Building Permit Index · City Profile
Haverhill, MAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#456 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
30 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
36
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
2
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
100
0-100, data completeness
Haverhill vs. Massachusetts average
Haverhill approval speed
36
0-100, this city
Massachusetts state average
99
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
Haverhill'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.