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HVAC permits in the City of Spokane, WA

Data through March 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

9,746 HVAC permits were issued in the City of Spokane, April 2024 through March 2026: about 4,873 a year and 25% of all permits. 4,807 HVAC permits in the last 12 months on file (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), 3% fewer than the 4,939 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July.

9,746permits issued
4,807last 12 months on file
Julbusiest month
82%finished
Mar 2026records through

HVAC permits by month

Permits issued each month, April 2024 through March 2026.

Apr 2024: 372Apr2024May 2024: 420Jun 2024: 442Jul 2024: 571JulAug 2024: 424Sep 2024: 345Oct 2024: 480Nov 2024: 398Dec 2024: 384Jan 2025: 385Jan2025Feb 2025: 369Mar 2025: 349Apr 2025: 378May 2025: 358Jun 2025: 493Jul 2025: 515JulAug 2025: 400Sep 2025: 373Oct 2025: 438Nov 2025: 366Dec 2025: 400Jan 2026: 387Jan2026Feb 2026: 341Mar 2026: 358
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MonthPermits
Apr 2024372
May 2024420
Jun 2024442
Jul 2024571
Aug 2024424
Sep 2024345
Oct 2024480
Nov 2024398
Dec 2024384
Jan 2025385
Feb 2025369
Mar 2025349
Apr 2025378
May 2025358
Jun 2025493
Jul 2025515
Aug 2025400
Sep 2025373
Oct 2025438
Nov 2025366
Dec 2025400
Jan 2026387
Feb 2026341
Mar 2026358

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When HVAC permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (134), February the quietest (87). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 95 (100 = an average month)February: 87 (100 = an average month)March: 87 (100 = an average month)April: 92 (100 = an average month)May: 96 (100 = an average month)June: 115 (100 = an average month)July: 134 (100 = an average month)134August: 101 (100 = an average month)September: 88 (100 = an average month)October: 113 (100 = an average month)November: 94 (100 = an average month)December: 97 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January95
February87
March87
April92
May96
June115
July134
August101
September88
October113
November94
December97

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How many HVAC permits get finished

Permits issued Apr 2024–Mar 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Apr 2024–Mar 20254,939
Finished81.8%

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How Spokane compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Spokane GIS, Permit (Building and Engineering Permits) layer behind the Permit Activity Map, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued April 2024 through March 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building and trade permits the City of Spokane issues inside city limits: residential and commercial building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing/siding/window, solar, fence, demolition, pool, manufactured-home and sign permits. Side sewer, water and right-of-way permits from the city's Engineering side, planning cases and short-term rental licences are not counted. Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and unincorporated Spokane County run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's layer names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Spokane.
  • The layer has no issue date, so a permit is dated by the day it was opened; permits the layer still shows in review are not counted.
  • The city keeps only the last three calendar years in this layer and last refreshed it in April 2026, so these pages end with March 2026.
  • The layer has no job value and no final inspection date, so we show no costs and no time to final. A permit counts as finished when the city marks it final, finaled or closed.
  • Electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are separate from the building permit for the same job, so one project can count several times.
  • Homes are residential building permits, manufactured-home permits and trade permits on parcels the Spokane County Assessor classes as one to four homes. The layer has no ZIP code, so there is no split by ZIP code.

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Contractor Records, "HVAC permits in the City of Spokane, WA", https://contractorrecords.com/spokane/hvac-permits, data through March 2026, from City of Spokane Development Services Center building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished.

Download the tables (CSV): HVAC permits by month · HVAC permits by calendar month (index) · HVAC permits: finished share.

Common questions

  • How many HVAC permits does Spokane issue a year?About 4,873 a year in the City of Spokane: 9,746 permits issued April 2024 through March 2026, 4,807 of them in the last 12 months on file (to March 2026).
  • When do people in Spokane file the most HVAC permits?July (134 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (87). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.