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Mount Vernon, WAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#335 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
58 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
64
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
60
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
6
0-100, data completeness
Mount Vernon vs. Washington average
Mount Vernon approval speed
64
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
Mount Vernon'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.