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County housing permits · Iowa

Warren County, IA building permits: new housing

401 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -16% on the year before, with $126M of construction value.

401
Housing units, last 12 months-16% vs. prior 12: $126M
Construction value: 13%
In 5+ unit buildings52 units: #8
Rankof 99

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Warren County

Norwalk210
Indianola99
Warren County Unincorporated Area77

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Iowa13,107

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	46 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	81 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	13 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	51 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	21 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	43 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	52 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	40 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	57 units	26 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	43 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	341	341	$121M
2 units	4	8	$796K
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	4	52	$4.5M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	465	102	$134M
2024	438	0	$125M
2023	363	0	$112M

Key facts

Warren County, IA permitted 401 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $126,013,461 in construction value.
That is -16% compared with the 12 months before (477 units).
341 were single-family homes and 52 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (4 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $353,997.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 43 units were permitted.
It ranked #8 of 99 counties in Iowa by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 465 units were permitted ($134M).

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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