All City RankingsBottom Quartile
Building Permit Index · City Profile
Evanston, ILbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#395 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
49 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
60
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
30
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
70
0-100, data completeness
Evanston vs. Illinois average
Evanston approval speed
60
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
Evanston'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.