Stalled Building Permits

Construction permits that have been open for years without being closed or finaled.

1,113,396

Open 5+ Years

510,494

Open 10+ Years

2,267,885

Total Open Permits

Most Stalled Permits

Boston

221,113 permits open 5+ years

Highest Stalled Rate

San Diego

100% of open permits are 5+ years old

#	City	State	5yr+↓	10yr+	3yr+	2yr+	Stalled %	Total Open
1	Boston	MA	221,113	121,049	253,661	267,882	73.9%	299,182
2	Fort Worth	TX	143,985	96,706	169,671	181,802	63.8%	225,765
3	San Diego	CA	121,069	121,069	121,069	121,069	100%	121,069
4	San Francisco	CA	88,331	43	108,402	120,207	60.8%	145,164
5	Columbus	OH	86,581	41,107	114,549	127,991	53.4%	162,250
6	New Orleans	LA	80,043	55,091	89,357	93,612	75.7%	105,752
7	New York City	NY	60,229	0	112,721	144,680	21.8%	276,912
8	Austin	TX	60,055	27,298	75,536	82,902	52.6%	114,178
9	Philadelphia	PA	48,870	15,715	66,999	76,141	45.1%	108,315
10	Washington, D.C.	DC	45,959	0	95,238	123,201	24.4%	188,292
11	Mesa	AZ	25,273	1,000	34,094	38,021	56.7%	44,594
12	Henderson	NV	19,569	0	30,176	35,725	40.2%	48,657
13	Scottsdale	AZ	18,640	14,694	20,770	21,719	76.8%	24,262
14	Cleveland	OH	12,817	2,011	18,341	21,773	38.4%	33,357
15	Los Angeles	CA	12,173	0	34,239	47,431	12.9%	94,272
16	Seattle	WA	10,203	2,789	12,952	14,304	49.7%	20,512
17	Honolulu	HI	10,006	2,732	14,600	18,413	38.3%	26,117
18	Cincinnati	OH	7,854	3,018	10,814	12,721	39%	20,145
19	Norfolk	VA	7,154	108	9,927	11,289	42.4%	16,882
20	Elk Grove	CA	5,632	2,579	6,263	6,364	62.8%	8,974
21	Chicago	IL	5,476	1,867	14,251	16,886	13.6%	40,140
22	Little Rock	AR	5,172	0	9,837	11,628	30.5%	16,975
23	Wilmington	NC	5,075	619	5,433	5,655	50%	10,143
24	Pittsburgh	PA	4,914	0	9,250	11,394	25.6%	19,229
25	Raleigh	NC	3,233	797	3,285	3,368	48%	6,742
26	Worcester	MA	1,507	35	6,311	9,025	10.4%	14,445
27	Orlando	FL	1,453	0	4,366	5,920	8%	18,128
28	Miami	FL	813	147	1,722	2,795	4.4%	18,552
29	Cary	NC	117	0	2,333	3,801	1.3%	9,176
30	Tacoma	WA	49	3	202	589	1.4%	3,481
31	Anaheim	CA	23	17	65	198	0.8%	2,773
32	Minneapolis	MN	7	0	84	496	0.1%	6,990
33	Greensboro	NC	1	0	73	297	0%	3,384
34	Atlanta	GA	0	0	1,947	4,732	0%	5,155
35	Cape Coral	FL	0	0	0	0	0%	7,921

Stalled permits are construction permits that remain open past the indicated number of years since issuance. Stalled % is the share of a city's open permits that have been open 5+ years.