Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits

Jacksonville, FL had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 170 cities in 2023, at 9,708. Sunrise, FL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 133 and the figure for Florida was 193,788. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9,708Jacksonville, FL

Lowest0Sunrise, FL

Median133170 cities

Florida193,788History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	9,708	-14.4%
2	Miami, FL Estimated	5,420	+24.4%
3	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	4,182	-24.5%
4	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	3,995	-15.6%
5	Tampa, FL Estimated	3,153	-34.4%
6	Leesburg, FL Estimated	2,759	+130.1%
7	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	2,716	+7.6%
8	Orlando, FL Estimated	2,401	-31.7%
9	North Port, FL Estimated	2,332	+2%
10	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	2,256	+14.1%
11	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	2,136	-9%
12	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	1,883	-24.2%
13	Haines City, FL Estimated	1,869	+27%
14	Venice, FL Estimated	1,748	+70.2%
15	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	1,698	-17.1%
16	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	1,447	-1%
17	Hialeah, FL Estimated	1,443	+71.2%
18	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	1,153	+32.7%
19	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	1,131	+28.1%
20	DeLand, FL Estimated	1,090	+36.6%
21	West Melbourne, FL Estimated	1,023	+856.1%
22	Lakeland, FL Estimated	998	+14.8%
23	Rockledge, FL Estimated	901	+119.8%
24	Crestview, FL Estimated	826	+68.9%
25	Pembroke Pines, FL Estimated	791	+683.2%
26	Plant City, FL Estimated	787	+213.5%
27	Gainesville, FL Estimated	780	-40.4%
28	Altamonte Springs, FL Estimated	760	+37,900%
29	Niceville, FL Estimated	737	+388.1%
30	Apopka, FL Estimated	705	-24.8%
31	Clermont, FL Estimated	690	-16.9%
32	Davenport, FL Estimated	662	+6.6%
33	Kissimmee, FL Estimated	645	-5.4%
34	Delray Beach, FL Estimated	585	+117.5%
35	Bonita Springs, FL Estimated	571	+41.7%
36	Bartow, FL Estimated	569	+107.7%
37	Zephyrhills, FL Estimated	567	-20.9%
38	Bradenton, FL Estimated	547	+34.7%
39	Minneola, FL Estimated	491	-19.4%
40	Lake Alfred, FL Estimated	488	+378.4%
41	Sarasota, FL Estimated	483	-13.3%
42	Lake Wales, FL Estimated	476	+589.9%
43	Deltona, FL Estimated	441	-11.3%
44	Lynn Haven, FL Estimated	431	+242.1%
45	Coral Springs, FL Estimated	419	+45%
46	West Palm Beach, FL Estimated	406	-73.3%
47	North Miami Beach, FL Estimated	377	+2,413.3%
48	Pompano Beach, FL Estimated	373	-17.8%
49	Dade City, FL Estimated	370	-7.3%
50	Fort Pierce, FL Estimated	366	-16.6%
51	Royal Palm Beach, FL Estimated	359	+469.8%
52	Sanford, FL Estimated	349	-69.5%
53	St. Augustine, FL Estimated	348	-16.3%
54	Tavares, FL Estimated	344	+13.5%
55	Palm Beach Gardens, FL Estimated	341	-29.1%
56	Plantation, FL Estimated	331	+1,738.9%
57	Casselberry, FL Estimated	330	-19.9%
58	Fort Walton Beach, FL Estimated	328	+1,212%
59	Estero, FL Estimated	320	-19.4%
60	Palm Springs, FL Estimated	316	+184.7%
61	Melbourne, FL Estimated	301	+140.8%
62	Ocala, FL Estimated	279	-80.3%
63	Panama City, FL Estimated	267	-17.3%
64	South Miami, FL Estimated	265	+41.7%
65	Edgewater, FL Estimated	256	+5.3%
66	Groveland, FL Estimated	251	-42.3%
67	North Miami, FL Estimated	250	+26.9%
68	Miami Lakes, FL Estimated	225	-5.9%
69	Auburndale, FL Estimated	220	-61.2%
70	Key West, FL Estimated	216	+928.6%
71	Ocoee, FL Estimated	214	-59.2%
72	Fort Lauderdale, FL Estimated	213	+15.8%
73	Doral, FL Estimated	197	-81.3%
74	Naples, FL Estimated	190	-18.8%
75	Marathon, FL Estimated	185	+43.4%
76	New Smyrna Beach, FL Estimated	184	-47.3%
77	Sebastian, FL Estimated	177	-18.8%
78	Winter Springs, FL Estimated	169	-15.1%
79	Tarpon Springs, FL Estimated	163	+120.3%
80	Mascotte, FL Estimated	157	-7.1%
81	Mount Dora, FL Estimated	151	-44.5%
82	Davie, FL Estimated	149	-15.3%
83	Parkland, FL Estimated	146	-45.1%
