May 2025 Residential Statistics Report
Kansas City, Kan., outpaced the rest of the metro by issuing 55 single-family permits in May, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). The majority of those permits are for a new community called Crystal Ridge.
Year to date, 1,772 single-family permits have been issued in the eight-county region, which is 28 more permits than the same time period in 2024. Johnson County accounts for 44 percent of that total, the most of any county. The city that has issued the most permits in 2025 thus far is Olathe with 13 percent of the total.
For May, the top five cities that issued the most permits were Kansas City, Kan., with 55; Olathe with 50; Kansas City, Mo. with 39, Overland Park with 24, and Lenexa with 20.
Click here to view the May 2025 Residential Statistics Report.
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