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Housing permits · Michigan

Portage, MI building permits: new housing

199 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +73% on the year before, with $32.6M of construction value.

199
Housing units, last 12 months+73% vs. prior 12: $32.6M
Construction value: 0%
In 5+ unit buildings0 units: 4.0
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 49,787

New housing units permitted per month

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Kalamazoo County472
Kalamazoo-Portage MI472
Michigan21,927

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	4 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	21 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	5 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	7 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	7 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	18 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	195	195	$32.2M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	1	4	$313K
5+ units	0	0	—

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	141	0	$29.8M
2024	80	0	$16.6M
2023	250	180	$33.8M

Key facts

Portage, MI permitted 199 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $32,550,834 in construction value.
That is +73% compared with the 12 months before (115 units).
195 were single-family homes and 0 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (0 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $165,324.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 18 units were permitted.
It ranked #15 of 843 permit-issuing places in Michigan by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 141 units were permitted ($29.8M).

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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