All Rankings

Most Building Permits Issued (Last 12 Months)

Where construction is most active right now. Sourced directly from municipal building-permit databases — every number is verifiable in your city's open-data portal.

#1Back Bay, Boston
Permits
1469
Public Data
Value $ 901529390.41
Types 11
#2South Boston, Boston
Permits
1277
Public Data
Value $ 1206688165.33
Types 12
#3Loop, Chicago
Permits
1003
Public Data
Value $ 312517011.95
Types 7
#4South Boston, Boston
Permits
892
Public Data
Value $ 349433323.87
Types 11
#5Beacon Hill, Boston
Permits
806
Public Data
Value $ 530706730.02
Types 11
#6South End, Boston
Permits
805
Public Data
Value $ 331237391.57
Types 10
#7South End, Boston
Permits
770
Public Data
Value $ 175024529.88
Types 11
#8Beacon Hill, Boston
Permits
696
Public Data
Value $ 378994338.58
Types 10
#9Austin CCD, Austin
Permits
684
Public Data
Value $ 0
Types 5
#10Southwest Travis CCD, Austin
Permits
631
Public Data
Value $ 0
Types 4
#11Loop, Chicago
Permits
604
Public Data
Value $ 361509133.56
Types 7
#12New East Side, Chicago
Permits
596
Public Data
Value $ 804227755.15
Types 6
#13Austin CCD, Austin
Permits
593
Public Data
Value $ 0
Types 4
#14River North, Chicago
Permits
589
Public Data
Value $ 472921753
Types 6
#15River Ranch, Austin
Permits
584
Public Data
Value $ 0
Types 4
#16South Boston, Boston
Permits
571
Public Data
Value $ 190641347.57
Types 12
#17South Boston, Boston
Permits
559
Public Data
Value $ 133842890.22
Types 11
#18Near North Side, Chicago
Permits
558
Public Data
Value $ 239082339
Types 6
#19Longwood, Boston
Permits
537
Public Data
Value $ 277325742.02
Types 11
#20Northeast Travis CCD, Austin
Permits
525
Public Data
Value $ 0
Types 4
#21Charlestown, Boston
Permits
472
Public Data
Value $ 19905414.16
Types 12
#22Fenway, Boston
Permits
451
Public Data
Value $ 967578883.78
Types 11
#23North End, Boston
Permits
440
Public Data
Value $ 34793658.3
Types 9
#24Austin CCD, Austin
Permits
436
Public Data
Value $ 0
Types 5
#25Fenway, Boston
Permits
420
Public Data
Value $ 107701412.28
Types 10

Source: Municipal building-permit open data (cross-referenced with U.S. Census Building Permits Survey)