Building Permit Index · City Profile
Brockton, MAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#114 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
81 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
99
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
74
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
14
0-100, data completeness
Brockton vs. Massachusetts average
Brockton approval speed
99
0-100, this city
Massachusetts state average
99
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
Brockton'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.