Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Orleans County index 1992–2025
Orleans County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recessionPeak before the latest year value
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Orleans 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 Newport town, Vermont, covered 48 housing units (−61.0% year on year); the place lies in Orleans County.
5 of those units were single-family houses (10%), 2 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 41 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 2,196 units, with the busiest year 2015 (224 units). Orleans County's FHFA house price index rose +78.7% over the ten years to 2025.
48units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−61.0% on the previous 12 months
5single-family units10% of the total
41units in 5+ unit buildings85% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsOrleans County 3.3 · Vermont 3.5
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Newport town by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Newport town
Orleans County
Vermont
United States
All housing units
48
90
2,231
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
5 (10%)
47 (52%)
1,230 (55%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
2
2
98
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
53
17,298
5 or more units
41 (85%)
41 (46%)
850 (38%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
3.3
3.5
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−61.0%
−45.1%
+2.1%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Newport town by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
2,196 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2015. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Orleans County
FHFA's index for Orleans County rose +78.7% over the ten years to 2025 (+6.0% a year) and −2.6% in the latest year, against +88.8% and +3.6% for Vermont. 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 Newport town, VT?
48 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 123 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Newport town?
5 single-family units, 2 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 41 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Newport town compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Orleans County runs at 3.3 units per 1,000 residents and Vermont at 3.5.
How have home prices moved in Orleans County?
FHFA's index for Orleans County rose +78.7% over the ten years to 2025 and −2.6% 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 335000); 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.