State, one year
Florida in 2021
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +15.6%, against +11.6% for the United States and +5.0% in 2020.
213,494 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (148,735 single-family), +30.1% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.
Counties in 2021
Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2021 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasco County | +21.6% | 8,905 | 8,783 | 13.2 |
| Hernando County | +21.2% | 1,905 | 1,819 | 8.6 |
| Charlotte County | +19.9% | 4,830 | 3,435 | 22.2 |
| St. Lucie County | +19.5% | 7,461 | 5,970 | 18.5 |
| Walton County | +19.3% | 2,541 | 2,139 | 27.2 |
| Lee County | +19.1% | 13,394 | 11,020 | 15.3 |
| Suwannee County | +18.9% | 144 | 108 | 3.0 |
| Citrus County | +18.8% | 1,983 | 1,971 | 11.6 |
| Highlands County | +18.7% | 644 | 576 | 5.8 |
| Manatee County | +18.1% | 8,119 | 6,341 | 17.3 |
| Flagler County | +18.0% | 3,018 | 2,676 | 21.5 |
| Collier County | +17.9% | 6,766 | 4,380 | 16.2 |
| Sarasota County | +17.8% | 7,805 | 5,765 | 16.3 |
| Bradford County | +17.4% | 66 | 66 | 2.3 |
| Pinellas County | +17.4% | 2,740 | 1,199 | 2.9 |
| Marion County | +17.1% | 6,229 | 5,641 | 14.1 |
| Taylor County | +17.1% | 32 | 32 | 1.5 |
| Hendry County | +16.9% | 685 | 638 | 14.2 |
| Santa Rosa County | +16.9% | 2,091 | 2,091 | 9.9 |
| DeSoto County | +16.8% | 127 | 123 | 3.4 |
| St. Johns County | +16.7% | 8,390 | 6,415 | 24.2 |
| Volusia County | +16.7% | 5,196 | 4,077 | 8.6 |
| Martin County | +16.6% | 942 | 477 | 5.7 |
| Polk County | +16.6% | 13,071 | 10,591 | 14.9 |
| Hillsborough County | +16.4% | 11,281 | 7,504 | 7.2 |
| Indian River County | +16.2% | 1,592 | 1,569 | 9.2 |
| Clay County | +16.1% | 2,273 | 1,985 | 9.5 |
| Escambia County | +16.1% | 1,960 | 1,010 | 5.9 |
| Brevard County | +15.9% | 5,174 | 4,451 | 7.8 |
| Gulf County | +15.9% | 293 | 293 | 18.4 |
| Duval County | +15.5% | 10,104 | 6,326 | 9.5 |
| Nassau County | +15.4% | 1,855 | 1,694 | 17.4 |
| Okaloosa County | +15.1% | 1,351 | 1,272 | 6.1 |
| Putnam County | +15.1% | 109 | 109 | 1.4 |
| Levy County | +15.0% | 251 | 251 | 5.2 |
| Washington County | +14.9% | 90 | 90 | 3.4 |
| Palm Beach County | +14.8% | 7,851 | 4,210 | 5.0 |
| Gilchrist County | +14.6% | 313 | 313 | 15.3 |
| Lake County | +14.5% | 4,505 | 4,458 | 9.9 |
| Monroe County | +14.5% | 515 | 206 | 6.4 |
| Franklin County | +14.4% | 115 | 115 | 8.8 |
| Wakulla County | +14.4% | 490 | 490 | 12.9 |
| Jefferson County | +14.3% | 112 | 112 | 7.0 |
| Broward County | +13.8% | 4,069 | 1,629 | 2.0 |
| Osceola County | +13.8% | 10,003 | 7,207 | 20.8 |
| Baker County | +13.7% | 116 | 116 | 3.9 |
| Calhoun County | +13.3% | 17 | 17 | 1.3 |
| Columbia County | +13.2% | 258 | 258 | 3.5 |
| Madison County | +13.2% | 52 | 52 | 2.8 |
| Miami-Dade County | +13.0% | 13,393 | 2,477 | 4.8 |
| Seminole County | +13.0% | 3,220 | 1,381 | 6.5 |
| Orange County | +12.7% | 12,890 | 4,749 | 8.4 |
| Alachua County | +12.6% | 2,179 | 1,088 | 7.5 |
| Liberty County | +12.3% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Union County | +12.3% | 46 | 46 | 2.8 |
| Bay County | +11.4% | 2,610 | 1,520 | 12.8 |
| Hardee County | +11.3% | 61 | 59 | 2.4 |
| Leon County | +11.2% | 2,211 | 898 | 7.4 |
| Holmes County | +11.1% | 13 | 13 | 0.6 |
| Jackson County | +10.5% | 103 | 103 | 2.1 |
| Okeechobee County | +10.3% | 13 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Dixie County | +9.7% | 52 | 52 | 2.9 |
| Gadsden County | +9.1% | 92 | 92 | 2.1 |
| Sumter County | +8.1% | 4,611 | 4,007 | 29.2 |
| Hamilton County | −5.3% | 25 | 25 | 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.