Building Permit Index · City Profile
Silver Spring, MDbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#464 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
27 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
30
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
2
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
100
0-100, data completeness
Silver Spring vs. Maryland average
Silver Spring approval speed
30
0-100, this city
Maryland state average
95
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
Silver Spring'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.