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Collin County
Allen

Housing permits · Texas

Allen, TX building permits: new housing

1,026 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -3% on the year before, with $208M of construction value.

1,026
Housing units, last 12 months-3% vs. prior 12: $208M
Construction value: 81%
In 5+ unit buildings828 units: 9.4
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 109,379

New housing units permitted per month

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In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	133 units	98 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	249 units	227 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	451 units	434 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	67 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	5 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	14 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	490 units	474 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	380 units	354 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	6 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	191	191	$86.5M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	2	7	$1.4M
5+ units	8	828	$121M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,028	759	$262M
2024	203	0	$52.4M
2023	491	368	$81.4M

Key facts

Allen, TX permitted 1,026 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $208,453,749 in construction value.
That is -3% compared with the 12 months before (1,057 units).
191 were single-family homes and 828 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (8 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $452,973.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 6 units were permitted.
It ranked #36 of 990 permit-issuing places in Texas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,028 units were permitted ($262M).

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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Collin County15,511
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