Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Monroe County index 1981–2025
Monroe County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Monroe 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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Monroe County Unincorporated Area, Florida, covered 156 housing units (−11.4% year on year); the place lies in Monroe County.
135 of those units were single-family houses (87%), 6 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 15 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 5,625 units, with the busiest year 2018 (363 units). Monroe County's FHFA house price index rose +118.3% over the ten years to 2025.
156units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−11.4% on the previous 12 months
135single-family units87% of the total
15units in 5+ unit buildings10% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsMonroe County 3.7 · Florida 6.7
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Monroe County Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Monroe County Unincorporated Area
Monroe County
Florida
United States
All housing units
156
296
158,370
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
135 (87%)
213 (72%)
108,676 (69%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
4
2,208
34,814
3–4 units
6
10
938
17,298
5 or more units
15 (10%)
69 (23%)
46,548 (29%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
3.7
6.7
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−11.4%
−0.7%
−7.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Monroe County Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
5,625 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2018. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Monroe County
FHFA's index for Monroe County rose +118.3% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.1% a year) and +2.1% in the latest year, against +126.8% and −0.5% for Florida. 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 Monroe County Unincorporated Area, FL?
156 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 176 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Monroe County Unincorporated Area?
135 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 6 in three- and four-unit buildings and 15 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Monroe County Unincorporated Area compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Monroe County runs at 3.7 units per 1,000 residents and Florida at 6.7.
How have home prices moved in Monroe County?
FHFA's index for Monroe County rose +118.3% over the ten years to 2025 and +2.1% 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 573000); 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.