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Escondido, CAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#467 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
26 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
26
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
25
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
2
0-100, data completeness
Escondido vs. California average
Escondido approval speed
26
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
Escondido'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.