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Scott County

County housing permits · Kentucky

Scott County, KY building permits: new housing

640 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +36% on the year before, with $142M of construction value.

640
Housing units, last 12 months+36% vs. prior 12: $142M
Construction value: 59%
In 5+ unit buildings376 units: #6
Rankof 96

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Scott County

Scott County640

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Kentucky13,851

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	84 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	33 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	46 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	29 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	27 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	50 units	14 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	24 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	29 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	63 units	47 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	326 units	308 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	258	258	$70M
2 units	1	2	$300K
3–4 units	1	4	$330K
5+ units	26	376	$71.8M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	393	38	$100M
2024	546	98	$127M
2023	307	40	$66.9M

Key facts

Scott County, KY permitted 640 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $142,463,325 in construction value.
That is +36% compared with the 12 months before (472 units).
258 were single-family homes and 376 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (26 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $271,344.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 326 units were permitted.
It ranked #6 of 96 counties in Kentucky by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 393 units were permitted ($100M).

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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