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Chesapeake(Independent City)

County housing permits · Virginia

Chesapeake(Independent City), VA building permits: new housing

1,380 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +71% on the year before, with $422M of construction value.

1,380
Housing units, last 12 months+71% vs. prior 12: $422M
Construction value: 51%
In 5+ unit buildings707 units: #7
Rankof 132

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Chesapeake(Independent City)

Chesapeake1,380

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Virginia38,335

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	60 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	66 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	37 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	246 units	183 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	143 units	80 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	43 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	82 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	477 units	415 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	88 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	302 units	268 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	44 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	669	669	$312M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	1	4	$420K
5+ units	19	707	$110M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	846	295	$294M
2024	597	0	$275M
2023	505	0	$182M

Key facts

Chesapeake(Independent City), VA permitted 1,380 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $422,049,658 in construction value.
That is +71% compared with the 12 months before (805 units).
669 were single-family homes and 707 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (19 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $466,314.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 44 units were permitted.
It ranked #7 of 132 counties in Virginia by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 846 units were permitted ($294M).

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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