Housing & construction

The findings, with the records behind them.

Start with a local question. Follow the charts into the source records, definitions and limits. Each study has its own page so you can spend time with the details.

Two studies available for review. Dated snapshots, not a live construction feed.

City of Sacramento
What is in Sacramento's construction records?
Explore 15,912 source rows, compare the monthly reporting pattern and inspect July's work labels. A separate housing series shows reported permitted units from 2020 through 2025.
Explore Sacramento records
Coverage
Source record dates: January 1 to September 27, 2026. Snapshot retrieved October 15, 2026.
Measures
Administrative permit rows and reported permitted housing units are presented separately. Neither measures completed homes.
Sources and access
City of Sacramento open data and California HCD housing reports. Filterable records, CSV downloads and methodology on the study page.
City of Rancho Cordova
What do the permit labels and valuations tell us?
Review selected permit records by year, work category and declared valuation. Read the source definitions before interpreting the changes or the mapped records.
Read the Rancho Cordova study
Coverage
2020 through June 25, 2026. Includes records labelled Final or Issued in the retained workbook.
Measures
Selected record counts and declared valuations. Valuation is not actual spending; production-home labels are not housing-unit counts.
Sources and limits
Retained City permit workbook obtained through a public-records request. Current-status selection limits comparisons across years.

What is in Sacramento's construction records?

What do the permit labels and valuations tell us?