Building permit times in Austin Council District 10

New-home permits in Council District 10 took a median 83 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, number 6 of 10 among Austin's council districts.

City of Austin building permits issued through October 19, 2026. Updated monthly.

Wait by type of job

Job	Permits	Median days, District 10	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	560	83	57
Residential additions and remodels	535	73	68
Swimming pools and spas	132	88	78
Residential demolitions	264	29	22
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	554	36	55
New commercial buildings	155	740	121

Jobs with fewer than 20 permits in the district are left out.

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	521	75
2022	373	122
2023	268	110
2024	266	91
2025	312	80

District is the City's current council district for each permit's location. Compare every district or read how the numbers are computed.

Questions

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New-home permits took a median of 83 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 331 days. The table above shows other job types.

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