Plan a permit
District benchmarks
Days from application to permit for City of Austin building permits issued in the last 22 months, through October 19, 2026. Updated monthly.
By council district
Box = middle half of permits; whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile; line = median. Sorted fastest to slowest.
New-home wait by quarter
Median and 90th percentile, by quarter issued.
Every job type, citywide
Source: City of Austin Issued Construction Permits (data.austintexas.gov). Waits over five years are re-issued legacy records and excluded. Only issued permits are published, so applications still in review are not counted. Methodology.
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