How the records work in Tyler, TX

About the ranking: The score combines how much of this exact work a contractor has on record, how often their older permits reached completion (where we can measure it), how well their usual job size matches your budget, how recently they've been active, and how much of their work is near you. A measure we can't calculate is left out rather than guessed, and a thin record pulls the score toward the middle. A contractor whose matched license has a problem is listed after everyone else. You set the weights with the sliders on every list.

Tyler, TX specifics: Tyler publishes its permit table as three GIS layers; only the 2023-onward layer is live, and the status of 2018-2022 permits is frozen at the time the older layers were exported, so those permits count as history only and nothing ranked uses their status. The city records no completion date, so speed is an estimate from how long permits stay open, and it is left out for roofing, driveway, gas line, generator, window, demolition and remodel permits where that estimate doesn't hold up. Job values are $0 on most electrical, plumbing, gas line, irrigation, generator and driveway permits, so a typical cost and price comparison are shown only for HVAC, solar, roofing, windows, remodels, pools, demolition and new homes. The state license file covers only air-conditioning and electrical contractors, so plumbers, irrigators, roofers, pool builders and general contractors show no license even when they hold one from another Texas board. Roofing permits are finaled only about a quarter of the time at any age, so a roofer's completion rate mostly reflects whether they request the final inspection. Whether a trade permit is on a home comes from the appraisal district's use code for the parcel. Neither the permits nor the appraisal roll carries a ZIP code, so locations are by appraisal neighborhood and there are no ZIP home values. Some firms appear under two spellings.