Massachusetts building-permit intelligence
Weekly report · September 14–20, 2026

Massachusetts Building Activity Report

Building-permit filings across 71 Massachusetts communities for the week of September 14–20, 2026, compared with the week before. Compiled from municipal permit records by masspermits.com.

3,472
permits filed this week
+23%
vs prior week (2,783 permits)
$133.9M
total declared project value
$10K
median project value

Where activity spiked

Top 5 towns by week-over-week increase in permit filings (minimum 8 permits).

#1 spike
Bridgewater
+109% (+35 permits)
67 permits this week · 32 the week before
Most active: Renovation/Remodel & Electrical · all Bridgewater permits →
#2 spike
Foxborough
+92% (+34 permits)
71 permits this week · 37 the week before
Median project $6K · largest $662K
Most active: Renovation/Remodel & Electrical · all Foxborough permits →
#3 spike
Norwood
+75% (+36 permits)
84 permits this week · 48 the week before
Most active: Plumbing & Electrical · all Norwood permits →
#4 spike
Mansfield
+78% (+29 permits)
66 permits this week · 37 the week before
Most active: Renovation/Remodel & Electrical · all Mansfield permits →
#5 spike
Falmouth
+57% (+77 permits)
212 permits this week · 135 the week before
Most active: Electrical & Gas · all Falmouth permits →

Most active towns

Permits filed last week — spike towns highlighted in green.

Worcester305Falmouth212Cambridge177Boston167Dorchester114Attleboro109Mashpee108Taunton107Pittsfield100Somerville92

What's being built

Trade mix across all permits filed last week.

Electrical922
Renovation/Remodel673
Plumbing456
Gas342
Building300
HVAC236
Roofing108
Other106

Notable projects in spike towns

Largest projects by declared valuation. Street numbers withheld for privacy.

TownStreetTradeWork Valuation
FoxboroughMill StreetRenovation/RemodelRESI.$661,500
FoxboroughBoette LaneRenovation/RemodelRESI.$600,000
FoxboroughBoette LaneRenovation/RemodelRESI.$600,000

Past weeks

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Every figure above is compiled from public municipal records and is free to cite with attribution. The method, the sources behind each number and what those sources do not publish are documented at masspermits.com/research/methodology, and the full source-by-source coverage table is at /research/coverage.