Building permit times in Austin Council District 6

New-home permits in Council District 6 took a median 112 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, number 9 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 6	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	64	112	57
Residential additions and remodels	170	70	68
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	284	43	55
New commercial buildings	21	72	121

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

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	132	38
2022	63	69
2023	49	73
2024	40	89
2025	32	134

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 112 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 421 days. The table above shows other job types.

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