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Salt Lake City, UTbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#120 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
81 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
86
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
87
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
2
0-100, data completeness
Salt Lake City vs. Utah average
Salt Lake City approval speed
86
0-100, this city
Utah state average
96
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
Salt Lake City'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.