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Roofing permits in the City of Spokane, WA

Data through March 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

4,539 roofing permits were issued in the City of Spokane, April 2024 through March 2026: about 2,270 a year and 12% of all permits. 2,379 roofing permits in the last 12 months on file (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), 10% more than the 2,160 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is April.

4,539permits issued
2,379last 12 months on file
Aprbusiest month
90%finished
Mar 2026records through

Roofing permits by month

Permits issued each month, April 2024 through March 2026.

Apr 2024: 246Apr2024May 2024: 234Jun 2024: 215Jul 2024: 244JulAug 2024: 234Sep 2024: 190Oct 2024: 194Nov 2024: 100Dec 2024: 98Jan 2025: 102Jan2025Feb 2025: 87Mar 2025: 216Apr 2025: 263May 2025: 225Jun 2025: 246Jul 2025: 213JulAug 2025: 205Sep 2025: 224Oct 2025: 243Nov 2025: 167Dec 2025: 90Jan 2026: 140Jan2026Feb 2026: 125Mar 2026: 238
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MonthPermits
Apr 2024246
May 2024234
Jun 2024215
Jul 2024244
Aug 2024234
Sep 2024190
Oct 2024194
Nov 2024100
Dec 202498
Jan 2025102
Feb 202587
Mar 2025216
Apr 2025263
May 2025225
Jun 2025246
Jul 2025213
Aug 2025205
Sep 2025224
Oct 2025243
Nov 2025167
Dec 202590
Jan 2026140
Feb 2026125
Mar 2026238

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When roofing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). April is the busiest (135), December the quietest (50). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 64 (100 = an average month)February: 56 (100 = an average month)March: 120 (100 = an average month)April: 135 (100 = an average month)135May: 121 (100 = an average month)June: 122 (100 = an average month)July: 121 (100 = an average month)August: 116 (100 = an average month)September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 71 (100 = an average month)December: 50 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January64
February56
March120
April135
May121
June122
July121
August116
September109
October116
November71
December50

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How many roofing permits get finished

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

MeasureValue
Permits issued Apr 2024–Mar 20252,160
Finished89.9%

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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, "Roofing permits in the City of Spokane, WA", https://contractorrecords.com/spokane/roofing-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): Roofing permits by month · Roofing permits by calendar month (index) · Roofing permits: finished share.

Common questions

  • How many roofing permits does Spokane issue a year?About 2,270 a year in the City of Spokane: 4,539 permits issued April 2024 through March 2026, 2,379 of them in the last 12 months on file (to March 2026).
  • When do people in Spokane file the most roofing permits?April (135 against an average month of 100); December is the quietest (50). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.