Pittsburgh Building Permit Report Card
PA
D
Score: 55/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate67.8% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-5.2 pp (30% weight)
59,687
Total Permits
19,229
Open Permits
67.8%
Closure Rate
4,914
Stalled 5+ Years
Pittsburgh's closure rate is 9.4 percentage points below 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).