How many building permits does Overland Park issue a year?

About 5,033 a year in the City of Overland Park: 13,840 permits over 33 months, January 2024 through September 2026. 5,172 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025-Sep 2026), 7% more than the 4,851 in the 12 months before.

Are building permits up or down in Overland Park?

5,172 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025-Sep 2026), 7% more than the 4,851 in the 12 months before. HVAC permits grew most (1,105 to 1,224); plumbing permits fell most (459 to 411).

What is the busiest month for permits in Overland Park?

October, counting every kind of work (117 against an average month of 100). January is the quietest (78). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.

Overland Park, KS Permit Statistics (2026): 13,840 Permits

By kind of work

Permits issued January 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 work	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo	12 mo before	Change	Homes	Busiest month
HVAC	3,178	23%	1,224	1,105	+11%	100%	June
Fences & walls	1,955	14%	697	694	0%	98%	April
Electrical	1,871	14%	700	651	+8%	100%	July
Remodels & repairs	1,530	11%	592	511	+16%	100%	March
Plumbing	1,234	9%	411	459	−10%	100%	December
Garages, sheds & shade structures	1,043	8%	431	357	+21%	100%	July
New homes	991	7%	329	353	−7%	100%	April
Pools & spas	252	2%	93	91	+2%	99%	July
Additions	222	2%	80	86	−7%	100%	May
Demolition	179	1%	54	67	−19%	36%	February
Solar	129	under 1%	33	54	−39%	100%	November
Other	1,256	9%	528	423	+25%	under 1%	March

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

Year	Months	Permits	Per year
2024	12	5,021	5,021
2025	12	4,887	4,887
2026 (through September)	9	3,932	5,243

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By month

Permits issued each month, January 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

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Month	Permits
Jan 2024	292
Feb 2024	333
Mar 2024	428
Apr 2024	481
May 2024	547
Jun 2024	465
Jul 2024	439
Aug 2024	436
Sep 2024	396
Oct 2024	495
Nov 2024	310
Dec 2024	399
Jan 2025	303
Feb 2025	301
Mar 2025	417
Apr 2025	474
May 2025	426
Jun 2025	460
Jul 2025	461
Aug 2025	411
Sep 2025	394
Oct 2025	484
Nov 2025	382
Dec 2025	374
Jan 2026	381
Feb 2026	362
Mar 2026	481
Apr 2026	482
May 2026	466
Jun 2026	457
Jul 2026	509
Aug 2026	371
Sep 2026	423

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), January 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.

HVAC

3,178 permits · busiest June, quietest February

Fences & walls

1,955 permits · busiest April, quietest January

Electrical

1,871 permits · busiest July, quietest January

Remodels & repairs

1,530 permits · busiest March, quietest November

Plumbing

1,234 permits · busiest December, quietest July

Garages, sheds & shade structures

1,043 permits · busiest July, quietest February

New homes

991 permits · busiest April, quietest November

Pools & spas

252 permits · busiest July, quietest December

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Kind of work	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
HVAC	82	74	78	111	119	131	120	96	84	114	89	102
Fences & walls	46	59	119	148	129	129	110	100	87	121	68	71
Electrical	65	82	106	99	102	99	137	98	125	123	76	81
Remodels & repairs	119	88	124	117	92	86	100	101	103	106	72	78
Plumbing	103	113	112	108	111	89	73	73	91	118	79	144
Garages, sheds & shade structures	52	47	105	98	132	116	133	111	105	130	101	70
New homes	82	103	97	125	113	89	102	98	101	122	72	92
Pools & spas	92	96	122	74	96	127	135	87	96	85	105	72

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Homes and everything else

How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit class	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo
Homes (residential)	12,430	90%	4,596
Other	1,410	10%	576

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Jan 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.

Status	Permits	Share
Finished	6,748	77.8%
Still open	1,920	22.2%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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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 code	Permits	Share	Top kind of work
66212	2,156	16%	Electrical (597)
66221	2,111	15%	HVAC (413)
66213	1,700	12%	HVAC (537)
66223	1,277	9%	HVAC (364)
66204	1,138	8%	Electrical (279)
66210	1,116	8%	HVAC (326)
66207	1,008	7%	Electrical (247)
66085	689	5%	New homes (268)
66214	587	4%	HVAC (154)
66209	495	4%	HVAC (151)

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How Overland Park compares with other cities

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

56% finished of HVAC permits a year or more old here, against 79% across 39 cities (8th lowest of 40). Permit completion rates by city →
44% still open of HVAC permits a year after issue here, against 21% across 39 cities (8th most left open of 40). Permits still open after a year, by city →
Firms per city, how many are active and how many are new, across 53 cities. How many contractors each city has →
Busiest Oct, quietest Jan for permits here; see when each trade peaks in 50 cities. Busiest months for home projects, by city →

Nearby permit data

Permit statistics for other places in Kansas City. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Kansas City, MO

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Overland Park ArcGIS: Building Permit Report (Building_Permits FeatureServer layer 0), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued January 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Overland Park issues inside city limits: residential and commercial building permits and mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits (furnaces and air conditioners, electrical services, water heaters, generators, solar). Leawood, Olathe, Lenexa, Merriam and the other Johnson County cities run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Overland Park.
The city publishes only permits issued since January 2024 that are issued, on a temporary certificate of occupancy or finaled; expired and voided permits are left out of the file, so no permit shows as expired.
A final date is the city's finalized date.
The value is the valuation on the permit.
The file has no roofing permits, so re-roofs are not shown.
Homes are permits the city reports as residential, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits for homes; commercial work counts 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 Overland Park, KS building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/overland-park/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from City of Overland Park Planning & 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 Overland Park issue a year?About 5,033 a year in the City of Overland Park: 13,840 permits over 33 months, January 2024 through September 2026. 5,172 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% more than the 4,851 in the 12 months before.
Are building permits up or down in Overland Park?5,172 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% more than the 4,851 in the 12 months before. HVAC permits grew most (1,105 to 1,224); plumbing permits fell most (459 to 411).
What is the busiest month for permits in Overland Park?October, counting every kind of work (117 against an average month of 100). January is the quietest (78). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
What share of Overland Park permits are for homes?90%: 12,430 of the 13,840 permits issued January 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.

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