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Gainesville, FL metro area

Metro area housing permits

Gainesville, FL metro area building permits: new housing

2,646 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +39% on the year before, with $555M of construction value.

2,646
Housing units, last 12 months+39% vs. prior 12: $555M
Construction value: 57%
In 5+ unit buildings1,500 units: #107
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Gainesville, FL metro area

Gainesville1,677
Alachua County Unincorporated Area496
Levy County Unincorporated Area207
Newberry157
Gilchrist County60

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	131 units	43 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	121 units	39 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	117 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	172 units	73 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	113 units	41 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	157 units	51 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	159 units	59 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	178 units	85 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	262 units	174 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	192 units	103 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	166 units	85 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	138 units	84 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	225 units	96 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	124 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	183 units	105 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	131 units	52 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	133 units	58 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	124 units	49 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	267 units	182 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	223 units	151 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	214 units	136 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	321 units	250 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	397 units	151 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	304 units	222 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	1,116	1,116	$373M
2 units	15	30	$6.4M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	24	1,500	$175M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	3,674	2,629	$678M
2024	2,043	922	$476M

Key facts

Gainesville, FL metro area permitted 2,646 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $554,720,000 in construction value.
That is +39% compared with the 12 months before (1,906 units).
1,116 were single-family homes and 1,500 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (24 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $334,540.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 304 units were permitted.
It ranked #107 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 3,674 units were permitted ($678M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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