Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Oregon
Overall State Ranking
#47 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#23of 50
Approval Score
6.34
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
95.1
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
93.3
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
62.2
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
#39
Economy
#41
Infrastructure
#14
Cost of Business
#43
Business Friendliness
#47
Workforce
#23
Access to Capital
#24
Tech & Innovation
#14
Education
#35
Cost of Living
#45
Quality of Life
#19
Best States
US News & World Report
#35
Economy
#37
Fiscal Stability
#22
Infrastructure
#5
Opportunity
#39
Education
#41
Health Care
#17
Crime & Corrections
#44
Natural Environment
#44
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#39
Affordability
#41
Economy
#31
Education & Health
#24
Quality of Life
#14
Safety
#48
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
#44of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#49of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#43of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#39of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#41of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#14of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#43of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#47of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
0.8%#39 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
80%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#39of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#35of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#39of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#14score 59.7
State Tech & Science Index