Single-family home permits doubled in August and September, report for development boards shows

Princeton recorded 282 single-family home permits in September and 268 in August, about twice as many as in the same months last year, according to a permit report in the packet for Tuesday's joint meeting of the city's economic and community development boards.

September's total matched July 2024 for the most in any month on the chart since December 2021, when the city recorded 371.

Where the year stands

Through September, Princeton has 1,470 single-family permits for 2026. That is 133 short of the 1,603 it logged in all of 2025, with three months left to count. Last year's final quarter brought 331 permits.

The year started fast, with 194 permits in March, before slowing to 92 in May and 81 in June. The count climbed again to 130 in July before the late-summer jump.

The report tracks yearly totals back to 2021:

2021: 1,776
2022: 1,041
2023: 1,708
2024: 1,968
2025: 1,603
2026 through September: 1,470

How nearby cities compare

The same pages chart single-family permits for more than a dozen North Texas cities. Princeton's 282 in September was the highest monthly figure among them. Celina followed with 198, then Denton with 116 and Anna with 104. McKinney reported 71, Frisco 49, Sherman 45, Melissa 26 and Prosper 21.

For the year to date, Celina leads the chart with 1,956 permits and Princeton is second. McKinney has 1,093 and Denton 972.

Several of the larger suburbs on the list are running well behind last year. Frisco's 659 permits through September compare with 1,090 in all of 2025, and Prosper's 360 compare with 607.

The report does not say who compiled the figures.

The meeting

The building permits report is one of four staff reports listed for the boards' 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the council chambers at the Princeton Municipal Center, 2000 E. Princeton Drive. Staff reports are informational, and no action is taken on them. Members of the public may speak for up to five minutes during the public appearance portion of the meeting.

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