State, one year
Florida in 2017
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +8.4%, against +5.4% for the United States and +9.3% in 2016.
122,719 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (85,267 single-family), +5.6% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
Counties in 2017
Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2017 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee County | +19.6% | 24 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Gulf County | +12.7% | 132 | 130 | 8.3 |
| Hernando County | +12.7% | 885 | 781 | 4.0 |
| Citrus County | +12.3% | 546 | 433 | 3.2 |
| Putnam County | +12.3% | 80 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Volusia County | +12.3% | 2,003 | 1,923 | 3.3 |
| Osceola County | +12.1% | 4,785 | 4,028 | 9.9 |
| Wakulla County | +12.1% | 251 | 251 | 6.6 |
| St. Lucie County | +11.8% | 1,912 | 1,758 | 4.8 |
| Indian River County | +11.6% | 1,121 | 1,112 | 6.5 |
| Brevard County | +11.5% | 2,753 | 2,149 | 4.1 |
| Pasco County | +11.2% | 3,916 | 3,773 | 5.8 |
| Okeechobee County | +11.1% | 43 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Calhoun County | +10.3% | 11 | 11 | 0.8 |
| Seminole County | +10.3% | 2,283 | 1,127 | 4.6 |
| Pinellas County | +9.9% | 1,900 | 925 | 2.0 |
| Polk County | +9.9% | 4,604 | 4,542 | 5.3 |
| Gadsden County | +9.8% | 986 | 986 | 22.3 |
| Hillsborough County | +9.7% | 11,567 | 7,253 | 7.3 |
| Clay County | +9.4% | 1,114 | 981 | 4.6 |
| Highlands County | +9.2% | 181 | 175 | 1.6 |
| Charlotte County | +9.0% | 1,297 | 1,251 | 6.0 |
| Orange County | +9.0% | 8,637 | 6,060 | 5.7 |
| Escambia County | +8.7% | 1,073 | 1,048 | 3.2 |
| Marion County | +8.5% | 2,246 | 1,942 | 5.1 |
| Lake County | +8.4% | 3,360 | 3,216 | 7.4 |
| Manatee County | +8.4% | 3,835 | 2,917 | 8.2 |
| Duval County | +8.1% | 6,105 | 3,231 | 5.7 |
| Palm Beach County | +8.0% | 4,135 | 2,622 | 2.6 |
| Broward County | +7.9% | 5,034 | 1,748 | 2.5 |
| Miami-Dade County | +7.8% | 10,554 | 2,285 | 3.8 |
| Flagler County | +7.6% | 1,051 | 985 | 7.5 |
| Okaloosa County | +7.6% | 1,199 | 901 | 5.4 |
| Sarasota County | +7.6% | 4,344 | 3,072 | 9.1 |
| Martin County | +7.5% | 375 | 329 | 2.3 |
| Nassau County | +7.5% | 1,109 | 1,078 | 10.4 |
| Santa Rosa County | +7.4% | 1,536 | 1,536 | 7.3 |
| Suwannee County | +7.3% | 49 | 49 | 1.0 |
| Alachua County | +7.2% | 2,211 | 626 | 7.6 |
| Union County | +7.2% | 29 | 29 | 1.8 |
| Lee County | +6.9% | 6,954 | 4,841 | 7.9 |
| St. Johns County | +6.9% | 4,476 | 4,422 | 12.9 |
| Baker County | +6.5% | 155 | 121 | 5.2 |
| Franklin County | +6.5% | 71 | 71 | 5.4 |
| Jackson County | +6.5% | 52 | 52 | 1.0 |
| Levy County | +6.2% | 159 | 159 | 3.3 |
| Bradford County | +5.9% | 4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jefferson County | +5.8% | 55 | 55 | 3.4 |
| Leon County | +5.8% | 1,761 | 605 | 5.9 |
| Hendry County | +5.4% | 93 | 93 | 1.9 |
| Walton County | +5.3% | 1,272 | 1,175 | 13.6 |
| Collier County | +4.3% | 4,194 | 2,930 | 10.1 |
| Monroe County | +4.2% | 247 | 191 | 3.1 |
| Dixie County | +3.9% | 31 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Bay County | +3.7% | 1,654 | 854 | 8.1 |
| Columbia County | +2.7% | 146 | 146 | 2.0 |
| Taylor County | +2.2% | 38 | 26 | 1.8 |
| Gilchrist County | +2.1% | 58 | 58 | 2.8 |
| Sumter County | +1.9% | 1,814 | 1,814 | 11.5 |
| Madison County | +1.7% | 33 | 33 | 1.8 |
| Hamilton County | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 0.7 |
| DeSoto County | −1.0% | 79 | 79 | 2.1 |
| Washington County | −1.8% | 41 | 41 | 1.5 |
| Holmes County | −2.8% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Liberty County | −11.5% | 18 | 18 | 2.2 |
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.