From Jan 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025, the Lafayette, IN metro area had 13.1 multifamily permits issued per 1,000 residents. In that period, Atlantic City, NJ had 0.2 multifamily permits issued per 1,000 residents.

Multifamily permits are permits issued for residential structures with 5 or more units. Housing permits data is only available through October 2025 due to last year's government shutdown. Bubbles sized by the number of multifamily permits issued through the first 10 months of 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data from the Building Permits SurveyCreated with Datawrapper