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2,706 new homes were permitted in Jersey City in the 12 months through August 2026, 43% more than the 12 months before.

  • 171single-family homes
  • 2,535homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $127Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $460Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 134Sep 24
  2. 151Oct 24
  3. 181Nov 24
  4. 256Dec 24
  5. 143Jan 25
  6. 87Feb 25
  7. 128Mar 25
  8. 157Apr 25
  9. 154May 25
  10. 171Jun 25
  11. 168Jul 25
  12. 156Aug 25
  13. 184Sep 25
  14. 190Oct 25
  15. 171Nov 25
  16. 389Dec 25
  17. 249Jan 26
  18. 261Feb 26
  19. 183Mar 26
  20. 165Apr 26
  21. 202May 26
  22. 264Jun 26
  23. 243Jul 26
  24. 205Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 20262051311181$34.2M
July 20262431418211$40.3M
June 20262641314237$44.2M
May 20262021414174$33.5M
April 20261651613136$27.1M
March 2026183159159$31.3M
February 2026261127242$45.4M
January 20262491312224$43.0M
December 20253891611362$67.8M
November 2025171139149$29.3M
October 20251901714159$32.2M
September 2025184159160$31.5M
August 20251561611129$26.4M
July 20251681511142$28.6M
June 2025171179145$29.1M
May 2025154169129$26.1M
April 2025157179131$26.6M
March 2025128169103$17.7M
February 20258713470$12.1M
January 2025143136124$20.0M
December 2024256139234$35.9M
November 2024181124165$25.4M
October 2024151169126$21.0M
September 20241341411109$18.5M

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 Jersey City?

Jersey City permitted 2,706 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 171 single-family homes and 2,535 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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