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Connecticut’s developers weren’t taking a break in September, new statistics from the state Department of Economic and Community Development show.

With 3,817 homes of all types permitted through Sept. 30, the state has already surpassed 2021’s tally of 3,677, although it’s still a far cry from 2019’s 5,097 or 2020’s 4,775 units permitted.

In total, Connecticut municipalities approved 384 units last month: 257 single-family homes – a high for any month this year – 121 units in multifamily buildings and six units in two-family buildings. Year-to-date, 2,018 single-family homes have been permitted versus 1,638 this time last year, along with 1,693 multifamily units (up 60 percent over the same figure last September), 26 units in three- and four-family buildings and 80 in two-family buildings.

September’s permitting was led by Fairfield, with 74 units OK’d, and Seymour, with 32 units approved. All other towns and cities reported permitting less than 20, with most permitting single units or none at all.

Year-to-date, Bridgeport is leading the state with 472 units permitted, surpassing multifamily heavyweight New Haven’s 441 units. Other top performers include Fairfield (133 units), MIlford (132 units), Ellington (106 units) and Vernon (100 units).

The continuing strength in permits comes as mortgage rates keep rising, pushing buyers out of the market and putting the screws to developers’ pro formas.