Building Permit Index · City Profile
Des Plaines, ILbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#376 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
52 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
64
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
44
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
Des Plaines vs. Illinois average
Des Plaines approval speed
64
0-100, this city
Illinois state average
94
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
Des Plaines'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.