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The City of Gainesville, FL building permit statistics

Data through July 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

17,242 building permits issued in the City of Gainesville, August 2024 through July 2026: about 8,621 a year. The biggest kind of work is HVAC, with 3,833. 8,350 permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 6% fewer than the 8,892 in the 12 months before. 72% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is April.

17,242permits issued
8,350last 12 months on file
−6%vs the 12 months before
72%for homes
Aprbusiest month
Jul 2026records through

By kind of work

Permits issued August 2024 through July 2026. Last 12 months on file is Aug 2025–Jul 2026; the 12 months before is Aug 2024–Jul 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
HVAC3,83322%1,9781,855+7%67%April
Roofing3,58221%1,6471,935−15%86%May
Plumbing3,18818%1,5071,681−10%80%April
Electrical2,69816%1,2461,452−14%63%October
Remodels & repairs1,5559%790765+3%100%July
New homes3762%184192−4%100%March
Garages, sheds & shade structures1761%11165+71%100%May
Demolition145under 1%9946+115%46%August
Solar122under 1%5171−28%84%December
Additions106under 1%5551+8%100%October
Other1,4188%658760−13%2%December

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: pools & spas (43).

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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 August)53,4038,167
2025128,8788,878
2026 (through July)74,9618,505

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By month

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

Aug 2024: 809Aug2024Sep 2024: 657Oct 2024: 735Nov 2024: 554Dec 2024: 648Jan 2025: 710Jan2025Feb 2025: 738Mar 2025: 658Apr 2025: 907May 2025: 807Jun 2025: 785Jul 2025: 884JulAug 2025: 811Sep 2025: 680Oct 2025: 643Nov 2025: 621Dec 2025: 634Jan 2026: 588Jan2026Feb 2026: 644Mar 2026: 724Apr 2026: 739May 2026: 821Jun 2026: 712Jul 2026: 733Jul
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MonthPermits
Aug 2024809
Sep 2024657
Oct 2024735
Nov 2024554
Dec 2024648
Jan 2025710
Feb 2025738
Mar 2025658
Apr 2025907
May 2025807
Jun 2025785
Jul 2025884
Aug 2025811
Sep 2025680
Oct 2025643
Nov 2025621
Dec 2025634
Jan 2026588
Feb 2026644
Mar 2026724
Apr 2026739
May 2026821
Jun 2026712
Jul 2026733

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When each kind of work is filed

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

HVAC

3,833 permits · busiest April, quietest January

January: 74 (100 = an average month)February: 90 (100 = an average month)March: 79 (100 = an average month)April: 144 (100 = an average month)144May: 130 (100 = an average month)June: 107 (100 = an average month)July: 121 (100 = an average month)August: 108 (100 = an average month)September: 92 (100 = an average month)October: 81 (100 = an average month)November: 90 (100 = an average month)December: 86 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

3,582 permits · busiest May, quietest December

January: 85 (100 = an average month)February: 86 (100 = an average month)March: 87 (100 = an average month)April: 101 (100 = an average month)May: 128 (100 = an average month)128June: 122 (100 = an average month)July: 121 (100 = an average month)August: 125 (100 = an average month)September: 93 (100 = an average month)October: 98 (100 = an average month)November: 84 (100 = an average month)December: 70 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

3,188 permits · busiest April, quietest November

January: 101 (100 = an average month)February: 107 (100 = an average month)March: 108 (100 = an average month)April: 131 (100 = an average month)131May: 104 (100 = an average month)June: 88 (100 = an average month)July: 99 (100 = an average month)August: 102 (100 = an average month)September: 91 (100 = an average month)October: 91 (100 = an average month)November: 77 (100 = an average month)December: 104 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

2,698 permits · busiest October, quietest November

January: 105 (100 = an average month)February: 117 (100 = an average month)March: 93 (100 = an average month)April: 109 (100 = an average month)May: 101 (100 = an average month)June: 90 (100 = an average month)July: 98 (100 = an average month)August: 104 (100 = an average month)September: 100 (100 = an average month)October: 121 (100 = an average month)121November: 81 (100 = an average month)December: 81 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

