Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits

Jacksonville, FL had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 169 cities in 2024, at 6,398. Sweetwater, FL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 89 and the figure for Florida was 173,326. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,398Jacksonville, FL

Lowest0Sweetwater, FL

Median89169 cities

Florida173,326History

Top 40 cities, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	6,398	-34.1%
2	Miami, FL Estimated	6,023	+11.1%
3	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	3,798	-9.2%
4	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	3,397	-15%
5	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	3,062	+12.7%
6	North Port, FL Estimated	2,578	+10.5%
7	Tampa, FL Estimated	2,546	-19.3%
8	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	2,095	-1.9%
9	Orlando, FL Estimated	1,970	-18%
10	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	1,861	+64.5%
11	Haines City, FL Estimated	1,733	-7.3%
12	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	1,721	+18.9%
13	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	1,613	-28.5%
14	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	1,506	-20%
15	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	1,460	-14%
16	Apopka, FL Estimated	1,439	+104.1%
17	Gainesville, FL Estimated	1,218	+56.2%
18	Sarasota, FL Estimated	1,102	+128.2%
19	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	1,061	-8%
20	Bonita Springs, FL Estimated	1,020	+78.6%
21	Venice, FL Estimated	984	-43.7%
22	Kissimmee, FL Estimated	869	+34.7%
23	Clermont, FL Estimated	862	+24.9%
24	Homestead, FL Estimated	813	+583.2%
25	Ocala, FL Estimated	771	+176.3%
26	Altamonte Springs, FL Estimated	757	-0.4%
27	Plant City, FL Estimated	723	-8.1%
28	Palm Beach Gardens, FL Estimated	677	+98.5%
29	Sanford, FL Estimated	642	+84%
30	North Miami Beach, FL Estimated	621	+64.7%
31	Bartow, FL Estimated	609	+7%
32	Lake Alfred, FL Estimated	592	+21.3%
33	Davenport, FL Estimated	591	-10.7%
34	Ocoee, FL Estimated	558	+160.7%
35	Leesburg, FL Estimated	541	-80.4%
36	Minneola, FL Estimated	469	-4.5%
37	Miramar, FL Estimated	449	+2,038.1%
38	DeLand, FL Estimated	447	-59%
39	Lake Wales, FL Estimated	420	-11.8%
40	Panama City Beach, FL Estimated	418	+260.3%
41	Fort Pierce, FL Estimated	399	+9%
42	Estero, FL Estimated	387	+20.9%
43	Lakeland, FL Estimated	380	-61.9%
44	Royal Palm Beach, FL Estimated	366	+1.9%
45	South Miami, FL Estimated	332	+25.3%
46	Groveland, FL Estimated	325	+29.5%
47	Auburndale, FL Estimated	321	+45.9%
48	Pompano Beach, FL Estimated	314	-15.8%
49	Mascotte, FL Estimated	311	+98.1%
50	Crestview, FL Estimated	310	-62.5%
51	Hialeah, FL Estimated	305	-78.9%
52	Edgewater, FL Estimated	302	+18%
53	Panama City, FL Estimated	288	+7.9%
54	Mount Dora, FL Estimated	282	+86.8%
55	Casselberry, FL Estimated	270	-18.2%
56	Fort Lauderdale, FL Estimated	255	+19.7%
57	Tavares, FL Estimated	240	-30.2%
58	Miami Lakes, FL Estimated	237	+5.3%
59	West Palm Beach, FL Estimated	230	-43.3%
60	Dade City, FL Estimated	229	-38.1%
61	Florida City, FL Estimated	227	n/a
62	Lynn Haven, FL Estimated	213	-50.6%
63	Bradenton, FL Estimated	212	-61.2%
64	Aventura, FL Estimated	204	n/a
65	Delray Beach, FL Estimated	191	-67.4%
66	Eustis, FL Estimated	176	+28.5%
67	Naples, FL Estimated	174	-8.4%
67	Sebring, FL Estimated	174	+97.7%
69	Sebastian, FL Estimated	169	-4.5%
70	Winter Springs, FL Estimated	162	-4.1%
71	Clearwater, FL Estimated	159	+218%
71	Ormond Beach, FL Estimated	159	+396.9%
73	Deltona, FL Estimated	158	-64.2%
74	Punta Gorda, FL Estimated	138	-4.8%
75	Davie, FL Estimated	135	-9.4%
75	New Smyrna Beach, FL Estimated	135	-26.6%
77	Titusville, FL Estimated	128	+5.8%
78	Hallandale Beach, FL Estimated	126	+85.3%
79	Brooksville, FL Estimated	121	+28.7%
80	Marco Island, FL Estimated	99	-20.8%
81	Marathon, FL Estimated	96	-48.1%
82	Pensacola, FL Estimated	93	+132.5%
