Cincinnati Building Permits with Geospatial Data Since 2010

Building permits applied for in Cincinnati since January 1, 2010, entered by the Buildings & Inspections department. The City of Cincinnati publishes this data with daily refresh frequency and provides an associated dashboard on CincyInsights. Data processing includes address verification, geocoding, and the addition of administrative areas like neighborhoods and police districts.

Use Cases

• Analyze construction trends over time using APPLIEDDATE, ISSUEDDATE, and ESTPROJECTCOSTDEC.
• Map permit density and types by neighborhood using LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, and COMMUNITY COUNCIL NEIGHBORHOOD.
• Predict permit status or project completion using STATUSCURRENT, WORKCLASS, and COMPLETEDDATE.
• Assess fees and project scale by building type using FEE, TOTALSQFT, UNITS, and PROPOSEDUSE.

Strengths

• Data is updated daily, providing near real-time insight.
• Includes geocoded coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) for spatial analysis.
• Processing includes address verification and addition of administrative boundaries.
• Associated data dictionary provides definitions for columns.

Limitations

• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• License and author information are not specified in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

City of Cincinnati, Buildings & Inspections department.

Collection Method

Data is entered by the department, with processing by the Office of Performance and Data Analytics.

Time Range

From January 1, 2010 onward.

Freshness

Daily refresh frequency; last updated 2026-04-03 12:03:01.

Geography

City of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.