State, one year
Florida in 2020
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +5.0%, against +3.0% for the United States and +5.5% in 2019.
164,074 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (115,250 single-family), +6.3% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
Counties in 2020
Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2020 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | +21.5% | 22 | 22 | 1.6 |
| Taylor County | +9.3% | 29 | 25 | 1.4 |
| Holmes County | +9.1% | 11 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Putnam County | +8.1% | 128 | 128 | 1.6 |
| Jefferson County | +7.9% | 70 | 70 | 4.4 |
| Okeechobee County | +7.8% | 15 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Franklin County | +7.6% | 94 | 94 | 7.2 |
| Hernando County | +7.6% | 1,100 | 984 | 5.0 |
| Citrus County | +7.5% | 927 | 878 | 5.4 |
| Polk County | +7.2% | 9,492 | 7,395 | 10.9 |
| Okaloosa County | +7.1% | 993 | 925 | 4.5 |
| Highlands County | +7.0% | 384 | 374 | 3.5 |
| Escambia County | +6.9% | 2,210 | 1,922 | 6.6 |
| Jackson County | +6.9% | 140 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Gulf County | +6.8% | 242 | 240 | 15.2 |
| Pinellas County | +6.4% | 1,483 | 932 | 1.6 |
| Bay County | +6.2% | 2,846 | 1,311 | 13.9 |
| Levy County | +6.2% | 230 | 230 | 4.7 |
| Wakulla County | +6.1% | 409 | 409 | 10.7 |
| Hardee County | +6.0% | 50 | 46 | 1.9 |
| Hendry County | +5.9% | 391 | 336 | 8.1 |
| Pasco County | +5.9% | 5,373 | 5,303 | 8.0 |
| Volusia County | +5.9% | 4,581 | 3,280 | 7.6 |
| Brevard County | +5.7% | 4,739 | 3,333 | 7.1 |
| Columbia County | +5.7% | 194 | 194 | 2.6 |
| Hillsborough County | +5.6% | 12,392 | 8,869 | 7.9 |
| Indian River County | +5.6% | 1,162 | 1,157 | 6.7 |
| Osceola County | +5.5% | 5,848 | 4,970 | 12.1 |
| Alachua County | +5.4% | 1,767 | 861 | 6.1 |
| Gadsden County | +5.4% | 69 | 69 | 1.6 |
| Walton County | +5.4% | 1,762 | 1,475 | 18.9 |
| Manatee County | +5.2% | 5,052 | 4,280 | 10.8 |
| Palm Beach County | +5.2% | 7,499 | 4,244 | 4.8 |
| St. Lucie County | +5.2% | 4,694 | 4,328 | 11.7 |
| Santa Rosa County | +5.2% | 2,181 | 2,181 | 10.3 |
| Duval County | +5.1% | 9,134 | 5,647 | 8.6 |
| Nassau County | +5.1% | 1,438 | 1,237 | 13.5 |
| Calhoun County | +5.0% | 14 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Leon County | +4.9% | 1,897 | 789 | 6.3 |
| Lake County | +4.8% | 3,923 | 3,533 | 8.6 |
| Marion County | +4.8% | 3,827 | 3,784 | 8.6 |
| Sarasota County | +4.8% | 4,437 | 4,153 | 9.2 |
| Flagler County | +4.5% | 1,862 | 1,626 | 13.3 |
| Madison County | +4.5% | 43 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Broward County | +4.4% | 4,428 | 1,431 | 2.2 |
| Lee County | +4.4% | 10,673 | 6,828 | 12.2 |
| Union County | +4.4% | 38 | 38 | 2.3 |
| Gilchrist County | +4.3% | 83 | 83 | 4.1 |
| Seminole County | +4.3% | 2,532 | 1,523 | 5.1 |
| Miami-Dade County | +4.2% | 9,831 | 2,133 | 3.5 |
| Orange County | +4.1% | 12,196 | 5,317 | 8.0 |
| St. Johns County | +4.1% | 5,090 | 5,050 | 14.7 |
| Martin County | +4.0% | 544 | 479 | 3.3 |
| Clay County | +3.9% | 1,432 | 1,124 | 6.0 |
| Collier County | +3.9% | 4,473 | 3,256 | 10.7 |
| Monroe County | +3.8% | 377 | 264 | 4.7 |
| Baker County | +3.7% | 152 | 152 | 5.1 |
| Bradford County | +3.6% | 74 | 72 | 2.6 |
| Charlotte County | +3.6% | 2,933 | 2,381 | 13.5 |
| Sumter County | +3.3% | 3,698 | 2,942 | 23.4 |
| DeSoto County | +3.1% | 110 | 102 | 3.0 |
| Liberty County | +2.5% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Washington County | +2.5% | 60 | 60 | 2.2 |
| Dixie County | +2.0% | 43 | 43 | 2.4 |
| Suwannee County | +1.2% | 75 | 75 | 1.6 |
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.