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Prince William County Unincorporated Area

Housing permits · Virginia

Prince William County Unincorporated Area, VA building permits: new housing

1,264 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +69% on the year before, with $234M of construction value.

1,264
Housing units, last 12 months+69% vs. prior 12: $234M
Construction value: 18%
In 5+ unit buildings233 units: 2.7
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 466,085

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Fairfax County Unincorporated Area3,220
Montgomery County Unincorporated Area2,517
Loudoun County Unincorporated Area2,322
Arlington County2,297
Washington2,020
Prince Georges County Unincorporated Area1,732
Alexandria1,200
Stafford County672
Spotsylvania County637
Ranson corporation

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	118 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	80 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	80 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	114 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	67 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	47 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	66 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	50 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	99 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	281 units	233 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	97 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	103 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	90 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	87 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	124 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	128 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	114 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	42 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	1,005	1,005	$225M
2 units	13	26	$4.7M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	3	233	$4.5M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,340	614	$255M
2024	1,293	500	$227M
2023	1,483	656	$246M

Key facts

Prince William County Unincorporated Area, VA permitted 1,264 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $234,292,733 in construction value.
That is +69% compared with the 12 months before (748 units).
1,005 were single-family homes and 233 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (3 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $223,961.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 42 units were permitted.
It ranked #8 of 159 permit-issuing places in Virginia by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,340 units were permitted ($255M).

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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Frederick County Unincorporated Area535

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Prince William County1,278
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV22,264
Virginia38,335