Building-permit filings across 72 Massachusetts communities for the week of October 5-11, 2026, compared with the week before. Compiled from municipal permit records by masspermits.com.
Top 5 towns by week-over-week increase in permit filings (minimum 8 permits).
Permits filed last week, with spike towns highlighted in green.
Trade mix across all permits filed last week.
Largest projects by declared valuation. Street numbers withheld for privacy.
| Town | Street | Trade | Work | Valuation |
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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 The method, the sources behind each number and what those sources do not publish are documented at masspermits.com/research/methodology, and the full source-by-source coverage table is at /research/coverage.