Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
10,055 building permits issued in the City of College Station, October 2024 through September 2026: about 5,028 a year. The biggest kind of work is HVAC, with 2,015. 4,691 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 13% fewer than the 5,364 in the 12 months before. 43% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is May.
Permits issued October 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 work | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo | 12 mo before | Change | Homes | Busiest month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 2,015 | 20% | 1,017 | 998 | +2% | 66% | August |
| Plumbing | 1,883 | 19% | 965 | 918 | +5% | under 1% | September |
| Electrical | 1,470 | 15% | 746 | 724 | +3% | 0% | January |
| Roofing | 1,301 | 13% | 370 | 931 | −60% | 82% | May |
| New homes | 664 | 7% | 308 | 356 | −13% | 100% | January |
| Remodels & repairs | 246 | 2% | 119 | 127 | −6% | 100% | October |
| Demolition | 156 | 2% | 57 | 99 | −42% | 68% | May |
| Pools & spas | 140 | 1% | 64 | 76 | −16% | 100% | April |
| Other | 2,015 | 20% | 972 | 1,043 | −7% | 32% | March |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: garages, sheds & shade structures (82), solar (37), additions (28), fences & walls (11), ADUs & casitas (7).
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 October) | 3 | 1,069 | 4,276 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5,475 | 5,475 |
| 2026 (through September) | 9 | 3,511 | 4,681 |
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 411 |
| Nov 2024 | 302 |
| Dec 2024 | 356 |
| Jan 2025 | 408 |
| Feb 2025 | 316 |
| Mar 2025 | 366 |
| Apr 2025 | 615 |
| May 2025 | 646 |
| Jun 2025 | 530 |
| Jul 2025 | 473 |
| Aug 2025 | 544 |
| Sep 2025 | 397 |
| Oct 2025 | 453 |
| Nov 2025 | 348 |
| Dec 2025 | 379 |
| Jan 2026 | 363 |
| Feb 2026 | 467 |
| Mar 2026 | 504 |
| Apr 2026 | 314 |
| May 2026 | 330 |
| Jun 2026 | 351 |
| Jul 2026 | 354 |
| Aug 2026 | 359 |
| Sep 2026 | 469 |
Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), October 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.
2,015 permits · busiest August, quietest November
1,883 permits · busiest September, quietest November
1,470 permits · busiest January, quietest November
1,301 permits · busiest May, quietest January
664 permits · busiest January, quietest June
246 permits · busiest October, quietest December
156 permits · busiest May, quietest March
140 permits · busiest April, quietest September
| Kind of work | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 77 | 104 | 151 | 89 | 89 | 97 | 111 | 166 | 113 | 88 | 56 | 61 |
| Plumbing | 105 | 87 | 98 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 100 | 117 | 116 | 83 | 115 |
| Electrical | 118 | 100 | 90 | 93 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 108 | 100 | 110 | 73 | 104 |
| Roofing | 23 | 60 | 51 | 229 | 242 | 188 | 101 | 70 | 80 | 86 | 43 | 27 |
| New homes | 159 | 78 | 103 | 89 | 98 | 65 | 76 | 74 | 105 | 80 | 125 | 150 |
| Remodels & repairs | 122 | 88 | 102 | 88 | 102 | 132 | 98 | 102 | 78 | 137 | 98 | 54 |
| Demolition | 100 | 192 | 31 | 92 | 215 | 54 | 54 | 69 | 108 | 138 | 62 | 85 |
| Pools & spas | 77 | 77 | 77 | 146 | 86 | 146 | 120 | 86 | 60 | 137 | 103 | 86 |
How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.
| Permit class | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes (residential) | 4,367 | 43% | 1,853 |
| Other | 5,688 | 57% | 2,838 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, 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 | 3,198 | 59.6% |
| Still open | 2,119 | 39.5% |
| Expired | 47 | 0.9% |
The 2 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.
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Source: City of College Station Open Data, Permits - Master Dataset (hrbn-znt6), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building and trade permits the City of College Station issues inside the city limits. Bryan, unincorporated Brazos County and Texas A&M University buildings on state land are not in this file. Event, vendor, short-term rental and inspection-only records are left out.
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