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Montgomery County, MD · New construction permit market brief · September 2026

New Construction Permits in Montgomery County, MD: September 2026

Montgomery County recorded 33 new construction permits in September 2026, up from 18 in August 2026. Total reported valuation was about $13.0 million, down 94.2% from the prior month.

Written from Permit Press permit records for September 2026 and reviewed before publication. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

New construction permits, September 2026
33
August 2026
18 (up 83.3%)
Reported job value
$13,020,683
Median reported value
$300,000

The September 2026 brief

Permit counts

Montgomery County, MD had 33 new construction permits in September 2026. That compares with 18 in August 2026, a change of 15 permits (83.3%).

Permits are counted by issue date, or by filed date when the source publishes no issue date.

Valuation

All 33 permits reported a job value. The total reported valuation was $13,020,683 (about $13.0 million), and the median was $300,000.

In August 2026 the total was $222,669,916 (about $222.7 million) and the median was $500,000. The September total is 94.2% lower than the August total.

Valuation is the job value the permit source reports. Permits without a reported value are left out of valuation totals.

Top cities

  • Rockville: 9 permits
  • Bethesda: 5 permits
  • Clarksburg: 5 permits
  • Boyds: 3 permits
  • Kensington: 3 permits

Contractors

No contractors were ranked this month. The count of permits with a named contractor was 0. Contractors are ranked by permit count under their business name, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked.

Source

Figures come from Montgomery County.

New construction permits in Montgomery County: questions

All questions
How many new construction permits were issued in Montgomery County in September 2026?

The records show 33 new construction permits, up 15 (83.3%) from 18 in August 2026.

What was the total reported valuation?

The total reported valuation was $13,020,683 (about $13.0 million), with a median of $300,000. All 33 permits reported a value.

How did valuation compare with August 2026?

The August 2026 total was $222,669,916 (about $222.7 million), so September's total is 94.2% lower. The August median was $500,000.

Which cities had the most permits?

Rockville had 9 permits, followed by Bethesda and Clarksburg with 5 each, and Boyds and Kensington with 3 each.

Which contractors pulled the most permits?

No contractors were ranked. The number of permits with a named contractor was 0.

A permit record is a starting point for research, not proof of a job or permission to contact a property owner. Check coverage and collection dates before relying on these figures.