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Housing permits · California

Vista, CA building permits: new housing

113 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -39% on the year before, with $34.1M of construction value.

113
Housing units, last 12 months-39% vs. prior 12: $34.1M
Construction value: 0%
In 5+ unit buildings0 units: 1.1
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 100,636

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

San Diego5,773
Chula Vista1,077
Oceanside705
San Diego County Unincorporated Area693
Encinitas427
San Marcos380
Escondido262
La Mesa211
El Cajon210
Carlsbad181
Lemon Grove

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	4 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	42 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	41 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	21 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	3 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	4 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	3 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	24 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	105	105	$32.8M
2 units	4	8	$1.3M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	0	0	—

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	187	36	$30.2M
2024	220	27	$37.6M
2023	206	99	$26.3M

Key facts

Vista, CA permitted 113 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $34,143,706 in construction value.
That is -39% compared with the 12 months before (186 units).
105 were single-family homes and 0 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (0 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $312,750.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 24 units were permitted.
It ranked #183 of 521 permit-issuing places in California by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 187 units were permitted ($30.2M).

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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115

Imperial Beach105

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San Diego County10,466
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA10,466
California111,592