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Florence, SCbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#92 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
83 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
89
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
97
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
9
0-100, data completeness
Florence vs. South Carolina average
Florence approval speed
89
0-100, this city
South Carolina state average
0
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
Florence'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.