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38 new homes were permitted in Torrance in the 12 months through August 2026, 92% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 34single-family homes
  • 4homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $279Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $9.7Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 8Sep 24
  2. 9Oct 24
  3. 6Nov 24
  4. 8Dec 24
  5. 11Jan 25
  6. 220Feb 25
  7. 5Mar 25
  8. 2Apr 25
  9. 4May 25
  10. 2Jun 25
  11. 2Jul 25
  12. 203Aug 25
  13. 5Sep 25
  14. 6Oct 25
  15. 2Nov 25
  16. 2Dec 25
  17. 3Jan 26
  18. 1Feb 26
  19. 10Mar 26
  20. 1Apr 26
  21. 3May 26
  22. 1Jun 26
  23. 2Jul 26
  24. 2Aug 26

Single-family Multifamily

Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 20262200$674K
July 20262200$674K
June 20261100$337K
May 20263300$1.0M
April 20261100$337K
March 202610640$2.2M
February 20261100$329K
January 20263300—
December 20252200$659K
November 20252200$659K
October 20256600$1.7M
September 20255500$1.1M
August 202520330200$35.3M
July 20252200$659K
June 20252200$659K
May 20254400$1.3M
April 20252200$659K
March 20255500$1.6M
February 202522020218$30.8M
January 2025111100$3.4M
December 20248800$823K
November 20246600$1.9M
October 20249900$2.8M
September 20248800$2.5M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from September 2024 to August 2026. New months are added as the Census posts them, about six weeks after the month ends. Census permits data ↗

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How many new homes are being built in Torrance?

Torrance permitted 38 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 34 single-family homes and 4 homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey.

Where do the monthly numbers come from?

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey, which counts new privately owned housing units authorized by local permit offices each month. It does not include remodels, additions or commercial buildings, and a permit is not a finished home.

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