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Monroe County

County housing permits · Florida

Monroe County, FL building permits: new housing

291 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -4% on the year before, with $187M of construction value.

291
Housing units, last 12 months-4% vs. prior 12: $187M
Construction value: 22%
In 5+ unit buildings64 units: #42
Rankof 67

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Monroe County

Monroe County Unincorporated Area156
Key West73

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Florida159,666

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	25 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	30 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	19 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	33 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	26 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	21 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	18 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	76 units	54 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	21 units	0 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	210	210	$165M
2 units	2	4	$1.1M
3–4 units	4	13	$3.2M
5+ units	4	64	$18.4M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	279	8	$199M
2024	334	72	$223M
2023	652	259	$306M

Key facts

Monroe County, FL permitted 291 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $187,440,999 in construction value.
That is -4% compared with the 12 months before (302 units).
210 were single-family homes and 64 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (4 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $784,331.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 21 units were permitted.
It ranked #42 of 67 counties in Florida by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 279 units were permitted ($199M).

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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