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Austin’s Small-Scale Housing Report: Houses and 2-/3-Unit Sites Permitted Each Month

Last reviewed September 17, 2026 · City of Austin issued permit records · Kimbrough Gray · KiliGray Homes
The latest complete month, August 2026, recorded 172 adjusted housing units and 129 newly counted site groups, up 75.5% in units from August 2025. The rolling tables track recent authorizations; the annual history below uses the broader building series. Neither measures completed homes or properties for sale.
Applies to: City of Austin issued residential building records. Monthly comparisons use the adjusted citywide series; annual totals retain the broader building series.

Look beyond one month

The latest three complete months total 593 adjusted units, compared with 627 in the preceding three (down 5.4%). This short comparison is not seasonally adjusted. The twelve-month sum is 1,862; use the monthly rows to see whether a headline increase persists.

Latest complete month: August 2026

Adjusted citywide measure; use the same boundary for the prior-year comparison. Inspect issued records before treating activity as future competition.

MeasureCount
Adjusted housing-unit count172
Site groups (1–3 classified units)129
  — single houses (1-unit)118
  — 2-unit sites6
  — 3-unit sites5

The last twelve months

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MonthAdjusted unitsSmall-scale projectsSingle houses2-unit sites3-unit sites
August 2026 †
172
129
118
6
5
July 2026 †
204
149
123
16
10
June 2026 †
217
148
126
15
7
May 2026 †
194
123
97
22
4
April 2026 †
227
155
141
10
4
March 2026 †
206
131
109
12
10
February 2026
149
95
68
20
7
January 2026
120
83
67
12
4
December 2025
25
76
55
16
5
November 2025
106
61
45
10
6
October 2025
115
65
40
16
9
September 2025
127
75
50
17
8
12-month total †
1,862
1,290
1,039
172
79

† Still settling: later related permits can move site classifications upward. Recent two- and three-unit group counts may understate the eventual mix; unit and group totals are separate measures.

Annual history: broader building series

For a longer view, the broader building series recorded 2,407 units in 2025 and 2,019 in 2024. These full years avoid comparing a partial current year with twelve completed months. The current-year row is year to date through 2026-09-15.

YearBroader building-series units
2026 (year to date, through 2026-09-15)1,717
20252,407
20242,019
20231,953
20223,280
20214,068
20203,946
20194,381
20184,090
20174,217
20163,897
20153,143
20143,102
20132,988
20122,574
20111,797
20101,923
20092,214
20083,117
20074,119
20064,665
20053,642
20042,654
20032,017
20021,368
2001795
2000892
19993,538
19983,746
19972,814
19962,951
19952,236
19942,184
19932,269
19921,745
19911,284
1990916
1989854
19881,091
1987821
19862,096
19852,031
19843,883
19833,927
19824,253
19813,879

This table retains the broader building totals, including four-unit building records. It is not the sum of the adjusted monthly column above. Compare report scopes.

Citywide: how many units per lot

This citywide history describes the total homes classified on each lot, including retained dwellings. It cannot be added to the authorization totals. † Recent categories remain provisional. Lot grouping and validation limits.

By year

Year1-unit lots2-unit lots3-unit lots1-, 2- and 3-unit lots
2026 †872117561,045
2025907180981,185
2024909234391,182
20231,038197101,245
20222,223224132,460
20212,63722192,867
20202,69915482,861
20192,959218103,187
20182,677158102,845
20172,76221092,981
20162,642213122,867
20151,890186342,110
20141,947181152,143
20132,028156142,198
20121,618149131,780
20111,19173111,275
20101,1528251,239
20091,5648221,648
20081,958265202,243
20072,584283182,885
20063,454357213,832
20052,740207312,978
20041,896136192,051
20031,435112141,561
20028061019916
2001499413543
2000667331701
19992,91578103,003
19983,2328933,324
19972,33110042,435
19962,50911762,632
19952,0084632,057
19941,93169112,011
19932,0734782,128
19921,5831621,601
19911,1681321,183
1990820171838
1989773160789
19889903301,023
1987612511664
19861,656140101,806
19851,33416471,505
19842,312584142,910
19832,45459973,060
19822,38550932,897
19812,331564282,923

Recent months

Month1-unit lots2-unit lots3-unit lots1-, 2- and 3-unit lots
August 2026 †11865129
July 2026 †1231610149
June 2026 †126157148
May 2026 †97224123
April 2026 †141104155
March 2026 †1091210131
February 20266820795
January 20266712483
December 20255516576
November 20254510661
October 20254016965
September 20255017875
12-month total †1,039172791,290

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Permits by ZIP compares where authorizations concentrate. The infill report compares the ZIPs selected by redevelopment signals. Individual monthly issues preserve their recorded revisions.

Definitions, source coverage and validation are collected in the permit-report reference.

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