82	Zephyrhills, FL Estimated	93	-83.6%
84	Port Orange, FL Estimated	90	+52.5%
85	DeBary, FL Estimated	89	+3.5%
86	Dania Beach, FL Estimated	83	+245.8%
86	Lady Lake, FL Estimated	83	+45.6%
88	New Port Richey, FL Estimated	81	-10%
89	Fernandina Beach, FL Estimated	80	+6.7%
90	Callaway, FL Estimated	79	+27.4%
91	Holly Hill, FL Estimated	76	+322.2%
92	Boca Raton, FL Estimated	75	+27.1%
93	Niceville, FL Estimated	72	-90.2%
94	Miami Beach, FL Estimated	71	+24.6%
95	Winter Park, FL Estimated	70	+6.1%
96	Rockledge, FL Estimated	68	-92.5%
96	St. Augustine, FL Estimated	68	-80.5%
98	Melbourne, FL Estimated	59	-80.4%
98	West Melbourne, FL Estimated	59	-94.2%
100	Jacksonville Beach, FL Estimated	58	+1.8%
100	Orange City, FL Estimated	58	-31%
102	Destin, FL Estimated	57	+14%
103	Largo, FL Estimated	53	+43.2%
104	Coral Gables, FL Estimated	50	+31.6%
105	Wellington, FL Estimated	47	+11.9%
106	Oakland Park, FL Estimated	45	+25%
107	Oviedo, FL Estimated	44	-26.7%
108	Lake Worth Beach, FL Estimated	43	+87%
109	Jupiter, FL Estimated	40	-31%
110	Lauderdale Lakes, FL Estimated	38	+2.7%
110	Tarpon Springs, FL Estimated	38	-76.7%
112	Boynton Beach, FL Estimated	36	-26.5%
113	Pinecrest, FL Estimated	32	-23.8%
113	Winter Garden, FL Estimated	32	+28%
115	Dunedin, FL Estimated	30	+11.1%
115	Riviera Beach, FL Estimated	30	+50%
115	Seminole, FL Estimated	30	-63%
118	Lake Mary, FL Estimated	29	+3.6%
119	South Daytona, FL Estimated	28	+27.3%
120	Hollywood, FL Estimated	27	-42.6%
120	Key West, FL Estimated	27	-87.5%
120	Lake City, FL Estimated	27	+350%
123	Key Biscayne, FL Estimated	22	+22.2%
124	Parkland, FL Estimated	21	-85.6%
125	Atlantic Beach, FL Estimated	20	-23.1%
125	Margate, FL Estimated	20	-13%
127	North Palm Beach, FL Estimated	19	+72.7%
127	Satellite Beach, FL Estimated	19	-5%
129	Green Cove Springs, FL Estimated	18	0%
130	Pinellas Park, FL Estimated	17	-41.4%
131	Fort Walton Beach, FL Estimated	16	-95.1%
131	Palmetto Bay, FL Estimated	16	-5.9%
133	Longwood, FL Estimated	15	-70%
133	Miami Gardens, FL Estimated	15	-85.8%
133	Temple Terrace, FL Estimated	15	-87.5%
136	Coral Springs, FL Estimated	14	-96.7%
136	Plantation, FL Estimated	14	-95.8%
136	Tamarac, FL Estimated	14	-89.1%
139	Deerfield Beach, FL Estimated	13	-86.2%
139	Lighthouse Point, FL Estimated	13	+8.3%
141	Gulfport, FL Estimated	12	+71.4%
141	Palmetto, FL Estimated	12	-33.3%
143	Belle Glade, FL Estimated	10	-78.7%
144	Miami Shores, FL Estimated	9	+28.6%
144	North Miami, FL Estimated	9	-96.4%
146	Cocoa Beach, FL Estimated	8	-20%
146	Opa-locka, FL Estimated	8	+700%
146	Palm Springs, FL Estimated	8	-97.5%
146	West Park, FL Estimated	8	-20%
146	Wilton Manors, FL Estimated	8	+100%
151	Lantana, FL Estimated	6	-25%
151	Maitland, FL Estimated	6	+20%
153	Cooper City, FL Estimated	5	-28.6%
154	Cocoa, FL Estimated	4	-63.6%
154	Coconut Creek, FL Estimated	4	n/a
154	Stuart, FL Estimated	4	-92.7%
154	Sunny Isles Beach, FL Estimated	4	-20%
158	Weston, FL Estimated	3	-85.7%
159	Cutler Bay, FL Estimated	2	-89.5%
160	Doral, FL Estimated	1	-99.5%
160	Greenacres, FL Estimated	1	-90.9%
162	Alachua, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Hialeah Gardens, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Lauderhill, FL Estimated	0	-100%
162	Miami Springs, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	North Lauderdale, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Pembroke Pines, FL Estimated	0	-100%
162	Sunrise, FL Estimated	0	n/a
162	Sweetwater, 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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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/so2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jacksonville, FL, with 6,398 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sweetwater, FL, with 0 in 2024.

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. 5 cities have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.