Lee County, FL · Fence and deck permit market brief · September 2026

Fence and Deck Permits in Lee County, FL: September 2026

Lee County recorded 313 fence and deck permits in September 2026, down 85 (21.4%) from August 2026. Reported job value totaled about $4.1 million, up 89.5% from the prior month.

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Written from Permit Press permit records for September 2026 and reviewed before publication. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

Fence and deck permits, September 2026: 313
August 2026: 398 (down 21.4%)
Reported job value: $4,088,362
Median reported value: $4,500

The September 2026 brief

Permit volume

Lee County had 313 fence and deck permits in September 2026. August 2026 had 398, a change of -85 permits, or -21.4%.

Permits are counted by issue date, or by filed date when the source publishes no issue date.

Reported valuation

Valuation was reported on 283 of the permits. Their total job value was $4,088,362 (about $4.1 million), compared with $2,157,784 (about $2.2 million) in August 2026. That is a change of 89.5%.

Median reported value in September 2026: $4,500
Median reported value in August 2026: $4,032

Valuation is the job value the permit source reports. Permits without a reported value are left out of these totals.

Top contractors

A total of 225 permits carried a contractor business name. Contractors are ranked by permit count under their business name, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked.

ALL FENCE CONTRACTORS INC.: 17 permits
EAGLE FENCE: 14 permits
SUPERIOR FENCE & RAIL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: 14 permits
DIAMOND FENCE, CORP: 9 permits
FEDERAL FENCING LLC: 8 permits

Top cities

Cape Coral: 251 permits
Bonita Springs: 35 permits
Fort Myers: 27 permits

Sources

Figures come from City of Cape Coral, City of Bonita Springs Building Permits and City of Fort Myers Building Permits.

Fence and deck permits in Lee County: questions

All questions

How many fence and deck permits were issued in Lee County in September 2026?

The records show 313 permits, down from 398 in August 2026, a change of -85 or -21.4%.

What was the total reported value of those permits?

Reported job value totaled $4,088,362 (about $4.1 million) across 283 permits with a reported value. August 2026 totaled $2,157,784, so the total changed by 89.5%.

What was the median reported job value?

The median was $4,500 in September 2026, compared with $4,032 in August 2026.

Which contractor had the most permits?

ALL FENCE CONTRACTORS INC. ranked first with 17 permits. EAGLE FENCE and SUPERIOR FENCE & RAIL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA followed with 14 each.

Which city had the most permits?

Cape Coral had the most with 251 permits, followed by Bonita Springs with 35 and Fort Myers with 27.

How are contractors ranked?

They are ranked by permit count under their business name. Permits with no business name listed are not ranked. 225 permits had a named contractor.

A permit record is a starting point for research, not proof of a job or permission to contact a property owner. Check coverage and collection dates before relying on these figures.