Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits

Miami, FL had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 170 cities in 2015, at 6,490. Stuart, FL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 87 and the figure for Florida was 109,924. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,490Miami, FL

Lowest0Stuart, FL

Median87170 cities

Florida109,924History

Top 40 cities, 2015

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Miami, FL Estimated	6,490	+71.4%
2	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	4,258	+29%
3	Tampa, FL Estimated	3,155	+23.5%
4	Orlando, FL Estimated	2,586	-9.2%
5	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	1,325	+146.3%
6	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	1,229	+44.8%
7	Bonita Springs, FL Estimated	1,146	+27.1%
8	Hollywood, FL Estimated	1,112	+4,954.5%
9	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	1,090	+64.4%
10	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	1,014	+23.7%
11	Boca Raton, FL Estimated	975	+107.9%
12	Pompano Beach, FL Estimated	922	+228.1%
13	Largo, FL Estimated	891	+352.3%
14	North Port, FL Estimated	851	+52.8%
15	Doral, FL Estimated	802	+32.6%
16	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	740	+33.6%
17	Sarasota, FL Estimated	728	+363.7%
18	Homestead, FL Estimated	672	+173.2%
19	Boynton Beach, FL Estimated	564	+1,844.8%
20	Winter Garden, FL Estimated	537	+17.8%
21	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	460	-49.1%
22	Parkland, FL Estimated	430	-22.7%
23	Sunrise, FL Estimated	427	+166.9%
24	Pembroke Pines, FL Estimated	419	+20,850%
25	Davie, FL Estimated	406	+7.4%
26	Miramar, FL Estimated	405	+128.8%
27	Ocoee, FL Estimated	370	-48.8%
28	Kissimmee, FL Estimated	365	-17.2%
29	Delray Beach, FL Estimated	363	+28.3%
30	Gainesville, FL Estimated	355	+7.6%
30	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	355	+4.7%
32	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	354	-1.4%
33	DeLand, FL Estimated	347	+3.6%
33	Longwood, FL Estimated	347	+1,139.3%
35	Wellington, FL Estimated	336	+133.3%
36	Clermont, FL Estimated	326	-40.8%
37	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	323	+99.4%
38	Apopka, FL Estimated	318	+8.9%
39	Groveland, FL Estimated	304	-9.8%
40	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	285	-5.6%
40	Margate, FL Estimated	285	+18.8%
42	Jupiter, FL Estimated	284	-59.8%
43	West Palm Beach, FL Estimated	268	-70.4%
44	Temple Terrace, FL Estimated	267	+4,350%
45	Palm Beach Gardens, FL Estimated	261	+10.1%
46	Tamarac, FL Estimated	259	+245.3%
47	Naples, FL Estimated	257	-27.8%
48	Lynn Haven, FL Estimated	256	+306.3%
49	Lakeland, FL Estimated	251	+141.3%
50	Plant City, FL Estimated	250	+76.1%
51	Bradenton, FL Estimated	241	-52.8%
52	Eustis, FL Estimated	240	+114.3%
53	Clearwater, FL Estimated	222	-55.2%
54	New Smyrna Beach, FL Estimated	218	+9.5%
54	Winter Springs, FL Estimated	218	+89.6%
56	Davenport, FL Estimated	205	+51.9%
57	Sebastian, FL Estimated	198	+20%
58	Venice, FL Estimated	194	+2.6%
59	Tavares, FL Estimated	191	0%
60	Punta Gorda, FL Estimated	184	+70.4%
61	Coral Springs, FL Estimated	181	+8,950%
62	Wilton Manors, FL Estimated	180	+2,900%
63	Oviedo, FL Estimated	172	+309.5%
64	West Melbourne, FL Estimated	167	+21%
65	Aventura, FL Estimated	160	n/a
66	Melbourne, FL Estimated	157	+7.5%
67	Green Cove Springs, FL Estimated	142	+202.1%
67	Haines City, FL Estimated	142	-14.5%
69	Ormond Beach, FL Estimated	138	+32.7%
70	Panama City Beach, FL Estimated	135	+21.6%
71	Jacksonville Beach, FL Estimated	133	+22%
72	Port Orange, FL Estimated	130	-0.8%
73	Fort Lauderdale, FL Estimated	128	-64.6%
74	Hialeah, FL Estimated	126	-0.8%
75	Miami Gardens, FL Estimated	124	-0.8%
76	Auburndale, FL Estimated	114	+1.8%
76	Bartow, FL Estimated	114	+0.9%
76	Marathon, FL Estimated	114	+375%
79	Marco Island, FL Estimated	113	+7.6%
