2,797 permits on homes in ZIP code 94306, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 926 contractors: 40% of the 7,078 permits we track in the City of Palo Alto. Roofing leads with 595 permits (21%), then HVAC & heat pumps with 400. Counts cover the 13 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 94306.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 2,797 permits in 94306; citywide is the same for all of Palo Alto. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Palo Alto contractor in that trade.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roofing | 595 | 21% | 23% | 215 |
| HVAC & Heat Pumps | 400 | 14% | 13% | 97 |
| Electrical | 382 | 14% | 13% | 219 |
| Water Heater | 353 | 13% | 12% | 66 |
| Plumbing & Sewer | 247 | 9% | 9% | 107 |
| Remodel & Alteration | 246 | 9% | 10% | 189 |
| Solar & Battery | 151 | 5% | 6% | 48 |
| Demolition | 98 | 4% | 4% | 58 |
| ADU | 81 | 3% | 3% | 70 |
| Windows & Doors | 81 | 3% | 3% | 29 |
| Foundation & Seismic | 69 | 2% | 2% | 19 |
| New Home | 56 | 2% | 2% | 45 |
| Addition | 38 | 1% | 1% | 34 |
The firms with the most permits in 94306 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.
The other 474 roofing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Palo Alto roofers →
The other 234 HVAC & heat pumps permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Palo Alto HVAC contractors →
The other 300 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Palo Alto electricians →
The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 94306 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofing | $20,000 | $21,400 | 592 |
| HVAC & Heat Pumps | $12,581 | $13,018 | 400 |
| Electrical | $3,000 | $3,000 | 379 |
| Water Heater | $5,000 | $5,000 | 287 |
| Plumbing & Sewer | $8,975 | $9,413 | 246 |
| Remodel & Alteration | $30,000 | $30,000 | 243 |
| Solar & Battery | $24,247 | $24,187 | 151 |
| Demolition | $25,000 | $25,000 | 96 |
| ADU | $122,849 | $108,045 | 81 |
| Windows & Doors | $10,475 | $12,852 | 81 |
| Foundation & Seismic | $7,000 | $6,260 | 69 |
| New Home | $506,073 | $519,098 | 56 |
| Addition | $155,362 | $165,313 | 38 |
We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Palo Alto Development Center building permits on single-family, duplex and ADU homes. Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.
For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Palo Alto. Palo Alto permit statistics → · How the records work in Palo Alto →
Source: City of Palo Alto Development Center building permits on single-family, duplex and ADU homes. The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).
Counted: permits on homes for the 13 kinds of work we track (roofing, HVAC & heat pumps, electrical, water heater, remodel & alteration, plumbing & sewer, solar & battery, demolition, windows & doors, ADU, foundation & seismic, new home, addition) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 94306.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Palo Alto. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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