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St. Johns County

County housing permits · Florida

St. Johns County, FL building permits: new housing

3,275 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -38% on the year before, with $913M of construction value.

3,275
Housing units, last 12 months-38% vs. prior 12: $913M
Construction value: 8%
In 5+ unit buildings249 units: #19
Rankof 67

New housing units permitted per month

Places in St. Johns County

St. Johns County Unincorporated Area3,170
St. Augustine94

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Florida159,666

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	449 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	280 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	427 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	348 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	421 units	180 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	679 units	330 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	307 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	426 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	588 units	304 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	661 units	242 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	274 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	401 units	53 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	224 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	203 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	238 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	198 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	255 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	247 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	260 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	293 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	487 units	197 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	293 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	338 units	36 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	239 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	3,017	3,017	$876M
2 units	3	6	$1M
3–4 units	1	3	$287K
5+ units	14	249	$35.6M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	4,735	1,039	$1.2B
2024	5,575	584	$1.4B
2023	6,451	1,128	$1.6B

Key facts

St. Johns County, FL permitted 3,275 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $912,838,784 in construction value.
That is -38% compared with the 12 months before (5,261 units).
3,017 were single-family homes and 249 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (14 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $290,309.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 239 units were permitted.
It ranked #19 of 67 counties in Florida by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 4,735 units were permitted ($1.2B).

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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