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1,422 new homes were permitted in New Braunfels in the 12 months through August 2026, 9% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 1,076single-family homes
  • 346homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $305Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $388Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 121Aug 24
  2. 71Sep 24
  3. 298Oct 24
  4. 68Nov 24
  5. 399Dec 24
  6. 85Jan 25
  7. 81Feb 25
  8. 63Mar 25
  9. 78Apr 25
  10. 77May 25
  11. 74Jun 25
  12. 145Jul 25
  13. 66Aug 25
  14. 78Oct 25
  15. 24Nov 25
  16. 48Dec 25
  17. 62Jan 26
  18. 83Feb 26
  19. 83Mar 26
  20. 119Apr 26
  21. 116May 26
  22. 120Jun 26
  23. 436Jul 26
  24. 187Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 2026187144043$52.2M
July 20264361330303$93.6M
June 202612012000$37.4M
May 202611611600$36.1M
April 202611911900$37.1M
March 2026838300$24.6M
February 2026838300$24.6M
January 2026626200$18.4M
December 2025484800$14.2M
November 2025242400$7.1M
October 2025787800$23.1M
August 2025666600$19.5M
July 202514514500$42.9M
June 2025747400$21.9M
May 2025777700$22.8M
April 2025787800$23.1M
March 2025636300$18.1M
February 2025818100$23.3M
January 2025858500$24.4M
December 2024399430356$63.5M
November 2024686800$19.6M
October 202429829800$85.7M
September 2024717100$20.4M
August 202412156362$25.4M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from August 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 New Braunfels?

New Braunfels permitted 1,422 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 1,076 single-family homes and 346 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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