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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Olympia, WAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#299 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
64 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
73
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
60
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
35
0-100, data completeness
Olympia vs. Washington average
Olympia approval speed
73
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
Olympia'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.