Building Permit Index · City Profile
Jacksonville, FLbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#390 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
50 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
43
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
41
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
79
0-100, data completeness
Jacksonville vs. Florida average
Jacksonville approval speed
43
0-100, this city
Florida 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
Jacksonville'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.