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Lee County

County housing permits · Alabama

Lee County, AL building permits: new housing

2,693 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +43% on the year before, with $694M of construction value.

2,693
Housing units, last 12 months+43% vs. prior 12: $694M
Construction value: 27%
In 5+ unit buildings731 units: #3
Rankof 67

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Lee County

Opelika1,222
Auburn1,106
Lee County Unincorporated Area365

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Alabama20,985

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	120 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	264 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	359 units	113 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	141 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	117 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	182 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	136 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	112 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	115 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	94 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	138 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	107 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	137 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	162 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	199 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	366 units	155 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	242 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	163 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	169 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	426 units	244 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	129 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	160 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	420 units	302 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	120 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	1,937	1,937	$545M
2 units	11	22	$4.5M
3–4 units	1	3	$330K
5+ units	22	731	$143M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,575	0	$452M
2024	1,877	113	$435M
2023	1,403	5	$399M

Key facts

Lee County, AL permitted 2,693 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $693,599,734 in construction value.
That is +43% compared with the 12 months before (1,885 units).
1,937 were single-family homes and 731 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (22 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $281,566.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 120 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 67 counties in Alabama by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,575 units were permitted ($452M).

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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