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August 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Salem— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Salem, OR issued 127 building permits in August 2026, up 11% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 97301 with 40 permits. Single Family — Solar Array was the top permit type, making up 22% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
127
vs. prior month
+11%
114 last month
Most active zip
97301
40 permits
Top permit type
Single Family — Solar Array
22% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

97301
40
97302
27
97306
25
97304
16
97305
12
97317
4
97310
2
97303
1

Permits by type

August 2026 · Salem, OR

Single Family — Solar Array
28 (22%)
Single Family — New
18 (14%)
Commercial — Alteration
17 (13%)
Single Family — Alteration
14 (11%)
Commercial — Reroof
7 (6%)
Single Family — Addition
6 (5%)
Accessory Dwelling Unit — New
5 (4%)
Commercial — Interior Alteration
5 (4%)
Commercial-Civil site work only — New
5 (4%)
Multi Family — Reroof
5 (4%)
Commercial — New
4 (3%)
Single Family — Accessory Structure
3 (2%)
Single Family — Seismic Retrofit
2 (2%)
Commercial — Addition
1 (1%)
Duplex — New
1 (1%)
Manufactured Dwelling — Demolition
1 (1%)
Manufactured Dwelling — New
1 (1%)
Multi Family — Alteration
1 (1%)
Single Family — Demolition
1 (1%)
Triplex/Quadplex — New
1 (1%)
Wireless Installation — Alteration
1 (1%)

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