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Fargo, NDbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#31 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
88 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
99
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
90
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
15
0-100, data completeness
Fargo vs. North Dakota average
Fargo approval speed
99
0-100, this city
North Dakota state average
93
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
Fargo'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.