Massachusetts building-permit intelligence
Weekly report · October 12-18, 2026

Massachusetts Building Activity Report

Building-permit filings across 71 Massachusetts communities for the week of October 12-18, 2026, compared with the week before. Compiled from municipal permit records by masspermits.com.

2,668
permits filed this week
-5%
vs prior week (2,790 permits)
$36.4M
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
North Reading
▲+111% (+21 permits)
40 permits this week · 19 the week before
Most active: Electrical & Renovation/Remodel · all North Reading permits →
#2 spike
Bellingham
▲+79% (+26 permits)
59 permits this week · 33 the week before
Most active: Electrical & Renovation/Remodel · all Bellingham permits →
#3 spike
Great Barrington
▲+83% (+15 permits)
33 permits this week · 18 the week before
Most active: Renovation/Remodel & Other · all Great Barrington permits →
#4 spike
Merrimac
▲+100% (+8 permits)
16 permits this week · 8 the week before
Most active: Gas & Plumbing · all Merrimac permits →
#5 spike
Pittsfield
▲+30% (+25 permits)
107 permits this week · 82 the week before
Most active: Renovation/Remodel & Electrical · all Pittsfield permits →

Most active towns

Permits filed last week, with spike towns highlighted in green.

Worcester248Cambridge157Falmouth149Mashpee128Pittsfield107Taunton84Somerville81Attleboro78Braintree75Stoughton74

What's being built

Trade mix across all permits filed last week.

Electrical679
Renovation/Remodel613
Plumbing368
Gas313
Building254
HVAC145
Roofing72
Other71

Notable projects in spike towns

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

TownStreetTradeWork Valuation

Past weeks

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