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5,773 new homes were permitted in San Diego in the 12 months through September 2026, 16% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 994single-family homes
  • 4,779homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $294Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $1.2Btotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 1112Oct 24
  2. 667Nov 24
  3. 370Dec 24
  4. 234Jan 25
  5. 65Feb 25
  6. 322Mar 25
  7. 575Apr 25
  8. 557May 25
  9. 1136Jun 25
  10. 656Jul 25
  11. 282Aug 25
  12. 904Sep 25
  13. 629Oct 25
  14. 633Nov 25
  15. 835Dec 25
  16. 302Jan 26
  17. 225Feb 26
  18. 302Mar 26
  19. 649Apr 26
  20. 400May 26
  21. 622Jun 26
  22. 227Jul 26
  23. 258Aug 26
  24. 691Sep 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
September 20266917673542$207M
August 20262589042126$51.1M
July 2026227828461$41.4M
June 20266228447491$120M
May 202640092110198$57.7M
April 2026649100101448$129M
March 202630210313366$83.0M
February 2026225519876$37.3M
January 20263024768187$42.4M
December 20258359054691$120M
November 20256337353507$124M
October 202562910692431$171M
September 20259048133790$147M
August 20252829760125$54.0M
July 20256569374489$119M
June 202511367661999$213M
May 202555710136420$101M
April 20255754364468$39.7M
March 20253224652224$69.4M
February 20256510649$16.7M
January 2025234374157$29.8M
December 20243704120309$63.9M
November 20246674268557$242M
October 2024111244591009$196M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from October 2024 to September 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 San Diego?

San Diego permitted 5,773 new homes in the 12 months through September 2026: 994 single-family homes and 4,779 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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