Red Tape 50 · State Profile
New York
Overall State Ranking
#49 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#47of 50
Approval Score
30.96
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
68.9
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
37.5
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
0.6
0-100 approval-quality signal
Economic Profile & Benchmarks
How independent national rankings see this state (1-50, 1 = best)
Top States for Business
CNBC, 2025
#23
Economy
#5
Infrastructure
#7
Cost of Business
#45
Business Friendliness
#50
Workforce
#44
Access to Capital
#3
Tech & Innovation
#3
Education
#8
Cost of Living
#45
Quality of Life
#18
Best States
US News & World Report
#22
Economy
#41
Fiscal Stability
#3
Infrastructure
#34
Opportunity
#49
Education
#17
Health Care
#8
Crime & Corrections
#24
Natural Environment
#6
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#9
Affordability
#47
Economy
#23
Education & Health
#15
Quality of Life
#1
Safety
#7
Benchmark ranks are published by their respective sources and shown here for context; they are inputs or companions to the Red Tape 50 composite, not outputs of it.
Pillar Breakdown
Composite inputs · full bar = #1 of 50
Fiscal
Freedom in the 50 States
#49of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#45of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#49of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#50of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#47of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#7of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#45of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#50of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
-1.7%#50 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
87%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#23of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#22of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#9of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#19score 56.1
State Tech & Science Index