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Visalia

Housing permits · California

Visalia, CA building permits: new housing

932 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +85% on the year before, with $307M of construction value.

932
Housing units, last 12 months+85% vs. prior 12: $307M
Construction value: 9%
In 5+ unit buildings88 units: 6.9
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 135,007

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Tulare576
Tulare County Unincorporated Area338
Porterville132
Dinuba43

Also see

Tulare County2,076
Visalia CA2,076
California111,592

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	77 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	58 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	73 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	56 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	108 units	80 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	85 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	50 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	81 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	125 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	110 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	95 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	64 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	69 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	790	790	$286M
2 units	25	50	$9.2M
3–4 units	1	4	$732K
5+ units	2	88	$11.3M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	686	90	$225M
2024	575	307	$141M
2023	337	12	$101M

Key facts

Visalia, CA permitted 932 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $306,928,231 in construction value.
That is +85% compared with the 12 months before (503 units).
790 were single-family homes and 88 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (2 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $361,636.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 69 units were permitted.
It ranked #21 of 521 permit-issuing places in California by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 686 units were permitted ($225M).

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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