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Building a house in Georgia

How many new single-family homes each of Georgia's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

44,351 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of Georgia counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in Georgia

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Gwinnett County2,950$318,000
Chatham County2,666$260,000
Fulton County2,344$346,000
Hall County1,892$332,000
Jackson County1,816$344,000
Henry County1,666$256,000
Cherokee County1,491$477,000
Forsyth County1,409$199,000
Barrow County1,300$232,000
Paulding County1,290$140,000
Columbia County1,141$211,000
Houston County1,132$185,000
Dawson County1,069$217,000
Cobb County988$392,000
Bulloch County929$204,000
DeKalb County805$406,000
Lowndes County800$222,000
Bartow County795$311,000
Carroll County776$316,000
Coweta County751$470,000
Newton County600$300,000
Walton County549$300,000
Richmond County534$180,000
Douglas County471$249,000
Glynn County448$455,000
Fayette County435$386,000
Camden County418$279,000
Troup County418$312,000
Clayton County399$262,000
Habersham County378$302,000
Fannin County356$298,000
Bryan County348$358,000
Liberty County348$284,000
Catoosa County339$160,000
Rockdale County339$310,000
Floyd County330$213,000
Oconee County320$462,000
Spalding County317$226,000
Greene County311$1,008,000
Whitfield County297$209,000
Gordon County289$233,000
Walker County281$342,000
Long County275$238,000
Lumpkin County270$377,000
Union County264$430,000
Pickens County259$447,000
Monroe County258$307,000
Muscogee County230$313,000
Clarke County226$214,000
Effingham County212$298,000
White County188$287,000
Harris County177$317,000
Hart County177$251,000
Haralson County159$283,000
Morgan County147$430,000
Bibb County143$176,000
Franklin County142$295,000
Peach County139$176,000
Lamar County136$282,000
Thomas County131$292,000
Madison County130$294,000
Elbert County127$212,000
Upson County127$291,000
Jasper County124$345,000
Rabun County122$849,000
Polk County121$292,000
Murray County120$271,000
Meriwether County117$270,000
Tift County111$131,000
Banks County109$194,000
McIntosh County106$273,000
Pike County106$294,000
Washington County99$293,000
Putnam County98$369,000
Wayne County98$226,000
Gilmer County96$199,000
Lee County92$121,000
Bleckley County86$191,000
McDuffie County86$244,000
Butts County85$295,000
Towns County84$490,000
Colquitt County81$296,000
Berrien County80$375,000
Oglethorpe County80$285,000
Baldwin County79$373,000
Decatur County75$198,000
Tattnall County74$288,000
Coffee County73$207,000
Jones County68$205,000
Pierce County68$253,000
Pulaski County68$299,000
Brooks County58$296,000
Grady County55$448,000
Lincoln County55$371,000
Heard County54$293,000
Cook County53$246,000
Burke County52$266,000
Emanuel County49$200,000
Brantley County45$212,000
Charlton County41$297,000
Lanier County39$198,000
Laurens County38$203,000
Stephens County36$173,000
Ware County36$147,000
Seminole County33$165,000
Dougherty County32$296,000
Crawford County29$294,000
Wilkes County29$257,000
Miller County28$68,000
Crisp County27$291,000
Jenkins County25$124,000
Worth County25$269,000
Hancock County24$299,000
Jefferson County24$753,000
Quitman County24$106,000
Sumter County24$298,000
Dooly County22$209,000
Screven County19$157,000
Toombs County19$131,000
Atkinson County18$119,000
Mitchell County18$311,000
Montgomery County18$291,000
Schley County18$213,000
Wilkinson County18$250,000
Appling County17$110,000
Evans County16$183,000
Bacon County14$296,000
Macon County14$222,000
Taylor County14$287,000
Ben Hill County13$158,000
Marion County13$198,000
Twiggs County13$405,000
Early County12$296,000
Irwin County10$296,000
Jeff Davis County9None
Randolph County9None
Webster County9None
Candler County7None
Calhoun County5None
Clay County5None
Dade County5None
Dodge County5None
Terrell County5None
Echols County4None
Chattahoochee County3None
Turner County3None
Chattooga County2None
Stewart County1None
Baker County0None
Clinch County0None
Johnson County0None
Talbot County0None
Telfair County0None
Treutlen County0None
Warren County0None
Wheeler County0None
Glascock CountyNo dataNone
Taliaferro CountyNo dataNone
Wilcox CountyNo dataNone

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

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