Permits for new housing in Metro Mayors Coalition communities have fallen sharply in recent years

2024 saw the fewest units permitted since MAPC began tracking the data in 2015.

Bar chart showing permits for new housing in Metro Mayos Coalition by year.

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Chart: JOHN HANCOCK/GLOBE STAFFSource: Massachusetts Area Planning Council, Census Building Permit Survey, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities