Fort Worth Building Permit Report Card
TX
D
Score: 59/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate84.6% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-15.1 pp (30% weight)
1,457,945
Total Permits
225,228
Open Permits
84.6%
Closure Rate
142,245
Stalled 5+ Years
Fort Worth's closure rate is 7.4 percentage points above the 77.2% 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).