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Building a house in Minnesota

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

12,886 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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
Hennepin County1,523$561,000
Dakota County1,378$303,000
Washington County1,225$387,000
Wright County1,072$353,000
Anoka County738$338,000
Scott County570$480,000
Carver County483$455,000
Crow Wing County455$338,000
Stearns County371$328,000
Olmsted County326$369,000
Sherburne County299$268,000
Ramsey County273$404,000
Cass County253$329,000
St. Louis County237$339,000
Chisago County236$286,000
Pine County205$327,000
Isanti County191$289,000
Blue Earth County186$270,000
Aitkin County170$339,000
Douglas County157$381,000
Clay County153$333,000
Morrison County148$275,000
Becker County138$379,000
Itasca County117$356,000
Carlton County109$333,000
Rice County100$360,000
Mille Lacs County91$301,000
Lake County83$276,000
Todd County82$339,000
Beltrami County77$280,000
Goodhue County74$341,000
Cook County64$240,000
Benton County63$356,000
McLeod County63$384,000
Le Sueur County60$388,000
Otter Tail County60$317,000
Fillmore County58$194,000
Kandiyohi County57$329,000
Dodge County50$291,000
Wabasha County49$349,000
Meeker County48$298,000
Nicollet County48$389,000
Wadena County48$234,000
Kanabec County44$250,000
Polk County42$438,000
Yellow Medicine County40$313,000
Houston County35$373,000
Mower County34$267,000
Koochiching County33$97,000
Steele County32$339,000
Pope County31$504,000
Sibley County26$285,000
Winona County26$349,000
Brown County25$439,000
Lake of the Woods County25$330,000
Waseca County24$313,000
Hubbard County21$305,000
Roseau County21$187,000
Lyon County19$378,000
Murray County18$458,000
Rock County16$405,000
Stevens County14$503,000
Freeborn County13$323,000
Lincoln County13$521,000
Martin County13$304,000
Cottonwood County10$352,000
Nobles County10$355,000
Norman County10$363,000
Renville County10$332,000
Swift County10$338,000
Chippewa County9None
Wilkin County9None
Jackson County8None
Grant County7None
Kittson County7None
Pipestone County7None
Redwood County7None
Faribault County6None
Lac qui Parle County6None
Traverse County6None
Watonwan County5None
Marshall County3None
Big Stone County2None
Pennington County1None
Clearwater County0None
Mahnomen County0None
Red Lake County0None

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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