84	Punta Gorda, FL Estimated	145	+17.9%
85	Eustis, FL Estimated	137	-23.5%
86	Tamarac, FL Estimated	129	+193.2%
87	Marco Island, FL Estimated	125	-36.2%
88	Titusville, FL Estimated	121	-6.9%
89	Temple Terrace, FL Estimated	120	+200%
90	Homestead, FL Estimated	119	-29.2%
91	Panama City Beach, FL Estimated	116	-38.3%
92	Miami Gardens, FL Estimated	106	-58.1%
93	Brooksville, FL Estimated	94	-2.1%
93	Deerfield Beach, FL Estimated	94	+51.6%
95	New Port Richey, FL Estimated	90	-10%
96	Sebring, FL Estimated	88	+39.7%
97	DeBary, FL Estimated	86	-4.4%
98	Orange City, FL Estimated	84	+833.3%
99	Seminole, FL Estimated	81	+523.1%
100	Fernandina Beach, FL Estimated	75	-42.7%
101	Hallandale Beach, FL Estimated	68	-35.2%
102	Winter Park, FL Estimated	66	-37.7%
103	Callaway, FL Estimated	62	-7.5%
104	Lauderhill, FL Estimated	61	n/a
105	Oviedo, FL Estimated	60	-91%
106	Boca Raton, FL Estimated	59	-53.9%
106	Port Orange, FL Estimated	59	-87.3%
108	Jupiter, FL Estimated	58	+48.7%
109	Jacksonville Beach, FL Estimated	57	-44.1%
109	Lady Lake, FL Estimated	57	-54%
109	Miami Beach, FL Estimated	57	-21.9%
112	Stuart, FL Estimated	55	-93.2%
113	Clearwater, FL Estimated	50	-83.1%
113	Destin, FL Estimated	50	-64.3%
113	Longwood, FL Estimated	50	+78.6%
116	Boynton Beach, FL Estimated	49	-71.8%
117	Belle Glade, FL Estimated	47	+176.5%
117	Hollywood, FL Estimated	47	-82.7%
119	Pinecrest, FL Estimated	42	-40.8%
119	Wellington, FL Estimated	42	+20%
121	Pensacola, FL Estimated	40	-7%
122	Coral Gables, FL Estimated	38	+90%
123	Largo, FL Estimated	37	+12.1%
123	Lauderdale Lakes, FL Estimated	37	-2.6%
125	Oakland Park, FL Estimated	36	0%
126	Ormond Beach, FL Estimated	32	-57.9%
127	Pinellas Park, FL Estimated	29	-44.2%
128	Lake Mary, FL Estimated	28	+460%
129	Dunedin, FL Estimated	27	-42.6%
130	Atlantic Beach, FL Estimated	26	+23.8%
131	Winter Garden, FL Estimated	25	-68.4%
132	Dania Beach, FL Estimated	24	-36.8%
133	Lake Worth Beach, FL Estimated	23	-50%
133	Margate, FL Estimated	23	-34.3%
135	South Daytona, FL Estimated	22	-62.1%
136	Miramar, FL Estimated	21	-79.8%
136	Weston, FL Estimated	21	-27.6%
138	Riviera Beach, FL Estimated	20	-86.3%
138	Satellite Beach, FL Estimated	20	-13%
140	Cutler Bay, FL Estimated	19	+90%
141	Green Cove Springs, FL Estimated	18	-21.7%
141	Holly Hill, FL Estimated	18	n/a
141	Key Biscayne, FL Estimated	18	-35.7%
141	Palmetto, FL Estimated	18	-61.7%
145	Palmetto Bay, FL Estimated	17	-73.8%
146	Lighthouse Point, FL Estimated	12	-40%
147	Cocoa, FL Estimated	11	-93.3%
147	Greenacres, FL Estimated	11	-88.5%
147	North Palm Beach, FL Estimated	11	+10%
150	Cocoa Beach, FL Estimated	10	-63%
150	West Park, FL Estimated	10	0%
152	Lantana, FL Estimated	8	+700%
153	Cooper City, FL Estimated	7	-12.5%
153	Gulfport, FL Estimated	7	-36.4%
153	Miami Shores, FL Estimated	7	+16.7%
153	Sweetwater, FL Estimated	7	0%
157	Lake City, FL Estimated	6	n/a
158	Maitland, FL Estimated	5	-50%
158	Sunny Isles Beach, FL Estimated	5	-16.7%
160	Wilton Manors, FL Estimated	4	-42.9%
161	Opa-locka, FL Estimated	1	-50%
162	Alachua, FL Estimated	0	-100%
162	Aventura, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Coconut Creek, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Florida City, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Hialeah Gardens, FL Estimated	0	-100%
162	Miami Springs, FL Estimated	0	-100%
162	North Lauderdale, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Oldsmar, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Sunrise, FL Estimated	0	n/a

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 2023 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/so2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt

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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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Jacksonville, FL, with 9,708 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunrise, FL, with 0 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 2023 and are not ranked.