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2,392 new homes were permitted in Newark in the 12 months through August 2026, 15% more than the 12 months before.

  • 30single-family homes
  • 2,362homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $362Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $404Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 58Sep 24
  2. 176Oct 24
  3. 47Nov 24
  4. 257Dec 24
  5. 706Jan 25
  6. 237Feb 25
  7. 83Mar 25
  8. 50Apr 25
  9. 45May 25
  10. 18Jun 25
  11. 113Jul 25
  12. 283Aug 25
  13. 84Sep 25
  14. 170Oct 25
  15. 326Nov 25
  16. 140Dec 25
  17. 558Jan 26
  18. 71Feb 26
  19. 178Mar 26
  20. 112Apr 26
  21. 92May 26
  22. 466Jun 26
  23. 52Jul 26
  24. 143Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 202614306479$14.6M
July 2026520475$8.3M
June 2026466850408$52.7M
May 20269285529$16.3M
April 202611212685$19.6M
March 2026178744127$7.8M
February 20267113040$10.1M
January 2026558062496$156M
December 2025140132107$25.1M
November 2025326125300$58.2M
October 2025170245123$30.5M
September 20258414835$4.2M
August 2025283157225$48.3M
July 202511312686$20.1M
June 2025180180$2.1M
May 20254512420$5.1M
April 2025502480$6.9M
March 20258302360$12.8M
February 2025237018219$32.3M
January 2025706023683$105M
December 2024257126230$38.8M
November 20244701532$7.3M
October 2024176038138$26.8M
September 20245802434$9.1M

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 Newark?

Newark permitted 2,392 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 30 single-family homes and 2,362 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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