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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Tacoma, WAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#365 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
53 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
54
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
51
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
45
0-100, data completeness
Tacoma vs. Washington average
Tacoma approval speed
54
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
Tacoma'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.