Atlanta Building Permit Report Card
GA
F
Score: 27/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate38.7% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-31.7 pp (30% weight)
8,412
Total Permits
5,155
Open Permits
38.7%
Closure Rate
0
Stalled 5+ Years
Atlanta's closure rate is 38.4 percentage points below the 77.1% average across all tracked cities.
How This Grade Is Calculated
The score combines closure rate (70% weight) and year-over-year trend (30% weight). Closure rate measures the percentage of rate-eligible permits (those older than one year) that have been closed. Trend measures the change in closure rate compared to the prior year, clamped to +/- 10 percentage points.
Grade scale: A (90+), B (75-89), C (60-74), D (40-59), F (below 40).