Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
1,306 new home permits were issued in Las Cruces, October 2024 through September 2026: about 653 a year and 10% of all permits. 649 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 657 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. The usual one took 172 days from issue to the city's final.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 69 |
| Nov 2024 | 30 |
| Dec 2024 | 60 |
| Jan 2025 | 47 |
| Feb 2025 | 62 |
| Mar 2025 | 62 |
| Apr 2025 | 64 |
| May 2025 | 48 |
| Jun 2025 | 79 |
| Jul 2025 | 65 |
| Aug 2025 | 41 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 |
| Oct 2025 | 33 |
| Nov 2025 | 28 |
| Dec 2025 | 36 |
| Jan 2026 | 69 |
| Feb 2026 | 52 |
| Mar 2026 | 79 |
| Apr 2026 | 32 |
| May 2026 | 53 |
| Jun 2026 | 62 |
| Jul 2026 | 67 |
| Aug 2026 | 52 |
| Sep 2026 | 86 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (130), November the quietest (53). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 107 |
| February | 105 |
| March | 130 |
| April | 88 |
| May | 93 |
| June | 130 |
| July | 121 |
| August | 85 |
| September | 107 |
| October | 94 |
| November | 53 |
| December | 88 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 580 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 657 |
| Usual days, issue to final | 172 |
| Middle half, days | 148–209 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 1,211 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $300,000 |
| Middle half | $160,302–$352,990 |
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New (Residential) | 1,211 | 93% |
| Mobile Home | 95 | 7% |
The contractors named on the most new home permits in the City of Las Cruces GIS file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 1,306 new home permits; 86% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hakes Brothers Construction LLC | 356 | 27% |
| Desert View Homes LLC | 153 | 12% |
| French Brothers, Inc. | 145 | 11% |
| KT Homes LLC | 102 | 8% |
| Edwards Homes of New Mexico LLC | 91 | 7% |
| Lorenz Homes, LLC | 34 | 3% |
| Monarch Development LLC | 24 | 2% |
| Arista Development LLC | 17 | 1% |
| A New Begining Custom Homes, LLC | 16 | 1% |
| Beacon Homes | 12 | under 1% |
Electrical (3,851)Plumbing (3,536)HVAC (1,834)Roofing (502)Fences & walls (501)Remodels & repairs (466)Solar (432)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Source: City of Las Cruces GIS, Information_Services map service (Accela feed): BuildingPermits and CertificateOFoccupancy layers, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's permit layer carries no permit status, and only building permits get a certificate of occupancy or completion in the public data, so no finished share is shown.
Building, trade, solar, fence, sign and demolition permits the City of Las Cruces issued inside the city limits. Right-of-way, paving, site-improvement and utility permits are left out. Unincorporated Doña Ana County is permitted by the county and is not in this file.
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Contractor Records, "New home permits in Las Cruces, NM", https://contractorrecords.com/las-cruces/new-home-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Las Cruces Community Development building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
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 · Most active contractors by permits filed.