State, one year
Florida in 2008
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed −15.5%, against −4.5% for the United States and −2.9% in 2007.
61,042 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (38,709 single-family), −40.5% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
Counties in 2008
Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2008 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | +0.5% | 26 | 26 | 1.8 |
| Union County | +0.5% | 22 | 22 | 1.4 |
| Jackson County | −1.4% | 93 | 93 | 1.9 |
| Bradford County | −1.7% | 44 | 44 | 1.6 |
| Gilchrist County | −1.8% | 48 | 45 | 2.3 |
| Gadsden County | −3.2% | 172 | 172 | 3.9 |
| Madison County | −3.2% | 48 | 48 | 2.6 |
| Taylor County | −3.2% | 32 | 32 | 1.5 |
| Washington County | −4.7% | 63 | 63 | 2.4 |
| Baker County | −4.9% | 92 | 92 | 3.1 |
| Leon County | −5.1% | 837 | 560 | 2.8 |
| Suwannee County | −5.1% | 52 | 52 | 1.1 |
| Clay County | −5.2% | 745 | 715 | 3.1 |
| Sumter County | −5.6% | 2,710 | 2,414 | 17.2 |
| Calhoun County | −5.7% | 30 | 30 | 2.3 |
| Nassau County | −6.1% | 485 | 418 | 4.5 |
| Alachua County | −6.2% | 1,006 | 437 | 3.5 |
| Columbia County | −6.3% | 227 | 227 | 3.1 |
| Wakulla County | −6.3% | 106 | 106 | 2.8 |
| Liberty County | −6.5% | 17 | 17 | 2.1 |
| Putnam County | −6.7% | 58 | 58 | 0.7 |
| Jefferson County | −7.1% | 56 | 56 | 3.5 |
| Santa Rosa County | −7.3% | 548 | 536 | 2.6 |
| Escambia County | −7.5% | 742 | 554 | 2.2 |
| Bay County | −7.6% | 918 | 410 | 4.5 |
| Duval County | −8.0% | 4,271 | 2,643 | 4.0 |
| Holmes County | −8.0% | 51 | 51 | 2.5 |
| Hardee County | −9.6% | 56 | 56 | 2.2 |
| Polk County | −10.4% | 3,249 | 2,268 | 3.7 |
| Gulf County | −10.5% | 62 | 62 | 3.9 |
| Levy County | −10.9% | 101 | 101 | 2.1 |
| St. Johns County | −11.2% | 1,370 | 1,281 | 4.0 |
| Hendry County | −11.3% | 128 | 128 | 2.7 |
| Okaloosa County | −11.9% | 1,093 | 351 | 4.9 |
| Walton County | −12.0% | 423 | 423 | 4.5 |
| Marion County | −12.2% | 1,139 | 1,119 | 2.6 |
| Seminole County | −12.9% | 1,039 | 913 | 2.1 |
| Lake County | −13.3% | 1,746 | 861 | 3.8 |
| Okeechobee County | −13.3% | 177 | 177 | 4.2 |
| DeSoto County | −13.8% | 163 | 163 | 4.4 |
| Pinellas County | −13.8% | 652 | 418 | 0.7 |
| Orange County | −13.9% | 5,396 | 2,473 | 3.5 |
| Hillsborough County | −14.1% | 6,200 | 3,110 | 3.9 |
| Citrus County | −14.6% | 770 | 750 | 4.5 |
| Franklin County | −15.4% | 24 | 24 | 1.8 |
| Volusia County | −15.7% | 1,366 | 1,031 | 2.3 |
| Dixie County | −16.0% | 53 | 53 | 2.9 |
| Monroe County | −16.0% | 260 | 215 | 3.2 |
| Highlands County | −16.3% | 167 | 161 | 1.5 |
| Miami-Dade County | −16.3% | 3,474 | 1,086 | 1.2 |
| Pasco County | −16.5% | 2,370 | 1,182 | 3.5 |
| Martin County | −16.6% | 224 | 174 | 1.3 |
| Indian River County | −17.4% | 659 | 619 | 3.8 |
| Osceola County | −17.5% | 2,052 | 1,033 | 4.3 |
| Hernando County | −17.8% | 391 | 383 | 1.8 |
| Manatee County | −18.6% | 1,270 | 1,012 | 2.7 |
| Brevard County | −19.2% | 1,625 | 1,253 | 2.4 |
| Flagler County | −19.4% | 648 | 255 | 4.6 |
| Palm Beach County | −19.7% | 2,183 | 1,278 | 1.4 |
| Broward County | −20.7% | 2,164 | 908 | 1.1 |
| Charlotte County | −22.2% | 433 | 312 | 2.0 |
| Sarasota County | −22.9% | 802 | 571 | 1.7 |
| Collier County | −25.7% | 951 | 652 | 2.3 |
| St. Lucie County | −27.2% | 1,029 | 684 | 2.6 |
| Lee County | −28.8% | 1,602 | 1,216 | 1.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Florida 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.