Building permit times in Austin Council District 3

New-home permits in Council District 3 took a median 130 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, the slowest 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 3	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	469	130	57
Residential additions and remodels	136	84	68
Swimming pools and spas	72	144	78
Residential demolitions	195	23	22
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	455	60	55
New commercial buildings	144	108	121

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

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	368	92
2022	353	112
2023	321	153
2024	223	134
2025	279	125

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 130 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 363 days. The table above shows other job types.

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