Data through December 2024 · updated 23 Oct 2026
488 new home permits were issued in unincorporated Deschutes County, Sisters and La Pine, January 2023 through December 2024: about 244 a year and 36% of all permits. 299 new home permits in the last 12 months on file (Jan 2024–Dec 2024), 58% more than the 189 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 408 days from issue to the county's final.
What this file covers: This is the Assessor's copy of the permits that change a property's value: new homes and manufactured homes, additions, garages, shops and barns, remodels and demolitions. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are not in it, and it holds no permits issued after December 2024.
Permits issued each month, January 2023 through December 2024.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Jan 2023 | 3 |
| Feb 2023 | 3 |
| Mar 2023 | 12 |
| Apr 2023 | 12 |
| May 2023 | 18 |
| Jun 2023 | 17 |
| Jul 2023 | 18 |
| Aug 2023 | 24 |
| Sep 2023 | 18 |
| Oct 2023 | 23 |
| Nov 2023 | 21 |
| Dec 2023 | 20 |
| Jan 2024 | 24 |
| Feb 2024 | 21 |
| Mar 2024 | 31 |
| Apr 2024 | 24 |
| May 2024 | 33 |
| Jun 2024 | 24 |
| Jul 2024 | 36 |
| Aug 2024 | 26 |
| Sep 2024 | 17 |
| Oct 2024 | 34 |
| Nov 2024 | 15 |
| Dec 2024 | 14 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (140), February the quietest (59). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 66 |
| February | 59 |
| March | 106 |
| April | 89 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 101 |
| July | 133 |
| August | 123 |
| September | 86 |
| October | 140 |
| November | 89 |
| December | 84 |
Permits issued Jan 2023–Dec 2023, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 129 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Jan 2023–Dec 2023 | 189 |
| Finished | 68.3% |
| Expired | 9.0% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 408 |
| Middle half, days | 280–521 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 484 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $410,000 |
| Middle half | $267,792–$653,000 |
How the county filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dwelling | 418 | 86% |
| Structural | 38 | 8% |
| Manufactured Dwelling | 32 | 7% |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
New home permits for other places in Central Oregon. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: Deschutes County Assessor, Assessor_Permits map service (Master Permits and MasterPermits 2021 to 2024 layers), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued January 2023 through December 2024; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building permits Deschutes County Community Development issues (its own 247- permit numbers), for unincorporated Deschutes County and for the cities of Sisters and La Pine, where the county runs the building programme. Bend and Redmond run their own permit offices: their permits are in the same Assessor file but are not counted here.
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Contractor Records, "New home permits in unincorporated Deschutes County, Sisters and La Pine, OR", https://contractorrecords.com/deschutes-county/new-home-permits, data through December 2024, from Deschutes County Community Development building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): New homes permits by month · New homes permits by calendar month (index) · New homes permits: days to final · New homes permits: declared value · New homes permits by permit type.