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Colorado Springs, CObuilding permit approval score and national rank

National Rank

#458 of 500

Bottom Quartile

Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.

Approval score

Composite Score

29 of 100

Higher = faster, more consistent approvals

Approval Speed

30

0-100, higher = faster

Approval-Quality Signal

2

0-100 tags score

Reporting Coverage

100

0-100, data completeness

Colorado Springs vs. Colorado average

Colorado Springs approval speed

30

0-100, this city

Colorado state average

86

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

Colorado Springs'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.