Austin Building Permit Report Card
TX
C
Score: 72/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate88.3% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-3 pp (30% weight)
986,430
Total Permits
115,265
Open Permits
88.3%
Closure Rate
61,157
Stalled 5+ Years
Austin's closure rate is 10.9 percentage points above the 77.4% 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).