Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Juneau City and Borough index 1979–2025
Juneau City and Borough (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Juneau City and Borough's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Juneau city and borough, Alaska (Juneau City and Borough), authorised 86 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −53.0% on the previous 12 months.
34 of those units were single-family houses (40%), 16 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 36 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 3,565 units, with the busiest year 1996 (281 units). Juneau City and Borough's FHFA house price index rose +54.1% over the ten years to 2025.
86units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−53.0% on the previous 12 months
34single-family units40% of the total
36units in 5+ unit buildings42% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsJuneau City and Borough 2.7 · Alaska 1.1
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Juneau city and borough by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Juneau city and borough
Juneau City and Borough
Alaska
United States
All housing units
86
86
814
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
34 (40%)
34 (40%)
453 (56%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
6
6
88
34,814
3–4 units
10
10
75
17,298
5 or more units
36 (42%)
36 (42%)
198 (24%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
2.7
1.1
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−53.0%
−53.0%
−14.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Juneau city and borough by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
3,565 units since 1995; the busiest year was 1996. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Juneau City and Borough
FHFA's index for Juneau City and Borough rose +54.1% over the ten years to 2025 (+4.4% a year) and +6.1% in the latest year, against +52.4% and +4.1% for Alaska. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Juneau city and borough, AK?
86 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 183 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Juneau city and borough?
34 single-family units, 6 in two-unit buildings, 10 in three- and four-unit buildings and 36 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Juneau city and borough compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Juneau City and Borough runs at 2.7 units per 1,000 residents and Alaska at 1.1.
How have home prices moved in Juneau City and Borough?
FHFA's index for Juneau City and Borough rose +54.1% over the ten years to 2025 and +6.1% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 253000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.