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Suffolk (Independent City)
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Housing permits · Virginia

Suffolk, VA building permits: new housing

637 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +15% on the year before, with $144M of construction value.

637
Housing units, last 12 months+15% vs. prior 12: $144M
Construction value: 1%
In 5+ unit buildings9 units: 6.8
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 93,913

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Chesapeake1,380
Virginia Beach607
Norfolk471
Currituck County379
James City County316
Isle of Wight County299
York County217
Portsmouth165
Camden County159
Gloucester County153
Newport News

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	61 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	58 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	77 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	43 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	53 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	101 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	51 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	53 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	616	616	$141M
2 units	6	12	$1.4M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	1	9	$1.1M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	589	75	$137M
2024	680	0	$195M
2023	727	120	$184M

Key facts

Suffolk, VA permitted 637 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $143,945,091 in construction value.
That is +15% compared with the 12 months before (552 units).
616 were single-family homes and 9 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (1 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $229,665.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 53 units were permitted.
It ranked #14 of 159 permit-issuing places in Virginia by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 589 units were permitted ($137M).

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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Suffolk (Independent City)637
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk VA-NC5,174
Virginia38,335