State, one year
Florida in 2024
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +3.4%, against +4.9% for the United States and +8.5% in 2023.
173,326 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (123,359 single-family), −10.6% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
Counties in 2024
Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2024 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County | +17.7% | 12 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Okeechobee County | +13.9% | 18 | 18 | 0.4 |
| Gilchrist County | +11.7% | 94 | 94 | 4.6 |
| Wakulla County | +10.9% | 468 | 468 | 12.3 |
| Miami-Dade County | +10.0% | 10,608 | 2,231 | 3.8 |
| Hardee County | +9.3% | 123 | 101 | 4.7 |
| Levy County | +8.7% | 199 | 199 | 4.1 |
| Liberty County | +8.3% | 8 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Taylor County | +8.0% | 49 | 49 | 2.3 |
| Franklin County | +7.5% | 113 | 113 | 8.7 |
| Palm Beach County | +6.1% | 4,089 | 2,897 | 2.6 |
| Suwannee County | +6.1% | 136 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Martin County | +6.0% | 646 | 524 | 3.9 |
| Broward County | +5.9% | 1,655 | 697 | 0.8 |
| Osceola County | +5.7% | 8,813 | 5,643 | 18.3 |
| Orange County | +5.6% | 8,052 | 4,810 | 5.3 |
| Bradford County | +4.9% | 90 | 90 | 3.2 |
| Gadsden County | +4.5% | 109 | 73 | 2.5 |
| Columbia County | +4.4% | 178 | 174 | 2.4 |
| Lake County | +4.4% | 4,990 | 4,147 | 10.9 |
| Escambia County | +3.9% | 1,462 | 1,446 | 4.4 |
| Indian River County | +3.9% | 557 | 279 | 3.2 |
| Pinellas County | +3.8% | 2,627 | 1,135 | 2.8 |
| Seminole County | +3.8% | 2,280 | 764 | 4.6 |
| Manatee County | +3.7% | 7,472 | 5,630 | 16.0 |
| Putnam County | +3.7% | 110 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Jackson County | +3.6% | 145 | 105 | 2.9 |
| Alachua County | +3.5% | 1,750 | 822 | 6.0 |
| DeSoto County | +3.3% | 71 | 71 | 1.9 |
| Collier County | +3.2% | 3,524 | 2,466 | 8.4 |
| Santa Rosa County | +3.2% | 1,983 | 1,851 | 9.4 |
| Walton County | +3.1% | 2,883 | 1,549 | 30.9 |
| Clay County | +3.0% | 1,880 | 1,863 | 7.8 |
| Duval County | +2.9% | 6,495 | 5,134 | 6.1 |
| Citrus County | +2.8% | 2,443 | 2,415 | 14.2 |
| Marion County | +2.8% | 6,729 | 6,067 | 15.2 |
| Leon County | +2.7% | 1,765 | 768 | 5.9 |
| St. Lucie County | +2.6% | 4,869 | 4,571 | 12.1 |
| Hillsborough County | +2.4% | 9,053 | 4,402 | 5.8 |
| Polk County | +2.4% | 10,384 | 8,514 | 11.9 |
| Hendry County | +2.3% | 557 | 508 | 11.5 |
| Highlands County | +2.2% | 980 | 846 | 8.8 |
| Monroe County | +2.2% | 334 | 245 | 4.2 |
| Hernando County | +2.1% | 2,505 | 2,187 | 11.3 |
| Okaloosa County | +2.1% | 1,268 | 1,053 | 5.7 |
| Volusia County | +1.9% | 3,403 | 2,702 | 5.6 |
| Nassau County | +1.6% | 953 | 925 | 8.9 |
| Flagler County | +1.4% | 2,588 | 2,384 | 18.4 |
| Washington County | +1.4% | 217 | 217 | 8.1 |
| Pasco County | +1.2% | 6,765 | 5,481 | 10.0 |
| Sumter County | +1.2% | 3,961 | 3,537 | 25.1 |
| Brevard County | +0.9% | 4,603 | 3,889 | 6.9 |
| St. Johns County | −0.5% | 5,575 | 4,915 | 16.1 |
| Bay County | −0.6% | 2,473 | 1,886 | 12.1 |
| Baker County | −0.8% | 99 | 99 | 3.3 |
| Jefferson County | −1.0% | 64 | 64 | 4.0 |
| Calhoun County | −1.5% | 28 | 28 | 2.1 |
| Sarasota County | −1.7% | 7,466 | 5,259 | 15.6 |
| Madison County | −1.9% | 30 | 28 | 1.6 |
| Lee County | −2.4% | 15,411 | 10,554 | 17.6 |
| Charlotte County | −4.5% | 4,585 | 3,583 | 21.1 |
| Gulf County | −5.2% | 302 | 302 | 18.9 |
| Hamilton County | −20.6% | 26 | 26 | 1.8 |
| Dixie County | — | 49 | 49 | 2.7 |
| 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.