Thurston, Washington — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Thurston during 2025.
Thurston County indexed 276 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 335 approved and 5 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.5%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Washington jurisdictions show. Olympia drove most of the activity (181 of 276 projects, 66%), with Tenino a distant second.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
276
Projects with decisions
335
Approved actions
5
Denied actions
98.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Olympia | 181 | 230 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Rainier | 19 | 20 | 2 | 90.9% |
| Tenino | 33 | 36 | 1 | 97.3% |
| Tumwater | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.