# Cities in Florida by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

All 169 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable. 5 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_single_family_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/florida-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Jacksonville, FL | 3,611 |
| 2 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 2,814 |
| 3 | Cape Coral, FL | 2,013 |
| 4 | North Port, FL | 1,910 |
| 5 | Palm Bay, FL | 1,908 |
| 6 | Haines City, FL | 1,453 |
| 7 | St. Cloud, FL | 1,430 |
| 8 | Palm Coast, FL | 1,356 |
| 9 | Apopka, FL | 1,130 |
| 10 | Tampa, FL | 948 |
| 11 | Orlando, FL | 945 |
| 12 | Winter Haven, FL | 744 |
| 13 | St. Petersburg, FL | 629 |
| 14 | Florida City, FL | 594 |
| 15 | Homestead, FL | 582 |
| 16 | Clermont, FL | 561 |
| 17 | Minneola, FL | 531 |
| 18 | Daytona Beach, FL | 529 |
| 19 | Plant City, FL | 517 |
| 20 | Lakeland, FL | 492 |
| 21 | Tallahassee, FL | 468 |
| 22 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 398 |
| 23 | Bartow, FL | 385 |
| 24 | Groveland, FL | 355 |
| 25 | Mount Dora, FL | 323 |
| 26 | Sanford, FL | 322 |
| 27 | Mascotte, FL | 317 |
| 28 | Davenport, FL | 308 |
| 29 | Lake Wales, FL | 306 |
| 30 | Fort Myers, FL | 304 |
| 31 | Ormond Beach, FL | 292 |
| 32 | Ocala, FL | 288 |
| 33 | Dade City, FL | 265 |
| 33 | Venice, FL | 265 |
| 35 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 262 |
| 35 | New Smyrna Beach, FL | 262 |
| 37 | Tavares, FL | 236 |
| 38 | Panama City, FL | 232 |
| 39 | Lake Alfred, FL | 219 |
| 39 | Leesburg, FL | 219 |
| 41 | Gainesville, FL | 218 |
| 42 | Bonita Springs, FL | 208 |
| 43 | Miami Lakes, FL | 206 |
| 44 | Auburndale, FL | 195 |
| 45 | DeLand, FL | 181 |
| 46 | Edgewater, FL | 173 |
| 47 | Zephyrhills, FL | 172 |
| 48 | Sarasota, FL | 168 |
| 49 | Kissimmee, FL | 167 |
| 49 | Ocoee, FL | 167 |
| 51 | Eustis, FL | 164 |
| 52 | West Melbourne, FL | 154 |
| 53 | Miami, FL | 152 |
| 54 | Sebastian, FL | 141 |
| 55 | Crestview, FL | 139 |
| 56 | Fort Pierce, FL | 133 |
| 57 | Rockledge, FL | 131 |
| 58 | Green Cove Springs, FL | 126 |
| 59 | Callaway, FL | 121 |
| 60 | Naples, FL | 117 |
| 61 | Titusville, FL | 112 |
| 62 | Brooksville, FL | 103 |
| 63 | Deltona, FL | 101 |
| 64 | Delray Beach, FL | 100 |
| 65 | West Palm Beach, FL | 99 |
| 66 | Estero, FL | 98 |
| 66 | Oviedo, FL | 98 |
| 68 | Winter Park, FL | 96 |
| 69 | Fernandina Beach, FL | 92 |
| 70 | Marco Island, FL | 90 |
| 71 | Pensacola, FL | 88 |
| 72 | Boca Raton, FL | 84 |
| 72 | Port Orange, FL | 84 |
| 74 | Punta Gorda, FL | 82 |
| 75 | DeBary, FL | 79 |
| 76 | Winter Garden, FL | 78 |
| 77 | Niceville, FL | 76 |
| 78 | Lynn Haven, FL | 74 |
| 79 | Jacksonville Beach, FL | 73 |
| 79 | Pompano Beach, FL | 73 |
| 81 | St. Augustine, FL | 71 |
| 82 | Lady Lake, FL | 67 |
| 83 | Boynton Beach, FL | 64 |
| 84 | Coral Gables, FL | 60 |
