State, one year
Florida in 2016
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +9.3%, against +5.3% for the United States and +8.9% in 2015.
116,240 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (75,148 single-family), +5.7% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
Counties in 2016
Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2016 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto County | +22.1% | 71 | 71 | 1.9 |
| Hendry County | +16.1% | 64 | 62 | 1.3 |
| St. Lucie County | +14.6% | 1,510 | 1,363 | 3.8 |
| Liberty County | +13.9% | 18 | 18 | 2.2 |
| Brevard County | +13.4% | 2,915 | 2,166 | 4.4 |
| Indian River County | +12.3% | 1,018 | 970 | 5.9 |
| Monroe County | +12.2% | 220 | 208 | 2.7 |
| Holmes County | +11.7% | 18 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Charlotte County | +11.4% | 665 | 657 | 3.1 |
| Sarasota County | +11.2% | 3,936 | 2,857 | 8.2 |
| Volusia County | +11.1% | 1,900 | 1,494 | 3.1 |
| Pasco County | +11.0% | 3,905 | 2,750 | 5.8 |
| Pinellas County | +11.0% | 2,398 | 1,000 | 2.5 |
| Martin County | +10.8% | 427 | 333 | 2.6 |
| Hernando County | +10.7% | 787 | 627 | 3.5 |
| Gilchrist County | +10.6% | 50 | 50 | 2.4 |
| Lee County | +10.6% | 5,417 | 4,092 | 6.2 |
| Highlands County | +10.2% | 128 | 122 | 1.2 |
| Palm Beach County | +10.1% | 5,320 | 2,297 | 3.4 |
| Manatee County | +9.8% | 4,168 | 2,957 | 8.9 |
| Collier County | +9.7% | 3,829 | 2,892 | 9.2 |
| Osceola County | +9.6% | 4,297 | 3,796 | 8.9 |
| Hillsborough County | +9.2% | 10,662 | 6,308 | 6.8 |
| Flagler County | +9.1% | 796 | 786 | 5.7 |
| Miami-Dade County | +9.0% | 9,317 | 2,873 | 3.3 |
| Orange County | +8.9% | 11,952 | 6,156 | 7.8 |
| Polk County | +8.8% | 4,567 | 3,424 | 5.2 |
| Columbia County | +8.6% | 104 | 104 | 1.4 |
| Broward County | +8.4% | 4,105 | 1,535 | 2.0 |
| Duval County | +8.4% | 5,751 | 2,908 | 5.4 |
| Seminole County | +8.4% | 3,039 | 866 | 6.2 |
| Nassau County | +8.2% | 1,025 | 1,007 | 9.6 |
| St. Johns County | +8.1% | 3,732 | 3,568 | 10.8 |
| Lake County | +7.7% | 3,966 | 3,409 | 8.7 |
| Citrus County | +7.6% | 516 | 371 | 3.0 |
| Marion County | +7.2% | 1,428 | 1,412 | 3.2 |
| Jefferson County | +7.1% | 23 | 23 | 1.4 |
| Bay County | +7.0% | 898 | 776 | 4.4 |
| Gulf County | +7.0% | 157 | 107 | 9.8 |
| Clay County | +6.9% | 1,190 | 1,046 | 5.0 |
| Escambia County | +6.8% | 1,456 | 952 | 4.4 |
| Okaloosa County | +6.4% | 837 | 745 | 3.8 |
| Union County | +6.2% | 27 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Okeechobee County | +6.1% | 41 | 41 | 1.0 |
| Baker County | +6.0% | 70 | 68 | 2.4 |
| Putnam County | +5.9% | 80 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Alachua County | +5.6% | 1,060 | 559 | 3.7 |
| Suwannee County | +5.6% | 71 | 53 | 1.5 |
| Franklin County | +5.4% | 65 | 65 | 5.0 |
| Leon County | +4.9% | 1,380 | 577 | 4.6 |
| Santa Rosa County | +4.9% | 1,417 | 1,417 | 6.7 |
| Dixie County | +4.8% | 30 | 30 | 1.7 |
| Washington County | +4.6% | 45 | 45 | 1.7 |
| Jackson County | +3.9% | 48 | 48 | 1.0 |
| Wakulla County | +3.7% | 169 | 169 | 4.4 |
| Walton County | +3.7% | 1,692 | 1,395 | 18.1 |
| Sumter County | +1.1% | 1,072 | 1,068 | 6.8 |
| Levy County | −1.1% | 143 | 143 | 2.9 |
| Bradford County | −2.0% | 30 | 30 | 1.1 |
| Gadsden County | −2.9% | 41 | 41 | 0.9 |
| Taylor County | −3.7% | 49 | 38 | 2.3 |
| Madison County | −3.8% | 30 | 30 | 1.6 |
| Calhoun County | −4.6% | 12 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Hardee County | −6.3% | 21 | 21 | 0.8 |
| Hamilton County | −8.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.