Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Jackson County index 1975–2025
Jackson County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Jackson 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.
Kansas City MO, Missouri (Jackson County), authorised 1,621 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −27.7% on the previous 12 months.
530 of those units were single-family houses (33%), 131 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 960 in buildings of five or more units. That is 3.1 units per 1,000 residents, well below the county's 4.9 and close to the state's 2.9.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 64,165 units, with the busiest year 2005 (3,365 units). Jackson County's FHFA house price index rose +108.1% over the ten years to 2025.
1,621units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−27.7% on the previous 12 months
530single-family units33% of the total
960units in 5+ unit buildings59% of the total
3.1units per 1,000 residentsJackson County 4.9 · Missouri 2.9
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Kansas City MO by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Kansas City MO
Jackson County
Missouri
United States
All housing units
1,621
3,615
18,495
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
530 (33%)
1,347 (37%)
12,065 (65%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
20
62
722
34,814
3–4 units
111
148
514
17,298
5 or more units
960 (59%)
2,058 (57%)
5,194 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
3.1
4.9
2.9
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−27.7%
−8.6%
+4.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Kansas City MO by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
64,165 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2005. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Jackson County
FHFA's index for Jackson County rose +108.1% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.6% a year) and +3.1% in the latest year, against +88.2% and +3.7% for Missouri. 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 Kansas City MO, MO?
1,621 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 2,242 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Kansas City MO?
530 single-family units, 20 in two-unit buildings, 111 in three- and four-unit buildings and 960 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Kansas City MO compare with its county and state?
3.1 units per 1,000 residents in Kansas City MO, 4.9 in Jackson County and 2.9 in Missouri.
How have home prices moved in Jackson County?
FHFA's index for Jackson County rose +108.1% over the ten years to 2025 and +3.1% 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 334000); 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.