How many building permits does Everett issue a year?

About 5,725 a year in Everett: 11,450 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 5,698 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025-Sep 2026), about the same as the 5,752 in the 12 months before.

Are building permits up or down in Everett?

5,698 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025-Sep 2026), about the same as the 5,752 in the 12 months before. Electrical permits grew most (2,531 to 2,723); plumbing permits fell most (737 to 585).

What is the busiest month for permits in Everett?

October, counting every kind of work (115 against an average month of 100). February is the quietest (89). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.

Everett, WA Permit Statistics (2026): 11,450 Permits

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. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of work	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo	12 mo before	Change	Busiest month
Electrical	5,254	46%	2,723	2,531	+8%	October
HVAC	2,100	18%	1,002	1,098	−9%	July
Plumbing	1,322	12%	585	737	−21%	February
Remodels & repairs	318	3%	173	145	+19%	August
Roofing	310	3%	144	166	−13%	April
ADUs & casitas	134	1%	100	34	+194%	August
Demolition	119	1%	76	43	+77%	June
New homes	115	1%	59	56	+5%	September
Other	1,623	14%	787	836	−6%	October

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: solar (91), additions (31), garages, sheds & shade structures (24), pools & spas (9).

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By year

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	1,566	6,264
2025	12	5,488	5,488
2026 (through September)	9	4,396	5,861

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By month

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

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Month	Permits
Oct 2024	631
Nov 2024	484
Dec 2024	451
Jan 2025	463
Feb 2025	428
Mar 2025	497
Apr 2025	519
May 2025	451
Jun 2025	477
Jul 2025	489
Aug 2025	409
Sep 2025	453
Oct 2025	469
Nov 2025	391
Dec 2025	442
Jan 2026	451
Feb 2026	425
Mar 2026	461
Apr 2026	489
May 2026	451
Jun 2026	512
Jul 2026	565
Aug 2026	504
Sep 2026	538

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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.

Electrical

5,254 permits · busiest October, quietest November

HVAC

2,100 permits · busiest July, quietest August

Plumbing

1,322 permits · busiest February, quietest November

Remodels & repairs

318 permits · busiest August, quietest December

Roofing

310 permits · busiest April, quietest February

ADUs & casitas

134 permits · busiest August, quietest November

Demolition

119 permits · busiest June, quietest December

New homes

115 permits · busiest September, quietest February

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Kind of work	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Electrical	102	90	97	104	95	105	111	96	103	114	89	94
HVAC	97	86	101	107	97	94	114	82	106	114	103	99
Plumbing	112	114	110	113	103	114	93	85	96	88	73	98
Remodels & repairs	79	72	102	125	72	87	140	143	125	132	68	57
Roofing	46	27	66	197	108	120	170	89	132	128	62	54
ADUs & casitas	116	125	116	107	125	72	90	134	72	125	18	99
Demolition	111	81	131	111	101	141	81	61	71	141	121	50
New homes	104	10	94	42	83	52	177	115	219	83	146	73

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By ZIP code

The 6 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
98203	4,147	36%	Electrical (1,882)
98201	4,008	35%	Electrical (1,819)
98208	1,700	15%	Electrical (718)
98204	1,572	14%	Electrical (828)
98206	6	under 1%	Electrical (3)
98205	2	under 1%	Other

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How Everett compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Finished share of permits a year or more old, compared across cities. Permit completion rates by city →
Share of permits still open a year after they were issued, compared across cities. Permits still open after a year, by city →
Firms per city, how many are active and how many are new, across 53 cities. How many contractors each city has →
Busiest Oct, quietest Feb for permits here; see when each trade peaks in 50 cities. Busiest months for home projects, by city →

Nearby permit data

Permit statistics for other places in Seattle and Puget Sound. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Seattle, WA Bellevue, WA King County, WA Tacoma, WA Pierce County, WA Kitsap County, WA Auburn, WA

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Everett Open Data, Trakit Permits dataset 3w3u-656c, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's public file has no permit status and no final inspection date, only an expiration date on some permits, so no finished share is shown.

Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, solar, demolition, fire protection and sign permits the City of Everett Permit Services issues inside city limits. Water, sewer and franchise utility, public works and street use permits in the same file are not counted. Unincorporated Snohomish County, Mukilteo and the other nearby cities run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

The file has no permit status and no final inspection date, so we show neither a finished share nor time to final.
Most electrical permits don't say whether the property is a home or a business, so we don't split permits into homes and other buildings.
The value is the job value written on the permit, not the final cost of the job.
The ZIP code is read from the permit's site address.
A house job can need separate building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing 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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Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit Contractor Records and link to this page. Suggested citation:

Contractor Records, "Everett, WA building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/everett/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from the City of Everett Permit Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits by year · Permits by month · Permits by calendar month (index) · Permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

How many building permits does Everett issue a year?About 5,725 a year in Everett: 11,450 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 5,698 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 5,752 in the 12 months before.
Are building permits up or down in Everett?5,698 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 5,752 in the 12 months before. Electrical permits grew most (2,531 to 2,723); plumbing permits fell most (737 to 585).
What is the busiest month for permits in Everett?October, counting every kind of work (115 against an average month of 100). February is the quietest (89). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.

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