Washington
The biggest of 216 updates to Renton’s public record this month; 152 projects under review.
Above the US median of 48 · WA median 66
Rapidly changing. One of the busier public records among similar-size areas right now.
0 public meetings are scheduled in Renton over the next 30 days.
Renton has 152 active development records - building permits, land-use applications and environmental reviews - of which 22 are under review and 0 are open for public comment.
40 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Renton: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 2, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.rentonwa.gov/.
median of 21 similar-size cities in WA
From the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances, which classifies every city's own accounts the same way; utilities and enterprise funds are included where the city runs them. Compared with the median mix of similar-size cities in the same state - a description of how the money is allocated, not a judgement of it. Read from the Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
By reported crime, Renton recorded more reported offenses than similar-size communities in 2025 - Fair on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2025, Renton's police reported 272 violent offenses (about 1 for every 388 residents) and 2,588 property offenses (about 1 for every 41 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are down 21% since 2021 and property offenses are down 44% since 2021, by the rates Renton's police reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Renton spent $2,276 per resident. The biggest shares went to sewer, water & waste (31%), other (17%), police (16%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Renton raised $2,673 per resident, mostly from sales & other taxes (34%), charges & fees (27%), state & federal aid (10%).
The most recent contested roll call on record: "Ordinance No. 6198: An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, Amending Subsections 4-8-070.H.3, 4-8-070.I, 4-8- 080.G, 4-9-200.B.1, And 4-9-200.H Through K of the Renton Municipal Code; amending Zoning Regulations for Master Plan and " was approved 4-1 on Tuesday, August 11. Every vote here is read from the city's own published minutes, member by member, in the council record on this page.
Issaquah School District 411 spends $20,182 per student (1 more district serves parts of Renton), from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
70 (Good). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered WA cities 66.
No City Council meeting is published for the next 30 days as of September 5, 2026; the schedule comes from the city's meeting portal and updates every 12 hours.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
The venue is printed on each agenda; AreaMatter shows it on the meeting page when the city publishes it.
The largest open records right now: Longacres Campus Master Plan; Vision House Phase IV; 4th Dimension Building; Lake Desire Preliminary Plat; 4th Dimension Building.
Every record on this page links to the city's or county's own permit listing. AreaMatter reads the official permit and land-use feeds every 12 hours and shows each record's status, dates and location; residents can also enter an address to see what is near it.