Building Permit Index · City Profile
Delray Beach, FLbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#191 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
75 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
91
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
68
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
3
0-100, data completeness
Delray Beach vs. Florida average
Delray Beach approval speed
91
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
Delray Beach'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.