HousingPermits

Metro area in Nevada · part of the Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA combined area

Reno, NV

The Reno metro area authorized 2,951 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 8.5 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.8 times the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 7,062 units; 2025 came to 42% of that.

02,0004,0006,0008,0002004: 6,674 units (5,881 single-family, 95 in 2–4 unit, 698 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 7,062 units (5,839 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 1,149 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 4,294 units (3,907 single-family, 92 in 2–4 unit, 295 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,467 units (2,379 single-family, 39 in 2–4 unit, 49 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,025 units (1,010 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 970 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 812 units (536 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 272 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 659 units (525 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 134 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 604 units (582 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 897 units (829 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,825 units (1,348 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 463 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,356 units (1,647 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 686 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,966 units (2,179 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 773 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 3,824 units (2,092 single-family, 122 in 2–4 unit, 1,610 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,910 units (2,437 single-family, 57 in 2–4 unit, 2,416 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 4,781 units (2,586 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 2,155 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 5,558 units (2,452 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 3,002 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 4,833 units (2,958 single-family, 96 in 2–4 unit, 1,779 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 6,152 units (3,298 single-family, 148 in 2–4 unit, 2,706 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 6,053 units (2,417 single-family, 193 in 2–4 unit, 3,443 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 4,650 units (2,323 single-family, 183 in 2–4 unit, 2,144 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 4,391 units (2,474 single-family, 203 in 2–4 unit, 1,714 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,951 units (1,914 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 965 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 7,0622011 low · 60402,5005,0007,5002004: 6,674 units (5,881 single-family, 95 in 2–4 unit, 698 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 7,062 units (5,839 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 1,149 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 4,294 units (3,907 single-family, 92 in 2–4 unit, 295 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,467 units (2,379 single-family, 39 in 2–4 unit, 49 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,025 units (1,010 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 970 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 812 units (536 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 272 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 659 units (525 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 134 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 604 units (582 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 897 units (829 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,825 units (1,348 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 463 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,356 units (1,647 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 686 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,966 units (2,179 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 773 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 3,824 units (2,092 single-family, 122 in 2–4 unit, 1,610 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,910 units (2,437 single-family, 57 in 2–4 unit, 2,416 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 4,781 units (2,586 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 2,155 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 5,558 units (2,452 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 3,002 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 4,833 units (2,958 single-family, 96 in 2–4 unit, 1,779 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 6,152 units (3,298 single-family, 148 in 2–4 unit, 2,706 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 6,053 units (2,417 single-family, 193 in 2–4 unit, 3,443 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 4,650 units (2,323 single-family, 183 in 2–4 unit, 2,144 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 4,391 units (2,474 single-family, 203 in 2–4 unit, 1,714 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,951 units (1,914 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 965 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 7,062

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 7 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Reno, with 14,995 units or 62% of the total, followed by Sparks with 4,190. Among the three largest, Reno put 61% of its units in five-plus buildings, Washoe County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Reno62% (14,995 units)
  • Sparks17% (4,190 units)
  • Washoe County (unincorporated)12% (2,794 units)
  • Fernley5.6% (1,358 units)
  • Lyon County (unincorporated)3% (728 units)
  • Storey County0.3% (77 units)
  • Yerington0.2% (55 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Portland, ME, Port St. Lucie, Chattanooga. Annual permits fell from 7,062 during the mid-2000s boom to 604 in 2011, a drop of 91%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Pueblo's (91%). The 2021–2025 pace of 4,839 units a year is 20% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2017. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 33%.

Houses or apartments

In Reno, 51% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 45% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Omaha (45% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 12%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (3,443), single-family houses in 2004 (5,881).

2021–202551.4%51%3.3%45.3%45%2004–200686.7%87%1.4%11.9%12%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202551.4%51%3.3%45.3%45%2004–200686.7%87%1.4%11.9%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

The wider Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos region

The Census Bureau groups Reno with one neighboring metro area in the Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 5,171 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Reno accounted for 94%. The other, with its yearly average: Carson City (332).

Where in the metro

Washoe County accounted for 91% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Lyon County for 8.8%.

  • Washoe County91% (2,531 in 2025)
  • Lyon County8.8% (409 in 2025)
  • Storey County0.3% (11 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
New Haven, CT1,0201.873%
Reno, NV2,9518.545%
Portland-South Portland, ME3,4876.032%
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA6391.17.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL4,85312.116%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Reno beside New Haven

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Nevada. Counting rules.