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Scott County

County housing permits · Minnesota

Scott County, MN building permits: new housing

706 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -18% on the year before, with $316M of construction value.

706
Housing units, last 12 months-18% vs. prior 12: $316M
Construction value: 16%
In 5+ unit buildings114 units: #8
Rankof 87

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Scott County

Shakopee326
Elko New Market102
Savage93
Jordan63
Scott County Unincorporated Area50
Prior Lake35

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Minnesota22,943

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	80 units	54 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	37 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	149 units	110 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	181 units	106 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	49 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	43 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	58 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	52 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	87 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	45 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	58 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	65 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	144 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	45 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	51 units	6 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	586	586	$294M
2 units	1	2	$600K
3–4 units	1	4	$741K
5+ units	3	114	$21.1M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	883	313	$316M
2024	699	84	$302M
2023	887	493	$286M

Key facts

Scott County, MN permitted 706 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $316,040,082 in construction value.
That is -18% compared with the 12 months before (858 units).
586 were single-family homes and 114 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (3 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $501,089.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 51 units were permitted.
It ranked #8 of 87 counties in Minnesota by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 883 units were permitted ($316M).

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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