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New home permits in the City of Sioux Falls, SD

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

1,439 new home permits were issued in the City of Sioux Falls, October 2024 through September 2026: about 720 a year and 6% of all permits. 634 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 21% fewer than the 805 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is September. The usual one took 285 days from issue to the city's final. 57110 has the most, 665.

1,439permits issued
634last 12 months
Sepbusiest month
285days, usual issue to final
80%finished
$233,330usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

New home permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 66Oct2024Nov 2024: 35Dec 2024: 29Jan 2025: 12Jan2025Feb 2025: 22Mar 2025: 72Apr 2025: 100May 2025: 93Jun 2025: 92Jul 2025: 68JulAug 2025: 78Sep 2025: 138Oct 2025: 85Nov 2025: 31Dec 2025: 41Jan 2026: 19Jan2026Feb 2026: 21Mar 2026: 42Apr 2026: 86May 2026: 55Jun 2026: 58Jul 2026: 50JulAug 2026: 86Sep 2026: 60
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MonthPermits
Oct 202466
Nov 202435
Dec 202429
Jan 202512
Feb 202522
Mar 202572
Apr 2025100
May 202593
Jun 202592
Jul 202568
Aug 202578
Sep 2025138
Oct 202585
Nov 202531
Dec 202541
Jan 202619
Feb 202621
Mar 202642
Apr 202686
May 202655
Jun 202658
Jul 202650
Aug 202686
Sep 202660

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When new home permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). September is the busiest (165), January the quietest (26). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 26 (100 = an average month)February: 36 (100 = an average month)March: 95 (100 = an average month)April: 155 (100 = an average month)May: 123 (100 = an average month)June: 125 (100 = an average month)July: 98 (100 = an average month)August: 137 (100 = an average month)September: 165 (100 = an average month)165October: 126 (100 = an average month)November: 55 (100 = an average month)December: 58 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January26
February36
March95
April155
May123
June125
July98
August137
September165
October126
November55
December58

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How long a new home permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 644 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025805
Finished80.0%
Expired0.1%
Usual days, issue to final285
Middle half, days223–374

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What a new home permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 1,439 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$233,330
Middle half$202,531–$312,018

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ZIP codes with the most new home permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,439 new home permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
5711066546%
5710832122%
5710622516%
5710715711%
57104503%
57103151%
571056under 1%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
New - Single Family76253%
New - Town home56940%
New - Duplex1088%

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How Sioux Falls compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sioux Falls GIS: Building Permits (Data/Community MapServer layer 3), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Residential and commercial building permits the City of Sioux Falls issues inside city limits, in both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties: new homes and buildings, additions, remodels and repairs, re-shingling, decks, pools, demolition, and electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits. Brandon, Harrisburg, Tea and the unincorporated parts of both counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's file has a contractor column, but it is empty on every row, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Sioux Falls.
  • A final date is the city's finalized date; a permit marked finaled counts as finished.
  • The value is the valuation declared on the permit.
  • Homes are the city's residential building permits, which include electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits for homes. Commercial remodels, additions and build-outs count as other.
  • Mechanical permits for fireplaces and refrigeration count as HVAC; re-shingle permits count as roofing; decks count with garages, sheds and shade structures.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit Contractor Records and link to this page. Suggested citation:

Contractor Records, "New home permits in the City of Sioux Falls, SD", https://contractorrecords.com/sioux-falls/new-home-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Sioux Falls Planning & Development Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · 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 ZIP code · New homes permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many new home permits does Sioux Falls issue a year?About 720 a year in the City of Sioux Falls: 1,439 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 634 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does a new home permit take in Sioux Falls?The usual one took 285 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 223 to 374 days (644 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Sioux Falls file the most new home permits?September (165 against an average month of 100); January is the quietest (26). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most new home permits in Sioux Falls?57110, with 665 of the 1,439 (46%); then 57108 (321).