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Kent County

County housing permits · Delaware

Kent County, DE building permits: new housing

1,349 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +2% on the year before, with $213M of construction value.

1,349
Housing units, last 12 months+2% vs. prior 12: $213M
Construction value: 27%
In 5+ unit buildings361 units: #3
Rankof 3

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Kent County

Kent County Unincorporated Area656
Dover285
Milford222
Cheswold town103

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Delaware6,519

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	121 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	61 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	159 units	68 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	72 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	93 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	136 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	92 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	89 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	173 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	120 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	116 units	29 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	90 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	76 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	83 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	130 units	51 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	163 units	79 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	102 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	124 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	101 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	169 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	105 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	101 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	76 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	119 units	36 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	964	964	$163M
2 units	12	24	$5.4M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	22	361	$44.6M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,261	195	$188M
2024	1,201	116	$174M
2023	1,105	198	$165M

Key facts

Kent County, DE permitted 1,349 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $213,179,721 in construction value.
That is +2% compared with the 12 months before (1,322 units).
964 were single-family homes and 361 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (22 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $169,186.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 119 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 3 counties in Delaware by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,261 units were permitted ($188M).

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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