Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Grand Traverse County index 1975–2025
Grand Traverse County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Grand Traverse 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.
Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area, Michigan (Grand Traverse County), authorised 592 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −21.7% on the previous 12 months.
413 of those units were single-family houses (70%), 14 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 165 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 13,156 units, with the busiest year 2024 (847 units). Grand Traverse County's FHFA house price index rose +127.7% over the ten years to 2025.
592units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−21.7% on the previous 12 months
413single-family units70% of the total
165units in 5+ unit buildings28% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsGrand Traverse County 6.6 · Michigan 2.2
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area
Grand Traverse County
Michigan
United States
All housing units
592
634
22,528
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
413 (70%)
455 (72%)
15,343 (68%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
14
14
600
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
449
17,298
5 or more units
165 (28%)
165 (26%)
6,136 (27%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
6.6
2.2
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−21.7%
−19.6%
−2.7%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
13,156 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2024. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Grand Traverse County
FHFA's index for Grand Traverse County rose +127.7% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.6% a year) and +4.4% in the latest year, against +96.7% and +4.7% for Michigan. 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 Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area, MI?
592 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 756 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area?
413 single-family units, 14 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 165 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Grand Traverse County Part 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; Grand Traverse County runs at 6.6 units per 1,000 residents and Michigan at 2.2.
How have home prices moved in Grand Traverse County?
FHFA's index for Grand Traverse County rose +127.7% over the ten years to 2025 and +4.4% 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 362500); 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.