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Edina, MN building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

11,087 building permits issued in Edina, October 2024 through September 2026: about 5,544 a year. The biggest kind of work is plumbing, with 3,939. 5,458 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 5,629 in the 12 months before. 100% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is June.

11,087permits issued
5,458last 12 months
−3%vs the 12 months before
100%for homes
Junbusiest month
Sep 2026records through

By kind of work

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 workPermitsShareLast 12 mo12 mo beforeChangeHomesBusiest month
Plumbing3,93936%1,8662,073−10%100%June
HVAC2,87226%1,4731,399+5%100%July
Remodels & repairs2,61224%1,3141,298+1%100%August
Roofing6896%328361−9%100%October
New homes1381%6474−14%100%November
Demolition1171%5364−17%100%July
Additions102under 1%5052−4%100%September
Other5125%254258−2%100%April

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: garages, sheds & shade structures (53), pools & spas (45), ADUs & casitas (6), fences & walls (2).

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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 October)31,3415,364
2025125,6305,630
2026 (through September)94,1165,488

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By month

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

Oct 2024: 583Oct2024Nov 2024: 393Dec 2024: 365Jan 2025: 412Jan2025Feb 2025: 348Mar 2025: 415Apr 2025: 473May 2025: 523Jun 2025: 546Jul 2025: 587JulAug 2025: 495Sep 2025: 489Oct 2025: 566Nov 2025: 388Dec 2025: 388Jan 2026: 330Jan2026Feb 2026: 310Mar 2026: 385Apr 2026: 405May 2026: 434Jun 2026: 623Jul 2026: 574JulAug 2026: 492Sep 2026: 563
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024583
Nov 2024393
Dec 2024365
Jan 2025412
Feb 2025348
Mar 2025415
Apr 2025473
May 2025523
Jun 2025546
Jul 2025587
Aug 2025495
Sep 2025489
Oct 2025566
Nov 2025388
Dec 2025388
Jan 2026330
Feb 2026310
Mar 2026385
Apr 2026405
May 2026434
Jun 2026623
Jul 2026574
Aug 2026492
Sep 2026563

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When each kind of work is filed

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.

Plumbing

3,939 permits · busiest June, quietest January

January: 75 (100 = an average month)February: 76 (100 = an average month)March: 96 (100 = an average month)April: 95 (100 = an average month)May: 102 (100 = an average month)June: 135 (100 = an average month)135July: 129 (100 = an average month)August: 104 (100 = an average month)September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 84 (100 = an average month)December: 79 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

2,872 permits · busiest July, quietest March

January: 107 (100 = an average month)February: 74 (100 = an average month)March: 69 (100 = an average month)April: 80 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 115 (100 = an average month)July: 134 (100 = an average month)134August: 98 (100 = an average month)September: 99 (100 = an average month)October: 123 (100 = an average month)November: 93 (100 = an average month)December: 114 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

2,612 permits · busiest August, quietest December

January: 83 (100 = an average month)February: 81 (100 = an average month)March: 108 (100 = an average month)April: 98 (100 = an average month)May: 98 (100 = an average month)June: 115 (100 = an average month)July: 119 (100 = an average month)August: 121 (100 = an average month)121September: 117 (100 = an average month)October: 119 (100 = an average month)November: 75 (100 = an average month)December: 66 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

689 permits · busiest October, quietest February

January: 16 (100 = an average month)February: 14 (100 = an average month)March: 47 (100 = an average month)April: 85 (100 = an average month)May: 171 (100 = an average month)June: 158 (100 = an average month)July: 106 (100 = an average month)August: 113 (100 = an average month)September: 162 (100 = an average month)October: 207 (100 = an average month)207November: 87 (100 = an average month)December: 33 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

138 permits · busiest November, quietest January

January: 52 (100 = an average month)February: 104 (100 = an average month)March: 52 (100 = an average month)April: 122 (100 = an average month)May: 87 (100 = an average month)June: 139 (100 = an average month)July: 113 (100 = an average month)August: 87 (100 = an average month)September: 96 (100 = an average month)October: 96 (100 = an average month)November: 148 (100 = an average month)148December: 104 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Demolition

117 permits · busiest July, quietest September

January: 72 (100 = an average month)February: 62 (100 = an average month)March: 103 (100 = an average month)April: 103 (100 = an average month)May: 113 (100 = an average month)June: 72 (100 = an average month)July: 185 (100 = an average month)185August: 82 (100 = an average month)September: 51 (100 = an average month)October: 164 (100 = an average month)November: 103 (100 = an average month)December: 92 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Additions

102 permits · busiest September, quietest August

January: 94 (100 = an average month)February: 59 (100 = an average month)March: 71 (100 = an average month)April: 82 (100 = an average month)May: 82 (100 = an average month)June: 141 (100 = an average month)July: 94 (100 = an average month)August: 47 (100 = an average month)September: 247 (100 = an average month)247October: 129 (100 = an average month)November: 59 (100 = an average month)December: 94 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
The same numbers as a table
Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Plumbing757696951021351291041091168479
HVAC10774698094115134989912393114
Remodels & repairs838110898981151191211171197566
Roofing161447851711581061131622078733
New homes521045212287139113879696148104
Demolition726210310311372185825116410392
Additions945971828214194472471295994

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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)11,087100%5,458
Other00%0

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How many permits get finished

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.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished4,07372.4%
Still open1,55327.6%
Expired30.1%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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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
554363,33130%Plumbing (1,143)
554242,54123%Plumbing (876)
554392,15719%Plumbing (754)
554351,41813%Plumbing (544)
554108628%Plumbing (292)
553434314%Plumbing (238)
554162893%HVAC (90)
5542315under 1%Roofing (5)

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How Edina 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 the Twin Cities. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Edina Permit Finder, PIMS Permits table (ArcGIS Building/Permit_Finder FeatureServer layer 5), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the City of Edina issues for houses, townhouses and two-family homes inside the city: building, remodel, reroof, siding, deck and addition permits, mechanical and plumbing permits, home sewer and water work, and solar. Commercial, institutional and apartment (3+ unit) permits, signs, driveways, grading and tree escrows in the same table are not counted. Minneapolis, Bloomington, Richfield and the other Hennepin County cities run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's permit table names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Edina.
  • The table has no electrical permits, so there are no electrical counts here.
  • The table has no status column. A permit with a final date counts as finished, one with a dead date as expired and one with a cancelled date is left out; all others are open.
  • The city files most furnace, air conditioner, water heater, softener and gas piping permits under one broad residential type. We sort them into HVAC and plumbing by their work description; a permit that names both counts under the trade it names first.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit. The ZIP code comes from the Metropolitan Council's 2025 parcel points for the permit's parcel.

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, "Edina, MN building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/edina/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from the City of Edina Building Inspections 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 · How many get finished · 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 · Finished, open and expired · Permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Edina issue a year?About 5,544 a year in Edina: 11,087 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 5,458 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 5,629 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Edina?5,458 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 5,629 in the 12 months before. HVAC permits grew most (1,399 to 1,473); plumbing permits fell most (2,073 to 1,866).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Edina?June, counting every kind of work (127 against an average month of 100). February is the quietest (71). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Edina permits are for homes?100%: 11,087 of the 11,087 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.