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

Jacksonville, FL had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 170 cities in 2015, at 2,350. Sunny Isles Beach, FL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 56. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,350Jacksonville, FL

Lowest0Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Median56170 cities

Top 40 cities, 2015

count. 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Jacksonville, FL Estimated	2,350	+11.6%
2	Cape Coral, FL Estimated	1,090	+64.4%
3	Tampa, FL Estimated	1,046	+46.9%
4	Fort Myers, FL Estimated	905	+26.4%
5	North Port, FL Estimated	851	+52.8%
6	Orlando, FL Estimated	850	-7.1%
7	Largo, FL Estimated	820	+1,763.6%
8	Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated	783	+43.7%
9	St. Cloud, FL Estimated	740	+33.6%
10	Doral, FL Estimated	568	+38.5%
11	Winter Garden, FL Estimated	537	+17.8%
12	Bonita Springs, FL Estimated	511	-15.5%
13	Parkland, FL Estimated	430	-21.4%
14	Homestead, FL Estimated	418	+69.9%
15	Palm Coast, FL Estimated	355	+4.7%
16	Winter Haven, FL Estimated	354	-1.4%
17	DeLand, FL Estimated	347	+3.6%
18	Kissimmee, FL Estimated	341	+25.8%
19	Palm Bay, FL Estimated	323	+99.4%
20	Clermont, FL Estimated	322	+22.4%
21	Apopka, FL Estimated	318	+8.9%
22	Groveland, FL Estimated	304	-9.8%
23	Tallahassee, FL Estimated	301	+11.1%
24	St. Petersburg, FL Estimated	300	+69.5%
25	Tamarac, FL Estimated	251	+578.4%
26	Pompano Beach, FL Estimated	248	+198.8%
27	Lakeland, FL Estimated	243	+138.2%
28	Jupiter, FL Estimated	223	-38.7%
29	New Smyrna Beach, FL Estimated	218	+9.5%
29	Winter Springs, FL Estimated	218	+175.9%
31	Davenport, FL Estimated	205	+51.9%
32	Sebastian, FL Estimated	198	+20%
33	Tavares, FL Estimated	191	0%
34	Oviedo, FL Estimated	172	+309.5%
35	Palm Beach Gardens, FL Estimated	169	-10.1%
35	West Palm Beach, FL Estimated	169	+57.9%
37	West Melbourne, FL Estimated	167	+21%
38	Naples, FL Estimated	162	-12.4%
39	Melbourne, FL Estimated	157	+7.5%
40	Green Cove Springs, FL Estimated	142	+202.1%
40	Haines City, FL Estimated	142	-14.5%
42	Daytona Beach, FL Estimated	141	+8.5%
43	Venice, FL Estimated	140	+12%
44	Ormond Beach, FL Estimated	138	+32.7%
45	Panama City Beach, FL Estimated	135	+21.6%
46	Jacksonville Beach, FL Estimated	133	+31.7%
47	Punta Gorda, FL Estimated	132	+22.2%
48	Boca Raton, FL Estimated	131	+98.5%
49	Ocoee, FL Estimated	130	-45.6%
49	Port Orange, FL Estimated	130	-0.8%
51	Delray Beach, FL Estimated	129	+16.2%
52	Fort Lauderdale, FL Estimated	124	+57%
53	Plant City, FL Estimated	120	-15.5%
54	Miami Gardens, FL Estimated	118	+807.7%
55	Bradenton, FL Estimated	116	-5.7%
55	Sarasota, FL Estimated	116	+26.1%
57	Auburndale, FL Estimated	114	+1.8%
58	Marco Island, FL Estimated	113	+7.6%
59	Ocala, FL Estimated	110	+31%
60	Atlantic Beach, FL Estimated	101	+359.1%
61	Miami, FL Estimated	98	+36.1%
62	Eustis, FL Estimated	96	-14.3%
62	Leesburg, FL Estimated	96	+24.7%
64	Lynn Haven, FL Estimated	88	+39.7%
64	Winter Park, FL Estimated	88	-22.1%
66	Fernandina Beach, FL Estimated	87	+11.5%
67	Bartow, FL Estimated	86	-23.9%
67	Lake Alfred, FL Estimated	86	+53.6%
69	Crestview, FL Estimated	85	+37.1%
70	Niceville, FL Estimated	83	-10.8%
71	Cocoa, FL Estimated	82	+412.5%
71	St. Augustine, FL Estimated	82	+39%
71	Titusville, FL Estimated	82	+9.3%
74	Pembroke Pines, FL Estimated	79	+3,850%
75	Mount Dora, FL Estimated	78	+14.7%
76	Hialeah, FL Estimated	75	-29.9%
76	Miami Beach, FL Estimated	75	+19%
76	Minneola, FL Estimated	75	0%
79	Gainesville, FL Estimated	71	+6%
80	Tarpon Springs, FL Estimated	68	+17.2%
81	Lady Lake, FL Estimated	65	+54.8%
82	Destin, FL Estimated	64	+12.3%
83	Edgewater, FL Estimated	63	+40%
84	Miramar, FL Estimated	58	-67.2%
85	Sanford, FL Estimated	57	+185%
86	Marathon, FL Estimated	55	+129.2%
87	Seminole, FL Estimated	50	+16.3%
88	Davie, FL Estimated	49	+6.5%
89	Coral Gables, FL Estimated	48	-14.3%
89	Deltona, FL Estimated	48	-21.3%
89	Key Biscayne, FL Estimated	48	+4,700%
89	North Miami Beach, FL Estimated	48	+9.1%
