2,327 permits on homes in ZIP code 50014, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 232 contractors: 42% of the 5,518 permits we track in the City of Ames. HVAC leads with 713 permits (31%), then water heater with 568. Counts cover the 7 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 50014.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 2,327 permits in 50014; citywide is the same for all of Ames. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Ames contractor in that trade.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 713 | 31% | 31% | 39 |
| Water Heater | 568 | 24% | 29% | 39 |
| Plumbing | 364 | 16% | 14% | 47 |
| Electrical | 359 | 15% | 14% | 52 |
| New Home | 119 | 5% | 3% | 12 |
| Deck & Porch | 104 | 4% | 4% | 56 |
| Remodel & Repair | 100 | 4% | 4% | 54 |
The firms with the most permits in 50014 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.
The other 215 HVAC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Ames HVAC contractors →
The other 140 water heater permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Ames water heater installers →
The other 171 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Ames plumbers →
The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 50014 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Home | $350,000 | $350,000 | 119 |
| Deck & Porch | $14,455 | $12,000 | 104 |
| Remodel & Repair | $20,107 | $18,498 | 100 |
We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Ames residential permits (one record per permit). Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.
For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Ames. Ames permit statistics → · How the records work in Ames →
Source: City of Ames residential permits (one record per permit). The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).
Counted: permits on homes for the 7 kinds of work we track (HVAC, water heater, electrical, plumbing, deck & porch, remodel & repair, new home) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 50014.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Ames. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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