Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
2,356 new home permits were issued in New Braunfels, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,178 a year and 18% of all permits. 1,149 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 5% fewer than the 1,207 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 183 days from issue to the city's final. 78130 has the most, 1,075.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 308 |
| Nov 2024 | 76 |
| Dec 2024 | 43 |
| Jan 2025 | 86 |
| Feb 2025 | 92 |
| Mar 2025 | 65 |
| Apr 2025 | 82 |
| May 2025 | 90 |
| Jun 2025 | 90 |
| Jul 2025 | 149 |
| Aug 2025 | 68 |
| Sep 2025 | 58 |
| Oct 2025 | 76 |
| Nov 2025 | 24 |
| Dec 2025 | 46 |
| Jan 2026 | 62 |
| Feb 2026 | 82 |
| Mar 2026 | 82 |
| Apr 2026 | 123 |
| May 2026 | 122 |
| Jun 2026 | 131 |
| Jul 2026 | 144 |
| Aug 2026 | 143 |
| Sep 2026 | 114 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (196), December the quietest (45). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 75 |
| February | 89 |
| March | 75 |
| April | 104 |
| May | 108 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 149 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 88 |
| October | 196 |
| November | 51 |
| December | 45 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 1,107 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 1,207 |
| Finished | 91.7% |
| Expired | 0.0% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 183 |
| Middle half, days | 130–312 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 2,356 new home permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential - New Build | 2,231 | 95% |
| Residential - Manufactured Home | 125 | 5% |
The contractors named on the most new home permits in the City of New Braunfels Open Data file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 2,356 new home permits; 100% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lennar Homes | 382 | 16% |
| Pulte Homes of Texas LP | 251 | 11% |
| Perry Homes LLC | 210 | 9% |
| Legacy Multifamily Construction Services LLC | 191 | 8% |
| Brightland Homes Ltd | 139 | 6% |
| MI Homes | 126 | 5% |
| D.R. Horton | 116 | 5% |
| KB Homes | 107 | 5% |
| Highland Homes San Antonio LLC | 99 | 4% |
| Mobile Master Inc | 97 | 4% |
Plumbing (1,930)Remodels & repairs (1,587)HVAC (1,382)Electrical (1,363)Roofing (879)Garages, sheds & shade structures (221)Solar (210)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
New home permits for other places in Austin and San Antonio. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: City of New Braunfels Open Data, OpenData/PlanningZoning MapServer layer 10 (Permits), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, irrigation, roofing and other construction permits the City of New Braunfels Development Services issues inside city limits, in both Comal and Guadalupe counties. Planning, platting, engineering, floodplain and inspection-request records are not counted.
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Contractor Records, "New home permits in New Braunfels, TX", https://contractorrecords.com/new-braunfels/new-home-permits, data through September 2026, from City of New Braunfels Development Services building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): New homes permits by month · New homes permits by calendar month (index) · New homes permits: days to final · New homes permits by ZIP code · New homes permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.