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1,649 new homes were permitted in Tallahassee in the 12 months through August 2026, 2% more than the 12 months before.

  • 404single-family homes
  • 1,245homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $204Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $346Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 142Aug 24
  2. 106Sep 24
  3. 117Oct 24
  4. 103Nov 24
  5. 118Dec 24
  6. 165Jan 25
  7. 130Feb 25
  8. 129Mar 25
  9. 103Apr 25
  10. 131May 25
  11. 223Jun 25
  12. 144Jul 25
  13. 29Aug 25
  14. 140Oct 25
  15. 12Nov 25
  16. 559Dec 25
  17. 40Jan 26
  18. 95Feb 26
  19. 90Mar 26
  20. 140Apr 26
  21. 119May 26
  22. 121Jun 26
  23. 175Jul 26
  24. 129Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 202612941286$26.6M
July 2026175412132$36.4M
June 202612142277$24.8M
May 202611938279$24.5M
April 202614042296$28.9M
March 20269036252$13.2M
February 20269533062$13.7M
January 2026403820$12.8M
December 2025559180541$137M
November 202512840$2.3M
October 2025140382100$19.7M
August 2025292900$6.1M
July 2025144342108$20.0M
June 2025223390184$30.4M
May 202513137490$18.5M
April 202510339262$15.0M
March 202512934293$18.1M
February 202513034294$18.2M
January 2025165340131$22.7M
December 202411833283$16.6M
November 202410331270$14.6M
October 202411738277$16.7M
September 202410634270$15.2M
August 2024142402100$20.0M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from August 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 Tallahassee?

Tallahassee permitted 1,649 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 404 single-family homes and 1,245 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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