Building permit times in Austin Council District 4

New-home permits in Council District 4 took a median 104 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, number 7 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 4	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	152	104	57
Residential additions and remodels	145	62	68
Residential demolitions	54	22	22
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	568	42	55
New commercial buildings	118	116	121

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

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	128	102
2022	178	102
2023	124	148
2024	173	43
2025	67	121

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 104 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 406 days. The table above shows other job types.

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