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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Monroe, LAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#317 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
62 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
70
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
65
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
Monroe vs. Louisiana average
Monroe approval speed
70
0-100, this city
Louisiana state average
65
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
Monroe'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.