Building permit times in 500 US cities
500 US cities ranked by approval performance
3
Pocatello
ID
50-100k
96%
49%
100%
99%
92%
5
Lakeville
MN
50-100k
95%
59%
83%
100%
92%
7
Maple Grove
MN
50-100k
96%
50%
94%
98%
92%
8
Minnetonka
MN
50-100k
96%
44%
100%
99%
92%
10
Taunton
MA
50-100k
97%
50%
73%
98%
91%
15
Casper
WY
50-100k
98%
46%
44%
100%
90%
16
Ames
IA
50-100k
94%
50%
100%
96%
90%
18
Eden Prairie
MN
50-100k
93%
45%
100%
98%
90%
23
Burleson
TX
50-100k
93%
59%
46%
99%
89%
27
Marietta
GA
50-100k
90%
50%
100%
97%
88%
32
The Villages
FL
50-100k
89%
53%
95%
96%
88%
34
Alpharetta
GA
50-100k
95%
49%
20%
98%
87%
35
Medford
MA
50-100k
94%
47%
34%
99%
87%
43
Malden
MA
50-100k
90%
47%
59%
97%
86%
47
Ellicott City
MD
50-100k
91%
47%
100%
88%
86%
48
Huntersville
NC
50-100k
93%
55%
4%
97%
86%
49
Caldwell
ID
50-100k
87%
66%
42%
97%
86%
51
Flower Mound
TX
50-100k
86%
52%
100%
93%
86%
61
Palm Beach Gardens
FL
50-100k
91%
53%
17%
97%
85%
64
Springfield
OR
50-100k
89%
45%
67%
94%
85%
66
Daytona Beach
FL
50-100k
83%
68%
93%
92%
85%
70
Waukesha
WI
50-100k
88%
47%
100%
88%
84%
71
San Rafael
CA
50-100k
88%
45%
100%
90%
84%
72
Sanford
FL
50-100k
88%
56%
53%
93%
84%
73
Baytown
TX
50-100k
86%
47%
100%
90%
84%
79
Collierville
TN
50-100k
92%
47%
29%
92%
84%
82
Severn
MD
50-100k
93%
47%
50%
86%
84%
84
Sarasota
FL
50-100k
84%
51%
100%
90%
84%
87
San Jacinto
CA
50-100k
83%
49%
93%
94%
83%
90
Aliso Viejo
CA
50-100k
90%
44%
13%
96%
83%
93
Euless
TX
50-100k
93%
45%
2%
92%
83%
94
Revere
MA
50-100k
87%
45%
30%
96%
83%
95
Smyrna
GA
50-100k
89%
48%
14%
94%
83%
99
Pasco
WA
50-100k
84%
53%
40%
96%
82%
104
Arcadia
CA
50-100k
90%
43%
41%
88%
82%
111
Reston
VA
50-100k
88%
47%
100%
79%
81%
116
Napa
CA
50-100k
83%
43%
100%
86%
81%
118
Apopka
FL
50-100k
93%
59%
78%
67%
81%
119
Greenwood
IN
50-100k
92%
53%
6%
84%
81%
123
Kannapolis
NC
50-100k
97%
55%
3%
74%
80%
124
Summerville
SC
50-100k
99%
49%
100%
57%
80%
131
Burnsville
MN
50-100k
99%
47%
100%
55%
80%
142
Lakewood
WA
50-100k
84%
45%
3%
95%
79%
147
Laguna Niguel
CA
50-100k
82%
46%
100%
81%
79%
150
Milpitas
CA
50-100k
79%
46%
100%
84%
78%
153
Lawrence
MA
50-100k
86%
47%
2%
89%
78%
155
Castro Valley
CA
50-100k
77%
45%
98%
87%
78%
159
Corvallis
OR
50-100k
81%
52%
100%
77%
78%
163
Bristol
CT
50-100k
90%
49%
50%
70%
77%
172
South Jordan
UT
50-100k
76%
59%
34%
91%
77%
178
Hamilton
OH
50-100k
78%
47%
73%
84%
76%
179
Palm Desert
CA
50-100k
79%
50%
100%
76%
76%
183
Redmond
WA
50-100k
85%
60%
84%
63%
76%
185
Chapel Hill
NC
50-100k
77%
57%
35%
86%
76%
186
Melbourne
FL
50-100k
75%
50%
100%
80%
76%
187
Glen Burnie
MD
50-100k
88%
47%
76%
64%
75%
191
Delray Beach
FL
50-100k
91%
52%
3%
68%
75%
194
McLean
VA
50-100k
84%
47%
100%
65%
75%
195
Woodland
CA
50-100k
77%
50%
6%
92%
75%
196
Centreville
VA
50-100k
88%
