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Housing permits · Massachusetts

Worcester, MA building permits: new housing

371 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -55% on the year before, with $110M of construction value.

371
Housing units, last 12 months-55% vs. prior 12: $110M
Construction value: 77%
In 5+ unit buildings285 units: 2.0
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 184,570

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Grafton town234
Westborough town125
Shrewsbury town60
Upton town54
Fitchburg25
Milford town13
Leominster10

Also see

Worcester County1,475
Worcester MA1,475
Massachusetts13,711

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	244 units	232 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	106 units	102 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	11 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	369 units	364 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	3 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	11 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	286 units	278 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	27 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	51	51	$14.1M
2 units	5	10	$2.5M
3–4 units	7	25	$10.1M
5+ units	4	285	$83.3M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	470	370	$92M
2024	945	819	$215M
2023	267	134	$45.5M

Key facts

Worcester, MA permitted 371 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $109,994,116 in construction value.
That is -55% compared with the 12 months before (832 units).
51 were single-family homes and 285 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (4 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $275,620.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 27 units were permitted.
It ranked #5 of 351 permit-issuing places in Massachusetts by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 470 units were permitted ($92M).

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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