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Spokane, WAbuilding permit approval score and national rank

National Rank

#166 of 500

Above Average

Approval score

Composite Score

77 of 100

Higher = faster, more consistent approvals

Approval Speed

80

0-100, higher = faster

Approval-Quality Signal

78

0-100 tags score

Reporting Coverage

100

0-100, data completeness

Spokane vs. Washington average

Spokane approval speed

80

0-100, this city

Washington state average

91

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

Spokane'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.