Washington
The biggest of 36 updates to Aberdeen’s public record this month; 17 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 Aberdeen over the next 30 days.
Aberdeen has 17 active development records - building permits, land-use applications and environmental reviews - of which 2 are under review and 0 are open for public comment.
Records updated Sep 4, 2026 · every record names its official source · aberdeenwa.gov.
median of 59 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, Aberdeen recorded more reported offenses than similar-size communities in 2025 - Low on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2025, Aberdeen's police reported 53 violent offenses (about 1 for every 322 residents) and 387 property offenses (about 1 for every 44 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are up 1% since 2021 and property offenses are down 40% since 2021, by the rates Aberdeen's police reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Aberdeen spent $2,427 per resident. The biggest shares went to sewer, water & waste (24%), general government & administration (17%), fire (16%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Aberdeen raised $2,395 per resident, mostly from sales & other taxes (34%), charges & fees (27%), state & federal aid (18%).
Aberdeen School District 5 spends $19,749 per student, from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
58 (Limited). 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: Harbor Learning Center; Holbrook Residential Development; Vandewall Large Lot Subdivision; North Shore Levee Project; Oliver Short Plat.
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.
Under review: the city is still deciding. Open for comment: there is a deadline to be heard. Approved / issued: the permit or decision has been granted. Under construction and completed follow the city's own record.