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Building a house in Florida

How many new single-family homes each of Florida's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

111,173 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of Florida counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in Florida

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Lee County9,962$294,000
Manatee County7,014$265,000
Polk County6,725$312,000
Pasco County6,191$293,000
Marion County5,420$209,000
Osceola County5,085$291,000
Hillsborough County4,295$361,000
Sarasota County4,283$457,000
Orange County4,221$368,000
Lake County3,999$327,000
Duval County3,732$193,000
St. Johns County3,554$294,000
St. Lucie County3,468$314,000
Brevard County3,376$416,000
Sumter County3,105$242,000
Miami-Dade County2,666$475,000
Charlotte County2,571$318,000
Palm Beach County2,495$520,000
Citrus County2,082$246,000
Volusia County2,079$391,000
Flagler County1,950$403,000
Collier County1,945$578,000
Santa Rosa County1,929$236,000
Hernando County1,734$291,000
Bay County1,685$360,000
Walton County1,427$669,000
Pinellas County1,376$532,000
Escambia County1,366$301,000
Clay County1,240$285,000
Okaloosa County987$314,000
Seminole County893$399,000
Nassau County887$470,000
Martin County843$593,000
Broward County712$545,000
Highlands County706$247,000
Alachua County689$368,000
Leon County617$217,000
Wakulla County518$168,000
Hendry County464$163,000
Gulf County302$290,000
Levy County240$233,000
Monroe County239$798,000
Washington County223$356,000
Indian River County178$664,000
Columbia County174$282,000
DeSoto County159$260,000
Suwannee County134$246,000
Franklin County112$219,000
Baker County99$389,000
Glades County98$206,000
Jackson County96$284,000
Gilchrist County94$254,000
Putnam County91$316,000
Hardee County86$291,000
Okeechobee County68$376,000
Bradford County66$279,000
Dixie County66$296,000
Taylor County58$194,000
Jefferson County55$294,000
Union County45$11,000
Gadsden County44$320,000
Lafayette County41$82,000
Madison County39$308,000
Hamilton County34$191,000
Liberty County25$294,000
Holmes County12$133,000
Calhoun County4None

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

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