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Huntington Beach, CAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#418 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
44 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
54
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
31
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
49
0-100, data completeness
Huntington Beach vs. California average
Huntington Beach approval speed
54
0-100, this city
California state average
82
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
Huntington Beach'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.