Data through February 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
6,199 building permits issued in Billings, March 2024 through February 2026: about 3,100 a year. The biggest kind of work is remodels & repairs, with 2,831. 3,238 permits in the last 12 months on file (Mar 2025–Feb 2026), 9% more than the 2,961 in the 12 months before. 88% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is September.
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.
Permits issued March 2024 through February 2026. Last 12 months on file is Mar 2025–Feb 2026; the 12 months before is Mar 2024–Feb 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remodels & repairs | 2,831 | 46% | 1,589 | 1,242 | +28% | 100% | September |
| HVAC | 799 | 13% | 399 | 400 | 0% | 92% | August |
| Solar | 589 | 10% | 260 | 329 | −21% | 100% | October |
| New homes | 465 | 8% | 238 | 227 | +5% | 100% | September |
| Plumbing | 309 | 5% | 139 | 170 | −18% | 97% | August |
| Additions | 111 | 2% | 60 | 51 | +18% | 100% | April |
| Electrical | 110 | 2% | 52 | 58 | −10% | 88% | August |
| Other | 890 | 14% | 453 | 437 | +4% | 29% | October |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: demolition (54), ADUs & casitas (39), garages, sheds & shade structures (2).
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from March) | 10 | 2,659 | 3,191 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3,179 | 3,179 |
| 2026 (through February) | 2 | 361 | 2,166 |
Permits issued each month, March 2024 through February 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 201 |
| Apr 2024 | 286 |
| May 2024 | 305 |
| Jun 2024 | 263 |
| Jul 2024 | 328 |
| Aug 2024 | 299 |
| Sep 2024 | 308 |
| Oct 2024 | 311 |
| Nov 2024 | 154 |
| Dec 2024 | 204 |
| Jan 2025 | 168 |
| Feb 2025 | 134 |
| Mar 2025 | 211 |
| Apr 2025 | 275 |
| May 2025 | 254 |
| Jun 2025 | 295 |
| Jul 2025 | 254 |
| Aug 2025 | 325 |
| Sep 2025 | 443 |
| Oct 2025 | 404 |
| Nov 2025 | 250 |
| Dec 2025 | 166 |
| Jan 2026 | 224 |
| Feb 2026 | 137 |
Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), March 2024 through February 2026. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.
2,831 permits · busiest September, quietest February
799 permits · busiest August, quietest February
589 permits · busiest October, quietest February
465 permits · busiest September, quietest November
309 permits · busiest August, quietest November
111 permits · busiest April, quietest February
110 permits · busiest August, quietest April
| Kind of work | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remodels & repairs | 53 | 46 | 78 | 122 | 106 | 99 | 103 | 121 | 183 | 162 | 80 | 48 |
| HVAC | 111 | 53 | 78 | 83 | 108 | 125 | 144 | 156 | 71 | 87 | 92 | 93 |
| Solar | 71 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 134 | 106 | 110 | 114 | 145 | 165 | 114 | 104 |
| New homes | 124 | 83 | 95 | 124 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 80 | 155 | 90 | 62 | 83 |
| Plumbing | 120 | 70 | 89 | 151 | 85 | 117 | 78 | 163 | 78 | 97 | 43 | 109 |
| Additions | 162 | 22 | 22 | 184 | 86 | 119 | 108 | 76 | 141 | 108 | 108 | 65 |
| Electrical | 76 | 120 | 87 | 55 | 76 | 120 | 109 | 153 | 153 | 65 | 76 | 109 |
How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.
| Permit class | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes (residential) | 5,448 | 88% | 2,872 |
| Other | 751 | 12% | 366 |
The 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59102 | 2,068 | 33% | Remodels & repairs (969) |
| 59105 | 1,681 | 27% | Remodels & repairs (864) |
| 59101 | 1,293 | 21% | Remodels & repairs (558) |
| 59106 | 927 | 15% | Remodels & repairs (387) |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
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.
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 permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/billings/permit-statistics, data through February 2026, from the City of Billings Building Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · Homes and everything else · By ZIP code.
Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits by year · Permits by month · Permits by calendar month (index) · Homes and other permits · Permits by ZIP code.