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The City of San Antonio, TX building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

129,531 building permits issued in the City of San Antonio, October 2024 through September 2026: about 64,766 a year. The biggest kind of work is plumbing, with 29,644. 63,503 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 4% fewer than the 66,028 in the 12 months before. 17% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is April.

129,531permits issued
63,503last 12 months
−4%vs the 12 months before
17%for homes
Aprbusiest 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
Plumbing29,64423%15,35614,288+7%0%October
HVAC19,29815%9,6309,6680%0%June
Electrical15,45612%7,7507,706+1%0%October
Remodels & repairs15,01912%8,1896,830+20%59%April
Roofing11,5169%4,6256,891−33%0%May
New homes7,8956%3,6404,255−14%100%June
Fences & walls2,6992%1,2401,459−15%86%April
Solar2,0552%6201,435−57%0%October
Garages, sheds & shade structures1,5871%733854−14%100%October
Additions1,088under 1%494594−17%100%April
Demolition902under 1%462440+5%0%February
Pools & spas684under 1%305379−20%93%April
ADUs & casitas112under 1%5458−7%100%April
Other21,57617%10,40511,171−7%0%May

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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)314,56858,272
20251266,30866,308
2026 (through September)948,65564,873

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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: 5,972Oct2024Nov 2024: 4,372Dec 2024: 4,224Jan 2025: 4,993Jan2025Feb 2025: 4,675Mar 2025: 5,329Apr 2025: 6,551May 2025: 6,043Jun 2025: 5,997Jul 2025: 6,114JulAug 2025: 5,806Sep 2025: 5,952Oct 2025: 5,917Nov 2025: 4,650Dec 2025: 4,281Jan 2026: 4,668Jan2026Feb 2026: 4,928Mar 2026: 5,720Apr 2026: 5,585May 2026: 5,149Jun 2026: 5,827Jul 2026: 5,923JulAug 2026: 5,558Sep 2026: 5,297
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MonthPermits
Oct 20245,972
Nov 20244,372
Dec 20244,224
Jan 20254,993
Feb 20254,675
Mar 20255,329
Apr 20256,551
May 20256,043
Jun 20255,997
Jul 20256,114
Aug 20255,806
Sep 20255,952
Oct 20255,917
Nov 20254,650
Dec 20254,281
Jan 20264,668
Feb 20264,928
Mar 20265,720
Apr 20265,585
May 20265,149
Jun 20265,827
Jul 20265,923
Aug 20265,558
Sep 20265,297

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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.

Plumbing

29,644 permits · busiest October, quietest December

January: 103 (100 = an average month)February: 93 (100 = an average month)March: 102 (100 = an average month)April: 104 (100 = an average month)May: 91 (100 = an average month)June: 93 (100 = an average month)July: 106 (100 = an average month)August: 102 (100 = an average month)September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)116November: 92 (100 = an average month)December: 89 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

19,298 permits · busiest June, quietest February

January: 71 (100 = an average month)February: 67 (100 = an average month)March: 99 (100 = an average month)April: 105 (100 = an average month)May: 110 (100 = an average month)June: 133 (100 = an average month)133July: 127 (100 = an average month)August: 120 (100 = an average month)September: 118 (100 = an average month)October: 106 (100 = an average month)November: 74 (100 = an average month)December: 70 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

15,456 permits · busiest October, quietest December

January: 97 (100 = an average month)February: 92 (100 = an average month)March: 108 (100 = an average month)April: 105 (100 = an average month)May: 99 (100 = an average month)June: 103 (100 = an average month)July: 109 (100 = an average month)August: 102 (100 = an average month)September: 106 (100 = an average month)October: 117 (100 = an average month)117November: 83 (100 = an average month)December: 78 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

15,019 permits · busiest April, quietest December

January: 93 (100 = an average month)February: 91 (100 = an average month)March: 101 (100 = an average month)April: 127 (100 = an average month)127May: 93 (100 = an average month)June: 96 (100 = an average month)July: 111 (100 = an average month)August: 101 (100 = an average month)September: 102 (100 = an average month)October: 106 (100 = an average month)November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 84 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

11,516 permits · busiest May, quietest December

January: 57 (100 = an average month)February: 67 (100 = an average month)March: 83 (100 = an average month)April: 125 (100 = an average month)May: 138 (100 = an average month)138June: 135 (100 = an average month)July: 132 (100 = an average month)August: 123 (100 = an average month)September: 113 (100 = an average month)October: 104 (100 = an average month)November: 66 (100 = an average month)December: 56 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

