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1,112 counties where at least 100 single-family homes were permitted last year, each with 2000–2025 permit history, the typical home value and a local build-vs-buy comparison. Search above, or open a state below — busiest counties first.
Alabama24 counties
Madison County · 2,866Baldwin County · 2,517Jefferson County · 1,592Lee County · 1,551Shelby County · 1,008Mobile County · 986Tuscaloosa County · 488Montgomery County · 465Limestone County · 447St. Clair County · 411Houston County · 334Morgan County · 257Tallapoosa County · 230Marshall County · 216Autauga County · 200Coffee County · 198Cullman County · 196Russell County · 147Elmore County · 140Calhoun County · 130Etowah County · 123Talladega County · 123Lauderdale County · 113Henry County · 100
Alaska2 counties
Arizona13 counties
Arkansas11 counties
California38 counties
Los Angeles County · 10,106Riverside County · 6,399Sacramento County · 4,629San Bernardino County · 3,578San Diego County · 3,506Kern County · 2,793Orange County · 2,777San Joaquin County · 2,520Placer County · 2,462Fresno County · 2,002Santa Clara County · 1,795Tulare County · 1,567Madera County · 1,144Alameda County · 1,117Contra Costa County · 970Stanislaus County · 894Sonoma County · 790Solano County · 750Merced County · 697Monterey County · 663Butte County · 662San Luis Obispo County · 642Ventura County · 540San Mateo County · 457Yuba County · 440Santa Barbara County · 433Kings County · 389El Dorado County · 345Yolo County · 280Napa County · 258Shasta County · 249San Benito County · 247Imperial County · 224Nevada County · 194Santa Cruz County · 163Humboldt County · 160Marin County · 149Sutter County · 149
Colorado26 counties
El Paso County · 2,721Weld County · 2,011Adams County · 1,884Arapahoe County · 1,735Douglas County · 1,465Denver County · 1,027Larimer County · 985Jefferson County · 810Mesa County · 693Boulder County · 428Elbert County · 285Pueblo County · 226Grand County · 221Montrose County · 207Garfield County · 201Routt County · 196La Plata County · 188Chaffee County · 167Eagle County · 163Park County · 152Gunnison County · 136Summit County · 135Archuleta County · 124Teller County · 118Costilla County · 114Fremont County · 105
Delaware3 counties
Florida48 counties
Lee County · 9,962Manatee County · 7,014Polk County · 6,725Pasco County · 6,191Marion County · 5,420Osceola County · 5,085Hillsborough County · 4,295Sarasota County · 4,283Orange County · 4,221Lake County · 3,999Duval County · 3,732St. Johns County · 3,554St. Lucie County · 3,468Brevard County · 3,376Sumter County · 3,105Miami-Dade County · 2,666Charlotte County · 2,571Palm Beach County · 2,495Citrus County · 2,082Volusia County · 2,079Flagler County · 1,950Collier County · 1,945Santa Rosa County · 1,929Hernando County · 1,734Bay County · 1,685Walton County · 1,427Pinellas County · 1,376Escambia County · 1,366Clay County · 1,240Okaloosa County · 987Seminole County · 893Nassau County · 887Martin County · 843Broward County · 712Highlands County · 706Alachua County · 689Leon County · 617Wakulla County · 518Hendry County · 464Gulf County · 302Levy County · 240Monroe County · 239Washington County · 223Indian River County · 178Columbia County · 174DeSoto County · 159Suwannee County · 134Franklin County · 112
Georgia72 counties
Gwinnett County · 2,950Chatham County · 2,666Fulton County · 2,344Hall County · 1,892Jackson County · 1,816Henry County · 1,666Cherokee County · 1,491Forsyth County · 1,409Barrow County · 1,300Paulding County · 1,290Columbia County · 1,141Houston County · 1,132Dawson County · 1,069Cobb County · 988Bulloch County · 929DeKalb County · 805Lowndes County · 800Bartow County · 795Carroll County · 776Coweta County · 751Newton County · 600Walton County · 549Richmond County · 534Douglas County · 471Glynn County · 448Fayette County · 435Camden County · 418Troup County · 418Clayton County · 399Habersham County · 