California building permit report

203,342 building permits issued across 104 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 November 02, 2026.

203,342permits, last 12 months
24,665reroofs
11,362ADUs
22,776remodels & additions

Permits by city

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

City All permits ReroofsRemodels & additionsADUsPools & spas
Los Angeles 53,409 11,700 7,495 6,126 3,400
San Diego 36,027 184 2,615 1,636 600
San Jose 22,168 2,525 1,890 654 206
San Francisco 16,070 1,836 3,186 202 22
Pasadena 12,116 903 1,684 992 146
Sacramento 10,391 1,336 1,036 126 99
Huntington Beach 7,113 1,019 522 130 190
Irvine 6,204 303 676 60 132
Chula Vista 5,123 382 277 341 58
Fullerton 4,262 432 215 218 50
Anaheim 3,855 749 518 196 75
Costa Mesa 3,114 571 439 14 78
Newport Beach 3,100 286 1,325 50 195
Orange 2,541 687 246 0 87
Santa Ana 1,564 440 96 160 19
San Bernardino 1,064 107 36 73 21
Joshua Tree 898 51 38 29 116
Mill Valley 890 15 52 2 7
Phelan 839 39 17 30 8
Lake Arrowhead 795 135 51 6 41
San Rafael 731 10 18 0 11
Fontana 542 54 16 57 3
Victorville 504 38 10 18 11
Apple Valley 491 25 11 20 10
Big Bear City 483 78 17 14 50
Bloomington 463 30 18 42 6
Kentfield 352 8 17 2 16
Lucerne Valley 344 15 12 2 2
Novato 332 4 8 0 4
Pinon Hills 299 11 3 3 4
Crestline 256 65 3 1 3
Running Springs 233 30 7 1 7
Yucca Valley 231 6 4 14 26
Landers 217 10 8 6 25
Barstow 217 11 4 8 6
Morongo Valley 216 19 7 4 6
Wrightwood 215 36 6 1 3
Mentone 205 16 5 6 8
29 Palms 201 14 15 4 16
Sausalito 199 14 4 0 0
Oak Hills 198 8 2 13 10
San Anselmo 188 1 6 0 11
Hesperia 174 19 7 15 0
Sugarloaf 160 31 9 0 13
Silver Lakes (Helend 158 8 3 1 1
Upland 150 29 7 9 2
Greenbrae 122 2 7 0 0
Newberry Springs 120 3 2 0 0
Rialto 119 16 2 9 2
Chino 119 11 3 10 3
Point Reyes Station 102 3 2 0 0
Yucca Mesa 96 5 2 1 6
Tiburon 96 1 1 0 1
Green Valley Lake 86 23 3 0 0
Highland 85 19 1 1 2
Pioneertown 84 4 4 2 10
Fawnskin 83 17 5 1 4
Colton 83 7 3 11 0
Helendale 81 7 0 0 0
Redlands 81 14 1 0 1
Bolinas 78 3 4 0 0
Twin Peaks 77 10 6 0 4
Devore 71 6 2 6 1
Stinson Beach 69 2 3 0 1
Inverness 66 2 1 1 0
Fairfax 66 1 3 0 4
Ontario 66 9 4 2 0
Arrowhead Villas 64 9 4 8 4
Wonder Valley 60 1 2 1 8
San Moritz 58 20 1 0 0
Chino Outside 57 7 2 3 1
Vly Of Enchantment 57 10 0 0 0
Arrow Bear Pk 57 9 0 0 2
Adelanto 56 0 2 0 0
Yermo 54 3 3 0 0
Big Bear Lake 54 9 2 2 2
Dillon Beach 50 1 1 0 0
Lake Erwin 50 10 1 0 1
Johnson Valley 49 2 0 1 0
El Mirage 45 2 1 0 0
Oro Grande 45 2 1 1 0
Cedarpines Park 45 4 2 0 0
Twentynine Palms 44 0 0 1 0
Woodacre 44 1 1 0 0
Rancho Cucamonga 40 11 2 0 2
Cedar Glen 40 6 1 0 0
Angelus Oaks 39 6 1 0 0
Altadena 39 0 12 0 4
Grandview 38 3 1 1 0
Lenwood 38 4 0 0 0
Forest Falls 37 5 4 2 0
Oak Glen 37 0 2 1 1
Forest Knolls 36 1 1 0 0
Lytle Creek 34 6 0 0 0
Sunfair 31 0 4 0 2
Trona 31 6 0 0 0
West Cajon Valley 30 1 1 0 0
Hinkley 30 0 1 0 0
Yucaipa 29 3 0 0 1
San Geronimo 29 0 0 0 0
Ontario Outside 28 0 1 0 0
Baker 28 0 0 0 1
Rim Forest 25 3 1 0 0
Baldwin Lake 25 4 0 1 0

Statewide totals by work type

Work typePermits (12 mo)
Reroofs24,665
Remodels & additions22,776
ADUs11,362
Pools & spas5,884
Water heaters5,638
Repipes1,675
New construction1,877

City reports

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

Common questions

How many homes replaced their roof in California this year?

24,665 reroof permits were issued across the 104 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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