Building Permit Index · City Profile
Elizabethtown, KYbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#259 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
70 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
94
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
46
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
3
0-100, data completeness
Elizabethtown vs. Kentucky average
Elizabethtown approval speed
94
0-100, this city
Kentucky state average
17
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
Elizabethtown'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.