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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Lakewood, WAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#142 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
79 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
84
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
95
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
3
0-100, data completeness
Lakewood vs. Washington average
Lakewood approval speed
84
0-100, this city
Washington state average
91
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
Lakewood'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.