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Fort Wayne, INbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#2 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
95 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
99
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
100
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
92
0-100, data completeness
Fort Wayne vs. Indiana average
Fort Wayne approval speed
99
0-100, this city
Indiana state average
97
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
Fort Wayne'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.