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Building Permit Index · City Profile
Waukegan, ILbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#362 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
54 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
69
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
40
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
Waukegan vs. Illinois average
Waukegan approval speed
69
0-100, this city
Illinois state average
94
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
Waukegan'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.