Nevada building permit data

Puller holds 219,208 building permits from 14 Nevada cities and counties, home to about 95% of Nevadans (US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-24). 115,257 of them were issued in the 365 days before ; Las Vegas and Boulder City are served over longer windows.

Places and fields

Each place links to its own page, with the agency that publishes the records, the fields, what is missing and why, and a sample request.

Share of each place's permits that carry the field, counted on . Permits are counted over the window the place is served for.
PlacePermitsWindowContractor licenceParcelOwnerMap pointWork tagsValuationFeesInspections
Las Vegas120,5105 years85%99%100%96%97%32%estimateThe City of Las Vegas puts a human check on every fee lookup, so fee lines are not public. Puller serves an estimate from the City's fee schedule instead.noneThe City of Las Vegas puts a human check on every inspection lookup, so inspection results are not public.
Clark County43,666365 days91%98%100%99%90%65%65%79%
Henderson23,299365 days56%99%98%97%79%12%95%noneThe City of Henderson shows inspection results only to signed-in users, so they are not public.
Reno11,181365 days97%100%100%99%93%97%99%89%
North Las Vegas10,232365 days41%72%71%68%55%24%noneThe City of North Las Vegas shows fee lines only after a login, so they are not public.54%
Carson City2,412365 days26%97%97%98%82%35%49%18%
Mesquite2,002365 days91%100%100%97%84%97%98%100%
Douglas County1,941365 days4%Douglas County records the applicant, not a licensed contractor. Puller matches only applicants named as businesses to the Nevada State Contractors Board register.100%100%100%78%12%94%noneDouglas County publishes how many inspections a permit has had, but inspection results need a sign-in.
Boulder City1,4361,000 daysnoneBoulder City's monthly permit workbooks name no contractor, and Puller has found no other public record that ties contractors to these permits.99%99%98%92%99%noneBoulder City's monthly permit workbooks carry no fee lines.noneBoulder City's monthly permit workbooks carry no inspection results.
Lyon County1,280365 days42%95%95%96%62%noneLyon County's public permit records show no job value.noneLyon County's public permit records show no fee lines.noneLyon County's public inspection schedule listed no inspections when Puller checked it in October 2026.
Elko464365 daysnoneThe City of Elko shows the contractor on a permit only to signed-in users, so Elko permits carry no contractor.99%99%88%83%100%noneThe City of Elko's permit pages show fee totals (charged, collected and due) but no fee lines. Puller serves the totals.noneThe City of Elko publishes no inspection results on its public permit pages.
Fernley440365 days72%100%100%99%88%noneThe City of Fernley shows no job value on any public permit page.2%Most City of Fernley permit pages show the fee balance but no fee lines. Puller serves the balance where the page shows it.28%
Sparks225365 days96%100%100%100%88%100%100%32%
Washoe County120365 days96%100%100%100%96%17%99%92%

Reno, Sparks and Washoe County

Reno, Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County publish their permits through one shared permit system, so the three places offer the same set of fields. Together they hold 11,526 permits from a 365-day window and are home to 15.6% of Nevada's people.

In October 2026 Puller checked every contractor licence on Sparks and Washoe County permits with the Nevada State Contractors Board, and every one was found and active.

Places not covered yet

Nye County (Pahrump), the City of Yerington and Nevada's other rural counties are not covered yet. If you need one of them, say so on the request-access page.

Questions

Which Nevada places does Puller cover?

As of , Puller covers 14 Nevada places: Las Vegas, unincorporated Clark County, Henderson, Reno, North Las Vegas, Carson City, Mesquite, Douglas County, Boulder City, Lyon County, Elko, Fernley, Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County. Together they are home to about 95% of Nevadans. Nye County (Pahrump) is not covered because the County has switched off its public permit search.

How far back does Puller’s Nevada data go?

Counted on , Puller serves five years of Las Vegas permits, 1,000 days of Boulder City permits and 365 days for the other 12 Nevada places. Agency records go back further: Clark County back to 1993, Henderson back to 2017, Mesquite back to 1997, Douglas County back to 2018 and Lyon County back to 2012.

How many Nevada permits carry a contractor licence?

Of the 115,257 Nevada permits issued in the 365 days before , 77% are matched to a Nevada State Contractors Board licence. The share runs from 97% in Reno down to none in Boulder City and Elko, where no contractor is public.