1,167 permits on homes in ZIP code 85259, January 2023 through December 2025, pulled by 405 contractors: 7% of the 15,956 permits we track in the City of Scottsdale. Plumbing leads with 221 permits (19%), then electrical with 201. Counts cover the 14 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 85259.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,167 permits in 85259; citywide is the same for all of Scottsdale. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Scottsdale contractor in that trade.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 221 | 19% | 20% | 92 |
| Electrical | 201 | 17% | 16% | 90 |
| Solar | 185 | 16% | 10% | 53 |
| HVAC & Mechanical | 183 | 16% | 10% | 15 |
| Water Heater | 91 | 8% | 6% | 7 |
| Swimming Pool & Spa | 83 | 7% | 11% | 52 |
| Addition | 46 | 4% | 5% | 43 |
| New Home | 37 | 3% | 7% | 24 |
| Remodel | 34 | 3% | 3% | 33 |
| Patio Cover & Ramada | 29 | 2% | 3% | 21 |
| Fence & Wall | 21 | 2% | 4% | 21 |
| Guest House | 17 | 1% | 2% | 14 |
| Garage & Accessory Building | 14 | 1% | 1% | 10 |
| Demolition | 5 | under 1% | under 1% | 3 |
The firms with the most permits in 85259 for the 3 biggest trades here, January 2023 through December 2025. 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 147 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Scottsdale plumbers →
The other 127 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Scottsdale electricians →
The other 122 solar permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Scottsdale solar installers →
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 85259 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming Pool & Spa | $31,908 | $31,644 | 81 |
| Addition | $56,137 | $81,012 | 45 |
| New Home | $862,852 | $846,861 | 37 |
| Remodel | $30,488 | $37,427 | 32 |
| Patio Cover & Ramada | $19,579 | $20,733 | 29 |
| Fence & Wall | $9,547 | $7,628 | 21 |
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 Scottsdale building permits. 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 Scottsdale. Scottsdale permit statistics → · How the records work in Scottsdale →
Source: City of Scottsdale building permits. The window is January 2023 through December 2025. 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 14 kinds of work we track (plumbing, electrical, swimming pool & spa, solar, HVAC & mechanical, new home, water heater, addition, fence & wall, remodel, patio cover & ramada, guest house, garage & accessory building, demolition) 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 85259.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Scottsdale. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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