80	Ocala, FL Estimated	110	+31%
81	Pinellas Park, FL Estimated	106	+60.6%
82	Atlantic Beach, FL Estimated	101	+359.1%
83	Leesburg, FL Estimated	96	+24.7%
84	Winter Park, FL Estimated	88	-24.8%
85	Fernandina Beach, FL Estimated	87	+11.5%
86	Lake Alfred, FL Estimated	86	+53.6%
87	Crestview, FL Estimated	85	+37.1%
88	Miami Beach, FL Estimated	84	-40%
89	Niceville, FL Estimated	83	-10.8%
90	Cocoa, FL Estimated	82	+412.5%
90	St. Augustine, FL Estimated	82	+39%
90	Titusville, FL Estimated	82	+6.5%
93	Mount Dora, FL Estimated	78	+9.9%
94	Minneola, FL Estimated	75	0%
95	Destin, FL Estimated	72	+10.8%
96	Tarpon Springs, FL Estimated	68	-12.8%
97	Lady Lake, FL Estimated	65	+54.8%
98	Edgewater, FL Estimated	63	+40%
99	Sunny Isles Beach, FL Estimated	59	-4.8%
100	Sanford, FL Estimated	57	+185%
101	Plantation, FL Estimated	55	+189.5%
102	Alachua, FL Estimated	51	-3.8%
103	Oldsmar, FL Estimated	50	+13.6%
103	Seminole, FL Estimated	50	+16.3%
105	Coral Gables, FL Estimated	48	-20%
105	Deltona, FL Estimated	48	-21.3%
105	Key Biscayne, FL Estimated	48	+4,700%
105	North Miami Beach, FL Estimated	48	+9.1%
109	Pensacola, FL Estimated	47	+2.2%
110	Lake Wales, FL Estimated	46	-37.8%
111	Coconut Creek, FL Estimated	45	+9.8%
112	Rockledge, FL Estimated	41	-40.6%
113	Royal Palm Beach, FL Estimated	36	-51.4%
114	Fort Walton Beach, FL Estimated	33	-28.3%
115	North Palm Beach, FL Estimated	32	-78.1%
116	Lake Mary, FL Estimated	30	+20%
116	Pinecrest, FL Estimated	30	-23.1%
118	DeBary, FL Estimated	29	+20.8%
119	Satellite Beach, FL Estimated	27	+8%
120	Fort Pierce, FL Estimated	26	+23.8%
120	Greenacres, FL Estimated	26	-35%
122	Callaway, FL Estimated	25	+733.3%
122	Safety Harbor, FL Estimated	25	0%
124	New Port Richey, FL Estimated	24	-57.1%
125	Zephyrhills, FL Estimated	23	+21.1%
126	Lighthouse Point, FL Estimated	22	+46.7%
127	Palm Springs, FL Estimated	21	-19.2%
128	Hallandale Beach, FL Estimated	19	+375%
128	Lauderhill, FL Estimated	19	-69.4%
128	Panama City, FL Estimated	19	n/a
131	Altamonte Springs, FL Estimated	16	-94%
131	Sebring, FL Estimated	16	+220%
133	Cutler Bay, FL Estimated	13	-88.7%
134	Palmetto Bay, FL Estimated	12	+300%
135	Cooper City, FL Estimated	10	0%
135	Dade City, FL Estimated	10	-80.8%
135	Deerfield Beach, FL Estimated	10	0%
135	Palmetto, FL Estimated	10	+11.1%
139	North Miami, FL Estimated	9	+50%
139	Oakland Park, FL Estimated	9	-30.8%
141	Cocoa Beach, FL Estimated	8	-33.3%
141	Gulfport, FL Estimated	8	+100%
141	Riviera Beach, FL Estimated	8	+166.7%
144	Lantana, FL Estimated	7	-50%
144	West Park, FL Estimated	7	+16.7%
146	Miami Springs, FL Estimated	6	0%
147	Dania Beach, FL Estimated	5	-28.6%
147	Hialeah Gardens, FL Estimated	5	-93.4%
147	Miami Lakes, FL Estimated	5	-28.6%
150	Brooksville, FL Estimated	4	-42.9%
150	Dunedin, FL Estimated	4	+100%
150	Holly Hill, FL Estimated	4	+33.3%
150	Orange City, FL Estimated	4	+100%
154	South Miami, FL Estimated	3	0%
154	Sweetwater, FL Estimated	3	+50%
156	Belle Glade, FL Estimated	2	-60%
156	Maitland, FL Estimated	2	-99.1%
156	Mascotte, FL Estimated	2	-87.5%
156	Weston, FL Estimated	2	-50%
160	Casselberry, FL Estimated	1	-97.9%
160	Key West, FL Estimated	1	0%
160	Miami Shores, FL Estimated	1	-50%
163	Florida City, FL Estimated	0	n/a
163	Lake City, FL Estimated	0	-100%
163	Lauderdale Lakes, FL Estimated	0	n/a
163	North Lauderdale, FL Estimated	0	n/a
163	Opa-locka, FL Estimated	0	-100%
163	Palatka, FL Estimated	0	-100%
163	South Daytona, FL Estimated	0	-100%
163	Stuart, FL Estimated	0	-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2015}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2015. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South\%20Region/so2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Miami, FL, with 6,490 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stuart, FL, with 0 in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.