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Clearwater, FLbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#297 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
64 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
69
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
57
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
100
0-100, data completeness
Clearwater vs. Florida average
Clearwater approval speed
69
0-100, this city
Florida state average
82
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
Clearwater'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.