Redfin records for 2025 show number of homes built in Youngstown

Homebuilding plays a critical role in maintaining a steady housing supply and keeping prices at sustainable levels.

As the U.S. population grows, more housing is needed to meet demand. Since the Great Recession, construction has lagged well behind what is needed, which is one of the main reasons home prices are so high today.

Supply has slowly increased over the past few years but is still below what is needed for the market to balance out. Until that gap closes, prices are likely to remain elevated, and many buyers will likely struggle to afford a home.

So, how many homes are getting built in Youngstown in 2026? Is construction increasing or decreasing?

Redfin Real Estate analyzed the seasonally-adjusted annual rate of housing permits issued in the city each month over the past year to find out. National permit data is a seasonally adjusted annual rate; metro-level permit data is the non-seasonally adjusted total number of permits issued per month.

How many homes are being built in Youngstown in 2025?

January – Building permits: 25 | Permits per 10k population: 0.5 February – Building permits: 22 | Permits per 10k population: 0.4 March – Building permits: 37 | Permits per 10k population: 0.7 April – Building permits: 32 | Permits per 10k population: 0.6 May – Building permits: 26 | Permits per 10k population: 0.5 June – Building permits: 40 | Permits per 10k population: 0.7 July – Building permits: 35 | Permits per 10k population: 0.7 August – Building permits: 44 | Permits per 10k population: 0.8 September – Building permits: 38 | Permits per 10k population: 0.7 October – Building permits: 34 | Permits per 10k population: 0.6 November – Building permits: 19 | Permits per 10k population: 0.4 December – Building permits: 16 | Permits per 10k population: 0.3

In 2026, there were 17 building permits issued in January in Youngstown.

How many homes were built nationwide in 2025?

January – Building permits: 1,460,000 | Permits per 10k population: 46.6 February – Building permits: 1,454,000 | Permits per 10k population: 46.4 March – Building permits: 1,481,000 | Permits per 10k population: 47.2 April – Building permits: 1,422,000 | Permits per 10k population: 45.4 May – Building permits: 1,394,000 | Permits per 10k population: 44.5 June – Building permits: 1,393,000 | Permits per 10k population: 44.4 July – Building permits: 1,362,000 | Permits per 10k population: 43.5 August – Building permits: 1,330,000 | Permits per 10k population: 42.4 September – Building permits: 1,425,000 | Permits per 10k population: 45.1 October – Building permits: 1,411,000 | Permits per 10k population: 45.0 November – Building permits: 1,388,000| Permits per 10k population: 44.3 December – Building permits: 1,455,000 | Permits per 10k population: 46.4

In 2026, records show 1,386,000 building permits were issued in January in the U.S.