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Building permit alerts in Michigan

LIVE 1 live market in Michigan — 129 permits in the latest pull.

Michigan has 83 counties and county-equivalents. PermitBoards reads the permit records that cities and counties publish, filters them by county and trade, and emails subscribers the permits that mean work for their trade — daily, for $79 a month per county + trade after a free 14-day sample. See how pricing works, try the free permit lookup, or read how we get the data.

Live markets in Michigan

Detroit, MI permits

129
permits in the latest pull
Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026

Top trades in Michigan's live feeds

Remodel & addition — 123 permits · Roofing — 48 permits · Demolition & dumpster — 1 permits

County waitlist pages in Michigan

Wayne County · Oakland County · Macomb County · Kent County · Genesee County · Washtenaw County · Ottawa County · Ingham County · Kalamazoo County · Livingston County · Saginaw County · Muskegon County

Largest counties in Michigan

From the U.S. Census Bureau's 2025 population estimates (county file). Counties in our top-400 waitlist program have their own page with the county seat, population, and status.

County2025 population estimatePage
Wayne County1,769,038Waitlist page
Oakland County1,288,337Waitlist page
Macomb County886,221Waitlist page
Kent County675,232Waitlist page
Genesee County401,093Waitlist page
Washtenaw County370,214Waitlist page
Ottawa County308,459Waitlist page
Ingham County289,709Waitlist page
Kalamazoo County263,795Waitlist page
Livingston County197,315Waitlist page

Questions

Is PermitBoards live in Michigan?

1 live market today (129 permits in the latest pull).

How much does PermitBoards cost in Michigan?

One flat price everywhere: $79 a month for one county and one trade ($49 locked for the founding 50), after a free 14-day sample feed. No per-seat charges, no annual contract, no sales call.

How do I get alerts for a Michigan county that isn't live?

Join the waitlist from the signup page for your county and trade. When the feed goes live, your sample feed starts that day.

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