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Lee County Unincorporated Area, FL building permits: new housing

6,542 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -24% on the year before, with $1.5B of construction value.

6,542
Housing units, last 12 months-24% vs. prior 12: $1.5B
Construction value: 19%
In 5+ unit buildings1,243 units: 16.8
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 388,950

New housing units permitted per month

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	718 units	38 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	592 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	766 units	312 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	1,130 units	380 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	1,007 units	344 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	639 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	802 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	739 units	188 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	809 units	74 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	639 units	22 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	746 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	527 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	386 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	320 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	368 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	480 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	383 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	888 units	390 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	462 units	44 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	469 units	26 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	885 units	343 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	955 units	402 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	419 units	8 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	5,259	5,259	$1.3B
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	10	40	$9M
5+ units	46	1,243	$214M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	8,336	1,082	$1.9B
2024	8,721	1,695	$1.9B
2023	7,115	1,057	$1.3B

Key facts

Lee County Unincorporated Area, FL permitted 6,542 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $1,499,176,016 in construction value.
That is -24% compared with the 12 months before (8,587 units).
5,259 were single-family homes and 1,243 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (46 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $242,580.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 419 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 376 permit-issuing places in Florida by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 8,336 units were permitted ($1.9B).

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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Building size

Buildings

Units

Value

Single-family

5,259

$1.3B

2 units

—

3–4 units

$9M

5+ units

1,243

$214M

Year

Housing units

In 5+ unit buildings

Value

2025

8,336

1,082

$1.9B

2024

8,721

1,695

$1.9B

2023

7,115

1,057

$1.3B

Key facts

Lee County Unincorporated Area, FL permitted 6,542 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $1,499,176,016 in construction value.

That is -24% compared with the 12 months before (8,587 units).

5,259 were single-family homes and 1,243 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (46 buildings).

The average single-family home permitted was valued at $242,580.

In September 2026, the latest month published, 419 units were permitted.

It ranked #3 of 376 permit-issuing places in Florida by housing units permitted in the period.

In 2025, the full year, 8,336 units were permitted ($1.9B).