Building Permit Index · City Profile
North Charleston, SCbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#110 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
81 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
99
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
71
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
North Charleston vs. South Carolina average
North Charleston approval speed
99
0-100, this city
South Carolina state average
0
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
North Charleston'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.