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Boca Raton, FL building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

16,734 building permits issued in Boca Raton, May 2024 through September 2026: about 6,924 a year. The biggest kind of work is remodels & repairs, with 4,556. 7,554 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 20% more than the 6,301 in the 12 months before. 68% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is April.

16,734permits issued
7,554last 12 months
+20%vs the 12 months before
68%for homes
Aprbusiest month
Sep 2026records through

By kind of work

Permits issued May 2024 through September 2026. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the 12 months before is Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo12 mo beforeChangeHomesBusiest month
Remodels & repairs4,55627%1,8291,894−3%100%April
Roofing2,22813%925883+5%85%May
HVAC1,90711%959617+55%62%August
Electrical1,3508%590542+9%62%March
Plumbing1,1337%565400+41%65%April
Fences & walls8835%3403410%89%June
Pools & spas7855%345313+10%90%August
Demolition2251%91101−10%85%April
Additions152under 1%6559+10%100%May
Solar146under 1%5063−21%87%August
New homes137under 1%4968−28%100%October
Garages, sheds & shade structures136under 1%6049+22%100%June
Other3,08318%1,684963+75%0%April

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: ADUs & casitas (13).

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from May)84,5026,753
2025126,1216,121
2026 (through September)96,1118,148

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By month

Permits issued each month, May 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

May 2024: 588May2024Jun 2024: 542Jul 2024: 570JulAug 2024: 653Sep 2024: 526Oct 2024: 569Nov 2024: 515Dec 2024: 539Jan 2025: 530Jan2025Feb 2025: 488Mar 2025: 538Apr 2025: 563May 2025: 502Jun 2025: 490Jul 2025: 566JulAug 2025: 518Sep 2025: 483Oct 2025: 537Nov 2025: 439Dec 2025: 467Jan 2026: 467Jan2026Feb 2026: 578Mar 2026: 661Apr 2026: 749May 2026: 771Jun 2026: 783Jul 2026: 674JulAug 2026: 687Sep 2026: 741
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MonthPermits
May 2024588
Jun 2024542
Jul 2024570
Aug 2024653
Sep 2024526
Oct 2024569
Nov 2024515
Dec 2024539
Jan 2025530
Feb 2025488
Mar 2025538
Apr 2025563
May 2025502
Jun 2025490
Jul 2025566
Aug 2025518
Sep 2025483
Oct 2025537
Nov 2025439
Dec 2025467
Jan 2026467
Feb 2026578
Mar 2026661
Apr 2026749
May 2026771
Jun 2026783
Jul 2026674
Aug 2026687
Sep 2026741

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), May 2024 through September 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.

Remodels & repairs

4,556 permits · busiest April, quietest February

January: 100 (100 = an average month)February: 87 (100 = an average month)March: 95 (100 = an average month)April: 115 (100 = an average month)115May: 105 (100 = an average month)June: 102 (100 = an average month)July: 103 (100 = an average month)August: 100 (100 = an average month)September: 100 (100 = an average month)October: 100 (100 = an average month)November: 92 (100 = an average month)December: 96 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

2,228 permits · busiest May, quietest August

January: 100 (100 = an average month)February: 103 (100 = an average month)March: 102 (100 = an average month)April: 96 (100 = an average month)May: 118 (100 = an average month)118June: 107 (100 = an average month)July: 100 (100 = an average month)August: 88 (100 = an average month)September: 97 (100 = an average month)October: 94 (100 = an average month)November: 98 (100 = an average month)December: 95 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

1,907 permits · busiest August, quietest January

January: 64 (100 = an average month)February: 78 (100 = an average month)March: 106 (100 = an average month)April: 125 (100 = an average month)May: 92 (100 = an average month)June: 100 (100 = an average month)July: 109 (100 = an average month)August: 136 (100 = an average month)136September: 105 (100 = an average month)October: 99 (100 = an average month)November: 75 (100 = an average month)December: 90 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

1,350 permits · busiest March, quietest December

January: 83 (100 = an average month)February: 86 (100 = an average month)March: 120 (100 = an average month)120April: 108 (100 = an average month)May: 106 (100 = an average month)June: 93 (100 = an average month)July: 115 (100 = an average month)August: 110 (100 = an average month)September: 99 (100 = an average month)October: 108 (100 = an average month)November: 81 (100 = an average month)December: 79 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

