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Housing permits · Virginia

Staunton, VA building permits: new housing

117 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -9% on the year before, with $22.6M of construction value.

117
Housing units, last 12 months-9% vs. prior 12: $22.6M
Construction value: 7%
In 5+ unit buildings8 units: 4.6
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 25,190

New housing units permitted per month

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Waynesboro419
Augusta County245

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Staunton (Independent City)117
Staunton-Stuarts Draft VA781
Virginia38,335

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	5 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	4 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	55 units	50 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	11 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	18 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	3 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	5 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	5 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	19 units	8 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	99	99	$20.8M
2 units	5	10	$1M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	1	8	$750K

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	147	74	$30M
2024	71	20	$13.9M
2023	245	181	$42.4M

Key facts

Staunton, VA permitted 117 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $22,583,016 in construction value.
That is -9% compared with the 12 months before (129 units).
99 were single-family homes and 8 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (1 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $210,439.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 19 units were permitted.
It ranked #58 of 159 permit-issuing places in Virginia by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 147 units were permitted ($30M).

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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