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Kansas City, KSbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#108 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
82 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
89
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
88
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
33
0-100, data completeness
Kansas City vs. Kansas average
Kansas City approval speed
89
0-100, this city
Kansas state average
93
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
Kansas 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.