State, one year
Florida in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +23.9%, against +15.5% for the United States and +15.6% in 2021.
209,961 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (132,959 single-family), −1.7% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | +36.5% | 27 | 27 | 1.9 |
| Dixie County | +35.3% | 55 | 55 | 3.0 |
| DeSoto County | +32.9% | 252 | 100 | 6.8 |
| Charlotte County | +30.3% | 5,676 | 4,637 | 26.1 |
| Sarasota County | +29.8% | 7,323 | 5,033 | 15.3 |
| Lee County | +29.4% | 13,621 | 9,145 | 15.6 |
| Hardee County | +28.9% | 85 | 79 | 3.3 |
| Pasco County | +28.8% | 7,758 | 7,400 | 11.5 |
| Okeechobee County | +28.3% | 26 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Manatee County | +28.2% | 8,457 | 5,954 | 18.1 |
| Collier County | +27.7% | 5,517 | 3,519 | 13.2 |
| Holmes County | +27.3% | 11 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Hernando County | +27.0% | 1,786 | 1,320 | 8.1 |
| Marion County | +26.3% | 6,489 | 5,318 | 14.7 |
| St. Johns County | +25.7% | 8,213 | 5,641 | 23.7 |
| St. Lucie County | +25.6% | 6,470 | 4,588 | 16.1 |
| Liberty County | +25.1% | 21 | 21 | 2.6 |
| Palm Beach County | +25.1% | 6,090 | 3,435 | 3.9 |
| Baker County | +25.0% | 206 | 126 | 6.9 |
| Citrus County | +24.8% | 1,628 | 1,620 | 9.5 |
| Flagler County | +24.8% | 3,238 | 2,562 | 23.1 |
| Pinellas County | +24.8% | 2,981 | 1,231 | 3.1 |
| Indian River County | +24.5% | 1,183 | 1,141 | 6.8 |
| Martin County | +24.4% | 1,334 | 455 | 8.0 |
| Monroe County | +24.4% | 362 | 322 | 4.5 |
| Brevard County | +24.1% | 5,258 | 4,255 | 7.9 |
| Osceola County | +23.8% | 7,383 | 6,005 | 15.3 |
| Lake County | +23.7% | 5,402 | 5,054 | 11.8 |
| Levy County | +23.7% | 198 | 196 | 4.1 |
| Madison County | +23.7% | 52 | 52 | 2.8 |
| Hillsborough County | +23.5% | 17,443 | 5,727 | 11.1 |
| Polk County | +23.5% | 12,211 | 9,158 | 14.0 |
| Putnam County | +23.3% | 107 | 107 | 1.4 |
| Volusia County | +23.1% | 5,508 | 3,875 | 9.1 |
| Sumter County | +22.9% | 4,439 | 3,919 | 28.1 |
| Broward County | +22.6% | 2,326 | 1,090 | 1.2 |
| Clay County | +22.6% | 1,828 | 1,633 | 7.6 |
| Highlands County | +22.4% | 663 | 641 | 6.0 |
| Miami-Dade County | +22.4% | 11,305 | 2,446 | 4.0 |
| Hendry County | +22.3% | 704 | 694 | 14.6 |
| Franklin County | +22.1% | 114 | 114 | 8.7 |
| Walton County | +21.4% | 2,648 | 1,722 | 28.4 |
| Bradford County | +21.2% | 107 | 107 | 3.8 |
| Union County | +21.2% | 45 | 45 | 2.8 |
| Gulf County | +21.1% | 299 | 299 | 18.8 |
| Nassau County | +21.1% | 1,431 | 1,417 | 13.4 |
| Bay County | +21.0% | 2,288 | 2,104 | 11.2 |
| Duval County | +20.9% | 11,485 | 5,593 | 10.8 |
| Seminole County | +20.8% | 3,476 | 1,121 | 7.1 |
| Escambia County | +20.4% | 1,989 | 1,813 | 6.0 |
| Orange County | +20.1% | 12,422 | 4,033 | 8.1 |
| Gilchrist County | +19.4% | 112 | 112 | 5.5 |
| Columbia County | +18.8% | 211 | 211 | 2.8 |
| Santa Rosa County | +18.8% | 1,530 | 1,530 | 7.2 |
| Okaloosa County | +18.3% | 1,474 | 1,062 | 6.6 |
| Jefferson County | +18.2% | 91 | 91 | 5.7 |
| Alachua County | +18.0% | 2,827 | 1,037 | 9.7 |
| Jackson County | +17.9% | 126 | 111 | 2.5 |
| Suwannee County | +17.3% | 163 | 163 | 3.4 |
| Gadsden County | +16.3% | 189 | 109 | 4.3 |
| Washington County | +16.3% | 106 | 106 | 4.0 |
| Calhoun County | +16.2% | 40 | 40 | 3.0 |
| Taylor County | +16.1% | 209 | 49 | 9.9 |
| Leon County | +15.8% | 2,358 | 775 | 7.9 |
| Wakulla County | +14.8% | 421 | 421 | 11.1 |
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.