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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Albany, ORbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#304 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
64 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
75
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
52
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
51
0-100, data completeness
Albany vs. Oregon average
Albany approval speed
75
0-100, this city
Oregon state average
95
0-100, commercial permits statewide
Both scores use the same 0-100 scale, so they compare directly. See the full state permitting table for every state.
Where this data comes from
Albany's approval score is built from municipal permit records and reporting completeness across 500 tracked US cities, refreshed quarterly. Read the full methodology for how the composite is calculated.