47%
61%
65%
75%
201
Conway
AR
50-100k
79%
56%
24%
82%
75%
202
Wake Forest
NC
50-100k
71%
58%
99%
82%
74%
204
Pawtucket
RI
50-100k
96%
49%
21%
55%
74%
206
Davis
CA
50-100k
93%
47%
100%
47%
74%
207
Castle Rock
CO
50-100k
73%
61%
34%
86%
74%
209
Jupiter
FL
50-100k
75%
49%
100%
77%
74%
210
Apex
NC
50-100k
67%
63%
100%
84%
74%
211
Gardena
CA
50-100k
80%
44%
79%
73%
74%
212
Georgetown
TX
50-100k
65%
98%
100%
76%
74%
214
Hanford
CA
50-100k
74%
49%
37%
88%
74%
217
Rocklin
CA
50-100k
71%
52%
100%
80%
73%
225
Folsom
CA
50-100k
76%
58%
90%
69%
73%
227
South San Francisco
CA
50-100k
77%
45%
91%
70%
72%
228
Yorba Linda
CA
50-100k
99%
44%
70%
39%
72%
229
Valdosta
GA
50-100k
77%
47%
0%
85%
72%
230
Hammond
LA
50-100k
78%
52%
36%
75%
72%
231
Port Charlotte
FL
50-100k
73%
53%
100%
73%
72%
233
Maricopa
AZ
50-100k
72%
74%
36%
78%
72%
234
Largo
FL
50-100k
76%
46%
100%
69%
72%
235
North Richland Hills
TX
50-100k
79%
48%
15%
77%
72%
236
Hoffman Estates
IL
50-100k
78%
44%
10%
81%
72%
237
Lodi
CA
50-100k
76%
50%
0%
83%
72%
238
Novato
CA
50-100k
81%
45%
100%
60%
71%
241
Redwood City
CA
50-100k
74%
45%
100%
71%
71%
243
San Clemente
CA
50-100k
71%
44%
100%
75%
71%
245
Missouri City
TX
50-100k
69%
53%
75%
79%
71%
249
Bradenton
FL
50-100k
72%
50%
100%
70%
70%
250
Boynton Beach
FL
50-100k
89%
51%
19%
54%
70%
251
Bossier City
LA
50-100k
85%
47%
0%
65%
70%
254
Gaithersburg
MD
50-100k
73%
48%
64%
73%
70%
255
Commerce City
CO
50-100k
70%
58%
57%
76%
70%
259
Elizabethtown
KY
50-100k
94%
51%
3%
46%
70%
261
Kyle
TX
50-100k
65%
77%
83%
72%
69%
262
El Dorado Hills
CA
50-100k
66%
45%
100%
76%
69%
265
Newport Beach
CA
50-100k
72%
43%
100%
66%
69%
269
Sammamish
WA
50-100k
84%
45%
29%
57%
68%
270
Pleasanton
CA
50-100k
76%
40%
56%
67%
68%
271
Mooresville
NC
50-100k
64%
50%
86%
78%
68%
280
Palatine
IL
50-100k
73%
44%
10%
74%
67%
284
Wesley Chapel
FL
50-100k
65%
53%
100%
69%
67%
288
Hawthorne
CA
50-100k
79%
40%
3%
65%
66%
290
Lake Forest
CA
50-100k
73%
48%
22%
68%
66%
291
Gary
IN
50-100k
96%
44%
22%
28%
65%
292
Port Orange
FL
50-100k
71%
52%
33%
65%
65%
293
Colton
CA
50-100k
71%
46%
25%
68%
65%
300
Brentwood
CA
50-100k
72%
49%
35%
61%
64%
303
Lacey
WA
50-100k
67%
49%
0%
74%
64%
304
Albany
OR
50-100k
75%
47%
51%
52%
64%
306
Lake Elsinore
CA
50-100k
72%
51%
3%
63%
63%
308
Yucaipa
CA
50-100k
69%
46%
14%
67%
63%
310
Dublin
CA
50-100k
68%
44%
21%
68%
63%
312
West Sacramento
CA
50-100k
68%
50%
43%
61%
63%
316
Palo Alto
CA
50-100k
68%
45%
100%
51%
62%
318
Porterville
CA
50-100k
66%
47%
2%
70%
62%
324
Westminster
CA
50-100k
78%
45%
14%
46%
61%
328
Alexandria
LA
50-100k
65%
43%
11%
66%
60%
333
Livermore
CA
50-100k
61%
42%
92%
55%
59%
334
Redlands
CA
50-100k
65%
48%
17%
58%
59%
335
Mount Vernon
WA
50-100k
64%
47%
6%
60%
58%
342
Wenatchee
WA
50-100k
61%
46%
9%
