Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Cherokee County index 1976–2025
Cherokee County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Cherokee 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 Canton, Georgia, covered 471 housing units (+84.0% year on year); the place lies in Cherokee County.
221 of those units were single-family houses (47%), 10 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 240 in buildings of five or more units. That is 11.6 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 5.1 and well above the state's 5.4.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 13,666 units, with the busiest year 2024 (1,144 units). Cherokee County's FHFA house price index rose +137.7% over the ten years to 2025.
471units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+84.0% on the previous 12 months
221single-family units47% of the total
240units in 5+ unit buildings51% of the total
11.6units per 1,000 residentsCherokee County 5.1 · Georgia 5.4
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Canton by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Canton
Cherokee County
Georgia
United States
All housing units
471
1,512
60,994
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
221 (47%)
1,254 (83%)
42,789 (70%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
10
12
716
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
579
17,298
5 or more units
240 (51%)
246 (16%)
16,910 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
11.6
5.1
5.4
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+84.0%
−4.2%
+1.1%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Canton by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
13,666 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2024. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Cherokee County
FHFA's index for Cherokee County rose +137.7% over the ten years to 2025 (+9.0% a year) and +2.0% in the latest year, against +110.1% and +2.2% for Georgia. 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 Canton, GA?
471 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 256 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Canton?
221 single-family units, 10 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 240 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Canton compare with its county and state?
11.6 units per 1,000 residents in Canton, 5.1 in Cherokee County and 5.4 in Georgia.
How have home prices moved in Cherokee County?
FHFA's index for Cherokee County rose +137.7% over the ten years to 2025 and +2.0% 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 126000); 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.