Montgomery County, MD · Roofing permit market brief · September 2026

Roofing Permits in Montgomery County, MD: September 2026

Montgomery County, MD recorded 30 roofing permits in September 2026, down from 42 in August 2026. Reported job value totaled $4.6 million, with Kensington issuing the most permits.

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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.

Roofing permits, September 2026: 30
August 2026: 42 (down 28.6%)
Reported job value: $4,585,972
Median reported value: $63,890

The September 2026 brief

Permit counts

Montgomery County had 30 roofing permits in September 2026. In August 2026 it had 42. That is a change of -12 permits, or -28.6%.

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

Job values

All 30 permits reported a job value. The total was $4.6 million, compared with $5.2 million in August 2026. That is a change of -11.1%.

Median job value in September 2026: $63,890
Median job value in August 2026: $46,500

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

Where the permits were issued

The top cities by permit count were:

Kensington: 6 permits
Silver Spring: 5 permits
Bethesda: 4 permits
Chevy Chase: 3 permits
Potomac: 3 permits

Contractors

No contractors were ranked this month. The number 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

Figures come from Montgomery County records.

Roofing permits in Montgomery County: questions

All questions

How many roofing permits were recorded in Montgomery County in September 2026?

The records show 30 roofing permits, down from 42 in August 2026 (a change of -12, or -28.6%).

What was the total reported value of roofing permits?

The total reported job value was $4.6 million across 30 permits, compared with $5.2 million in August 2026 (-11.1%).

What was the median roofing job value?

The median was $63,890 in September 2026, compared with $46,500 in August 2026.

Which cities had the most roofing permits?

Kensington had 6, Silver Spring 5, Bethesda 4, and Chevy Chase and Potomac 3 each.

Which contractors pulled the most roofing permits?

No contractors were ranked. There were 0 permits with a business name listed, and permits without a business name are not ranked.

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.