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342 new homes were permitted in Brookhaven in the 12 months through August 2026, 23% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 309single-family homes
  • 33homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $258Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $84.6Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 33Sep 24
  2. 50Oct 24
  3. 5Nov 24
  4. 176Dec 24
  5. 32Jan 25
  6. 6Feb 25
  7. 3Mar 25
  8. 0Apr 25
  9. 88May 25
  10. 16Jun 25
  11. 15Jul 25
  12. 18Aug 25
  13. 32Sep 25
  14. 42Oct 25
  15. 14Nov 25
  16. 20Dec 25
  17. 21Jan 26
  18. 40Feb 26
  19. 46Mar 26
  20. 36Apr 26
  21. 19May 26
  22. 36Jun 26
  23. 28Jul 26
  24. 8Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 20268800$3.1M
July 2026282620$168K
June 2026363600$13.9M
May 2026191900$7.4M
April 2026363600—
March 2026464600$16.4M
February 20264021019$9.2M
January 2026212100—
December 2025202000$7.1M
November 2025141400$5.0M
October 20254230012$10.9M
September 2025323200$11.4M
August 2025181080$4.9M
July 2025151500$5.4M
June 2025161600$5.7M
May 2025888800$31.4M
April 20250000—
March 20253300$1.0M
February 20256600$2.0M
January 2025323200$9.2M
December 202417610175$26.2M
November 20245500$1.7M
October 2024505000$17.0M
September 2024333300$9.5M

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 Brookhaven?

Brookhaven permitted 342 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 309 single-family homes and 33 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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