Building Permit Index · City Profile
Burnsville, MNbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#131 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
80 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
99
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
55
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
100
0-100, data completeness
Burnsville vs. Minnesota average
Burnsville approval speed
99
0-100, this city
Minnesota state average
97
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
Burnsville'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.