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1,194 new homes were permitted in Fontana in the 12 months through August 2026, 1% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 364single-family homes
  • 830homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $258Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $205Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 59Sep 24
  2. 360Oct 24
  3. 21Nov 24
  4. 38Dec 24
  5. 138Jan 25
  6. 125Feb 25
  7. 104Mar 25
  8. 79Apr 25
  9. 92May 25
  10. 37Jun 25
  11. 109Jul 25
  12. 47Aug 25
  13. 30Sep 25
  14. 62Oct 25
  15. 48Nov 25
  16. 59Dec 25
  17. 487Jan 26
  18. 44Feb 26
  19. 176Mar 26
  20. 68Apr 26
  21. 125May 26
  22. 52Jun 26
  23. 27Jul 26
  24. 16Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 2026166100$1.9M
July 20262717100$4.9M
June 2026524480$12.0M
May 2026125311381$22.9M
April 20266852160$12.2M
March 2026176670109$32.7M
February 202644201410$7.7M
January 20264872624437$75.8M
December 20255991436$8.9M
November 202548261012$6.9M
October 20256248140$14.0M
September 20253018120$5.3M
August 202547241310$8.4M
July 2025109751420$24.4M
June 202537101215$7.8M
May 202592501824$19.1M
April 202579392515$16.3M
March 2025104641426$23.0M
February 2025125105200$27.8M
January 20251381071615$30.5M
December 2024383800$10.2M
November 2024219120$2.1M
October 20243602920311$47.6M
September 202459171230$15.6M

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 Fontana?

Fontana permitted 1,194 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 364 single-family homes and 830 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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