State, one year
Florida in 2018
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +8.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +8.4% in 2017.
144,427 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (97,055 single-family), +17.7% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
Counties in 2018
Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2018 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okeechobee County | +14.6% | 52 | 52 | 1.2 |
| DeSoto County | +13.6% | 88 | 71 | 2.4 |
| Hernando County | +13.1% | 1,216 | 1,024 | 5.5 |
| Citrus County | +12.5% | 884 | 884 | 5.1 |
| Union County | +11.8% | 32 | 32 | 2.0 |
| Pasco County | +11.7% | 3,830 | 3,689 | 5.7 |
| Hendry County | +11.3% | 79 | 79 | 1.6 |
| Hamilton County | +10.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Polk County | +10.8% | 5,331 | 5,331 | 6.1 |
| Lake County | +10.7% | 3,330 | 2,993 | 7.3 |
| Martin County | +10.6% | 441 | 422 | 2.7 |
| Walton County | +10.3% | 1,525 | 1,265 | 16.3 |
| Bay County | +10.2% | 1,520 | 958 | 7.4 |
| Levy County | +10.2% | 176 | 176 | 3.6 |
| Highlands County | +9.9% | 271 | 211 | 2.4 |
| Washington County | +9.9% | 44 | 44 | 1.6 |
| Putnam County | +9.8% | 86 | 86 | 1.1 |
| Volusia County | +9.8% | 2,451 | 2,128 | 4.0 |
| Bradford County | +9.6% | 5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Madison County | +9.5% | 37 | 37 | 2.0 |
| Clay County | +9.4% | 900 | 900 | 3.8 |
| Santa Rosa County | +9.3% | 1,513 | 1,513 | 7.2 |
| Duval County | +9.2% | 7,200 | 3,977 | 6.8 |
| Nassau County | +9.1% | 1,322 | 1,085 | 12.4 |
| Pinellas County | +9.1% | 2,509 | 952 | 2.6 |
| Holmes County | +9.0% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Orange County | +9.0% | 13,757 | 7,351 | 9.0 |
| Hillsborough County | +8.7% | 9,897 | 8,563 | 6.3 |
| Indian River County | +8.5% | 1,372 | 1,312 | 7.9 |
| Marion County | +8.5% | 2,817 | 2,726 | 6.4 |
| Osceola County | +8.5% | 9,759 | 4,831 | 20.3 |
| St. Lucie County | +8.5% | 3,529 | 2,552 | 8.8 |
| Seminole County | +8.5% | 2,036 | 1,280 | 4.1 |
| Brevard County | +8.3% | 2,958 | 2,362 | 4.5 |
| Alachua County | +8.2% | 1,504 | 688 | 5.2 |
| Calhoun County | +8.0% | 12 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Escambia County | +7.9% | 1,055 | 1,015 | 3.2 |
| Baker County | +7.8% | 118 | 114 | 4.0 |
| Broward County | +7.6% | 3,332 | 1,580 | 1.7 |
| Gulf County | +7.6% | 148 | 146 | 9.3 |
| Gilchrist County | +7.5% | 65 | 65 | 3.2 |
| Palm Beach County | +7.5% | 4,518 | 2,993 | 2.9 |
| Miami-Dade County | +7.4% | 11,703 | 2,449 | 4.2 |
| Flagler County | +7.1% | 1,408 | 1,254 | 10.0 |
| Gadsden County | +7.0% | 1,111 | 1,111 | 25.1 |
| Columbia County | +6.8% | 147 | 147 | 2.0 |
| Manatee County | +6.7% | 4,490 | 3,104 | 9.6 |
| Sarasota County | +6.7% | 5,799 | 3,279 | 12.1 |
| Charlotte County | +6.4% | 2,068 | 1,932 | 9.5 |
| Collier County | +6.0% | 4,386 | 3,253 | 10.5 |
| Liberty County | +5.9% | 20 | 20 | 2.5 |
| Lee County | +5.5% | 9,721 | 5,803 | 11.1 |
| Sumter County | +5.5% | 2,076 | 2,076 | 13.2 |
| St. Johns County | +5.4% | 5,910 | 4,679 | 17.1 |
| Leon County | +5.3% | 1,806 | 678 | 6.0 |
| Monroe County | +5.3% | 553 | 306 | 6.9 |
| Okaloosa County | +5.3% | 860 | 822 | 3.9 |
| Franklin County | +4.5% | 79 | 79 | 6.1 |
| Jefferson County | +4.3% | 62 | 62 | 3.9 |
| Jackson County | +3.9% | 57 | 57 | 1.1 |
| Wakulla County | +3.9% | 222 | 222 | 5.8 |
| Suwannee County | +3.4% | 63 | 63 | 1.3 |
| Taylor County | +3.3% | 30 | 30 | 1.4 |
| Hardee County | +2.6% | 45 | 33 | 1.7 |
| Dixie County | +1.4% | 33 | 33 | 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.