Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region index 1975–2025
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region'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 Portland town, Connecticut, covered 72 housing units (+500.0% year on year); the place lies in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
8 of those units were single-family houses (11%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 64 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 850 units, with the busiest year 2025 (140 units). Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's FHFA house price index rose +73.1% over the ten years to 2025.
72units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+500.0% on the previous 12 months
8single-family units11% of the total
64units in 5+ unit buildings89% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region 1.4 · Connecticut 1.6
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Portland town by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Portland town
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
All housing units
72
255
5,775
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
8 (11%)
145 (57%)
2,058 (36%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
2
178
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
218
17,298
5 or more units
64 (89%)
108 (42%)
3,321 (58%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
1.4
1.6
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+500.0%
+2.0%
−20.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Portland town by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
850 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
FHFA's index for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region rose +73.1% over the ten years to 2025 (+5.6% a year) and +5.6% in the latest year, against +75.1% and +6.1% for Connecticut. 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 Portland town, CT?
72 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 12 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Portland town?
8 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 64 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Portland town compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs at 1.4 units per 1,000 residents and Connecticut at 1.6.
How have home prices moved in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region?
FHFA's index for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region rose +73.1% over the ten years to 2025 and +5.6% 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 501000); 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.