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California in 2025
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2025 the FHFA house price index for California changed +0.8%, against +2.8% for the United States and +4.4% in 2024.
103,856 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (57,739 single-family), +2.3% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
Counties in 2025
Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2025 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County | +12.7% | 44 | 44 | 2.4 |
| Mariposa County | +9.9% | 22 | 22 | 1.3 |
| Mono County | +7.4% | 43 | 41 | 3.4 |
| Imperial County | +7.3% | 242 | 224 | 1.3 |
| Lassen County | +7.2% | 17 | 9 | 0.6 |
| Glenn County | +6.9% | 115 | 32 | 4.1 |
| Inyo County | +6.6% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Kings County | +4.8% | 507 | 389 | 3.3 |
| Siskiyou County | +4.6% | 41 | 41 | 1.0 |
| Tulare County | +3.8% | 1,790 | 1,567 | 3.7 |
| Orange County | +3.3% | 4,992 | 2,777 | 1.6 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +3.3% | 663 | 642 | 2.3 |
| Santa Barbara County | +3.3% | 1,371 | 433 | 3.1 |
| Tehama County | +2.5% | 36 | 28 | 0.6 |
| Fresno County | +2.3% | 2,271 | 2,002 | 2.2 |
| Amador County | +2.0% | 67 | 67 | 1.6 |
| Kern County | +2.0% | 3,159 | 2,793 | 3.4 |
| Ventura County | +2.0% | 1,609 | 540 | 1.9 |
| Modoc County | +1.8% | 9 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Colusa County | +1.7% | 17 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Los Angeles County | +1.7% | 22,250 | 10,106 | 2.3 |
| Stanislaus County | +1.4% | 1,205 | 894 | 2.2 |
| Monterey County | +1.3% | 775 | 663 | 1.8 |
| Riverside County | +1.3% | 9,697 | 6,399 | 3.8 |
| Madera County | +1.2% | 1,247 | 1,144 | 7.4 |
| San Bernardino County | +1.2% | 6,240 | 3,578 | 2.8 |
| Del Norte County | +0.9% | 113 | 17 | 4.3 |
| Nevada County | +0.9% | 198 | 194 | 1.9 |
| Placer County | +0.9% | 3,254 | 2,462 | 7.4 |
| Merced County | +0.8% | 780 | 697 | 2.6 |
| San Benito County | +0.8% | 247 | 247 | 3.5 |
| Mendocino County | +0.7% | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| San Diego County | +0.7% | 11,707 | 3,506 | 3.6 |
| Sacramento County | +0.6% | 6,561 | 4,629 | 4.1 |
| Sutter County | +0.6% | 360 | 149 | 3.6 |
| Yuba County | +0.6% | 461 | 440 | 5.2 |
| Butte County | +0.5% | 997 | 662 | 4.8 |
| San Francisco County | +0.5% | 1,444 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Sonoma County | +0.5% | 1,690 | 790 | 3.5 |
| El Dorado County | +0.4% | 477 | 345 | 2.5 |
| Santa Cruz County | +0.3% | 470 | 163 | 1.8 |
| Contra Costa County | 0.0% | 1,163 | 970 | 1.0 |
| Shasta County | 0.0% | 254 | 249 | 1.4 |
| Tuolumne County | 0.0% | 88 | 88 | 1.7 |
| Humboldt County | −0.2% | 325 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Solano County | −0.3% | 881 | 750 | 1.9 |
| San Mateo County | −0.6% | 2,216 | 457 | 3.0 |
| Santa Clara County | −0.6% | 5,323 | 1,795 | 2.8 |
| Marin County | −0.8% | 149 | 149 | 0.6 |
| San Joaquin County | −0.9% | 2,522 | 2,520 | 3.1 |
| Yolo County | −0.9% | 397 | 280 | 1.8 |
| Calaveras County | −1.0% | 72 | 72 | 1.5 |
| Napa County | −1.0% | 364 | 258 | 2.7 |
| Lake County | −1.2% | 85 | 45 | 1.3 |
| Alameda County | −1.9% | 2,778 | 1,117 | 1.7 |
| Sierra County | −9.1% | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alpine County | — | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Trinity County | — | 33 | 33 | 2.1 |
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.