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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Sacramento, CAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#330 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
59 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
64
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
55
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
32
0-100, data completeness
Sacramento vs. California average
Sacramento approval speed
64
0-100, this city
California state average
82
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
Sacramento'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.