Washington, D.C. Building Permit Report Card
DC
F
Score: 33/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate29.2% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-1.4 pp (30% weight)
272,640
Total Permits
193,077
Open Permits
29.2%
Closure Rate
49,947
Stalled 5+ Years
Washington, D.C.'s closure rate is 48.2 percentage points below the 77.4% 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).