7,895 permits · busiest June, quietest September

January: 100 (100 = an average month)February: 115 (100 = an average month)March: 116 (100 = an average month)April: 131 (100 = an average month)May: 94 (100 = an average month)June: 133 (100 = an average month)133July: 96 (100 = an average month)August: 94 (100 = an average month)September: 69 (100 = an average month)October: 95 (100 = an average month)November: 78 (100 = an average month)December: 78 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Fences & walls

2,699 permits · busiest April, quietest July

January: 97 (100 = an average month)February: 110 (100 = an average month)March: 124 (100 = an average month)April: 134 (100 = an average month)134May: 107 (100 = an average month)June: 84 (100 = an average month)July: 83 (100 = an average month)August: 87 (100 = an average month)September: 92 (100 = an average month)October: 106 (100 = an average month)November: 88 (100 = an average month)December: 87 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Solar

2,055 permits · busiest October, quietest May

January: 86 (100 = an average month)February: 76 (100 = an average month)March: 88 (100 = an average month)April: 118 (100 = an average month)May: 69 (100 = an average month)June: 112 (100 = an average month)July: 104 (100 = an average month)August: 91 (100 = an average month)September: 96 (100 = an average month)October: 158 (100 = an average month)158November: 117 (100 = an average month)December: 85 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
The same numbers as a table
Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Plumbing1039310210491931061021091169289
HVAC7167991051101331271201181067470
Electrical9792108105991031091021061178378
Remodels & repairs939110112793961111011021069584
Roofing5767831251381351321231131046656
New homes10011511613194133969469957878
Fences & walls97110124134107848387921068887
Solar86768811869112104919615811785

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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)22,49417%11,247
Other107,03783%52,256

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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 codePermitsShareTop kind of work
782455,8104%New homes (953)
782514,7784%Roofing (1,568)
782474,5954%Plumbing (1,188)
782494,2283%Plumbing (1,047)
782584,0923%Plumbing (1,226)
782283,8343%Plumbing (1,012)
782503,8143%Plumbing (1,353)
782103,7863%Plumbing (928)
782233,7253%Plumbing (961)
782013,7053%Plumbing (963)

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How San Antonio 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, TXNew Braunfels, TX

How these numbers are made

Source: City of San Antonio Open Data, Building Permits (Permits Issued 2020-2024 and Permits Issued), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. San Antonio's published permit file has no status and no final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.

Building, trade, sign and demolition permits the City of San Antonio Development Services Department issues inside the city limits. Unincorporated Bexar County and the separate cities inside or next to San Antonio (Alamo Heights, Leon Valley, Castle Hills, Converse, Live Oak, Schertz and others) run their own permit offices and are not in this file. Garage sale, tree, temporary sign and banner, sidewalk, street and sitework permits in the same file are not counted.

  • The city's file lists a primary contact for each permit, often a person and not the contractor of record, so we show no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for San Antonio.
  • The file has no permit status or final inspection date, so it can't show which permits were finished or how long a permit takes.
  • A declared value is filled on only about 3% of permits, almost all commercial, so we show no costs.
  • A commercial building permit lists its electrical, plumbing and mechanical work under the same permit number; each number counts once, as the building permit.
  • Homes are the permit types the city files as residential: new homes, manufactured homes, residential repairs, additions, accessory dwellings, patios, carports, decks, sheds, fences and pools. Re-roof, foundation repair, solar and trade permits don't say whether the building is a home and count as other.
  • Lawn irrigation (sprinkler) permits are filed as plumbing permits by the city; we count them under other, not plumbing.
  • The ZIP code is read from the permit's address.

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Contractor Records, "The City of San Antonio, TX building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/san-antonio/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from the City of San Antonio Development Services Department 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 · By ZIP code.

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Common questions

  • How many building permits does San Antonio issue a year?About 64,766 a year in the City of San Antonio: 129,531 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 63,503 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 4% fewer than the 66,028 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in San Antonio?63,503 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 4% fewer than the 66,028 in the 12 months before. Remodel and repair permits grew most (6,830 to 8,189); roofing permits fell most (6,891 to 4,625).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in San Antonio?April, counting every kind of work (112 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (79). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of San Antonio permits are for homes?17%: 22,494 of the 129,531 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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