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Housing permits · Indiana

Indianapolis, IN building permits: new housing

1,827 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -1% on the year before, with $496M of construction value.

1,827
Housing units, last 12 months-1% vs. prior 12: $496M
Construction value: 44%
In 5+ unit buildings801 units: #2
Rankof 337

New housing units permitted per month

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Greenwood422
McCordsville town411
Greenfield341
Avon town315
Zionsville town277

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	354 units	164 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	272 units	194 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	208 units	123 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	102 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	97 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	79 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	176 units	111 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	103 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	212 units	115 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	108 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	69 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	145 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	47 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	109 units	34 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	133 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	128 units	35 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	244 units	168 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	81 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	325 units	220 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	92 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	401 units	323 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	1,026	1,026	$353M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	16	801	$143M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,260	285	$400M
2024	1,823	621	$520M
2023	2,413	1,457	$688M

Key facts

Indianapolis, IN permitted 1,827 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $496,021,556 in construction value.
That is -1% compared with the 12 months before (1,839 units).
1,026 were single-family homes and 801 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (16 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $344,042.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 401 units were permitted.
It ranked #2 of 337 permit-issuing places in Indiana by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,260 units were permitted ($400M).

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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Marion County1,889
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood IN13,073
Indiana27,901