State, one year
Florida in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +8.5%, against +5.7% for the United States and +23.9% in 2022.
193,788 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (125,773 single-family), −7.7% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
Counties in 2023
Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2023 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | +38.3% | 17 | 17 | 1.2 |
| Calhoun County | +28.9% | 26 | 26 | 2.0 |
| Nassau County | +15.3% | 1,547 | 1,231 | 14.5 |
| Madison County | +15.2% | 31 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Miami-Dade County | +14.9% | 12,781 | 1,458 | 4.6 |
| Jefferson County | +14.0% | 69 | 69 | 4.3 |
| Gulf County | +12.8% | 278 | 278 | 17.4 |
| Highlands County | +12.6% | 712 | 626 | 6.4 |
| Gadsden County | +11.3% | 97 | 97 | 2.2 |
| Putnam County | +11.0% | 198 | 198 | 2.5 |
| Palm Beach County | +10.9% | 5,492 | 3,189 | 3.5 |
| Suwannee County | +10.9% | 142 | 142 | 2.9 |
| Columbia County | +10.8% | 182 | 178 | 2.5 |
| Collier County | +10.7% | 3,618 | 2,923 | 8.7 |
| Hendry County | +10.7% | 535 | 525 | 11.1 |
| Broward County | +10.6% | 3,047 | 865 | 1.5 |
| Levy County | +10.6% | 270 | 270 | 5.6 |
| Martin County | +10.3% | 944 | 575 | 5.7 |
| Washington County | +10.1% | 175 | 175 | 6.6 |
| Alachua County | +10.0% | 1,556 | 858 | 5.4 |
| Pasco County | +9.5% | 7,667 | 7,189 | 11.4 |
| Leon County | +9.3% | 1,990 | 733 | 6.7 |
| Jackson County | +9.2% | 143 | 113 | 2.9 |
| Seminole County | +9.2% | 2,154 | 904 | 4.4 |
| Hillsborough County | +9.1% | 12,716 | 5,331 | 8.1 |
| Pinellas County | +8.9% | 2,973 | 1,012 | 3.1 |
| Manatee County | +8.7% | 8,106 | 6,004 | 17.3 |
| Polk County | +8.6% | 12,513 | 9,209 | 14.3 |
| Orange County | +8.5% | 8,690 | 4,525 | 5.7 |
| Monroe County | +8.2% | 652 | 356 | 8.1 |
| Bay County | +8.1% | 2,322 | 1,814 | 11.4 |
| Bradford County | +8.1% | 69 | 69 | 2.4 |
| Citrus County | +8.1% | 2,202 | 2,196 | 12.8 |
| St. Johns County | +8.1% | 6,451 | 5,316 | 18.6 |
| Baker County | +7.6% | 74 | 62 | 2.5 |
| Hernando County | +7.6% | 2,030 | 1,320 | 9.2 |
| Osceola County | +7.4% | 8,255 | 5,529 | 17.1 |
| Volusia County | +7.3% | 4,553 | 3,426 | 7.5 |
| Brevard County | +7.1% | 6,537 | 4,891 | 9.8 |
| St. Lucie County | +7.0% | 5,193 | 4,830 | 12.9 |
| Indian River County | +6.8% | 1,656 | 1,215 | 9.6 |
| Lake County | +6.7% | 6,316 | 6,091 | 13.8 |
| Marion County | +6.6% | 5,197 | 5,023 | 11.7 |
| Wakulla County | +6.2% | 534 | 534 | 14.0 |
| Santa Rosa County | +6.1% | 1,774 | 1,748 | 8.4 |
| Clay County | +6.0% | 2,443 | 1,548 | 10.2 |
| Charlotte County | +5.9% | 4,429 | 3,804 | 20.4 |
| Duval County | +5.9% | 9,811 | 4,322 | 9.2 |
| Escambia County | +5.8% | 1,049 | 1,049 | 3.1 |
| Lee County | +5.8% | 13,556 | 8,654 | 15.5 |
| Sarasota County | +5.8% | 7,822 | 4,491 | 16.3 |
| Okaloosa County | +5.2% | 2,802 | 1,338 | 12.6 |
| Walton County | +4.5% | 2,794 | 1,476 | 30.0 |
| Gilchrist County | +4.2% | 119 | 119 | 5.8 |
| Taylor County | +3.6% | 57 | 53 | 2.7 |
| Flagler County | +3.5% | 2,529 | 1,917 | 18.0 |
| Sumter County | +3.4% | 3,339 | 3,339 | 21.2 |
| Okeechobee County | +2.5% | 9 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Franklin County | +2.4% | 109 | 109 | 8.4 |
| Hardee County | +2.3% | 73 | 69 | 2.8 |
| Dixie County | +1.5% | 50 | 50 | 2.8 |
| DeSoto County | −2.6% | 153 | 97 | 4.1 |
| Holmes County | −4.0% | 12 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Liberty County | −6.1% | 14 | 14 | 1.7 |
| Union County | — | 45 | 45 | 2.8 |
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.