Connecticut added more housing units this June compared to last year, bringing the total number of new units authorized during the first half of 2023 to 2,981 – nearly 30% higher than a year ago.
The number of units authorized in Connecticut in June was 427, down from 548 in May, but up from June 2022’s total of 392, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Stonington authorized the most housing permits at 124, followed by Old Saybrook (34), New Haven (29) and Newington (23).
Most of the permits were for buildings with five or more units (240), followed by single-family homes (169).
Last year at the end of June, 2,294 units had been authorized in the state.
Homebuilding peaked in 2004 with 10,344 new units. Since then, the total has been lower than 5,000 a year since 2008, except for 2015 which had 5,322 and 2019 which had 5,097.
