Which Milwaukee-Area Community is Building the Most Single-Family Homes in 2016? The Answer May Surprise You.

WISCONSIN -- The number one development hot spot in the State of Wisconsin so far in 2016 is Madison, which is building 176 single-family homes in the first 8 months of the year.

According to data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, those homes cost approximately $44,585,726 to build. That's a big chunk of change, and good revenue for construction companies. It's also good for a community hoping to add to its tax base.

We at Patch.com wanted to check out how single-family home construction fared in each of the Patch communities (14 in the metro Milwaukee area and 2 more statewide).

What we found out surprised us. Waukesha has seen 78 new single-family home building permitsi n 2016, and places like Brookfield, Mount Pleasant and Muskego weren't that far behind. But the hottest of the development hot spots in the area goes to Menomonee Falls, whose village has seen a whopping 81 new home permits so far in 2016.

Here's the full rundown of Patch communities:

Brookfield
August 2016
Buildings: 15
Construction Cost: $6,440,219
Year to Date:
Buildings: 46
Construction Cost: $19,875,147

Fox Point
August 2016
Buildings: 1
Construction Cost: $400,000
Year to Date:
Buildings: 2
Construction Cost: $750,000

Greendale
August 2016
Buildings: 1
Construction Cost: $618,500
Year to Date:
Buildings: 1
Construction Cost: $618,500

Greenfield
August 2016
Buildings: 1
Construction Cost: $248,620
Year to Date:
Buildings: 12
Construction Cost: $2,704,638

Hudson
August 2016
Buildings: 2
Construction Cost: $452,000
Year to Date:
Buildings: 30
Construction Cost: $5,780,000

Milwaukee
August 2016
Buildings: 1
Construction Cost: $254,135
Year to Date:
Buildings: 18
Construction Cost: $4,510,106

Menomonee Falls
August 2016
Buildings: 10
Construction Cost: $2,406,809
Year to Date:
Buildings: 81
Construction Cost: $25,391,636

Mount Pleasant
August 2016
Buildings: 6
Construction Cost: $1,580,933
Year to Date:
Buildings: 40
Construction Cost: $10,277,177

Muskego
August 2016
Buildings: 5
Construction Cost: $1,355,900
Year to Date:
Buildings: 46
Construction Cost: $13,891,054

Oak Creek
August 2016
Buildings: 3
Construction Cost: $755,850
Year to Date:
Buildings: 19
Construction Cost: $5,338,975

Port Washington
August 2016
Buildings: 2
Construction Cost: $539,300
Year to Date:
Buildings: 28
Construction Cost: $6,055,000

Racine
August 2016
Buildings: 0
Construction Cost: $0
Year to Date:
Buildings: 3
Construction Cost: $540,000

Shorewood
August 2016
Buildings: 0
Construction Cost: $0
Year to Date:
Buildings: 0
Construction Cost: $0

Sussex
August 2016
Buildings: 3
Construction Cost: $806,800
Year to Date:
Buildings: 26
Construction Cost: $6,845,242

Waukesha
August 2016
Buildings: 12
Construction Cost: $2,708,846
Year to Date:
Buildings: 78
Construction Cost: $15,999,246

Wauwatosa
August 2016
Buildings: 0
Construction Cost: $0
Year to Date:
Buildings: 2
Construction Cost: $1,000,000

Whitefish Bay
August 2016
Buildings: 2
Construction Cost: $791,000
Year to Date:
Buildings: 3
Construction Cost: $1,191,000

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