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Housing permits · Washington

Vancouver, WA building permits: new housing

1,465 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +37% on the year before, with $228M of construction value.

1,465
Housing units, last 12 months+37% vs. prior 12: $228M
Construction value: 71%
In 5+ unit buildings1,046 units: 7.9
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 186,192

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Portland1,616
Clark County Unincorporated Area1,185
Beaverton1,046
Oregon City297
Gresham283
Battle Ground283
Washington County Unincorporated Area281
Ridgefield257
Tigard256
Happy Valley227
Hillsboro

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	193 units	180 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	41 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	216 units	199 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	335 units	284 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	142 units	101 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	56 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	35 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	223 units	148 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	56 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	61 units	34 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	219 units	197 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	272 units	248 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	237 units	198 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	126 units	99 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	101 units	80 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	370	370	$84M
2 units	23	46	$8M
3–4 units	1	3	$443K
5+ units	32	1,046	$135M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	771	403	$129M
2024	1,205	1,021	$182M
2023	1,359	1,145	$174M

Key facts

Vancouver, WA permitted 1,465 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $227,747,255 in construction value.
That is +37% compared with the 12 months before (1,073 units).
370 were single-family homes and 1,046 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (32 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $227,048.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 101 units were permitted.
It ranked #4 of 293 permit-issuing places in Washington by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 771 units were permitted ($129M).

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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224

Clackamas County Unincorporated Area174

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Clark County3,484
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA9,203
Washington37,987