Building Permit Index · City Profile
Winston-Salem, NCbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#413 of 500
Estimated from state-level data where city-level permit records were incomplete.
Approval score
Composite Score
46 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
63
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
22
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
0
0-100, data completeness
Winston-Salem vs. North Carolina average
Winston-Salem approval speed
63
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
Winston-Salem'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.