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Billings, MT building permits

Data through February 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

6,199 building permits in the City of Billings permit map file were issued in Billings from March 2024 to February 2026, about 3,100 a year. Remodel and repair permits lead with 2,831, then HVAC (799) and solar (589). 88% were for homes. The city's file names contractors, but we have not matched the names to state registration records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them: these pages show what was built, where and when.

What this file covers: The city's public permit map layer appears to list only permits pulled by a licensed contractor, so permits homeowners pull themselves are missing, and it has added only a handful of permits a month since March 2026, when the city moved to a new permit portal.

6,199permits issued
3,100a year
88%for homes
Feb 2026records through

What gets built here

Remodels & repairs

2,831permits
1,589last 12 mo on file

HVAC

799permits
399last 12 mo on file

Solar

589permits
260last 12 mo on file

New homes

465permits
238last 12 mo on file

Plumbing

309permits
139last 12 mo on file

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓The permits in the City of Billings permit map file, by kind of work, month and ZIP code.
  • ✓Which contractors filed the most permits (volume, not quality).
  • Who does good work. The city's file names contractors, but we have not matched the names to state registration records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them.
  • Which permits were finished. The layer's status stopped updating when the city moved to a new permit portal in spring 2026, and most permits read Expired with no final inspection date.
  • What the job cost. The file carries no job value.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Building, remodel, new home and commercial, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, solar, fire system and demolition permits the City of Billings Building Division issues inside city limits. Utility, right-of-way and tree permits in the same layer are not counted. Unincorporated Yellowstone County, Laurel and the other towns run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

Hiring someone here?

The permit file can't tell you who does good work. Ask for the contractor's license number and look it up at the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Construction Contractor Registration, then ask the city whether they pulled the permit for your job.

Permits by kind of work

Permits issued March 2024 through February 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months on file is Mar 2025–Feb 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Remodels & repairs2,83146%1,589
HVAC79913%399
Solar58910%260
New homes4658%238
Plumbing3095%139
Additions1112%60
Electrical1102%52
Other89014%453

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: demolition (54), ADUs & casitas (39), garages, sheds & shade structures (2).

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most permits in the City of Billings permit map file, March 2024 through February 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 6,199 permits; 95% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
White Heating & Air Conditioning1,05117%
Wegner Roofing & Solar Corporation4537%
Yellowball Roofing & Solar LLC3506%
Rocky MTN Window Distributors2845%
Sprague Construction Roofing Division1412%
Kirkness Exteriors1282%
Lynnrich Inc.1212%
A-Team Roofing and Solar1132%
NW Extreme Installers Inc1072%
McCall Development1022%

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Billings permit statistics →Billings permits by ZIP code →Billings, MT building permit search: the CityView Portal, the permit map and statuses →

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Local permit rules and lookups, each with Billings's own permit numbers.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Billings GIS, BuildingPermits_CodeViolations_EXT map service, Permit Status layer, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued March 2024 through February 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The layer's status stopped updating when the city moved to a new permit portal in spring 2026, and most permits read Expired with no final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.

Building, remodel, new home and commercial, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, solar, fire system and demolition permits the City of Billings Building Division issues inside city limits. Utility, right-of-way and tree permits in the same layer are not counted. Unincorporated Yellowstone County, Laurel and the other towns run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The layer has added only a handful of permits a month since March 2026, when the city moved to its new CityView permit portal, so the counts end in February 2026, the last full month before the switch.
  • The layer has no declared job value and no final inspection date, and its status stopped updating at the switch, so we show no costs, no finished share and no time to final.
  • Residential exterior remodel permits cover roofs, siding, windows and fences together, and the file does not say which, so they are counted as remodels and repairs.
  • Where a permit lists more than one contractor (common on new buildings), it is counted for the one that is not a trade subcontractor, or for none when that isn't clear.
  • The layer cuts some older contractor names at 30 characters, so a few long names are shortened.
  • A house job can need separate building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits, so one project can count several times, once under each kind of work.

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, "Billings, MT building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/billings/, data through February 2026, from the City of Billings Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Most active contractors by permits filed · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Most active contractors by permits filed · Permits in the last 12 months on file.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Billings issue a year?About 3,100 a year in Billings: 6,199 permits issued March 2024 through February 2026, 3,238 of them in the last 12 months on file (to February 2026). That counts the permits in the City of Billings permit map file, homes and commercial, not denied or withdrawn applications; the file doesn't hold every permit the city issues (see what it covers above).
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Billings?The city's file names contractors, but we have not matched the names to state registration records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them. The table above lists the contractors named on the most permits, as a count only. Check a license at the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Construction Contractor Registration and ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Billings?Remodels & repairs: 2,831 of the 6,199 permits (46%), then HVAC (799), solar (589), March 2024 through February 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Billings?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work and ZIP code to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Billings →
  • How many permits were issued in Billings last month?137 in February 2026, the last full month on file; 3,238 over the last 12 months on file (to February 2026).

Browse the permits

Browse 6,199 permits

Every permit in the file issued March 2024 through February 2026, newest first. Pick a month, a kind of work or a ZIP code. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (6,199 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit typeZIP

Permits each month, the last 12 months on file

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Feb 2026137Remodels & repairs (73)
Jan 2026224Remodels & repairs (91)
Dec 2025166Remodels & repairs (50)
Nov 2025250Remodels & repairs (112)
Oct 2025404Remodels & repairs (241)
Sep 2025443Remodels & repairs (321)
Aug 2025325Remodels & repairs (177)
Jul 2025254Remodels & repairs (94)
Jun 2025295Remodels & repairs (117)
May 2025254Remodels & repairs (113)
Apr 2025275Remodels & repairs (127)
Mar 2025211Remodels & repairs (73)

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