93	Alachua, FL Estimated	47	-11.3%
93	Pensacola, FL Estimated	47	+2.2%
95	Lake Wales, FL Estimated	46	-28.1%
95	Pinellas Park, FL Estimated	46	-30.3%
97	Coconut Creek, FL Estimated	45	+9.8%
98	Clearwater, FL Estimated	42	+13.5%
98	Oldsmar, FL Estimated	42	+5%
100	Rockledge, FL Estimated	41	-40.6%
101	Boynton Beach, FL Estimated	39	+34.5%
101	Hollywood, FL Estimated	39	+387.5%
103	Royal Palm Beach, FL Estimated	36	-51.4%
104	Wellington, FL Estimated	34	-76.1%
105	Fort Walton Beach, FL Estimated	33	-28.3%
106	Pinecrest, FL Estimated	30	-23.1%
107	DeBary, FL Estimated	29	+20.8%
108	Satellite Beach, FL Estimated	27	+8%
109	Greenacres, FL Estimated	26	-35%
110	Callaway, FL Estimated	25	+733.3%
110	Safety Harbor, FL Estimated	25	0%
112	Zephyrhills, FL Estimated	23	+21.1%
113	Lighthouse Point, FL Estimated	22	+46.7%
114	Lake Mary, FL Estimated	20	-20%
114	Plantation, FL Estimated	20	+5.3%
116	Fort Pierce, FL Estimated	19	+18.8%
116	Lauderhill, FL Estimated	19	-69.4%
116	Palm Springs, FL Estimated	19	+35.7%
116	Panama City, FL Estimated	19	n/a
120	Longwood, FL Estimated	16	-38.5%
120	Sebring, FL Estimated	16	+220%
122	Cutler Bay, FL Estimated	13	+333.3%
123	Palmetto Bay, FL Estimated	12	+300%
124	Cooper City, FL Estimated	10	0%
124	Dade City, FL Estimated	10	-80.8%
124	Deerfield Beach, FL Estimated	10	0%
124	Palmetto, FL Estimated	10	+11.1%
124	Sunrise, FL Estimated	10	n/a
129	North Miami, FL Estimated	9	+50%
129	Oakland Park, FL Estimated	9	+12.5%
131	Gulfport, FL Estimated	8	+100%
131	Hallandale Beach, FL Estimated	8	+100%
131	Riviera Beach, FL Estimated	8	+166.7%
134	Lantana, FL Estimated	7	+16.7%
134	West Park, FL Estimated	7	+16.7%
136	Cocoa Beach, FL Estimated	6	-50%
136	Miami Springs, FL Estimated	6	0%
136	North Palm Beach, FL Estimated	6	n/a
139	Dania Beach, FL Estimated	5	0%
139	Hialeah Gardens, FL Estimated	5	+25%
139	Miami Lakes, FL Estimated	5	-28.6%
139	Temple Terrace, FL Estimated	5	-16.7%
143	Brooksville, FL Estimated	4	-42.9%
143	Dunedin, FL Estimated	4	+100%
143	Holly Hill, FL Estimated	4	+33.3%
143	Orange City, FL Estimated	4	+100%
147	Altamonte Springs, FL Estimated	3	0%
147	Margate, FL Estimated	3	n/a
147	South Miami, FL Estimated	3	0%
147	Sweetwater, FL Estimated	3	+50%
151	Belle Glade, FL Estimated	2	-60%
151	Maitland, FL Estimated	2	-88.2%
151	Mascotte, FL Estimated	2	-87.5%
151	New Port Richey, FL Estimated	2	-80%
151	Weston, FL Estimated	2	-50%
156	Casselberry, FL Estimated	1	-97.9%
156	Coral Springs, FL Estimated	1	-50%
156	Key West, FL Estimated	1	0%
156	Miami Shores, FL Estimated	1	-50%
156	Wilton Manors, FL Estimated	1	-83.3%
161	Aventura, FL Estimated	0	n/a
161	Florida City, FL Estimated	0	n/a
161	Lake City, FL Estimated	0	-100%
161	Lauderdale Lakes, FL Estimated	0	n/a
161	North Lauderdale, FL Estimated	0	n/a
161	Opa-locka, FL Estimated	0	n/a
161	Palatka, FL Estimated	0	-100%
161	South Daytona, FL Estimated	0	-100%
161	Stuart, FL Estimated	0	-100%
161	Sunny Isles Beach, FL Estimated	0	-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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 in 1-unit structures 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Florida by single-family 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

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Florida by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/florida-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Florida by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Florida by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/florida-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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/single-family-building-permits/florida-cities?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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/so2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Jacksonville, FL, with 2,350 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunny Isles Beach, 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.