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Shawnee, KSbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#391 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
50 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
58
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
45
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
1
0-100, data completeness
Shawnee vs. Kansas average
Shawnee approval speed
58
0-100, this city
Kansas state average
93
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
Shawnee'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.