61%
57%
343
San Marcos
TX
50-100k
60%
56%
52%
51%
56%
344
Pittsburg
CA
50-100k
57%
48%
0%
68%
56%
346
Cheyenne
WY
50-100k
49%
47%
19%
76%
56%
347
Oshkosh
WI
50-100k
77%
47%
100%
15%
55%
349
Tustin
CA
50-100k
64%
45%
24%
49%
55%
353
La Habra
CA
50-100k
65%
44%
17%
48%
55%
354
Huntington Park
CA
50-100k
66%
43%
0%
49%
55%
356
Pflugerville
TX
50-100k
59%
49%
79%
45%
55%
357
Upland
CA
50-100k
60%
48%
6%
55%
54%
359
Auburn
WA
50-100k
58%
44%
46%
52%
54%
360
Redondo Beach
CA
50-100k
70%
41%
15%
38%
54%
362
Waukegan
IL
50-100k
69%
46%
0%
40%
54%
363
La Mesa
CA
50-100k
60%
46%
3%
54%
54%
367
Covina
CA
50-100k
64%
44%
4%
45%
53%
374
Carmichael
CA
50-100k
60%
45%
74%
39%
52%
376
Des Plaines
IL
50-100k
64%
44%
0%
44%
52%
378
Flagstaff
AZ
50-100k
60%
47%
9%
47%
52%
380
San Leandro
CA
50-100k
53%
40%
79%
48%
52%
381
Pinellas Park
FL
50-100k
53%
47%
83%
46%
52%
382
Cedar Park
TX
50-100k
49%
47%
68%
56%
52%
387
Miami Beach
FL
50-100k
56%
48%
100%
35%
51%
388
Petaluma
CA
50-100k
58%
46%
52%
39%
50%
391
Shawnee
KS
50-100k
58%
50%
1%
45%
50%
395
Evanston
IL
50-100k
60%
44%
70%
30%
49%
396
Wellington
FL
50-100k
56%
49%
34%
39%
49%
397
Delano
CA
50-100k
54%
52%
6%
47%
49%
398
Monterey Park
CA
50-100k
58%
42%
27%
38%
48%
402
Santee
CA
50-100k
51%
45%
0%
50%
47%
404
Glendora
CA
50-100k
62%
43%
25%
28%
47%
405
Rockville
MD
50-100k
48%
48%
40%
46%
47%
408
Leander
TX
50-100k
33%
88%
100%
46%
47%
414
Homestead
FL
50-100k
58%
55%
6%
28%
45%
415
Walnut Creek
CA
50-100k
44%
47%
100%
37%
45%
423
Perris
CA
50-100k
43%
53%
17%
45%
43%
424
Alhambra
CA
50-100k
50%
43%
4%
38%
43%
435
Mountain View
CA
50-100k
53%
54%
13%
15%
39%
436
Jackson
TN
50-100k
52%
48%
54%
12%
39%
437
Turlock
CA
50-100k
39%
47%
0%
43%
39%
438
Alameda
CA
50-100k
39%
48%
100%
25%
39%
440
Whittier
CA
50-100k
44%
43%
36%
25%
38%
441
Hacienda Heights
CA
50-100k
41%
45%
17%
32%
37%
445
Palm Harbor
FL
50-100k
42%
53%
100%
11%
36%
447
Lincoln
CA
50-100k
33%
56%
2%
34%
34%
449
Rancho Cordova
CA
50-100k
27%
54%
56%
35%
34%
455
Spring
TX
50-100k
36%
53%
32%
13%
30%
456
Haverhill
MA
50-100k
36%
48%
100%
2%
30%
457
Queen Creek
AZ
50-100k
20%
82%
0%
32%
29%
462
Cranston
RI
50-100k
30%
49%
99%
2%
27%
463
Peabody
MA
50-100k
30%
48%
100%
2%
27%
464
Silver Spring
MD
50-100k
30%
47%
100%
2%
27%
469
Union City
CA
50-100k
39%
41%
14%
2%
26%
470
Warwick
RI
50-100k
30%
48%
80%
2%
26%
473
Bethesda
MD
50-100k
30%
47%
77%
2%
26%
474
Harrisonburg
VA
50-100k
30%
46%
80%
2%
26%
479
Deerfield Beach
FL
50-100k
30%
52%
50%
2%
25%
484
Decatur
IL
50-100k
30%
43%
49%
2%
24%
485
New Britain
CT
50-100k
30%
51%
31%
2%
24%
487
Madison
AL
50-100k
30%
57%
15%
2%
23%
493
Watsonville
CA
50-100k
17%
45%
0%
28%
23%
496
Rogers
AR
50-100k
30%
55%
0%
2%
22%
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