Data through January 2025 · updated 19 Oct 2026
3,821 building permits issued in the City of Auburn, February 2023 through January 2025: about 1,910 a year. The biggest kind of work is HVAC, with 1,642. 1,884 permits in the last 12 months on file (Feb 2024–Jan 2025), 3% fewer than the 1,937 in the 12 months before. 60% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is May.
Permits issued February 2023 through January 2025. Last 12 months on file is Feb 2024–Jan 2025; the 12 months before is Feb 2023–Jan 2024. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.
| Kind of work | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo | 12 mo before | Change | Homes | Busiest month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 1,642 | 43% | 775 | 867 | −11% | 81% | May |
| Plumbing | 665 | 17% | 344 | 321 | +7% | 65% | January |
| Solar | 170 | 4% | 68 | 102 | −33% | 96% | June |
| Fences & walls | 169 | 4% | 146 | 23 | +535% | 2% | May |
| New homes | 111 | 3% | 58 | 53 | +9% | 100% | May |
| Other | 747 | 20% | 341 | 406 | −16% | under 1% | June |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: remodels & repairs (79), demolition (75), garages, sheds & shade structures (66), additions (43), roofing (43), ADUs & casitas (11).
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (from February) | 11 | 1,788 | 1,951 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,878 | 1,878 |
| 2025 (through January) | 1 | 155 | 1,860 |
Permits issued each month, February 2023 through January 2025. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Feb 2023 | 132 |
| Mar 2023 | 194 |
| Apr 2023 | 133 |
| May 2023 | 204 |
| Jun 2023 | 192 |
| Jul 2023 | 183 |
| Aug 2023 | 190 |
| Sep 2023 | 161 |
| Oct 2023 | 153 |
| Nov 2023 | 117 |
| Dec 2023 | 129 |
| Jan 2024 | 149 |
| Feb 2024 | 177 |
| Mar 2024 | 161 |
| Apr 2024 | 158 |
| May 2024 | 301 |
| Jun 2024 | 169 |
| Jul 2024 | 143 |
| Aug 2024 | 117 |
| Sep 2024 | 125 |
| Oct 2024 | 134 |
| Nov 2024 | 109 |
| Dec 2024 | 135 |
| Jan 2025 | 155 |
Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), February 2023 through January 2025. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.
1,642 permits · busiest May, quietest November
665 permits · busiest January, quietest November
170 permits · busiest June, quietest January
169 permits · busiest May, quietest April
111 permits · busiest May, quietest November
| Kind of work | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 100 | 88 | 126 | 100 | 137 | 109 | 97 | 86 | 99 | 96 | 79 | 84 |
| Plumbing | 141 | 105 | 112 | 88 | 132 | 99 | 94 | 106 | 85 | 81 | 65 | 92 |
| Solar | 14 | 56 | 134 | 92 | 148 | 176 | 141 | 113 | 141 | 56 | 64 | 64 |
| Fences & walls | 21 | 206 | 107 | 0 | 753 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 14 |
| New homes | 65 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 270 | 119 | 76 | 130 | 108 | 22 | 11 | 65 |
How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.
| Permit class | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes (residential) | 2,278 | 60% | 1,096 |
| Other | 1,543 | 40% | 788 |
Permits issued Feb 2023–Jan 2024, so each has had at least 12 months to reach a final. Finished means the city recorded a final inspection or marked it complete; expired means it lapsed without one.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finished | 1,344 | 69.4% |
| Still open | 474 | 24.5% |
| Expired | 119 | 6.1% |
The 6 ZIP codes with the most permits, counted at the property's ZIP code. A ZIP code can cross into a city that runs its own permit office; only the city's permits are counted.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top kind of work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98092 | 1,430 | 37% | HVAC (779) |
| 98002 | 1,335 | 35% | HVAC (503) |
| 98001 | 997 | 26% | HVAC (327) |
| 98391 | 26 | under 1% | HVAC (22) |
| 98032 | 16 | under 1% | Plumbing (3) |
| 98375 | 8 | under 1% | HVAC (7) |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Permit statistics for other places in Seattle and Puget Sound. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Seattle, WABellevue, WAKing County, WAEverett, WATacoma, WAPierce County, WAKitsap County, WA
Source: City of Auburn open data, Permits (Socrata fted-8bve), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued February 2023 through January 2025; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building, mechanical, plumbing, side-sewer, demolition, fire-protection and sign permits issued by the City of Auburn for property inside city limits, in both its King County and Pierce County parts (Lea Hill, Lakeland Hills, West Hill and downtown). Electrical permits are issued by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and are not in this file. Unincorporated King County permits (the separate King County page) and neighbouring cities such as Kent, Federal Way, Algona and Pacific are not in this file. Street, utility, storm, grading and right-of-way permits are left out.
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