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3,046 new homes were permitted in Madison in the 12 months through August 2026, 2% more than the 12 months before.

  • 288single-family homes
  • 2,758homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $428Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $679Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 20Sep 24
  2. 263Oct 24
  3. 186Nov 24
  4. 87Dec 24
  5. 321Jan 25
  6. 74Feb 25
  7. 103Mar 25
  8. 100Apr 25
  9. 678May 25
  10. 15Jun 25
  11. 811Jul 25
  12. 324Aug 25
  13. 71Sep 25
  14. 77Oct 25
  15. 788Nov 25
  16. 21Dec 25
  17. 246Jan 26
  18. 19Feb 26
  19. 212Mar 26
  20. 634Apr 26
  21. 16May 26
  22. 317Jun 26
  23. 386Jul 26
  24. 259Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 2026259410218$88.8M
July 2026386300356$68.6M
June 2026317230294$57.9M
May 2026161600$6.9M
April 2026634240610$147M
March 2026212160196$42.1M
February 2026191900$7.2M
January 2026246310215$85.4M
December 2025212100$6.6M
November 2025788110777$131M
October 20257730443$16.4M
September 20257126045$21.0M
August 2025324300294$83.2M
July 2025811270784$174M
June 2025151500$6.0M
May 20256781220646$55.8M
April 202510015085$24.0M
March 202510322081$22.6M
February 20257424050$29.3M
January 2025321170304$39.9M
December 2024876081$16.8M
November 2024186220164$46.6M
October 2024263280235$23.4M
September 2024202000$11.5M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from September 2024 to August 2026. New months are added as the Census posts them, about six weeks after the month ends. Census permits data ↗

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How many new homes are being built in Madison?

Madison permitted 3,046 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 288 single-family homes and 2,758 homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey.

Where do the monthly numbers come from?

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey, which counts new privately owned housing units authorized by local permit offices each month. It does not include remodels, additions or commercial buildings, and a permit is not a finished home.

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