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Chelan County

County housing permits · Washington

Chelan County, WA building permits: new housing

379 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -54% on the year before, with $126M of construction value.

379
Housing units, last 12 months-54% vs. prior 12: $126M
Construction value: 23%
In 5+ unit buildings87 units: #14
Rankof 39

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Chelan County

Chelan County Unincorporated Area198
Wenatchee94
Leavenworth51

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Washington37,987

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	231 units	212 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	128 units	96 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	181 units	125 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	51 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	79 units	47 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	36 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	20 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	282	282	$108M
2 units	2	4	$600K
3–4 units	2	6	$1.7M
5+ units	4	87	$15.5M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	783	453	$227M
2024	762	377	$181M
2023	315	20	$118M

Key facts

Chelan County, WA permitted 379 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $125,997,707 in construction value.
That is -54% compared with the 12 months before (817 units).
282 were single-family homes and 87 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (4 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $383,663.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 20 units were permitted.
It ranked #14 of 39 counties in Washington by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 783 units were permitted ($227M).

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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