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Alabama
Madison County
Huntsville

Housing permits · Alabama

Huntsville, AL building permits: new housing

2,043 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +94% on the year before, with $511M of construction value.

2,043
Housing units, last 12 months+94% vs. prior 12: $511M
Construction value: 40%
In 5+ unit buildings824 units: 10.2
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 200,840

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Madison County Unincorporated Area1,373
Athens536
Madison404
Triana137

Also see

Madison County4,020
Huntsville AL4,557
Alabama20,985

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	117 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	72 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	79 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	92 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	96 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	69 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	137 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	101 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	74 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	93 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	124 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	113 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	61 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	667 units	585 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	113 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	117 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	107 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	193 units	42 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	118 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	93 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	81 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	106 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	274 units	185 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	1,213	1,213	$369M
2 units	3	6	$926K
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	21	824	$142M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,942	862	$456M
2024	1,485	228	$281M
2023	2,600	1,103	$394M

Key facts

Huntsville, AL permitted 2,043 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $511,489,708 in construction value.
That is +94% compared with the 12 months before (1,054 units).
1,213 were single-family homes and 824 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (21 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $303,917.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 274 units were permitted.
It ranked #1 of 274 permit-issuing places in Alabama by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,942 units were permitted ($456M).

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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