2,436 permits on homes in ZIP code 98126, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 359 contractors: 4% of the 63,674 permits we track in the City of Seattle. Electrical leads with 805 permits (33%), then furnace & heating with 689. Counts cover the 10 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 98126.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 2,436 permits in 98126; citywide is the same for all of Seattle. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Seattle contractor in that trade.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 805 | 33% | 32% | 223 |
| Furnace & Heating | 689 | 28% | 29% | 107 |
| Heat Pump & AC | 590 | 24% | 24% | 110 |
| EV Charger | 116 | 5% | 5% | 53 |
| Alarm & Low-Voltage | 113 | 5% | 4% | 17 |
| Solar & Battery | 77 | 3% | 3% | 15 |
| Roofing | 32 | 1% | under 1% | 4 |
| Stairlift & Home Elevator | 8 | under 1% | under 1% | 3 |
| Boiler | 5 | under 1% | under 1% | 5 |
| Fire Sprinkler | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | 1 |
The firms with the most permits in 98126 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 628 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Seattle electricians →
The other 454 furnace & heating permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Seattle HVAC contractors →
The other 401 heat pump & AC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Seattle heat pump 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 98126 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | $3,500 | $4,067 | 557 |
| Furnace & Heating | $7,800 | $7,550 | 669 |
| Heat Pump & AC | $8,500 | $8,000 | 569 |
| EV Charger | $1,285 | $1,701 | 93 |
| Alarm & Low-Voltage | $1,000 | $1,200 | 77 |
| Solar & Battery | $13,277 | $15,040 | 70 |
| Roofing | $16,085 | $19,345 | 32 |
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 Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports). 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 Seattle. Seattle permit statistics → · How the records work in Seattle →
Source: City of Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports). 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 10 kinds of work we track (electrical, furnace & heating, heat pump & AC, EV charger, alarm & low-voltage, solar & battery, roofing, boiler, stairlift & home elevator, fire sprinkler) 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 98126.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Seattle. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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