Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Dakota County index 1975–2025
Dakota County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Dakota 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.
Apple Valley, Minnesota (Dakota County), authorised 324 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +1146.2% on the previous 12 months.
14 of those units were single-family houses (4%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 310 in buildings of five or more units. That is 5.9 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 6.1 and well above the state's 3.8.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 8,540 units, with the busiest year 2017 (784 units). Dakota County's FHFA house price index rose +64.3% over the ten years to 2025.
324units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+1146.2% on the previous 12 months
14single-family units4% of the total
310units in 5+ unit buildings96% of the total
5.9units per 1,000 residentsDakota County 6.1 · Minnesota 3.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Apple Valley by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Apple Valley
Dakota County
Minnesota
United States
All housing units
324
2,791
22,158
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
14 (4%)
1,548 (55%)
12,841 (58%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
2
312
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
201
17,298
5 or more units
310 (96%)
1,241 (44%)
8,804 (40%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
5.9
6.1
3.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+1146.2%
+25.4%
+2.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Apple Valley by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
8,540 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2017. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Dakota County
FHFA's index for Dakota County rose +64.3% over the ten years to 2025 (+5.1% a year) and +1.5% in the latest year, against +71.4% and +2.8% for Minnesota. 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 Apple Valley, MN?
324 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 26 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Apple Valley?
14 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 310 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Apple Valley compare with its county and state?
5.9 units per 1,000 residents in Apple Valley, 6.1 in Dakota County and 3.8 in Minnesota.
How have home prices moved in Dakota County?
FHFA's index for Dakota County rose +64.3% over the ten years to 2025 and +1.5% 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 022300); 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.