Rating the States 2024

What is Rating the States

Now in its fifth edition, IBHS’s Rating the States report evaluates the 18 states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts based on residential building code adoption, enforcement, training, education and contractor licensing. In the report, published every three years, each state is rated on a 0–100 scale using data collected from responses to groups of questions focusing on aspects of its building code programs. 

The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) provides a code look-up tool for all homeowners, so visit https://inspecttoprotect.org/ to learn more about the codes in your area.