How many roofing permits were recorded in Orange County, FL in September 2026?

Our dataset shows 897 roofing permits for September 2026. That is down 23.5% from August's 1,172 and down 16.5% from 1,074 in September 2025. The latest month may be incomplete because some portals publish late.

What was the busiest month for roofing permits in Orange County over the last 12 months?

June 2026 was the peak with 1,387 recorded permits. The slowest month in the same window was September 2026 with 897.

Which cities in Orange County have the most roofing permits?

Orlando leads with 8,936 permits over the trailing 12 months, a 65.7% share. Winter Garden has 1,361, Winter Park 1,154, Windermere 656 and Apopka 601.

Are Orange County roofing permits up or down year over year?

Down. The trailing 12 months hold 13,609 permits in our dataset versus 16,648 in the prior 12 months, a drop of 18.3%.

What is the median roofing job value in Orange County permits?

Among 157 permits that list a job value, the median is $14,500. Few permits report a value, so it is a rough marker only.

Orange County, FL Roofing Permits: September 2026 Report

September 2026: 897 roofing permits in our dataset

Orange County, FL had 897 roofing permits in our dataset for September 2026. That is down 23.5% from August, which had 1,172, and down 16.5% from September 2025, which had 1,074. All counts in this report are recorded permits collected from public portals (source: api.permit-stack.com). They are not a claim about every permit filed in the county.

One caution before reading anything into the drop: the latest month can be incomplete, because some portals publish filings late. September 2026 is the lowest month in the 12-month window, but a single partial month does not make a trend. Check it again once the late filings land.

The trailing 12 months

Over the last 12 months, the dataset holds 13,609 roofing permits for Orange County. The prior 12 months held 16,648, so the trailing total is down 18.3%. The monthly average over the latest 12 months is 1,134 permits.

The decline shows up across the window rather than in one month. Here is the month-by-month series:

Month	Roofing permits
October 2025	1,191
November 2025	929
December 2025	929
January 2026	1,097
February 2026	1,049
March 2026	1,267
April 2026	1,285
May 2026	1,154
June 2026	1,387
July 2026	1,252
August 2026	1,172
September 2026	897

Peak and slow months

The peak month in the trailing 12 was June 2026 with 1,387 permits. The slow month was September 2026 with 897. Between those two, July (1,252) and August (1,172) stepped down in order, and September continued the slide.

Compare that with the year before. In the earlier part of the 24-month window, early 2025 ran higher: January 2025 had 1,506, February 1,518 and March 1,584. The 2026 months over the same stretch came in at 1,097, 1,049 and 1,267. So the year-over-year gap is not new to September. Two earlier months, November and December 2025, each sat at 929, which is only a little above this September.

Where permits concentrate

The dataset covers 12 cities in Orange County. Activity is heavily concentrated in one of them. Over the trailing 12 months:

City	Permits	Share
Orlando	8,936	65.7%
Winter Garden	1,361	10%
Winter Park	1,154	8.5%
Windermere	656	4.8%
Apopka	601	4.4%

Orlando alone accounts for 65.7% of recorded permits. Winter Garden and Winter Park follow, with Windermere and Apopka further back. Coverage depends on which jurisdictions publish permits, so the city split reflects what the portals report.

Job values

Job value is recorded on only a small share of permits. Among the 157 permits with a value attached, the median job value is $14,500. Treat that as a rough marker for the permits that report a value, not as a market-wide figure. Our data does not give a replacement versus repair split for this market, so this report does not attempt one.

Roof age in tracked homes

The dataset tracks 137,583 homes in Orange County by roof age, based on permit history. The buckets look like this:

Under 5 years: 52,772 homes
5 to 10 years: 63,958 homes
10 to 15 years: 12,900 homes
15 to 20 years: 4,086 homes
Over 20 years: 3,867 homes

Homes with roofs over 15 years old make up 5.8% of those tracked. Most of the tracked homes have a recent roof permit on record, so older-roof targets are a small slice of this county's tracked housing. Homes with no recent roofing permit on file are the ones to pursue first.

A quick look at solar

If you also sell solar, the picture is similar. September 2026 had 92 solar permits in our dataset, against 211 in September 2025, a drop of 56.4%. The trailing 12 months show 1,936 solar permits versus 2,816 in the prior 12, down 31.2%. The most active installers by permit count in the data are Sol Sun (22), Tesla (12), Panasun Solar (11), Sunvena Solar (9) and American Solar Installation Company (8).

What this means for next month

The numbers support a few practical moves for canvassing and ad budgets.

Do not set October targets from September alone. September is the lowest month in the window and may still be filling in. A better baseline is the 12-month average of 1,134 permits, with June's 1,387 as the high mark.
Plan around a smaller pool than last year. The trailing 12 months are down 18.3% from the prior 12. If your pipeline math assumed last year's volume, rework it.
Weight your territory toward Orlando. With 65.7% of recorded permits, it is the densest area for door-knocking routes and local ads. Winter Garden (10%) and Winter Park (8.5%) are the next most efficient places to add coverage. Windermere and Apopka are smaller but real.
Look beyond recent permits. With 52,772 tracked homes under five years old and 63,958 at five to 10 years, the larger pools are not yet due for work on age alone. The 4,086 homes at 15 to 20 years and the 3,867 over 20 years are the older-roof group, and they are the better list for age-based outreach.
Re-check in a few weeks. Once late filings are in, compare the final September count with 897 before deciding whether October budgets should shrink.

This report draws on permits swept from public portals. It shows what has been recorded, not what every contractor has pulled, so use it for direction and not for exact market sizing.