Wilmington Building Permit Report Card
NC
B
Score: 76/100
Score Breakdown
Closure Rate96.3% (70% weight)
Year-over-Year Trend-4.6 pp (30% weight)
273,255
Total Permits
10,038
Open Permits
96.3%
Closure Rate
5,073
Stalled 5+ Years
Wilmington's closure rate is 18.9 percentage points above 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).