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Wake Forest, NCbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#202 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
74 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
71
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
82
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
99
0-100, data completeness
Wake Forest vs. North Carolina average
Wake Forest approval speed
71
0-100, this city
North Carolina state average
81
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
Wake Forest'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.