Massachusetts building-permit intelligence
Weekly report · October 19-25, 2026

Massachusetts Building Activity Report

Building-permit filings across 71 Massachusetts communities for the week of October 19-25, 2026, compared with the week before. Compiled from municipal permit records by masspermits.com.

3,595
permits filed this week
+27%
vs prior week (2,856 permits)
$271.6M
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
Chicopee
▲+114% (+72 permits)
135 permits this week · 63 the week before
Most active: Building & Renovation/Remodel · all Chicopee permits →
#2 spike
Boston
▲+63% (+74 permits)
191 permits this week · 117 the week before
Median project $15K · largest $1.5M
Most active: Electrical & Plumbing · all Boston permits →
#3 spike
Dorchester
▲+67% (+58 permits)
145 permits this week · 87 the week before
Median project $9K · largest $3.5M
Most active: Electrical & HVAC · all Dorchester permits →
#4 spike
Uxbridge
▲+118% (+26 permits)
48 permits this week · 22 the week before
Most active: Electrical & HVAC · all Uxbridge permits →
#5 spike
Ipswich
▲+94% (+30 permits)
62 permits this week · 32 the week before
Most active: Renovation/Remodel & Electrical · all Ipswich permits →

Most active towns

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

Worcester337Cambridge213Boston191Falmouth190Dorchester145Chicopee135Pittsfield123Mashpee108Attleboro108Somerville106

What's being built

Trade mix across all permits filed last week.

Electrical1044
Renovation/Remodel577
Plumbing464
Gas376
Building310
HVAC295
Roofing141
Other116

Notable projects in spike towns

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

TownStreetTradeWork Valuation
BostonHarbor StRoofingInterior/Exterior Work$1,478,544
BostonTremont StRoofingRoofing$1,027,303
BostonBerkeley StPlumbingPlumbing$825,000
DorchesterOld RdElectricalElectrical$3,468,470
DorchesterDeer StRoofingRenovations - Exterior$408,900
DorchesterNottingham StPlumbingPlumbing$362,000

Past weeks

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