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October 2026 Building Permits

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

Salem, OR issued 137 building permits in October 2026, down 3% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 97301 with 50 permits. Single Family — Solar Array was the top permit type, making up 26% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
137
vs. prior month
-3%
141 last month
Most active zip
97301
50 permits
Top permit type
Single Family — Solar Array
26% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — October 2026

97301
50
97302
39
97306
29
97304
9
97305
7
97317
2
97310
1

Permits by type

October 2026 · Salem, OR

Single Family — Solar Array
35 (26%)
Commercial — Alteration
20 (15%)
Single Family — New
19 (14%)
Single Family — Alteration
14 (10%)
Single Family — Addition
9 (7%)
Commercial — Interior Alteration
8 (6%)
Commercial-Civil site work only — New
5 (4%)
Commercial — New
4 (3%)
Commercial — Reroof
4 (3%)
Accessory Dwelling Unit — New
3 (2%)
Multi Family — Alteration
2 (1%)
Multi Family — Reroof
2 (1%)
Single Family — Demolition
2 (1%)
Single Family — Other
2 (1%)
Commercial — Solar Array
1 (1%)
Commercial Phased — New
1 (1%)
Duplex — New
1 (1%)
Multi Family — Addition
1 (1%)
Multi Family — New
1 (1%)
Parking Lot — New
1 (1%)
Single Family — Accessory Structure
1 (1%)
Triplex/Quadplex — New
1 (1%)

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