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Remodel and repair permits in Nashua, NH

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

568 remodel and repair permits were issued in Nashua, October 2024 through September 2026: about 284 a year and 5% of all permits. 276 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 5% fewer than the 292 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is April.

568permits issued
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Remodel and repair permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 22Oct2024Nov 2024: 20Dec 2024: 18Jan 2025: 37Jan2025Feb 2025: 16Mar 2025: 22Apr 2025: 29May 2025: 23Jun 2025: 21Jul 2025: 28JulAug 2025: 28Sep 2025: 28Oct 2025: 29Nov 2025: 20Dec 2025: 15Jan 2026: 20Jan2026Feb 2026: 31Mar 2026: 24Apr 2026: 29May 2026: 12Jun 2026: 20Jul 2026: 20JulAug 2026: 29Sep 2026: 27
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MonthPermits
Oct 202422
Nov 202420
Dec 202418
Jan 202537
Feb 202516
Mar 202522
Apr 202529
May 202523
Jun 202521
Jul 202528
Aug 202528
Sep 202528
Oct 202529
Nov 202520
Dec 202515
Jan 202620
Feb 202631
Mar 202624
Apr 202629
May 202612
Jun 202620
Jul 202620
Aug 202629
Sep 202627

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When remodel and repair permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). April is the busiest (123), December the quietest (70). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 120 (100 = an average month)February: 99 (100 = an average month)March: 97 (100 = an average month)April: 123 (100 = an average month)123May: 74 (100 = an average month)June: 87 (100 = an average month)July: 101 (100 = an average month)August: 120 (100 = an average month)September: 116 (100 = an average month)October: 108 (100 = an average month)November: 85 (100 = an average month)December: 70 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January120
February99
March97
April123
May74
June87
July101
August120
September116
October108
November85
December70

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential Alteration32357%
Residential Renovation - No St12021%
Residential Repair8315%
Residential Miscellaneous234%
Residential Fire Damage183%
Residential Conversion Residen1under 1%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Nashua GIS, Building_Permits_for_AGOL map service (NashIMS building permits, last three years) and the Building_Permits_June_2025 snapshot layer, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.

Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits the City of Nashua Building Safety Department issues inside the city. The city publishes only the last three years of permits as map layers; older permits are not public in bulk.

  • The city's permit layers name no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Nashua.
  • The layers have no job value, no final inspection date, no status beyond issued and no ZIP code, so we show no costs, no time to final, no finished share and no ZIP pages.
  • The city's type of work is cut to 30 characters in the file; trade permits (mechanical, electrical, plumbing only) are counted for homes and businesses alike.

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Contractor Records, "Remodel and repair permits in Nashua, NH", https://contractorrecords.com/nashua/remodel-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Nashua Building Safety Department building-permit records.

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Common questions

  • How many remodel and repair permits does Nashua issue a year?About 284 a year in Nashua: 568 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 276 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Nashua file the most remodel and repair permits?April (123 against an average month of 100); December is the quietest (70). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.