Building Permits in California

Track construction activity across 86 California cities. Get real-time permit data and contractor leads.

86
Cities Covered
120,470
Active Permits
$6.9B
Total Value

California Cities

Los Angeles

34739 permits
$3.3B value

La County

14557 permits
Value not reported

Sacramento County

13318 permits
$786.8M value

San Francisco

11880 permits
$1.7B value

Sacramento

5271 permits
$229.3M value

San Jose

3307 permits
$137.3M value

Anaheim

3255 permits
$22.8M value

Hidden Hills

2556 permits
Value not reported

Moreno Valley

2420 permits
Value not reported

Roseville

2298 permits
$123.9M value

Santa Clara County

2135 permits
Value not reported

Santa Rosa

2004 permits
Value not reported

California City

2000 permits
Value not reported

Newport Beach

1679 permits
$175.4M value

San Bernardino County

1669 permits
Value not reported

San Marcos

1421 permits
Value not reported

San Mateo County

1304 permits
Value not reported

Palmdale

1149 permits
$0.2M value

Alameda

1103 permits
Value not reported

Corona

1053 permits
$182.3M value

Santa Clara

1027 permits
Value not reported

Manteca

749 permits
Value not reported

Cupertino

691 permits
Value not reported

Berkeley

638 permits
$4.5M value

Mill Valley

586 permits
$12.3M value

Oakland

570 permits
$7.7M value

Pittsburg

500 permits
Value not reported

Culver City

457 permits
$1.0M value

San Rafael

434 permits
$19.8M value

Fontana

399 permits
Value not reported

Rolling Hills

369 permits
Value not reported

Yuba City

286 permits
$0.1M value

Citrus Heights

285 permits
Value not reported

Downey

273 permits
$3.1M value

Palo Alto

263 permits
Value not reported

Livermore

262 permits
Value not reported

Pleasanton

259 permits
Value not reported

Walnut Creek

250 permits
Value not reported

Livingston

231 permits
$2.6M value

Kentfield

221 permits
$21.5M value

Sausalito

190 permits
$2.2M value

Novato

167 permits
$3.9M value

Montclair

156 permits
$7.1M value

Marin County

154 permits
$28.6M value

Farmersville

151 permits
$14.3M value

Fairfield

128 permits
$4.1M value

Riverside

121 permits
$1.6M value

San Anselmo

121 permits
$8.9M value

Pasadena

113 permits
$0.3M value

Long Beach

90 permits
$4.0M value

Woodland

78 permits
$2.2M value

Greenbrae

71 permits
$2.0M value

Fairfax

62 permits
Value not reported

Point Reyes Station

61 permits
$3.3M value

Rancho Cucamonga

58 permits
Value not reported

Fremont

57 permits
$0.1M value

Stinson Beach

49 permits
$2.2M value

Dillon Beach

37 permits
$1.0M value

Tiburon

37 permits
$1.3M value

Lancaster

33 permits
$0.3M value

Bolinas

32 permits
$7.5M value

Marshall

31 permits
Value not reported

Stockton

21 permits
$1.4M value

San Geronimo

20 permits
$0.1M value

Belvedere

19 permits
Value not reported

Forest Knolls

19 permits
$0.4M value

Woodacre

19 permits
$0.5M value

Inglewood

18 permits
Value not reported

Lagunitas

16 permits
$0.3M value

Santee

14 permits
Value not reported

Nicasio

11 permits
$2.4M value

San Diego

10 permits
$0.1M value

Brea

9 permits
$75.0M value

Simi Valley

9 permits
$0.3M value

Petaluma

7 permits
$0.1M value

Ontario

6 permits
$0.1M value

Tomales

6 permits
$0.2M value

Santa Clarita

4 permits
$0.2M value

Whittier

4 permits
$0.2M value

San Dimas

3 permits
$0.2M value

West Hollywood

3 permits
$0.5M value

Martinez

2 permits
$0.1M value

Perris

2 permits
$0.1M value

Muir Beach

1 permit
Value not reported

Olema

1 permit
$0.4M value

San Quentin

1 permit
Value not reported

California Construction Market

California has one of the most active construction markets in the United States. With 86 cities actively issuing building permits, contractors have abundant opportunities to connect with new projects.

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Frequently Asked Questions About California Building Permits

How many cities have active building permits in California?

PermitGrab tracks building permits in 86 California cities, updated daily.

Which California city has the most building permits?

Los Angeles currently leads California with 34739+ active building permits.

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