Building permit times in Austin Council District 2

New-home permits in Council District 2 took a median 27 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, the fastest 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 2	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	1,266	27	57
Residential additions and remodels	165	18	68
Residential demolitions	30	14	22
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	394	57	55
New commercial buildings	390	146	121

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

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	873	30
2022	922	27
2023	512	40
2024	684	34
2025	620	27

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

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New-home permits took a median of 27 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 96 days. The table above shows other job types.

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