Washington, D.C. Building Permit Report Card
DC
F
Score: 34/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate29.5% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-0.9 pp (30% weight)
260,117
Total Permits
183,312
Open Permits
29.5%
Closure Rate
42,145
Stalled 5+ Years
Washington, D.C.'s closure rate is 47.7 percentage points below the 77.2% average across all tracked cities.
How This Grade Is Calculated
The score combines closure rate (70% weight) and year-over-year trend (30% weight). Closure rate measures the percentage of rate-eligible permits (those older than one year) that have been closed. Trend measures the change in closure rate compared to the prior year, clamped to +/- 10 percentage points.
Grade scale: A (90+), B (75-89), C (60-74), D (40-59), F (below 40).