| 85 | Miami Beach, FL | 54 |
| 85 | Wellington, FL | 54 |
| 87 | Pinellas Park, FL | 52 |
| 88 | Melbourne, FL | 48 |
| 89 | Satellite Beach, FL | 47 |
| 90 | Clearwater, FL | 45 |
| 90 | Destin, FL | 45 |
| 92 | Royal Palm Beach, FL | 44 |
| 93 | Panama City Beach, FL | 41 |
| 94 | Davie, FL | 37 |
| 95 | Dania Beach, FL | 36 |
| 95 | Orange City, FL | 36 |
| 97 | Marathon, FL | 35 |
| 97 | Sebring, FL | 35 |
| 99 | Pinecrest, FL | 34 |
| 100 | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | 33 |
| 101 | Atlantic Beach, FL | 32 |
| 101 | Parkland, FL | 32 |
| 103 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 31 |
| 104 | Jupiter, FL | 28 |
| 105 | Dunedin, FL | 25 |
| 106 | Casselberry, FL | 24 |
| 107 | Cocoa Beach, FL | 23 |
| 107 | Lake City, FL | 23 |
| 107 | Lake Mary, FL | 23 |
| 110 | Hollywood, FL | 22 |
| 110 | Lighthouse Point, FL | 22 |
| 112 | Key Biscayne, FL | 21 |
| 113 | Seminole, FL | 20 |
| 114 | Key West, FL | 19 |
| 115 | South Miami, FL | 18 |
| 116 | Hallandale Beach, FL | 17 |
| 117 | Oakland Park, FL | 16 |
| 118 | North Palm Beach, FL | 14 |
| 119 | Gulfport, FL | 13 |
| 119 | Margate, FL | 13 |
| 119 | New Port Richey, FL | 13 |
| 119 | Plantation, FL | 13 |
| 123 | Cocoa, FL | 11 |
| 123 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | 11 |
| 123 | Miami Gardens, FL | 11 |
| 123 | North Miami, FL | 11 |
| 127 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 10 |
| 127 | Palmetto, FL | 10 |
| 129 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | 9 |
| 129 | Stuart, FL | 9 |
| 131 | Bradenton, FL | 8 |
| 131 | North Lauderdale, FL | 8 |
| 131 | Riviera Beach, FL | 8 |
| 134 | Cooper City, FL | 7 |
| 134 | Cutler Bay, FL | 7 |
| 134 | Longwood, FL | 7 |
| 134 | Temple Terrace, FL | 7 |
| 134 | Wilton Manors, FL | 7 |
| 139 | Holly Hill, FL | 6 |
| 139 | Maitland, FL | 6 |
| 139 | Miami Shores, FL | 6 |
| 142 | North Miami Beach, FL | 5 |
| 142 | Tamarac, FL | 5 |
| 142 | West Park, FL | 5 |
| 145 | Greenacres, FL | 4 |
| 145 | Miramar, FL | 4 |
| 147 | Lantana, FL | 3 |
| 147 | Largo, FL | 3 |
| 147 | Opa-locka, FL | 3 |
| 147 | Palmetto Bay, FL | 3 |
| 147 | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 3 |
| 147 | Tarpon Springs, FL | 3 |
| 147 | Winter Springs, FL | 3 |
| 154 | Altamonte Springs, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Belle Glade, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Coconut Creek, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Coral Springs, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Doral, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Lauderhill, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Palm Springs, FL | 2 |
| 154 | Sunrise, FL | 2 |
| 162 | Weston, FL | 1 |
| 163 | Alachua, FL | 0 |
| 163 | Aventura, FL | 0 |
| 163 | Hialeah Gardens, FL | 0 |
| 163 | Hialeah, FL | 0 |
| 163 | Miami Springs, FL | 0 |
| 163 | South Daytona, FL | 0 |
| 163 | Sweetwater, FL | 0 |