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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Costa Mesa, CAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#218 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
73 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
77
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
73
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
100
0-100, data completeness
Costa Mesa vs. California average
Costa Mesa approval speed
77
0-100, this city
California 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
Costa Mesa'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.