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Remodel and repair permits in the City of Arlington, TX

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

2,764 remodel and repair permits were issued in the City of Arlington, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,382 a year and 30% of all permits. 1,380 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 1,384 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 42 days from issue to the city's final.

What this file covers: The city's public file holds building, fence, pool and sign permits only; electrical, plumbing, mechanical and roofing permits are not in it.

2,764permits issued
1,380last 12 months
Octbusiest month
42days, usual issue to final
81%finished
$8,539usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Remodel and repair permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 130Oct2024Nov 2024: 129Dec 2024: 109Jan 2025: 118Jan2025Feb 2025: 100Mar 2025: 118Apr 2025: 132May 2025: 104Jun 2025: 108Jul 2025: 110JulAug 2025: 129Sep 2025: 97Oct 2025: 160Nov 2025: 105Dec 2025: 121Jan 2026: 93Jan2026Feb 2026: 79Mar 2026: 115Apr 2026: 116May 2026: 113Jun 2026: 115Jul 2026: 105JulAug 2026: 111Sep 2026: 147
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024130
Nov 2024129
Dec 2024109
Jan 2025118
Feb 2025100
Mar 2025118
Apr 2025132
May 2025104
Jun 2025108
Jul 2025110
Aug 2025129
Sep 202597
Oct 2025160
Nov 2025105
Dec 2025121
Jan 202693
Feb 202679
Mar 2026115
Apr 2026116
May 2026113
Jun 2026115
Jul 2026105
Aug 2026111
Sep 2026147

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When remodel and repair permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (126), February the quietest (78). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 92 (100 = an average month)February: 78 (100 = an average month)March: 101 (100 = an average month)April: 108 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 97 (100 = an average month)July: 93 (100 = an average month)August: 104 (100 = an average month)September: 106 (100 = an average month)October: 126 (100 = an average month)126November: 102 (100 = an average month)December: 100 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January92
February78
March101
April108
May94
June97
July93
August104
September106
October126
November102
December100

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How long a remodel and repair permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 1,116 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20251,384
Finished80.6%
Expired19.1%
Usual days, issue to final42
Middle half, days26–76

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What a remodel and repair permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 2,762 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$8,539
Middle half$4,526–$16,400

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Single-Family: Window/Door Replacement1,38950%
Single-Family: Foundation96535%
Single-Family: Remodel/Alterations/Repairs34512%
Garage Conversion: Remodel/Alterations/Repairs522%
Two-Family: Remodel/Alterations/Repairs12under 1%
Two-Family: Window/Door Replacement1under 1%

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How Arlington compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

Remodel and repair permits for other places in Dallas–Fort Worth. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Arlington GIS, OpenData/OD_Property: Issued Permits (3-year view), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, fence, pool and sign permits the City of Arlington, Texas issues inside city limits. Not to be confused with Arlington, Virginia, which has its own pages on this site. Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and roofing permits are not in the city's public file, and neither are certificates of occupancy.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Arlington.
  • The city publishes only building, fence, pool and sign permits. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC and roofing permits are not in the file, so those kinds of work do not appear here.
  • The city keeps a rolling three-year view: older permits drop out of the file, so there is no history before late 2023.
  • The value is the construction valuation declared on the permit; sign permits carry none.
  • The file has no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP code pages.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Remodel and repair permits in the City of Arlington, TX", https://contractorrecords.com/arlington-tx/remodel-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Arlington Planning and Development Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Remodels & repairs permits by month · Remodels & repairs permits by calendar month (index) · Remodels & repairs permits: days to final · Remodels & repairs permits: declared value · Remodels & repairs permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many remodel and repair permits does Arlington issue a year?About 1,382 a year in the City of Arlington: 2,764 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 1,380 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does a remodel and repair permit take in Arlington?The usual one took 42 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 26 to 76 days (1,116 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Arlington file the most remodel and repair permits?October (126 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (78). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.