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New Braunfels, TX building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

13,252 building permits issued in New Braunfels, October 2024 through September 2026: about 6,626 a year. The biggest kind of work is new homes, with 2,356. 6,280 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 10% fewer than the 6,972 in the 12 months before. 84% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is October.

13,252permits issued
6,280last 12 months
−10%vs the 12 months before
84%for homes
Octbusiest 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
New homes2,35618%1,1491,207−5%100%October
Plumbing1,93015%9211,009−9%80%October
Remodels & repairs1,58712%802785+2%100%October
HVAC1,38210%640742−14%82%June
Electrical1,36310%584779−25%69%October
Roofing8797%437442−1%94%May
Garages, sheds & shade structures2212%105116−9%100%April
Solar2102%58152−62%99%October
Pools & spas1951%91104−12%100%July
Fences & walls1501%5892−37%68%October
Demolition1441%7866+18%60%December
Other2,76821%1,3281,440−8%66%October

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: additions (67).

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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)31,8777,508
2025126,4916,491
2026 (through September)94,8846,512

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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: 893Oct2024Nov 2024: 546Dec 2024: 438Jan 2025: 539Jan2025Feb 2025: 585Mar 2025: 574Apr 2025: 575May 2025: 616Jun 2025: 540Jul 2025: 654JulAug 2025: 494Sep 2025: 518Oct 2025: 621Nov 2025: 331Dec 2025: 444Jan 2026: 396Jan2026Feb 2026: 454Mar 2026: 549Apr 2026: 615May 2026: 541Jun 2026: 609Jul 2026: 571JulAug 2026: 595Sep 2026: 554
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024893
Nov 2024546
Dec 2024438
Jan 2025539
Feb 2025585
Mar 2025574
Apr 2025575
May 2025616
Jun 2025540
Jul 2025654
Aug 2025494
Sep 2025518
Oct 2025621
Nov 2025331
Dec 2025444
Jan 2026396
Feb 2026454
Mar 2026549
Apr 2026615
May 2026541
Jun 2026609
Jul 2026571
Aug 2026595
Sep 2026554

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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.

New homes

2,356 permits · busiest October, quietest December

January: 75 (100 = an average month)February: 89 (100 = an average month)March: 75 (100 = an average month)April: 104 (100 = an average month)May: 108 (100 = an average month)June: 113 (100 = an average month)July: 149 (100 = an average month)August: 107 (100 = an average month)September: 88 (100 = an average month)October: 196 (100 = an average month)196November: 51 (100 = an average month)December: 45 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

1,930 permits · busiest October, quietest November

January: 110 (100 = an average month)February: 112 (100 = an average month)March: 94 (100 = an average month)April: 113 (100 = an average month)May: 106 (100 = an average month)June: 97 (100 = an average month)July: 95 (100 = an average month)August: 84 (100 = an average month)September: 101 (100 = an average month)October: 119 (100 = an average month)119November: 80 (100 = an average month)December: 90 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

1,587 permits · busiest October, quietest June

January: 112 (100 = an average month)February: 100 (100 = an average month)March: 117 (100 = an average month)April: 125 (100 = an average month)May: 85 (100 = an average month)June: 70 (100 = an average month)July: 74 (100 = an average month)August: 80 (100 = an average month)September: 113 (100 = an average month)October: 126 (100 = an average month)126November: 110 (100 = an average month)December: 89 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

1,382 permits · busiest June, quietest February

January: 82 (100 = an average month)February: 73 (100 = an average month)March: 90 (100 = an average month)April: 111 (100 = an average month)May: 108 (100 = an average month)June: 129 (100 = an average month)129July: 124 (100 = an average month)August: 112 (100 = an average month)September: 108 (100 = an average month)October: 96 (100 = an average month)November: 77 (100 = an average month)December: 90 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

1,363 permits · busiest October, quietest September

January: 86 (100 = an average month)February: 96 (100 = an average month)March: 107 (100 = an average month)April: 99 (100 = an average month)May: 97 (100 = an average month)June: 111 (100 = an average month)July: 107 (100 = an average month)August: 99 (100 = an average month)September: 81 (100 = an average month)October: 141 (100 = an average month)141November: 91 (100 = an average month)December: 85 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

879 permits · busiest May, quietest January

January: 63 (100 = an average month)February: 66 (100 = an average month)March: 117 (100 = an average month)April: 123 (100 = an average month)May: 135 (100 = an average month)135June: 122 (100 = an average month)July: 132 (100 = an average month)August: 90 (100 = an average month)September: 101 (100 = an average month)October: 97 (100 = an average month)November: 85 (100 = an average month)December: 70 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

221 permits · busiest April, quietest November

January: 87 (100 = an average month)February: 109 (100 = an average month)March: 103 (100 = an average month)April: 136 (100 = an average month)136May: 76 (100 = an average month)June: 103 (100 = an average month)July: 130 (100 = an average month)August: 92 (100 = an average month)September: 81 (100 = an average month)October: 125 (100 = an average month)November: 71 (100 = an average month)December: 87 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Solar

210 permits · busiest October, quietest May

January: 63 (100 = an average month)February: 143 (100 = an average month)March: 126 (100 = an average month)April: 114 (100 = an average month)May: 46 (100 = an average month)June: 103 (100 = an average month)July: 137 (100 = an average month)August: 57 (100 = an average month)September: 63 (100 = an average month)October: 183 (100 = an average month)183November: 91 (100 = an average month)December: 74 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New homes758975104108113149107881965145
Plumbing110112941131069795841011198090
Remodels & repairs1121001171258570748011312611089
HVAC827390111108129124112108967790
Electrical8696107999711110799811419185
Roofing636611712313512213290101978570
Garages, sheds & shade structures871091031367610313092811257187
Solar631431261144610313757631839174

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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)11,09384%5,287
Other2,15916%993

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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; expired means it lapsed without one.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished4,63666.5%
Still open2,33333.5%
Expired30.0%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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By ZIP code

The 4 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
781306,74751%New homes (1,075)
781321,2409%New homes (203)
781243under 1%Electrical (1)
782131under 1%HVAC (1)

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How New Braunfels compares with other cities

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

Nearby permit data

Permit statistics for other places in Austin and San Antonio. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Austin, TXSan Marcos, TXSan Antonio, TX

How these numbers are made

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.

  • The city's file lists the contractor on most permits. The contractor table counts permits filed per firm; it does not rate, rank or compare their work, and there are no firm pages for New Braunfels.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • A final date is the date the city closed the permit. A permit the city left at Issued counts as open.
  • Lawn-irrigation permits, driveways, flatwork and signs count as other. Foundation repairs count as remodels and repairs.
  • The file has no ZIP column; ZIP codes come from the address where it ends in one (about 60% of permits).

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, "New Braunfels, TX building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/new-braunfels/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from City of New Braunfels Development Services 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 New Braunfels issue a year?About 6,626 a year in New Braunfels: 13,252 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 6,280 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 10% fewer than the 6,972 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in New Braunfels?6,280 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 10% fewer than the 6,972 in the 12 months before. Remodel and repair permits grew most (785 to 802); electrical permits fell most (779 to 584).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in New Braunfels?October, counting every kind of work (137 against an average month of 100). November is the quietest (79). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of New Braunfels permits are for homes?84%: 11,093 of the 13,252 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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