Building Permit Index · City Profile
Jersey City, NJbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#248 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
70 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
90
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
52
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
Jersey City vs. New Jersey average
Jersey City approval speed
90
0-100, this city
New Jersey state average
89
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
Jersey City'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.