Where Medford permits live
The portal is for City of Medford permits; neighbouring cities and unincorporated Jackson County issue their own.
The portal does not offer a contractor search. Our compare pages group the City's permits by the contractor on them and match each to the Oregon CCB.
How to look up the permits on a Medford address
- Open the Development Services Portal.
- Search by address: enter the street number and street name, and leave off the suffix (Dr, St, Ave, Cir, Trl). Or use the tax lot number from the County.
- Open each permit for its inspection results and plan status.
- Check the contractor on each permit, then its licence on the Oregon CCB search.
- If you have the permit number from paperwork, search by it directly; it is the fastest route.
How to read Medford permit statuses
These are the statuses we read in the City's permit exports:
| Status in the record | What it means | Finished in our data? |
|---|---|---|
| FINALED | Final inspection passed | Yes |
| CLOSED / C OF O ISSUED | Closed or certificate of occupancy issued | Yes |
| ISSUED | Work allowed, not yet finaled | Not yet |
| EXPIRED / EXPIRED PERMIT | Lapsed before final | No |
| VOIDED / WITHDRAWN / CANCELLED | Never worked | Not counted |
Expired permits count against a firm. Irrigation backflow permits are mostly never finaled, so they are ranked on their own (Medford about page, methodology).
When the permit you want is not online
The portal lists no records contact. For an older permit, call City Hall on 541.774.2000 (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and ask for Building Safety, which the City lists as a department (read 23 October 2026).
What our Medford file adds
The portal answers "what was permitted at this address". We answer "what does this firm's Medford record look like".
| Trade | Permits | Firms | Finished | Usual days to final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC & mechanical | 1,507 | 83 | 79.4% | 31 |
| Electrical | 701 | 96 | 95.0% | 15 |
| Plumbing | 382 | 73 | 91.1% | 12 |
| Solar | 643 | 26 | 96.7% | 34 |
| New home | 680 | 81 | 95.8% | 176 |
| Remodel & addition | 135 | 88 | 82.7% | 180 |
509 firms pulled the 4,497 permits. Trade permits close quickly here: the usual plumbing permit finaled in 12 days and electrical in 15.
The Medford permit statistics page has the same file by trade, year and month; the firm lists are on the HVAC, electrical and solar compare pages. To check the licence behind a name on a permit, use the Medford contractor license lookup; to check whether your job needs a permit at all, see Do I need a permit?.
See every Medford HVAC contractor by finished permits →
What this does not tell you
The City's current export lists only permits that match a City address point and misses about a fifth of trade permits, so every Medford firm's count is probably about 20% low. Our file covers October 2023 to September 2026.
How we know this
Portal details are quoted from the City of Medford Development Services Portal's search page, read 23 October 2026. Statuses are from the City's TRAKiT permit exports, October 2023 to September 2026.
Numbers come from City of Medford building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits on single-family, duplex and cottage homes (the city's TRAKiT permit exports), data through October 16, 2026. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can.
Questions
- How do I find out if a permit was pulled on my house in Medford?
Search the address in the City's Development Services Portal (permits.medfordoregon.gov). Enter the street number and street name without the suffix, or search by tax lot number.
- Are Medford building permits public record?
Yes. The City's portal shows permits and inspection results by address, permit number or tax lot. For older files call City Hall on 541.774.2000.
- What does a Medford permit number look like?
The portal's example is BRNW24-00001. It is printed on the permit card and the City's emails, and searching by it is the quickest route.
- Can I search Medford permits by contractor?
The portal does not offer one. Our Medford compare pages list every permit from October 2023 to September 2026 under the firm named on it.
- How long does a Medford permit take to final?
In our file the usual plumbing permit finaled in 12 days, HVAC in 31 and a new home in 176.
Build your own list
Every firm with that kind of permit on record. Pick what you value. The list moves.
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- Do I need an HVAC permit in Medford, Oregon? Yes: a mechanical permit or a state minor label, and a CCB-licensed installer
- Do I need a solar permit in NYC? Two permits, an engineer's sign-off, and what 19,000 filings show
For one city
- City of Medford Development Services Portal (2026-10-23)
- License Search — Oregon Construction Contractors Board (2026-10-23)