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California in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for California changed +1.8%, against +5.7% for the United States and +15.9% in 2022.
111,760 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (58,534 single-family), −7.5% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
Counties in 2023
Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2023 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo County | +7.7% | 962 | 589 | 3.4 |
| Orange County | +7.2% | 6,481 | 2,481 | 2.1 |
| Santa Barbara County | +6.9% | 471 | 360 | 1.1 |
| Trinity County | +6.4% | 22 | 22 | 1.4 |
| Santa Clara County | +6.2% | 5,834 | 1,724 | 3.0 |
| Imperial County | +5.7% | 263 | 184 | 1.4 |
| San Diego County | +5.7% | 11,469 | 3,049 | 3.5 |
| Tulare County | +5.4% | 1,165 | 1,035 | 2.4 |
| San Mateo County | +5.3% | 1,173 | 398 | 1.6 |
| Kern County | +4.8% | 2,451 | 2,246 | 2.6 |
| Inyo County | +4.6% | 21 | 21 | 1.2 |
| Kings County | +4.3% | 747 | 573 | 4.8 |
| Ventura County | +4.1% | 1,163 | 400 | 1.4 |
| Modoc County | +3.9% | 12 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Humboldt County | +3.5% | 291 | 187 | 2.2 |
| Monterey County | +3.3% | 617 | 459 | 1.4 |
| Los Angeles County | +3.2% | 24,286 | 9,554 | 2.5 |
| Marin County | +3.1% | 304 | 185 | 1.2 |
| Riverside County | +3.1% | 12,953 | 8,836 | 5.1 |
| Fresno County | +2.8% | 3,154 | 2,376 | 3.0 |
| San Bernardino County | +2.6% | 7,315 | 3,627 | 3.3 |
| Madera County | +2.2% | 1,109 | 1,109 | 6.6 |
| Mono County | +2.1% | 38 | 32 | 3.0 |
| Sonoma County | +1.6% | 2,353 | 1,020 | 4.8 |
| Napa County | +1.3% | 331 | 281 | 2.5 |
| Lassen County | +1.1% | 17 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Plumas County | +1.0% | 95 | 93 | 5.1 |
| Shasta County | +1.0% | 208 | 208 | 1.1 |
| Del Norte County | +0.9% | 28 | 16 | 1.1 |
| Tuolumne County | +0.7% | 72 | 72 | 1.4 |
| Stanislaus County | +0.5% | 810 | 716 | 1.5 |
| Lake County | +0.4% | 76 | 36 | 1.1 |
| Merced County | −0.2% | 406 | 403 | 1.4 |
| Alameda County | −0.3% | 2,884 | 975 | 1.8 |
| Santa Cruz County | −0.4% | 540 | 242 | 2.1 |
| Sutter County | −0.5% | 86 | 86 | 0.9 |
| Sacramento County | −0.9% | 6,930 | 4,047 | 4.3 |
| El Dorado County | −1.0% | 608 | 542 | 3.2 |
| San Francisco County | −1.0% | 1,136 | 29 | 1.4 |
| Siskiyou County | −1.0% | 54 | 54 | 1.3 |
| Solano County | −1.2% | 1,414 | 938 | 3.1 |
| San Joaquin County | −1.4% | 2,170 | 2,167 | 2.6 |
| Amador County | −1.5% | 91 | 91 | 2.2 |
| Contra Costa County | −1.7% | 2,033 | 1,428 | 1.7 |
| Placer County | −1.7% | 3,681 | 2,852 | 8.3 |
| Butte County | −1.8% | 929 | 691 | 4.4 |
| Calaveras County | −1.8% | 123 | 123 | 2.6 |
| Nevada County | −1.8% | 253 | 253 | 2.5 |
| Yuba County | −1.8% | 523 | 503 | 5.9 |
| Yolo County | −1.9% | 722 | 490 | 3.2 |
| Colusa County | −2.2% | 13 | 9 | 0.6 |
| San Benito County | −3.0% | 393 | 313 | 5.6 |
| Glenn County | −3.2% | 111 | 39 | 3.9 |
| Mendocino County | −3.3% | 17 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Mariposa County | −5.2% | 174 | 172 | 10.3 |
| Sierra County | −6.6% | 6 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Tehama County | −7.1% | 165 | 163 | 2.6 |
| Alpine County | — | 7 | 7 | 6.7 |
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.