California building permit report

185,102 building permits issued across 103 California cities in the last 12 months, broken down by city and type of work. Compiled from official city permit portals and refreshed nightly.

Last updated September 16, 2026.

185,102permits, last 12 months
21,173reroofs
10,288ADUs
20,603remodels & additions

Permits by city

Last 12 months. Click a city for its month-by-month history.

City All permits ReroofsRemodels & additionsADUsPools & spas
Los Angeles 45,129 9,302 6,434 5,253 2,886
San Diego 34,134 145 2,369 1,432 473
San Jose 19,483 2,040 1,704 640 162
San Francisco 14,075 1,808 2,860 178 20
Pasadena 12,617 937 1,790 1,063 145
Sacramento 10,176 1,305 1,021 124 97
Huntington Beach 5,681 794 428 104 156
Irvine 5,547 254 605 57 116
Chula Vista 5,091 374 283 351 63
Fullerton 3,534 337 175 196 45
Anaheim 3,377 634 467 179 68
Orange 2,788 724 243 0 93
Newport Beach 2,681 228 1,157 48 167
Costa Mesa 2,596 451 377 10 71
Santa Ana 2,017 564 118 188 26
San Bernardino 1,072 100 31 77 21
Joshua Tree 919 46 39 25 129
Phelan 915 33 18 29 6
Lake Arrowhead 817 134 56 7 39
Mill Valley 728 14 44 2 5
San Rafael 590 10 16 0 9
Fontana 565 57 15 57 4
Big Bear City 529 76 24 18 59
Victorville 519 41 10 19 11
Apple Valley 493 21 12 24 8
Bloomington 469 32 18 45 7
Lucerne Valley 367 18 14 3 2
Pinon Hills 321 13 3 3 3
Kentfield 292 8 17 2 15
Novato 270 4 7 0 4
Running Springs 269 31 8 4 10
Crestline 262 53 3 1 2
Yucca Valley 239 5 5 12 22
Landers 228 14 9 6 21
Wrightwood 225 33 7 1 4
Morongo Valley 225 19 8 4 7
Barstow 221 12 4 5 6
Oak Hills 213 4 3 13 11
Mentone 203 17 8 8 12
29 Palms 194 16 11 3 15
Sausalito 188 14 3 0 0
Hesperia 180 19 10 14 0
Silver Lakes (Helend 179 9 2 1 2
Upland 167 30 7 8 3
San Anselmo 159 1 6 0 11
Sugarloaf 158 33 8 0 16
Chino 138 11 3 13 3
Newberry Springs 122 3 3 0 0
Rialto 117 16 3 6 2
Yucca Mesa 102 4 2 2 5
Greenbrae 97 2 5 0 0
Pioneertown 95 4 5 2 11
Helendale 93 7 0 0 0
Highland 89 21 3 1 2
Fawnskin 88 16 5 3 6
Point Reyes Station 85 3 2 0 0
Twin Peaks 84 9 7 0 7
Tiburon 84 1 1 0 1
Green Valley Lake 84 17 4 0 2
Colton 77 6 3 8 0
Ontario 75 12 5 3 0
Redlands 74 10 1 0 1
Devore 67 8 1 3 1
San Moritz 66 18 1 0 0
Chino Outside 62 7 1 3 0
Yermo 61 2 2 2 0
Wonder Valley 61 1 3 1 8
Vly Of Enchantment 60 6 2 0 0
Arrow Bear Pk 60 7 0 0 4
Fairfax 59 1 3 0 4
Bolinas 59 3 4 0 0
Twentynine Palms 57 1 0 0 0
Stinson Beach 56 2 3 0 1
Inverness 54 0 1 1 0
Arrowhead Villas 54 7 5 4 4
Johnson Valley 53 2 0 1 0
El Mirage 52 2 1 0 0
Oro Grande 52 2 1 3 0
Cedarpines Park 50 6 2 0 0
Lake Erwin 48 11 1 0 0
Big Bear Lake 48 9 1 1 2
Rancho Cucamonga 47 13 2 0 3
Cedar Glen 46 6 2 0 0
Grandview 45 2 1 1 0
Dillon Beach 43 1 1 0 0
Adelanto 42 0 2 0 0
Altadena 41 0 14 0 4
Lytle Creek 37 6 0 1 0
Lenwood 36 6 0 0 0
Forest Falls 35 4 4 2 0
Sunfair 33 0 4 0 2
Hinkley 33 0 2 0 0
Baker 32 0 0 0 1
Woodacre 32 1 1 0 0
Angelus Oaks 32 5 1 0 0
Forest Knolls 31 1 1 0 0
Oak Glen 31 0 2 1 0
Trona 31 7 1 0 0
Baldwin Lake 27 5 0 1 0
Rim Forest 26 3 1 0 0
West Cajon Valley 26 0 1 0 0
Flamingo Heights 26 1 2 0 0
Yucaipa 25 1 0 0 1

Statewide totals by work type

Work typePermits (12 mo)
Reroofs21,173
Remodels & additions20,603
ADUs10,288
Pools & spas5,141
Water heaters5,057
Repipes1,533
New construction1,855

City reports

Los Angeles San Diego San Jose San Francisco Pasadena Sacramento Huntington Beach Irvine Chula Vista Fullerton Anaheim Orange Newport Beach Costa Mesa Santa Ana San Bernardino Joshua Tree Phelan Lake Arrowhead Mill Valley San Rafael Fontana Big Bear City Victorville Apple Valley Bloomington Lucerne Valley Pinon Hills Kentfield Novato Running Springs Crestline Yucca Valley Landers Wrightwood Morongo Valley Barstow Oak Hills Mentone 29 Palms Sausalito Hesperia Silver Lakes (Helend Upland San Anselmo Sugarloaf Chino Newberry Springs Rialto Yucca Mesa Greenbrae Pioneertown Helendale Highland Fawnskin Point Reyes Station Twin Peaks Tiburon Green Valley Lake Colton Ontario Redlands Devore San Moritz Chino Outside Yermo Wonder Valley Vly Of Enchantment Arrow Bear Pk Fairfax Bolinas Twentynine Palms Stinson Beach Inverness Arrowhead Villas Johnson Valley El Mirage Oro Grande Cedarpines Park Lake Erwin Big Bear Lake Rancho Cucamonga Cedar Glen Grandview Dillon Beach Adelanto Altadena Lytle Creek Lenwood Forest Falls Sunfair Hinkley Baker Woodacre Angelus Oaks Forest Knolls Oak Glen Trona Baldwin Lake Rim Forest West Cajon Valley Flamingo Heights Yucaipa

Common questions

How many homes replaced their roof in California this year?

21,173 reroof permits were issued across the 103 cities tracked here in the last 12 months. Reroofs are consistently the largest single category of residential work.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from each city's own permit system — the same public records the city publishes. We normalize them into one format, categorize the work type, and refresh nightly. No estimates or modeled figures.

Can I cite these numbers?

Yes, freely, with attribution to oneforminsurance.com. There's a machine-readable version at /reports/data.json if you'd rather work with the raw figures.

Why do permit counts matter?

A permit is a dated, public record that a homeowner just invested in their property. For insurance producers, a new roof often changes what a home qualifies for. For real estate agents, owners investing in additions, ADUs, and remodels are signalling their plans for the property.

Work these permits. OneForm turns any of these lists into print-ready postcards with per-address QR tracking, under your own name and license number — so you know which addresses responded.

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