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Elgin

Housing permits · Texas

Elgin, TX building permits: new housing

790 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +341% on the year before, with $139M of construction value.

790
Housing units, last 12 months+341% vs. prior 12: $139M
Construction value: 68%
In 5+ unit buildings537 units: 81.3
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 9,715

New housing units permitted per month

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In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	7 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	14 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	237 units	231 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	315 units	306 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	19 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	253	253	$71.9M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	14	537	$67.4M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	766	537	$140M
2024	372	150	$80.7M
2023	63	0	$15M

Key facts

Elgin, TX permitted 790 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $139,342,013 in construction value.
That is +341% compared with the 12 months before (179 units).
253 were single-family homes and 537 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (14 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $284,264.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 19 units were permitted.
It ranked #49 of 990 permit-issuing places in Texas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 766 units were permitted ($140M).

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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