Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Bryan County index 1986–2025
Bryan County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Bryan 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 Richmond Hill, Georgia, covered 730 housing units (+199.2% year on year); the place lies in Bryan County.
172 of those units were single-family houses (24%), 117 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 441 in buildings of five or more units. That is 36.5 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 18.5 and well above the state's 5.4.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 6,327 units, with the busiest year 2023 (709 units). Bryan County's FHFA house price index rose +120.7% over the ten years to 2025.
730units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+199.2% on the previous 12 months
172single-family units24% of the total
441units in 5+ unit buildings60% of the total
36.5units per 1,000 residentsBryan County 18.5 · Georgia 5.4
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Richmond Hill by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Richmond Hill
Bryan County
Georgia
United States
All housing units
730
964
60,994
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
172 (24%)
406 (42%)
42,789 (70%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
68
68
716
34,814
3–4 units
49
49
579
17,298
5 or more units
441 (60%)
441 (46%)
16,910 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
36.5
18.5
5.4
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+199.2%
+114.7%
+1.1%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Richmond Hill by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
6,327 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2023. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Bryan County
FHFA's index for Bryan County rose +120.7% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.2% a year) and +2.5% 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 Richmond Hill, GA?
730 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 244 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Richmond Hill?
172 single-family units, 68 in two-unit buildings, 49 in three- and four-unit buildings and 441 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Richmond Hill compare with its county and state?
36.5 units per 1,000 residents in Richmond Hill, 18.5 in Bryan County and 5.4 in Georgia.
How have home prices moved in Bryan County?
FHFA's index for Bryan County rose +120.7% over the ten years to 2025 and +2.5% 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 571000); 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.