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Sugar Land, TXbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#221 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
73 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
79
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
85
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
1
0-100, data completeness
Sugar Land vs. Texas average
Sugar Land approval speed
79
0-100, this city
Texas state average
89
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
Sugar Land'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.