Most families in Sisimiut live in single-family houses, most often the traditional colorful wooden prefabricated homes shipped from Denmark, and almost always raised or supported by a concrete foundation due to permafrost.
De fleste familier i Sisimiut bor i enfamilieshuse, der oftest er de præfabrikerende traditionelle og farverige træhuse sendt fra Danmark og næsten altid understøttet af et betonfundament grundet permafrost.