Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995San Bernardino County index 1975–2025
San Bernardino County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is San Bernardino County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Fontana, California (San Bernardino County), authorised 1,194 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −1.2% on the previous 12 months.
364 of those units were single-family houses (30%), 145 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 685 in buildings of five or more units. That is 5.4 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 2.6 and well above the state's 2.8.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 28,034 units, with the busiest year 2023 (1,930 units). San Bernardino County's FHFA house price index rose +102.8% over the ten years to 2025.
1,194units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−1.2% on the previous 12 months
364single-family units30% of the total
685units in 5+ unit buildings57% of the total
5.4units per 1,000 residentsSan Bernardino County 2.6 · California 2.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Fontana by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Fontana
San Bernardino County
California
United States
All housing units
1,194
5,837
111,538
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
364 (30%)
3,250 (56%)
55,792 (50%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
130
150
4,172
34,814
3–4 units
15
73
1,193
17,298
5 or more units
685 (57%)
2,364 (41%)
50,381 (45%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
5.4
2.6
2.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−1.2%
−5.0%
+13.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Fontana by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
28,034 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2023. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in San Bernardino County
FHFA's index for San Bernardino County rose +102.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.3% a year) and +1.2% in the latest year, against +80.3% and +0.8% for California. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Fontana, CA?
1,194 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 1,209 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Fontana?
364 single-family units, 130 in two-unit buildings, 15 in three- and four-unit buildings and 685 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Fontana compare with its county and state?
5.4 units per 1,000 residents in Fontana, 2.6 in San Bernardino County and 2.8 in California.
How have home prices moved in San Bernardino County?
FHFA's index for San Bernardino County rose +102.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +1.2% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 143000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.