Building Permit Index · City Profile
New Bedford, MAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#471 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
26 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
30
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
2
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
81
0-100, data completeness
New Bedford vs. Massachusetts average
New Bedford approval speed
30
0-100, this city
Massachusetts state average
99
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
New Bedford'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.