1,555 permits · busiest July, quietest April

January: 95 (100 = an average month)February: 90 (100 = an average month)March: 112 (100 = an average month)April: 78 (100 = an average month)May: 112 (100 = an average month)June: 107 (100 = an average month)July: 130 (100 = an average month)130August: 96 (100 = an average month)September: 100 (100 = an average month)October: 111 (100 = an average month)November: 83 (100 = an average month)December: 86 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

376 permits · busiest March, quietest September

January: 147 (100 = an average month)February: 86 (100 = an average month)March: 227 (100 = an average month)227April: 131 (100 = an average month)May: 70 (100 = an average month)June: 83 (100 = an average month)July: 67 (100 = an average month)August: 89 (100 = an average month)September: 61 (100 = an average month)October: 102 (100 = an average month)November: 73 (100 = an average month)December: 64 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

176 permits · busiest May, quietest January

January: 82 (100 = an average month)February: 116 (100 = an average month)March: 89 (100 = an average month)April: 102 (100 = an average month)May: 150 (100 = an average month)150June: 95 (100 = an average month)July: 102 (100 = an average month)August: 89 (100 = an average month)September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 82 (100 = an average month)November: 82 (100 = an average month)December: 102 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Demolition

145 permits · busiest August, quietest January

January: 33 (100 = an average month)February: 66 (100 = an average month)March: 108 (100 = an average month)April: 141 (100 = an average month)May: 33 (100 = an average month)June: 116 (100 = an average month)July: 74 (100 = an average month)August: 406 (100 = an average month)406September: 50 (100 = an average month)October: 74 (100 = an average month)November: 33 (100 = an average month)December: 66 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
HVAC74907914413010712110892819086
Roofing85868710112812212112593988470
Plumbing1011071081311048899102919177104
Electrical1051179310910190981041001218181
Remodels & repairs959011278112107130961001118386
New homes1478622713170836789611027364
Garages, sheds & shade structures821168910215095102891098282102
Demolition3366108141331167440650743366

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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)12,37072%6,055
Other4,87228%2,295

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Aug 2024–Jul 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
Finished7,59085.4%
Still open1,29714.6%
Expired50.1%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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By ZIP code

The 10 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
326054,43326%Roofing (1,241)
326082,71616%HVAC (734)
326012,20713%HVAC (518)
326072,00312%HVAC (577)
326531,90111%Roofing (466)
326091,69510%Roofing (425)
326411,0286%Roofing (217)
326066714%Roofing (211)
326034413%Electrical (90)
326125under 1%Electrical (4)

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

Alachua County, FL

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Gainesville, Gainesville Permit Cases (ArcGIS Online, table All_Permit_Cases), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued August 2024 through July 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building and trade permits the City of Gainesville issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Alachua County and the other towns in the county (Alachua, High Springs, Newberry and others) have their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The file names no contractor company (only the license holder's personal name), so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages here.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • The city loaded this permit table once, on July 31, 2026, and it has not been updated since, so the window ends in July 2026.
  • Each trade on a job gets its own permit: a new house usually has a building permit plus separate electrical, mechanical, plumbing and gas permits. Those trade permits are counted under their trade.
  • A final date is the date the city closed the permit. Homes versus other property comes from the parcel's land-use code on the county tax roll, and the ZIP code from the same roll.

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, "The City of Gainesville, FL building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/gainesville/permit-statistics, data through July 2026, from the City of Gainesville 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 · 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 Gainesville issue a year?About 8,621 a year in the City of Gainesville: 17,242 permits over 24 months, August 2024 through July 2026. 8,350 permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 6% fewer than the 8,892 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Gainesville?8,350 permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 6% fewer than the 8,892 in the 12 months before. HVAC permits grew most (1,855 to 1,978); roofing permits fell most (1,935 to 1,647).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Gainesville?April, counting every kind of work (115 against an average month of 100). November is the quietest (82). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Gainesville permits are for homes?72%: 12,370 of the 17,242 permits issued August 2024 through July 2026 were residential permits.
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