Data through July 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026
3,979 building permits issued in Johns Creek, August 2024 through July 2026: about 1,990 a year. The biggest kind of work is HVAC, with 1,255. 2,012 permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 2% more than the 1,967 in the 12 months before. 100% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is March.
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 work | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo | 12 mo before | Change | Homes | Busiest month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 1,255 | 32% | 633 | 622 | +2% | 100% | June |
| Electrical | 949 | 24% | 469 | 480 | −2% | 100% | March |
| Plumbing | 817 | 21% | 421 | 396 | +6% | 100% | March |
| Fences & walls | 114 | 3% | 66 | 48 | +38% | 100% | October |
| Other | 827 | 21% | 415 | 412 | +1% | 100% | October |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: demolition (17).
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 August) | 5 | 885 | 2,124 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1,842 | 1,842 |
| 2026 (through July) | 7 | 1,252 | 2,146 |
Permits issued each month, August 2024 through July 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | 177 |
| Sep 2024 | 187 |
| Oct 2024 | 165 |
| Nov 2024 | 196 |
| Dec 2024 | 160 |
| Jan 2025 | 119 |
| Feb 2025 | 113 |
| Mar 2025 | 185 |
| Apr 2025 | 161 |
| May 2025 | 135 |
| Jun 2025 | 216 |
| Jul 2025 | 153 |
| Aug 2025 | 161 |
| Sep 2025 | 125 |
| Oct 2025 | 193 |
| Nov 2025 | 156 |
| Dec 2025 | 125 |
| Jan 2026 | 138 |
| Feb 2026 | 165 |
| Mar 2026 | 196 |
| Apr 2026 | 196 |
| May 2026 | 206 |
| Jun 2026 | 161 |
| Jul 2026 | 190 |
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.
1,255 permits · busiest June, quietest February
949 permits · busiest March, quietest December
817 permits · busiest March, quietest December
114 permits · busiest October, quietest January
| Kind of work | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 82 | 65 | 113 | 114 | 112 | 121 | 111 | 120 | 80 | 91 | 94 | 98 |
| Electrical | 83 | 82 | 119 | 86 | 110 | 119 | 105 | 91 | 114 | 97 | 113 | 81 |
| Plumbing | 94 | 98 | 138 | 115 | 85 | 82 | 101 | 97 | 87 | 104 | 123 | 75 |
| Fences & walls | 32 | 105 | 95 | 116 | 116 | 105 | 95 | 105 | 74 | 211 | 42 | 105 |
How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.
| Permit class | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes (residential) | 3,979 | 100% | 2,012 |
| Other | 0 | 0% | 0 |
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.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finished | 1,361 | 69.2% |
| Still open | 163 | 8.3% |
| Expired | 443 | 22.5% |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Source: City of Johns Creek, Building Permits Issued (ArcGIS layer), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued August 2024 through July 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Permits the City of Johns Creek issues for homes inside city limits: residential building permits, plus mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fence, retaining-wall and demolition permits on property the tax roll classes as residential. Commercial building permits, trade permits on commercial property, right-of-way, sign, tree-removal and land-disturbance permits in the same file are not counted. Alpharetta, Milton, Duluth and the rest of Fulton and Forsyth counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
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Contractor Records, "Johns Creek, GA building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/johns-creek/permit-statistics, data through July 2026, from the City of Johns Creek Community Development Department 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.
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