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Butte County

County housing permits · California

Butte County, CA building permits: new housing

932 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +3% on the year before, with $154M of construction value.

932
Housing units, last 12 months+3% vs. prior 12: $154M
Construction value: 29%
In 5+ unit buildings268 units: #22
Rankof 58

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Butte County

Paradise town485
Butte County Unincorporated Area225
Chico221

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California111,592

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	52 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	75 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	174 units	103 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	125 units	61 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	84 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	69 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	64 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	69 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	71 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	115 units	73 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	65 units	14 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	129 units	73 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	74 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	75 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	73 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	66 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	75 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	64 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	63 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	62 units	12 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	622	622	$125M
2 units	14	28	$2.4M
3–4 units	4	14	$1.3M
5+ units	23	268	$25.3M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	997	301	$166M
2024	946	254	$156M
2023	929	202	$166M

Key facts

Butte County, CA permitted 932 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $154,414,633 in construction value.
That is +3% compared with the 12 months before (908 units).
622 were single-family homes and 268 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (23 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $201,614.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 62 units were permitted.
It ranked #22 of 58 counties in California by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 997 units were permitted ($166M).

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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