton town54
Fitchburg25
Milford town13
Leominster10

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	364 units	286 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	201 units	152 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	180 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	60 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	205 units	152 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	87 units	17 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	120 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	131 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	83 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	92 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	119 units	27 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	468 units	389 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	151 units	59 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	55 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	50 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	132 units	79 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	87 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	74 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	508 units	420 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	91 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	140 units	60 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	117 units	29 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	709	709	$259M
2 units	29	58	$14.4M
3–4 units	8	28	$10.6M
5+ units	24	680	$139M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,690	807	$442M
2024	2,506	1,434	$671M

Key facts

Worcester, MA metro area permitted 1,475 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $423,805,000 in construction value.
That is -30% compared with the 12 months before (2,110 units).
709 were single-family homes and 680 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (24 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $365,939.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 117 units were permitted.
It ranked #160 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,690 units were permitted ($442M).

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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