Open Permit Data

Scottsdale Building Permit Report Card

AZ

C

Score: 61/100

Score Breakdown

Closure Rate82.2% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-7.5 pp (30% weight)

136,820

Total Permits

24,344

Open Permits

82.2%

Closure Rate

18,500

Stalled 5+ Years

Scottsdale's closure rate is 5.1 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).