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173 new homes were permitted in Carlsbad in the 12 months through August 2026, 76% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 125single-family homes
  • 48homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $362Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $56.7Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 16Sep 24
  2. 20Oct 24
  3. 21Nov 24
  4. 348Dec 24
  5. 16Jan 25
  6. 22Feb 25
  7. 13Mar 25
  8. 26Apr 25
  9. 30May 25
  10. 19Jun 25
  11. 13Jul 25
  12. 167Aug 25
  13. 3Sep 25
  14. 11Oct 25
  15. 4Nov 25
  16. 15Dec 25
  17. 43Jan 26
  18. 16Feb 26
  19. 7Mar 26
  20. 24Apr 26
  21. 2May 26
  22. 24Jun 26
  23. 18Jul 26
  24. 6Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 20266600$806K
July 2026181800$5.8M
June 2026242400$7.6M
May 20262200$945K
April 2026242400$17.5M
March 20267700$3.8M
February 2026161600$5.3M
January 20264341623$8.6M
December 202515690$4.2M
November 20254400$282K
October 2025111100$1.0M
September 20253300$890K
August 202516774156$50.0M
July 2025131120$2.3M
June 2025191900$5.4M
May 2025303000$6.1M
April 2025262600$7.7M
March 2025131300$1.6M
February 2025222200$8.0M
January 2025161600$3.9M
December 202434813174161$111M
November 2024212100$8.1M
October 2024202000$6.0M
September 2024161600$6.0M

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 Carlsbad?

Carlsbad permitted 173 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 125 single-family homes and 48 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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