Permit volume
Hillsborough County recorded 217 new construction permits in September 2026. In August 2026 the count was 308, a change of -91 permits, or -29.5%.
Permits are counted by issue date, or by filed date when the source publishes no issue date.
Reported job value
Of the 217 permits, 215 had a reported value. Their combined job value was about $145.4 million. The prior month's total was about $838.5 million, a change of -82.7%.
- Median job value in September 2026: $236,880
- Median job value in August 2026: $255,818
Valuation is the job value the permit source reports. Permits without a reported value are left out of valuation totals.
Top cities
- Apollo Beach: 41 permits
- Wimauma: 37 permits
- Tampa: 29 permits
- Riverview: 25 permits
- Ruskin: 21 permits
Contractors
No contractors were ranked this month. The count of permits with a business name listed was 0. Contractors are ranked by permit count under their business name, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked.
Source
Hillsborough County Issued Building Permits.