3,434 permits on homes in ZIP code 02143, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 1,246 contractors: 31% of the 11,222 permits we track in the City of Somerville. Electrical leads with 879 permits (26%), then plumbing with 555. Counts cover the 12 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 02143.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 3,434 permits in 02143; citywide is the same for all of Somerville. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Somerville contractor in that trade.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 879 | 26% | 26% | 355 |
| Plumbing | 555 | 16% | 16% | 249 |
| Remodel & Repair | 478 | 14% | 14% | 283 |
| Gas Fitting | 423 | 12% | 12% | 180 |
| Insulation & Weatherization | 253 | 7% | 7% | 55 |
| Roofing | 216 | 6% | 7% | 125 |
| HVAC & Sheet Metal | 210 | 6% | 6% | 104 |
| Windows, Doors & Siding | 173 | 5% | 5% | 85 |
| Solar | 98 | 3% | 3% | 42 |
| New Home | 56 | 2% | 2% | 21 |
| Deck & Porch | 48 | 1% | 2% | 44 |
| Addition | 45 | 1% | 1% | 37 |
The firms with the most permits in 02143 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 759 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Somerville electricians →
The other 477 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Somerville plumbers →
The other 414 remodel & repair permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Somerville remodeling contractors →
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 02143 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | $2,902 | $3,000 | 870 |
| Remodel & Repair | $32,300 | $36,497 | 477 |
| Insulation & Weatherization | $5,438 | $6,588 | 253 |
| Roofing | $16,332 | $16,378 | 216 |
| HVAC & Sheet Metal | $27,566 | $27,680 | 210 |
| Windows, Doors & Siding | $16,000 | $16,700 | 173 |
| Solar | $35,996 | $34,412 | 98 |
| New Home | $130,000 | $125,000 | 56 |
| Deck & Porch | $19,025 | $20,000 | 48 |
| Addition | $150,000 | $167,060 | 45 |
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 Somerville permit applications (issued permits only). 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 Somerville. Somerville permit statistics → · How the records work in Somerville →
Source: City of Somerville permit applications (issued permits only). 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 12 kinds of work we track (electrical, plumbing, remodel & repair, gas fitting, insulation & weatherization, roofing, HVAC & sheet metal, windows, doors & siding, solar, deck & porch, new home, addition) 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 02143.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Somerville. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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