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Baton Rouge, LAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#459 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
28 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
27
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
28
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
18
0-100, data completeness
Baton Rouge vs. Louisiana average
Baton Rouge approval speed
27
0-100, this city
Louisiana state average
65
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
Baton Rouge'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.