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Building a house in North Carolina

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

65,303 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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
Wake County8,392$284,000
Brunswick County4,454$282,000
Mecklenburg County3,747$293,000
Forsyth County2,863$277,000
Durham County2,790$373,000
Johnston County2,633$307,000
Union County2,387$253,000
Harnett County2,195$328,000
Gaston County2,153$395,000
Guilford County1,738$303,000
Alamance County1,674$174,000
Iredell County1,447$236,000
Cabarrus County1,358$192,000
Catawba County1,353$244,000
Onslow County1,318$222,000
New Hanover County1,208$340,000
Pitt County1,108$188,000
Moore County1,043$243,000
Buncombe County992$514,000
Rowan County943$390,000
Davidson County941$376,000
Wayne County879$169,000
Cumberland County825$271,000
Lincoln County785$270,000
Franklin County735$296,000
Pender County716$308,000
Henderson County686$467,000
Lee County674$186,000
Hoke County554$294,000
Craven County553$222,000
Chatham County517$521,000
Caldwell County499$443,000
Nash County483$199,000
Randolph County482$354,000
Burke County479$293,000
Carteret County468$525,000
Cleveland County396$239,000
Wilson County357$221,000
Haywood County352$421,000
Stanly County336$168,000
Rockingham County332$321,000
Currituck County325$382,000
Dare County325$546,000
Orange County299$464,000
Robeson County291$208,000
Pasquotank County274$192,000
Granville County253$345,000
Stokes County251$299,000
Cherokee County239$294,000
Macon County239$537,000
Watauga County238$760,000
Surry County236$228,000
Jackson County232$1,459,000
Rutherford County203$325,000
Ashe County193$431,000
Montgomery County176$113,000
Transylvania County176$745,000
Warren County175$296,000
Davie County171$245,000
McDowell County164$484,000
Wilkes County152$343,000
Person County145$283,000
Camden County144$259,000
Polk County141$345,000
Lenoir County127$202,000
Avery County126$838,000
Beaufort County119$385,000
Duplin County117$297,000
Madison County117$289,000
Sampson County117$201,000
Yadkin County116$253,000
Vance County115$308,000
Clay County108$390,000
Yancey County107$339,000
Alexander County103$172,000
Bladen County97$232,000
Pamlico County97$389,000
Swain County84$394,000
Alleghany County82$390,000
Halifax County73$423,000
Greene County59$321,000
Scotland County59$266,000
Columbus County55$249,000
Anson County53$151,000
Richmond County53$282,000
Edgecombe County51$231,000
Caswell County50$297,000
Chowan County48$342,000
Jones County46$261,000
Mitchell County44$312,000
Perquimans County43$214,000
Hyde County35$296,000
Bertie County32$370,000
Graham County28$355,000
Tyrrell County18$160,000
Northampton County15$412,000
Gates County12$186,000
Washington County7None
Hertford County3None
Martin 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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