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97 new homes were permitted in Sunnyvale in the 12 months through August 2026, 24% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 52single-family homes
  • 45homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $183Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $22.4Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 2Sep 24
  2. 9Oct 24
  3. 30Nov 24
  4. 5Dec 24
  5. 2Jan 25
  6. 24Feb 25
  7. 3Mar 25
  8. 18Apr 25
  9. 22May 25
  10. 2Jun 25
  11. 4Jul 25
  12. 6Aug 25
  13. 5Sep 25
  14. 21Oct 25
  15. 5Nov 25
  16. 27Dec 25
  17. 2Jan 26
  18. 1Feb 26
  19. 8Mar 26
  20. 10Apr 26
  21. 3May 26
  22. 4Jun 26
  23. 11Jul 26
  24. 0Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 20260000—
July 202611380$912K
June 20264400$770K
May 20263300$200K
April 2026101000$2.8M
March 20268800$1.1M
February 20261100$100K
January 20262200$480K
December 2025273024$11.5M
November 20255500$1.1M
October 2025218013$2.5M
September 20255500$935K
August 20256600$1.4M
July 20254400$575K
June 20252200$330K
May 2025224018$9.5M
April 2025180414$4.2M
March 20253300$390K
February 2025242814$4.3M
January 20252200$249K
December 20245320$898K
November 2024306024$7.0M
October 20249207$2.3M
September 20242200$192K

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 Sunnyvale?

Sunnyvale permitted 97 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 52 single-family homes and 45 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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