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California in 2016
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2016 the FHFA house price index for California changed +7.8%, against +5.3% for the United States and +5.8% in 2015.
102,350 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (50,311 single-family), +4.2% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
Counties in 2016
Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2016 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County | +17.3% | 8 | 8 | 2.6 |
| Lake County | +11.6% | 242 | 240 | 3.6 |
| Alameda County | +11.4% | 5,692 | 2,398 | 3.5 |
| San Mateo County | +11.3% | 1,975 | 427 | 2.7 |
| San Benito County | +11.0% | 458 | 453 | 6.5 |
| San Francisco County | +10.5% | 4,087 | 123 | 4.9 |
| Yuba County | +10.5% | 187 | 187 | 2.1 |
| Napa County | +10.4% | 212 | 207 | 1.6 |
| Contra Costa County | +10.3% | 2,921 | 1,924 | 2.5 |
| Amador County | +9.9% | 41 | 41 | 1.0 |
| Monterey County | +9.9% | 627 | 471 | 1.4 |
| Solano County | +9.9% | 944 | 827 | 2.1 |
| Santa Clara County | +9.7% | 5,709 | 1,646 | 3.0 |
| Sacramento County | +9.5% | 3,350 | 2,681 | 2.1 |
| San Joaquin County | +9.5% | 1,998 | 1,862 | 2.4 |
| Colusa County | +9.3% | 47 | 47 | 2.2 |
| Stanislaus County | +9.3% | 573 | 573 | 1.0 |
| Sutter County | +9.2% | 74 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Plumas County | +9.1% | 47 | 47 | 2.5 |
| Lassen County | +9.0% | 13 | 13 | 0.5 |
| Marin County | +9.0% | 112 | 95 | 0.4 |
| Santa Cruz County | +9.0% | 489 | 223 | 1.9 |
| Sonoma County | +9.0% | 919 | 621 | 1.9 |
| Del Norte County | +8.8% | 22 | 22 | 0.8 |
| Merced County | +8.8% | 720 | 611 | 2.4 |
| Mendocino County | +8.7% | 163 | 115 | 1.8 |
| Kings County | +8.6% | 605 | 518 | 3.9 |
| Yolo County | +8.3% | 673 | 585 | 3.0 |
| Imperial County | +8.2% | 215 | 213 | 1.2 |
| Nevada County | +8.2% | 252 | 236 | 2.5 |
| Glenn County | +8.1% | 57 | 57 | 2.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +8.0% | 853 | 583 | 3.0 |
| Calaveras County | +7.9% | 182 | 182 | 3.9 |
| El Dorado County | +7.9% | 762 | 762 | 4.0 |
| Los Angeles County | +7.6% | 20,591 | 5,022 | 2.1 |
| Madera County | +7.4% | 300 | 300 | 1.8 |
| San Diego County | +7.4% | 10,791 | 2,351 | 3.3 |
| Butte County | +6.9% | 697 | 445 | 3.3 |
| San Bernardino County | +6.8% | 3,925 | 2,850 | 1.8 |
| Placer County | +6.7% | 2,419 | 2,107 | 5.5 |
| Riverside County | +6.6% | 6,996 | 5,987 | 2.7 |
| Santa Barbara County | +6.6% | 842 | 455 | 1.9 |
| Ventura County | +6.6% | 1,609 | 669 | 1.9 |
| Humboldt County | +6.5% | 229 | 152 | 1.7 |
| Orange County | +6.5% | 11,523 | 4,357 | 3.7 |
| Alpine County | +6.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Tulare County | +6.2% | 1,316 | 1,190 | 2.7 |
| Tehama County | +6.1% | 92 | 92 | 1.4 |
| Siskiyou County | +5.7% | 67 | 67 | 1.6 |
| Fresno County | +5.6% | 2,904 | 2,553 | 2.8 |
| Tuolumne County | +5.3% | 41 | 41 | 0.8 |
| Mariposa County | +4.8% | 34 | 32 | 2.0 |
| Shasta County | +3.6% | 400 | 349 | 2.2 |
| Kern County | +3.0% | 2,256 | 2,141 | 2.4 |
| Inyo County | +2.1% | 15 | 9 | 0.8 |
| Mono County | +2.1% | 39 | 39 | 3.1 |
| Modoc County | −1.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Trinity County | −1.7% | 27 | 27 | 1.7 |
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.