Building Permits in Texas

How much does a building permit cost in Texas?

Most building permits in the United States cost between $150 and $2,000, with a national median around $1,300. Permit fees are usually set as a percentage of the declared project value — commonly 0.5% to 2% — or on a per-$1,000-of-valuation schedule, so a larger Texas project pays a proportionally larger permit fee.

Texas Building Permit Activity

Across 49 Texas cities we tracked 28,240 new building permits in the last 30 days, representing $7.7B in declared construction value. That's down 12.4% from the prior 30 days.

Contractor trade mix in Texas

Fastest-growing Texas markets this month

• Nevada — 39 permits, up 1200.0% vs the prior month
• Josephine — 8 permits, up 700.0% vs the prior month
• Melissa — 44 permits, up 25.7% vs the prior month
• Socorro — 112 permits, up 21.7% vs the prior month
• New Braunfels — 632 permits, up 15.3% vs the prior month

Biggest project in Texas this month

$812.4M building permit permit in Austin at 500 E 3rd St, filed by Je Dunn Construction ***main***.

Texas Construction Market

We're tracking 288,749 active building permits across 49 Texas cities, led by San Antonio with 41220 tracked permits. Among contractor profiles with a recorded trade, New Construction accounts for 27.3%.

PermitGrab aggregates public permit records from official Texas sources. Publishing schedules and available fields vary by jurisdiction; each city page shows its source and newest available record date.

Browse the cities above to explore specific markets, or sign up for Pro to get alerts when new records are available and unlock the contact fields each source publishes.

Frequently Asked Questions About Texas Building Permits