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California in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for California changed +15.9%, against +15.5% for the United States and +12.7% in 2021.
120,780 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (63,628 single-family), +1.1% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inyo County | +23.1% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Santa Barbara County | +19.4% | 1,096 | 376 | 2.5 |
| Riverside County | +19.1% | 10,284 | 8,461 | 4.0 |
| San Bernardino County | +18.5% | 6,463 | 4,006 | 2.9 |
| Plumas County | +18.2% | 60 | 60 | 3.2 |
| San Diego County | +18.2% | 9,346 | 3,517 | 2.8 |
| Madera County | +17.9% | 966 | 880 | 5.8 |
| Del Norte County | +17.7% | 46 | 32 | 1.7 |
| Fresno County | +17.3% | 3,662 | 2,944 | 3.5 |
| Modoc County | +17.2% | 5 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Kern County | +17.1% | 2,688 | 2,471 | 2.9 |
| Mono County | +17.1% | 165 | 80 | 13.2 |
| Tulare County | +16.6% | 2,385 | 1,420 | 4.9 |
| Orange County | +16.4% | 5,938 | 2,931 | 1.9 |
| Humboldt County | +16.3% | 328 | 221 | 2.5 |
| Merced County | +16.2% | 730 | 373 | 2.5 |
| Siskiyou County | +16.0% | 50 | 44 | 1.2 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +15.9% | 1,111 | 634 | 3.9 |
| Mariposa County | +15.7% | 42 | 36 | 2.5 |
| Santa Clara County | +15.7% | 9,074 | 3,574 | 4.7 |
| Los Angeles County | +15.5% | 26,935 | 8,268 | 2.8 |
| San Joaquin County | +15.4% | 3,485 | 3,205 | 4.2 |
| Ventura County | +15.4% | 1,368 | 474 | 1.6 |
| Santa Cruz County | +14.9% | 608 | 403 | 2.3 |
| Kings County | +14.8% | 436 | 414 | 2.8 |
| Monterey County | +14.8% | 1,086 | 611 | 2.5 |
| Tehama County | +14.7% | 183 | 183 | 2.8 |
| Colusa County | +14.6% | 61 | 61 | 2.8 |
| Yolo County | +14.6% | 931 | 498 | 4.1 |
| Contra Costa County | +14.5% | 1,794 | 1,412 | 1.5 |
| Calaveras County | +14.4% | 153 | 153 | 3.3 |
| Sacramento County | +14.3% | 5,191 | 3,635 | 3.2 |
| Imperial County | +14.0% | 551 | 379 | 3.0 |
| Yuba County | +14.0% | 595 | 467 | 6.7 |
| Stanislaus County | +13.9% | 674 | 636 | 1.2 |
| San Mateo County | +13.6% | 1,994 | 413 | 2.7 |
| Sutter County | +13.5% | 143 | 125 | 1.4 |
| Placer County | +13.4% | 4,079 | 3,506 | 9.2 |
| Alameda County | +13.2% | 5,076 | 1,228 | 3.1 |
| El Dorado County | +12.9% | 599 | 531 | 3.1 |
| Glenn County | +12.6% | 150 | 43 | 5.3 |
| Marin County | +12.5% | 302 | 285 | 1.2 |
| Tuolumne County | +12.1% | 74 | 74 | 1.4 |
| Solano County | +11.9% | 1,154 | 948 | 2.5 |
| San Benito County | +11.5% | 354 | 354 | 5.1 |
| Amador County | +11.3% | 185 | 185 | 4.4 |
| San Francisco County | +11.3% | 2,014 | 38 | 2.4 |
| Shasta County | +11.0% | 375 | 375 | 2.1 |
| Sonoma County | +10.5% | 2,264 | 954 | 4.7 |
| Sierra County | +10.4% | 11 | 11 | 3.6 |
| Napa County | +10.3% | 1,100 | 220 | 8.3 |
| Butte County | +10.1% | 1,853 | 989 | 8.9 |
| Nevada County | +9.5% | 367 | 365 | 3.6 |
| Alpine County | +9.1% | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Lake County | +9.0% | 151 | 79 | 2.2 |
| Lassen County | +8.1% | 14 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Mendocino County | +8.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Trinity County | +4.8% | 21 | 21 | 1.3 |
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.