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Gary, INbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#291 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
65 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
96
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
28
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
22
0-100, data completeness
Gary vs. Indiana average
Gary approval speed
96
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
Gary'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.