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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Building Permits Issued

County: Washoe
Measurement Period: 2023
Building permits issued are the number of new or renovation construction projects to assure safe building practices through active code enforcement, while valuation is the total dollar value of the work associated with the permits issued including equipment, systems, material and labor.

Why is this important?

Building permits issued are one measure of a safely built environment, as well as measures of employment growth and property values.
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4,721
Number of building permits issued
Source: Local Jurisdictional Annual Reports
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Truckee Meadows Tomorrow
Last update: April 2024
Filter(s) for this location: State: Nevada
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More details:
Fiscal year data reporting beginning 2022 (2019 for City of Reno) & should not be compared to prior calendar year data.  City of Reno changed reporting methodology 2021.
 
Washoe County:  https:https://www.washoecounty.gov/building/other/Statistical_Data.php; https://www.washoecounty.gov/comptroller/Annual%20Comprehensive%20Financial%20Report/index.php

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Filed under: Economy / Economic Climate, Physical Determinants of Health

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