Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Contra Costa County index 1975–2025
Contra Costa County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Contra Costa County'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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area, California, covered 667 housing units (+96.8% year on year); the place lies in Contra Costa County.
240 of those units were single-family houses (36%), 10 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 417 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 29,197 units, with the busiest year 2003 (2,436 units). Contra Costa County's FHFA house price index rose +71.0% over the ten years to 2025.
667units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+96.8% on the previous 12 months
240single-family units36% of the total
417units in 5+ unit buildings63% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsContra Costa County 1.7 · California 2.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area
Contra Costa County
California
United States
All housing units
667
1,949
111,538
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
240 (36%)
1,035 (53%)
55,792 (50%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
4
16
4,172
34,814
3–4 units
6
17
1,193
17,298
5 or more units
417 (63%)
881 (45%)
50,381 (45%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
1.7
2.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+96.8%
+56.4%
+13.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
29,197 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2003. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Contra Costa County
FHFA's index for Contra Costa County rose +71.0% over the ten years to 2025 (+5.5% a year) and 0.0% in the latest year, against +80.3% and +0.8% for California. 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 Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area, CA?
667 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 339 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area?
240 single-family units, 4 in two-unit buildings, 6 in three- and four-unit buildings and 417 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Contra Costa County Unincorporated Area compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Contra Costa County runs at 1.7 units per 1,000 residents and California at 2.8.
How have home prices moved in Contra Costa County?
FHFA's index for Contra Costa County rose +71.0% over the ten years to 2025 and 0.0% 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 090000); 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.