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California in 2013
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2013 the FHFA house price index for California changed +10.5%, against +3.4% for the United States and −0.3% in 2012.
80,742 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (37,034 single-family), +37.9% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.
Counties in 2013
Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2013 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito County | +21.3% | 143 | 141 | 2.0 |
| San Joaquin County | +19.7% | 1,134 | 1,062 | 1.4 |
| Stanislaus County | +18.3% | 319 | 280 | 0.6 |
| Sacramento County | +17.3% | 1,901 | 1,762 | 1.2 |
| Solano County | +17.1% | 775 | 540 | 1.7 |
| Merced County | +16.3% | 154 | 99 | 0.5 |
| Yuba County | +16.0% | 147 | 99 | 1.7 |
| Placer County | +15.8% | 1,269 | 1,266 | 2.9 |
| Riverside County | +15.6% | 5,924 | 4,432 | 2.3 |
| Sonoma County | +13.9% | 1,046 | 453 | 2.2 |
| Alameda County | +13.7% | 3,081 | 1,391 | 1.9 |
| Napa County | +13.5% | 215 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Contra Costa County | +13.4% | 1,899 | 1,681 | 1.6 |
| Kern County | +13.4% | 2,318 | 1,795 | 2.5 |
| San Bernardino County | +12.7% | 3,424 | 2,040 | 1.5 |
| Sutter County | +12.2% | 55 | 55 | 0.6 |
| Tehama County | +12.2% | 70 | 70 | 1.1 |
| El Dorado County | +12.0% | 206 | 206 | 1.1 |
| Santa Clara County | +11.7% | 7,621 | 1,729 | 4.0 |
| Madera County | +11.5% | 219 | 215 | 1.3 |
| San Mateo County | +11.4% | 950 | 363 | 1.3 |
| San Francisco County | +11.0% | 4,474 | 54 | 5.4 |
| San Diego County | +10.3% | 8,264 | 2,565 | 2.5 |
| Monterey County | +10.1% | 436 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Yolo County | +9.7% | 813 | 305 | 3.6 |
| Orange County | +9.6% | 10,422 | 3,670 | 3.3 |
| Fresno County | +9.5% | 2,772 | 2,350 | 2.7 |
| Ventura County | +9.5% | 1,001 | 430 | 1.2 |
| Nevada County | +9.4% | 174 | 174 | 1.7 |
| Imperial County | +9.3% | 303 | 297 | 1.7 |
| Santa Barbara County | +9.3% | 405 | 370 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles County | +9.2% | 14,776 | 3,839 | 1.5 |
| Modoc County | +9.0% | 8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Amador County | +8.9% | 14 | 14 | 0.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +8.9% | 647 | 495 | 2.3 |
| Tulare County | +8.9% | 946 | 870 | 1.9 |
| Lake County | +8.8% | 48 | 48 | 0.7 |
| Shasta County | +8.7% | 204 | 204 | 1.1 |
| Calaveras County | +8.5% | 43 | 43 | 0.9 |
| Colusa County | +8.5% | 49 | 49 | 2.2 |
| Santa Cruz County | +8.5% | 294 | 173 | 1.1 |
| Butte County | +8.1% | 520 | 307 | 2.5 |
| Marin County | +8.1% | 518 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Plumas County | +6.5% | 27 | 27 | 1.5 |
| Tuolumne County | +5.5% | 34 | 34 | 0.6 |
| Alpine County | +5.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sierra County | +5.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mariposa County | +5.0% | 24 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Mendocino County | +4.8% | 111 | 111 | 1.3 |
| Lassen County | +4.1% | 7 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Inyo County | +3.5% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Kings County | +3.4% | 255 | 250 | 1.7 |
| Mono County | +3.2% | 20 | 20 | 1.6 |
| Trinity County | +2.8% | 14 | 14 | 0.9 |
| Glenn County | +2.2% | 28 | 28 | 1.0 |
| Humboldt County | +2.0% | 170 | 113 | 1.3 |
| Siskiyou County | +2.0% | 27 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Del Norte County | +1.9% | 18 | 18 | 0.7 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in California by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.