Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Carver County index 1977–2025
Carver County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Carver 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.
Waconia, Minnesota (Carver County), authorised 172 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +47.0% on the previous 12 months.
117 of those units were single-family houses (68%), 17 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 38 in buildings of five or more units. That is 12.2 units per 1,000 residents, above the county's 8.2 and well above the state's 3.8.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 3,655 units, with the busiest year 2022 (225 units). Carver County's FHFA house price index rose +65.7% over the ten years to 2025.
172units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+47.0% on the previous 12 months
117single-family units68% of the total
38units in 5+ unit buildings22% of the total
12.2units per 1,000 residentsCarver County 8.2 · Minnesota 3.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Waconia by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Waconia
Carver County
Minnesota
United States
All housing units
172
941
22,158
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
117 (68%)
452 (48%)
12,841 (58%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
2
4
312
34,814
3–4 units
15
19
201
17,298
5 or more units
38 (22%)
466 (50%)
8,804 (40%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
12.2
8.2
3.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+47.0%
+1.5%
+2.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Waconia by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
3,655 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2022. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Carver County
FHFA's index for Carver County rose +65.7% over the ten years to 2025 (+5.2% a year) and +3.8% 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 Waconia, MN?
172 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 117 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Waconia?
117 single-family units, 2 in two-unit buildings, 15 in three- and four-unit buildings and 38 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Waconia compare with its county and state?
12.2 units per 1,000 residents in Waconia, 8.2 in Carver County and 3.8 in Minnesota.
How have home prices moved in Carver County?
FHFA's index for Carver County rose +65.7% over the ten years to 2025 and +3.8% 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 776500); 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.