Open Permit Data

Orlando Building Permit Report Card

FL

B

Score: 77/100

Score Breakdown

Closure Rate97.7% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-4.2 pp (30% weight)

790,774

Total Permits

18,037

Open Permits

97.7%

Closure Rate

1,381

Stalled 5+ Years

Orlando's closure rate is 20.6 percentage points above 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).