1,133 permits · busiest April, quietest December

January: 84 (100 = an average month)February: 116 (100 = an average month)March: 109 (100 = an average month)April: 124 (100 = an average month)124May: 113 (100 = an average month)June: 98 (100 = an average month)July: 97 (100 = an average month)August: 119 (100 = an average month)September: 95 (100 = an average month)October: 97 (100 = an average month)November: 78 (100 = an average month)December: 58 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Fences & walls

883 permits · busiest June, quietest January

January: 69 (100 = an average month)February: 105 (100 = an average month)March: 117 (100 = an average month)April: 107 (100 = an average month)May: 125 (100 = an average month)June: 131 (100 = an average month)131July: 95 (100 = an average month)August: 82 (100 = an average month)September: 88 (100 = an average month)October: 99 (100 = an average month)November: 77 (100 = an average month)December: 95 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Pools & spas

785 permits · busiest August, quietest November

January: 91 (100 = an average month)February: 89 (100 = an average month)March: 85 (100 = an average month)April: 96 (100 = an average month)May: 110 (100 = an average month)June: 111 (100 = an average month)July: 101 (100 = an average month)August: 119 (100 = an average month)119September: 96 (100 = an average month)October: 103 (100 = an average month)November: 78 (100 = an average month)December: 103 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Demolition

225 permits · busiest April, quietest February

January: 97 (100 = an average month)February: 77 (100 = an average month)March: 103 (100 = an average month)April: 142 (100 = an average month)142May: 82 (100 = an average month)June: 107 (100 = an average month)July: 116 (100 = an average month)August: 120 (100 = an average month)September: 82 (100 = an average month)October: 84 (100 = an average month)November: 84 (100 = an average month)December: 103 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
The same numbers as a table
Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Remodels & repairs10087951151051021031001001009296
Roofing100103102961181071008897949895
HVAC647810612592100109136105997590
Electrical838612010810693115110991088179
Plumbing84116109124113989711995977858
Fences & walls69105117107125131958288997795
Pools & spas918985961101111011199610378103
Demolition977710314282107116120828484103

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Homes and everything else

How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit classPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Homes (residential)11,44268%4,516
Other5,29232%3,038

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By ZIP code

The 8 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 codePermitsShareTop kind of work
334323,79423%Remodels & repairs (701)
334863,67622%Remodels & repairs (1,199)
334313,27720%Remodels & repairs (691)
334962,06612%Remodels & repairs (884)
334871,95712%Remodels & repairs (483)
334341,0636%Remodels & repairs (411)
334336564%Remodels & repairs (173)
334271under 1%Plumbing (1)

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How Boca Raton 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

Permit statistics for other places in South Florida. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Miami, FLMiami Beach, FLMiami-Dade County, FL

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Boca Raton, Published Applied & Issued Permits (monthly Issued Permits files), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued May 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.

Permits the City of Boca Raton Building Division issues inside the city limits only. Homes with a Boca Raton mailing address west of the city are in unincorporated Palm Beach County, get their permits from the county and are not in this file.

  • The city's published permit files name no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Boca Raton.
  • The files list each permit when it is issued and carry no status and no final inspection date, so these pages cannot show which permits finished, expired or are still open, or how long a permit takes.
  • The city posts one file per month. The April 2024 file is empty and there is none for December 2023, so the window starts in May 2024.
  • The files have no permit type. The kind of work is read from each permit's short description. Homes are the city's residential (BPR) and single-family quick (BPQ) permit classes; multifamily (BPM) and commercial (BPC) permits are not counted as homes.
  • The value is the job value declared on the permit, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.

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, "Boca Raton, FL building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/boca-raton/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from the City of Boca Raton Development Services 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.

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Common questions

  • How many building permits does Boca Raton issue a year?About 6,924 a year in Boca Raton: 16,734 permits over 29 months, May 2024 through September 2026. 7,554 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 20% more than the 6,301 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Boca Raton?7,554 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 20% more than the 6,301 in the 12 months before. HVAC permits grew most (617 to 959); remodel and repair permits fell most (1,894 to 1,829).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Boca Raton?April, counting every kind of work (114 against an average month of 100). November is the quietest (83). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Boca Raton permits are for homes?68%: 11,442 of the 16,734 permits issued May 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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