State, one year
Florida in 2012
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed −1.0%, against −1.8% for the United States and −7.3% in 2011.
64,810 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (42,178 single-family), +53.0% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.
Counties in 2012
Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2012 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | +6.5% | 2,043 | 1,806 | 2.3 |
| Collier County | +2.4% | 1,612 | 1,296 | 3.9 |
| Jefferson County | +2.0% | 21 | 21 | 1.3 |
| Monroe County | +2.0% | 221 | 132 | 2.7 |
| Osceola County | +1.4% | 2,495 | 1,479 | 5.2 |
| Sarasota County | +1.4% | 1,242 | 1,067 | 2.6 |
| Charlotte County | +0.8% | 329 | 327 | 1.5 |
| Miami-Dade County | +0.7% | 5,069 | 1,819 | 1.8 |
| Pinellas County | +0.6% | 1,561 | 489 | 1.6 |
| Broward County | +0.4% | 3,556 | 1,023 | 1.8 |
| Brevard County | 0.0% | 1,128 | 1,117 | 1.7 |
| Indian River County | −0.3% | 369 | 369 | 2.1 |
| St. Johns County | −0.4% | 2,190 | 2,154 | 6.3 |
| Sumter County | −0.4% | 3,199 | 3,192 | 20.3 |
| Hillsborough County | −0.6% | 7,095 | 4,059 | 4.5 |
| Okaloosa County | −0.7% | 922 | 643 | 4.2 |
| Hendry County | −0.8% | 23 | 23 | 0.5 |
| Orange County | −1.1% | 7,232 | 3,909 | 4.7 |
| Palm Beach County | −1.2% | 4,636 | 2,247 | 2.9 |
| Volusia County | −1.4% | 760 | 760 | 1.3 |
| Martin County | −1.6% | 320 | 299 | 1.9 |
| Polk County | −1.6% | 1,522 | 1,382 | 1.7 |
| St. Lucie County | −1.6% | 315 | 279 | 0.8 |
| Santa Rosa County | −1.9% | 839 | 805 | 4.0 |
| Manatee County | −2.0% | 1,860 | 1,588 | 4.0 |
| DeSoto County | −2.1% | 99 | 99 | 2.7 |
| Flagler County | −2.6% | 243 | 243 | 1.7 |
| Nassau County | −2.6% | 313 | 305 | 2.9 |
| Franklin County | −2.9% | 5 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Bay County | −3.3% | 440 | 400 | 2.2 |
| Walton County | −3.3% | 1,111 | 861 | 11.9 |
| Columbia County | −3.4% | 47 | 47 | 0.6 |
| Seminole County | −3.4% | 1,337 | 1,044 | 2.7 |
| Escambia County | −3.6% | 655 | 655 | 2.0 |
| Hernando County | −3.6% | 168 | 168 | 0.8 |
| Pasco County | −3.7% | 1,337 | 1,167 | 2.0 |
| Highlands County | −3.8% | 32 | 32 | 0.3 |
| Marion County | −3.8% | 401 | 397 | 0.9 |
| Madison County | −4.1% | 28 | 28 | 1.5 |
| Duval County | −4.3% | 3,939 | 1,422 | 3.7 |
| Hamilton County | −4.5% | 12 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Lake County | −4.6% | 942 | 890 | 2.1 |
| Gilchrist County | −5.2% | 35 | 35 | 1.7 |
| Holmes County | −5.6% | 20 | 20 | 1.0 |
| Clay County | −5.7% | 695 | 669 | 2.9 |
| Jackson County | −5.8% | 49 | 49 | 1.0 |
| Taylor County | −5.9% | 21 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Gadsden County | −6.0% | 65 | 63 | 1.5 |
| Leon County | −6.0% | 1,090 | 326 | 3.6 |
| Bradford County | −6.1% | 23 | 23 | 0.8 |
| Alachua County | −6.9% | 589 | 362 | 2.0 |
| Putnam County | −7.1% | 36 | 36 | 0.5 |
| Calhoun County | −7.2% | 12 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Baker County | −7.3% | 29 | 29 | 1.0 |
| Liberty County | −7.3% | 9 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Suwannee County | −7.4% | 25 | 25 | 0.5 |
| Citrus County | −7.5% | 176 | 171 | 1.0 |
| Okeechobee County | −8.6% | 22 | 22 | 0.5 |
| Wakulla County | −8.6% | 58 | 58 | 1.5 |
| Union County | −9.3% | 13 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Washington County | −9.9% | 22 | 22 | 0.8 |
| Gulf County | −11.4% | 47 | 47 | 2.9 |
| Levy County | −11.7% | 50 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Hardee County | −12.2% | 17 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Dixie County | −12.8% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
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.