Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Austin permit processing times

For 5,647 issued permits in Austin, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 14 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked5,6472021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Austin permit processing times, 5,647 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 14 days and 90% within 73 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within14 days75% of records
Long-wait edge73 days90% of records
Evidence5,647issued permits

The median was 1 day slower than the previous 12 months.

Austin permit processing times: wait distribution

For Austin permit processing times, 5,647 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
46.4%
1–7 days
20.5%
8–30 days
15.3%
31–90 days
9.4%
91+ days
8.3%

Change over time

Austin permit processing times: annual permit timing

Austin permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 5,647 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211,1210 days7 days69 days
20221,0540 days7 days50 days
20231,0050 days8 days58 days
20249344 days22 days77 days
20259216 days29 days97 days
2026*6126 days30 days91 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Austin permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Austin permit processing times has 5,647 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 14 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227

More Austin permit processing times comparisons

The Austin permit processing times cohort contains 5,647 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 1 dayEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 35 daysSigns 19 daysNew Construction 64 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysReinstated Permit 0 days