Everett building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Everett is Snohomish County's seat, north of Seattle, and permits independently of both Seattle and Pierce County. Washington's HB 1337 requires cities to allow two accessory dwelling units on most residential lots, and Everett's permit feed publishes both the property owner and the contractor of record, so genuine owner-builder projects are distinguishable from contractor-run jobs.
Igni is tracking 348 residential and building permits in Everett, WA — including 15 classified accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) filings. The most active ZIP is 98203. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Sep 30, 2026. All records come from data.everettwa.gov (Socrata), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
348
Permits tracked
15
ADU permits
4
Distinct ZIP codes
Sep 30, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98201 | Residential | — | $24,727 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| 98201 | Residential | — | $54,510 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 98208 | Residential | — | $800 | Jan 20, 2026 |
| 98203 | Commercial | — | $500,000 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| 98201 | Residential | Detached ADU | $416,990 | Jun 22, 2025 |
| 98204 | Residential | — | $3,779 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| 98203 | Residential | — | $5,000 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| 98208 | Commercial | — | $40,000 | May 23, 2026 |
| 98208 | Commercial | — | $25,000 | May 11, 2026 |
| 98204 | Residential | Garage conversion | $51,984 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| 98204 | Commercial | — | $1,500,000 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| 98203 | Commercial | — | $1,500 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| 98201 | Residential | — | $6,975 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 98203 | Residential | — | $14,200 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 98201 | Commercial | — | $10,000 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| 98203 | Residential | — | $5,000 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| 98203 | Residential | — | $40,000 | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 98208 | Residential | — | $2,000 | Jul 26, 2026 |
| 98201 | Residential | — | $331,856 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 98203 | Residential | — | $8,000 | Nov 10, 2025 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
ADU types in the recent set
Permit activity in Everett
Igni counted 746 permits issued in Everett over the last 12 months (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) — up 1.6% on the 734 in the 12 months before. The forecast expects about 372 over the next 6 months.
Forecast: trailing mean, typical error ±14% in backtests one to six months ahead. How we forecast
| Permit type | Last 12 months | Year over year | Forecast, next 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 746 | Up 1.6% | ≈ 372 |
| Residential building | 381 | Up 10.8% | ≈ 192 |
| Commercial building | 223 | Flat (+0.5%) | ≈ 114 |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 140 | Down 16.7% | — |
| ADU | 97 | — | — |
Monthly figures
| Month | Permits | 10th–90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | 60 | — |
| Oct 2023 | 57 | — |
| Nov 2023 | 66 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 65 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 67 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 74 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 83 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 81 | — |
| May 2024 | 91 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 61 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 60 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 87 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 82 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 93 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 50 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 45 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 30 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 31 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 58 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 93 | — |
| May 2025 | 63 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 68 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 67 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 54 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 55 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 63 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 52 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 58 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 61 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 55 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 55 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 53 | — |
| May 2026 | 57 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 57 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 88 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 92 | — |
| Sep 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 62 | 54–96 |
| Oct 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 62 | 54–96 |
| Nov 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 62 | 55–97 |
| Dec 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 62 | 56–94 |
| Jan 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 62 | 57–92 |
| Feb 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 62 | 57–92 |
Counts are permits issued per calendar month as Everett publishes them to its open-data feed — not a complete census; a change in what the city publishes moves them too. The current month is left out, and the most recent months are provisional. A forecast is a statistical estimate with a range, not a prediction for any project. Informational only.
How long do permits take in Everett?
Based on 2,004 Everett permits applied for between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026, the typical (median) permit was issued 55 days after application, and the middle half of permits took 17–133 days. One in ten took longer than 288 days.
| Permit type | Median | Typical range | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 55 days | 17–133 days | 2,004 |
| Residential building | 85 days | 28–222 days | 964 |
| Commercial building | 63 days | 32–107 days | 656 |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 4 days | 1–20 days | 383 |
| ADU | 260 days | 170–363 days | 154 |
Typical, not guaranteed: individual permits vary with project scope, application completeness and plan-review workload. Days are calendar days from application to issuance; applications still pending are counted as not-yet-issued rather than dropped. Informational only, not legal advice. How we calculate approval times.
Housing law — Washington
Washington's HB 1337 (2023) requires cities to allow at least two ADUs per lot in urban growth areas, bans owner-occupancy requirements, and limits parking and impact fees.
HB 1110 (2023) ends single-family-only zoning in larger cities, requiring duplex-to-sixplex middle housing scaled by city size, with Puget Sound cities phasing in compliance from 2025.
Data source
Sourced from data.everettwa.gov (Socrata). Public records (WA PRA).
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Informational only, not legal advice. Headline counts reflect all permits Igni has tracked for this jurisdiction; the table shows recent activity. Housing law changes — verify current statutes before relying on this.