1,220 contractors pulled 57,209 permits in the City of Seattle from October 2023 to September 2026; 696 of them pulled at least one in the last 12 months on file. Every number comes from City of Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports). Pick the job, then pick what you value. The list moves.
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57,209 permits by trade, by month and by area, the most active firms, and how long a permit takes to finish once it's issued.