Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
3,378 remodel and repair permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,689 a year and 8% of all permits. 1,692 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 1,686 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is August. 95831 has the most, 463.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 151 |
| Nov 2024 | 152 |
| Dec 2024 | 118 |
| Jan 2025 | 139 |
| Feb 2025 | 114 |
| Mar 2025 | 143 |
| Apr 2025 | 161 |
| May 2025 | 123 |
| Jun 2025 | 136 |
| Jul 2025 | 140 |
| Aug 2025 | 157 |
| Sep 2025 | 152 |
| Oct 2025 | 157 |
| Nov 2025 | 99 |
| Dec 2025 | 136 |
| Jan 2026 | 115 |
| Feb 2026 | 146 |
| Mar 2026 | 128 |
| Apr 2026 | 138 |
| May 2026 | 135 |
| Jun 2026 | 147 |
| Jul 2026 | 159 |
| Aug 2026 | 181 |
| Sep 2026 | 151 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). August is the busiest (120), November the quietest (89). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 90 |
| February | 92 |
| March | 96 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 92 |
| June | 101 |
| July | 106 |
| August | 120 |
| September | 108 |
| October | 109 |
| November | 89 |
| December | 90 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 1,686 |
| Finished | 84.4% |
| Expired | 14.9% |
The value written on the permit at application, from 3,376 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $12,700 |
| Middle half | $6,100–$24,000 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 3,378 remodel and repair permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Minor | 2,538 | 75% |
| Residential Repair-Maintenance | 272 | 8% |
| Residential Remodel | 238 | 7% |
| Residential Web-Minor | 170 | 5% |
| Residential Housing-Minor | 114 | 3% |
| Residential Housing Dept Permit | 40 | 1% |
| Residential Housing-Rental Program-Minor | 6 | under 1% |
The contractors named on the most remodel and repair permits in the City of Sacramento Building Division file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 3,378 remodel and repair permits; 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Window & Door LLC | 282 | 8% |
| Southgate Glass & Screen Inc | 192 | 6% |
| Home Depot U S A Inc | 172 | 5% |
| Hall's Window Center Inc | 126 | 4% |
| Northwest Exteriors Inc | 123 | 4% |
| Groundworks California LLC | 113 | 3% |
| Rose Remodeling | 96 | 3% |
| Phillip Isaacs' Construction Incorporated | 84 | 2% |
| Bell Brother's Heating and Air Inc | 65 | 2% |
| River City Window & Door Inc | 48 | 1% |
HVAC (8,690)Plumbing (8,247)Electrical (6,413)Roofing (5,269)New homes (1,791)Solar (1,669)ADUs & casitas (625)Additions (419)Pools & spas (302)Demolition (262)Garages, sheds & shade structures (260)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Remodel and repair permits for other places in Sacramento. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Sacramento County, CACitrus Heights, CAElk Grove, CARoseville, CA
Source: City of Sacramento Building Division, issued building permits (ArcGIS: BldgPermitIssued_Archive and BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building permits the City of Sacramento issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Sacramento County (Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and similar places) has its own county permit office and its own pages on this site; Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova run their own permit offices too. None of those are in this file.
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Contractor Records, "Remodel and repair permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/remodel-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): Remodels & repairs permits by month · Remodels & repairs permits by calendar month (index) · Remodels & repairs permits: finished share · Remodels & repairs permits: declared value · Remodels & repairs permits by ZIP code · Remodels & repairs permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.