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California in 2024
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for California changed +4.4%, against +4.9% for the United States and +1.8% in 2023.
101,545 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (61,143 single-family), −9.1% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
Counties in 2024
Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2024 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County | +9.0% | 253 | 153 | 1.4 |
| Orange County | +8.3% | 6,972 | 2,671 | 2.2 |
| Del Norte County | +7.6% | 242 | 23 | 9.2 |
| San Diego County | +7.3% | 11,572 | 3,377 | 3.5 |
| Colusa County | +6.7% | 53 | 18 | 2.4 |
| Trinity County | +6.4% | 21 | 21 | 1.3 |
| Madera County | +6.3% | 1,343 | 1,335 | 8.0 |
| Merced County | +6.3% | 520 | 517 | 1.7 |
| Los Angeles County | +6.0% | 19,809 | 9,106 | 2.0 |
| Riverside County | +5.8% | 9,598 | 8,016 | 3.8 |
| Santa Barbara County | +5.8% | 750 | 481 | 1.7 |
| Ventura County | +5.7% | 1,648 | 499 | 2.0 |
| Monterey County | +5.6% | 677 | 512 | 1.6 |
| Sierra County | +5.5% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Fresno County | +5.3% | 2,439 | 2,131 | 2.4 |
| San Bernardino County | +5.3% | 6,226 | 3,617 | 2.8 |
| Santa Clara County | +5.3% | 3,834 | 1,926 | 2.0 |
| Kern County | +4.7% | 3,244 | 2,812 | 3.5 |
| Tulare County | +4.6% | 1,447 | 1,112 | 3.0 |
| Kings County | +4.5% | 726 | 389 | 4.7 |
| Stanislaus County | +4.3% | 902 | 833 | 1.6 |
| Sutter County | +4.3% | 117 | 117 | 1.2 |
| Tehama County | +4.3% | 186 | 186 | 2.9 |
| Mendocino County | +4.2% | 9 | 9 | 0.1 |
| San Joaquin County | +4.2% | 3,779 | 3,773 | 4.6 |
| Modoc County | +4.1% | 5 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Calaveras County | +3.9% | 72 | 72 | 1.5 |
| Napa County | +3.8% | 439 | 250 | 3.3 |
| Yolo County | +3.8% | 716 | 448 | 3.2 |
| Sacramento County | +3.6% | 6,747 | 4,868 | 4.2 |
| Placer County | +3.4% | 3,713 | 2,828 | 8.4 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +3.4% | 1,104 | 821 | 3.9 |
| Mono County | +3.1% | 125 | 49 | 10.0 |
| Yuba County | +3.1% | 756 | 692 | 8.5 |
| Butte County | +2.8% | 946 | 657 | 4.5 |
| San Francisco County | +2.6% | 770 | 27 | 0.9 |
| Santa Cruz County | +2.6% | 259 | 189 | 1.0 |
| Sonoma County | +2.4% | 1,012 | 832 | 2.1 |
| Marin County | +2.2% | 158 | 151 | 0.6 |
| Nevada County | +2.2% | 215 | 215 | 2.1 |
| Solano County | +2.2% | 1,455 | 1,271 | 3.2 |
| San Benito County | +2.1% | 281 | 281 | 4.0 |
| San Mateo County | +2.0% | 1,088 | 521 | 1.5 |
| Contra Costa County | +1.9% | 2,155 | 1,251 | 1.8 |
| El Dorado County | +1.9% | 437 | 435 | 2.3 |
| Inyo County | +1.9% | 13 | 13 | 0.7 |
| Alameda County | +1.4% | 1,743 | 826 | 1.1 |
| Shasta County | +1.4% | 246 | 246 | 1.4 |
| Tuolumne County | +1.3% | 62 | 62 | 1.2 |
| Siskiyou County | +1.1% | 48 | 41 | 1.1 |
| Amador County | +0.6% | 57 | 57 | 1.4 |
| Glenn County | 0.0% | 108 | 47 | 3.8 |
| Lake County | −0.2% | 114 | 72 | 1.7 |
| Humboldt County | −0.6% | 194 | 148 | 1.5 |
| Lassen County | −1.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Mariposa County | −1.3% | 89 | 83 | 5.3 |
| Plumas County | −6.1% | 39 | 39 | 2.1 |
| Alpine County | — | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
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.