State, one year
Florida in 2019
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +5.5%, against +4.2% for the United States and +8.1% in 2018.
154,302 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (99,831 single-family), +6.8% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
Counties in 2019
Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2019 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty County | +16.4% | 22 | 22 | 2.7 |
| Washington County | +11.4% | 70 | 70 | 2.6 |
| Suwannee County | +10.1% | 64 | 64 | 1.3 |
| Gulf County | +9.6% | 158 | 158 | 9.9 |
| DeSoto County | +9.1% | 127 | 127 | 3.4 |
| Hardee County | +9.0% | 49 | 35 | 1.9 |
| Nassau County | +8.6% | 1,431 | 1,401 | 13.4 |
| Bay County | +8.3% | 1,795 | 1,274 | 8.8 |
| Putnam County | +8.3% | 85 | 85 | 1.1 |
| Pasco County | +8.2% | 4,551 | 3,933 | 6.7 |
| Gadsden County | +8.1% | 53 | 53 | 1.2 |
| Calhoun County | +8.0% | 13 | 13 | 1.0 |
| Osceola County | +7.9% | 7,937 | 5,428 | 16.5 |
| Clay County | +7.7% | 1,320 | 1,246 | 5.5 |
| Marion County | +7.7% | 2,367 | 2,349 | 5.3 |
| Okaloosa County | +7.7% | 896 | 879 | 4.0 |
| Walton County | +7.6% | 2,648 | 1,514 | 28.4 |
| Santa Rosa County | +7.1% | 1,551 | 1,551 | 7.3 |
| Escambia County | +7.0% | 1,671 | 1,183 | 5.0 |
| Polk County | +7.0% | 8,726 | 6,435 | 10.0 |
| Levy County | +6.9% | 181 | 181 | 3.7 |
| Hendry County | +6.8% | 237 | 224 | 4.9 |
| Hernando County | +6.8% | 1,123 | 985 | 5.1 |
| Seminole County | +6.8% | 2,445 | 1,168 | 5.0 |
| Hillsborough County | +6.7% | 14,422 | 8,828 | 9.2 |
| Pinellas County | +6.7% | 3,444 | 924 | 3.6 |
| Columbia County | +6.6% | 161 | 161 | 2.2 |
| Volusia County | +6.5% | 2,985 | 2,427 | 4.9 |
| Franklin County | +6.4% | 86 | 86 | 6.6 |
| Monroe County | +6.0% | 672 | 350 | 8.4 |
| Hamilton County | +5.9% | 16 | 16 | 1.1 |
| Lake County | +5.9% | 3,497 | 3,104 | 7.7 |
| Citrus County | +5.7% | 865 | 709 | 5.0 |
| Orange County | +5.7% | 10,591 | 5,295 | 6.9 |
| St. Johns County | +5.7% | 4,863 | 4,513 | 14.0 |
| Alachua County | +5.6% | 2,320 | 769 | 8.0 |
| Baker County | +5.6% | 133 | 133 | 4.5 |
| Highlands County | +5.6% | 253 | 233 | 2.3 |
| Dixie County | +5.5% | 35 | 35 | 1.9 |
| Gilchrist County | +5.5% | 66 | 66 | 3.2 |
| Charlotte County | +5.3% | 2,329 | 2,075 | 10.7 |
| Brevard County | +5.2% | 4,202 | 2,454 | 6.3 |
| St. Lucie County | +5.2% | 3,554 | 3,076 | 8.8 |
| Sumter County | +5.0% | 2,928 | 2,657 | 18.6 |
| Bradford County | +4.9% | 62 | 62 | 2.2 |
| Duval County | +4.9% | 6,940 | 4,290 | 6.5 |
| Miami-Dade County | +4.9% | 10,008 | 2,343 | 3.6 |
| Wakulla County | +4.9% | 283 | 283 | 7.4 |
| Flagler County | +4.8% | 1,768 | 1,345 | 12.6 |
| Broward County | +4.7% | 5,130 | 1,635 | 2.5 |
| Leon County | +4.7% | 1,953 | 678 | 6.5 |
| Jackson County | +4.5% | 82 | 82 | 1.7 |
| Indian River County | +4.2% | 1,459 | 1,362 | 8.4 |
| Okeechobee County | +4.2% | 69 | 69 | 1.6 |
| Manatee County | +4.1% | 4,779 | 3,150 | 10.2 |
| Palm Beach County | +4.0% | 5,550 | 3,263 | 3.5 |
| Martin County | +3.9% | 723 | 427 | 4.3 |
| Lee County | +3.8% | 9,105 | 5,633 | 10.4 |
| Sarasota County | +3.8% | 5,230 | 3,392 | 10.9 |
| Collier County | +3.6% | 3,991 | 3,300 | 9.6 |
| Taylor County | +2.6% | 43 | 43 | 2.0 |
| Jefferson County | +2.3% | 56 | 56 | 3.5 |
| Madison County | +2.2% | 39 | 39 | 2.1 |
| Holmes County | +0.8% | 10 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Union County | −1.7% | 35 | 35 | 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.