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The City of Montgomery, AL building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

13,364 building permits issued in the City of Montgomery, October 2024 through September 2026: about 6,682 a year. The biggest kind of work is electrical, with 5,341. 6,177 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 14% fewer than the 7,187 in the 12 months before. 69% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is March.

13,364permits issued
6,177last 12 months
−14%vs the 12 months before
69%for homes
Marbusiest 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
Electrical5,34140%2,3712,970−20%63%October
HVAC2,98522%1,3191,666−21%78%June
Plumbing1,96115%9071,054−14%71%March
Remodels & repairs1,1759%644531+21%100%May
New homes5134%247266−7%100%March
Demolition2202%13882+68%75%September
Garages, sheds & shade structures114under 1%5658−3%100%October
Other8306%392438−11%2%March

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: fences & walls (87), additions (57), pools & spas (44), roofing (28), solar (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.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)31,7406,960
2025126,9266,926
2026 (through September)94,6986,264

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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: 701Oct2024Nov 2024: 493Dec 2024: 546Jan 2025: 519Jan2025Feb 2025: 625Mar 2025: 639Apr 2025: 683May 2025: 629Jun 2025: 662Jul 2025: 519JulAug 2025: 599Sep 2025: 572Oct 2025: 600Nov 2025: 447Dec 2025: 432Jan 2026: 462Jan2026Feb 2026: 563Mar 2026: 699Apr 2026: 551May 2026: 442Jun 2026: 490Jul 2026: 493JulAug 2026: 573Sep 2026: 425
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024701
Nov 2024493
Dec 2024546
Jan 2025519
Feb 2025625
Mar 2025639
Apr 2025683
May 2025629
Jun 2025662
Jul 2025519
Aug 2025599
Sep 2025572
Oct 2025600
Nov 2025447
Dec 2025432
Jan 2026462
Feb 2026563
Mar 2026699
Apr 2026551
May 2026442
Jun 2026490
Jul 2026493
Aug 2026573
Sep 2026425

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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

5,341 permits · busiest October, quietest November

January: 87 (100 = an average month)February: 111 (100 = an average month)March: 121 (100 = an average month)April: 115 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 100 (100 = an average month)July: 84 (100 = an average month)August: 104 (100 = an average month)September: 92 (100 = an average month)October: 122 (100 = an average month)122November: 78 (100 = an average month)December: 92 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

2,985 permits · busiest June, quietest January

January: 76 (100 = an average month)February: 98 (100 = an average month)March: 94 (100 = an average month)April: 119 (100 = an average month)May: 96 (100 = an average month)June: 134 (100 = an average month)134July: 116 (100 = an average month)August: 113 (100 = an average month)September: 84 (100 = an average month)October: 109 (100 = an average month)November: 78 (100 = an average month)December: 82 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

1,961 permits · busiest March, quietest July

January: 102 (100 = an average month)February: 105 (100 = an average month)March: 149 (100 = an average month)149April: 98 (100 = an average month)May: 85 (100 = an average month)June: 83 (100 = an average month)July: 77 (100 = an average month)August: 110 (100 = an average month)September: 77 (100 = an average month)October: 119 (100 = an average month)November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 99 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

1,175 permits · busiest May, quietest January

January: 82 (100 = an average month)February: 110 (100 = an average month)March: 109 (100 = an average month)April: 101 (100 = an average month)May: 113 (100 = an average month)113June: 103 (100 = an average month)July: 94 (100 = an average month)August: 88 (100 = an average month)September: 98 (100 = an average month)October: 102 (100 = an average month)November: 106 (100 = an average month)December: 93 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

513 permits · busiest March, quietest June

January: 143 (100 = an average month)February: 103 (100 = an average month)March: 166 (100 = an average month)166April: 103 (100 = an average month)May: 115 (100 = an average month)June: 42 (100 = an average month)July: 80 (100 = an average month)August: 84 (100 = an average month)September: 82 (100 = an average month)October: 131 (100 = an average month)November: 70 (100 = an average month)December: 82 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Demolition

220 permits · busiest September, quietest November

January: 60 (100 = an average month)February: 120 (100 = an average month)March: 55 (100 = an average month)April: 115 (100 = an average month)May: 131 (100 = an average month)June: 131 (100 = an average month)July: 98 (100 = an average month)August: 109 (100 = an average month)September: 153 (100 = an average month)153October: 82 (100 = an average month)November: 49 (100 = an average month)December: 98 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

114 permits · busiest October, quietest December

January: 53 (100 = an average month)February: 105 (100 = an average month)March: 74 (100 = an average month)April: 116 (100 = an average month)May: 147 (100 = an average month)June: 95 (100 = an average month)July: 74 (100 = an average month)August: 137 (100 = an average month)September: 105 (100 = an average month)October: 179 (100 = an average month)179November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 21 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
The same numbers as a table
Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Electrical871111211159410084104921227892
HVAC76989411996134116113841097882
Plumbing10210514998858377110771199599
Remodels & repairs8211010910111310394889810210693
New homes143103166103115428084821317082
Demolition601205511513113198109153824998
Garages, sheds & shade structures531057411614795741371051799521

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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)9,25169%4,348
Other4,11331%1,829

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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. The file doesn't mark permits expired, so a lapsed permit still reads open.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished2,72637.9%
Still open4,46162.1%

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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
361173,44626%Electrical (1,189)
361162,56219%Electrical (969)
361091,2529%Electrical (432)
361061,0758%Electrical (377)
361089527%Electrical (457)
361048036%Electrical (347)
361117035%Electrical (280)
361056725%Electrical (289)
361106405%Electrical (346)
361074824%Electrical (251)

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How Montgomery compares with other cities

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

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Montgomery GIS: Construction Permit Data (HostedDatasets/Construction_Permits FeatureServer layer 0), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and gas permits the City of Montgomery issues for property in the city and its police jurisdiction: new homes, home alterations and repairs, additions, fences, pools, accessory buildings, demolition, commercial construction and signs. Certificates of occupancy, changes of occupancy, grading permits, driveway curb cuts and well permits in the same file are not counted. Prattville, Pike Road, Millbrook and the rest of Montgomery County outside the city's jurisdiction are not in this file.

  • The file has no final inspection date, so we show no time to final. A permit counts as finished when the city marks it completed.
  • Far fewer 2025 and 2026 permits are marked completed than 2024 permits (about three in ten against six in ten), so the finished share for recent permits is low and likely to rise as the city closes them out.
  • The estimated cost is a real job value on building permits only; electrical, mechanical, plumbing and gas permits carry a nominal figure, so we show it for building permits alone.
  • Gas permits for furnaces and heaters count as HVAC; other gas permits (gas lines, water heaters, ranges) count as plumbing. Re-roofs and solar filed as residential repair permits are sorted by their description.
  • Homes are permits the city marks residential use; apartment buildings and mixed-use projects count as other.

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 Montgomery, AL building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/montgomery-al/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from City of Montgomery Department of 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 Montgomery issue a year?About 6,682 a year in the City of Montgomery: 13,364 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 6,177 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 14% fewer than the 7,187 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Montgomery?6,177 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 14% fewer than the 7,187 in the 12 months before. Remodel and repair permits grew most (531 to 644); electrical permits fell most (2,970 to 2,371).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Montgomery?March, counting every kind of work (120 against an average month of 100). November is the quietest (84). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Montgomery permits are for homes?69%: 9,251 of the 13,364 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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