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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Lake Forest, CAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#290 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
66 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
73
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
68
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
22
0-100, data completeness
Lake Forest vs. California average
Lake Forest approval speed
73
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
Lake Forest'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.