Building activity by state
How much new housing is being permitted across the jurisdictions PermitBase covers — housing units authorized, buildings, and construction valuation from the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. This is Census survey data on new privately-owned residential construction, not total permit volume (commercial permits and remodels are not counted). Pick a state for the city-by-city breakdown.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey · data through 2026-05
Utah
$956M valuation · 26 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 522 units in 2026-05
Idaho
$882.3M valuation · 10 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 720 units in 2026-05
Nevada
$1,110.9M valuation · 10 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 610 units in 2026-05
Arizona
$1,666M valuation · 10 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 950 units in 2026-05
Colorado
$2,032.1M valuation · 10 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 1,549 units in 2026-05
Wyoming
$82.4M valuation · 19 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 58 units in 2026-05
New Mexico
$342.2M valuation · 10 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 187 units in 2026-05
Montana
$236.9M valuation · 10 jurisdictions tracked
Latest: 300 units in 2026-05
Figures are trailing totals for the current year to date. Jurisdictions that did not report to the Census Bureau are shown as “no data reported” on each state page, never assumed to be zero. Every figure traces to a specific Census BPS source file.