Building Permit Index · City Profile
Sioux Falls, SDbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#305 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
63 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
78
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
47
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
Sioux Falls vs. South Dakota average
Sioux Falls approval speed
78
0-100, this city
South Dakota state average
59
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
Sioux Falls'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.