378Fannin County · 356Bryan County · 348Liberty County · 348Catoosa County · 339Rockdale County · 339Floyd County · 330Oconee County · 320Spalding County · 317Greene County · 311Whitfield County · 297Gordon County · 289Walker County · 281Long County · 275Lumpkin County · 270Union County · 264Pickens County · 259Monroe County · 258Muscogee County · 230Clarke County · 226Effingham County · 212White County · 188Harris County · 177Hart County · 177Haralson County · 159Morgan County · 147Bibb County · 143Franklin County · 142Peach County · 139Lamar County · 136Thomas County · 131Madison County · 130Elbert County · 127Upson County · 127Jasper County · 124Rabun County · 122Polk County · 121Murray County · 120Meriwether County · 117Tift County · 111Banks County · 109McIntosh County · 106Pike County · 106
Idaho23 counties
Ada County · 4,637Canyon County · 3,045Kootenai County · 1,217Bonneville County · 713Twin Falls County · 501Madison County · 414Bannock County · 297Jefferson County · 294Teton County · 279Valley County · 249Bingham County · 203Elmore County · 164Payette County · 157Minidoka County · 149Gem County · 144Jerome County · 143Latah County · 130Bear Lake County · 128Fremont County · 126Nez Perce County · 122Boise County · 108Blaine County · 102Bonner County · 102
Illinois14 counties
Indiana33 counties
Hamilton County · 2,934Hendricks County · 1,583Allen County · 1,300Lake County · 1,262Hancock County · 1,057Marion County · 1,041Johnson County · 980Boone County · 907Clark County · 765Porter County · 564Tippecanoe County · 553St. Joseph County · 377Morgan County · 370Vanderburgh County · 363Elkhart County · 325Kosciusko County · 316Floyd County · 216LaPorte County · 204Shelby County · 192Monroe County · 190Warrick County · 190Madison County · 186Bartholomew County · 183LaGrange County · 153Dearborn County · 140Harrison County · 139Dubois County · 137Steuben County · 125Owen County · 122Marshall County · 116Noble County · 113Howard County · 106Spencer County · 100
Iowa14 counties
Kansas11 counties
Kentucky21 counties
Jefferson County · 1,126Warren County · 691Fayette County · 507Jessamine County · 488Madison County · 473Boone County · 447Kenton County · 412Scott County · 351Hardin County · 346Oldham County · 276Shelby County · 269Bullitt County · 242Simpson County · 205Nelson County · 186Daviess County · 183Barren County · 178Meade County · 165Campbell County · 142Anderson County · 139Christian County · 113Grant County · 110
Louisiana22 counties
Lafayette Parish · 1,612East Baton Rouge Parish · 1,420St. Tammany Parish · 1,086Tangipahoa Parish · 696Bossier Parish · 664Livingston Parish · 647Calcasieu Parish · 448Jefferson Parish · 402Ouachita Parish · 382Ascension Parish · 327Lafourche Parish · 312Vermilion Parish · 254Terrebonne Parish · 247Rapides Parish · 217Orleans Parish · 210Lincoln Parish · 191Caddo Parish · 185St. Landry Parish · 153Acadia Parish · 147Iberville Parish · 122Iberia Parish · 102St. Charles Parish · 102
Maine15 counties
York County · 928Cumberland County · 881Oxford County · 400Kennebec County · 398Penobscot County · 316Hancock County · 278Androscoggin County · 269Lincoln County · 180Franklin County · 176Waldo County · 157Piscataquis County · 140Sagadahoc County · 136Knox County · 125Washington County · 103Somerset County · 101
Maryland19 counties
Prince George County · 1,530Baltimore County · 1,152Charles County · 935Anne Arundel County · 873Frederick County · 814Montgomery County · 804Harford County · 578Howard County · 329Queen Anne County · 267St. Marys County · 264City of Baltimore · 254Worcester County · 242Talbot County · 198Washington County · 182Carroll County · 153Cecil County · 142Garrett County · 138Wicomico County · 129Calvert County · 119
Massachusetts10 counties
Michigan39 counties
Oakland County · 1,730Kent County · 1,242Wayne County · 1,210Macomb County · 1,046Ottawa County · 868Washtenaw County · 532Livingston County · 483Kalamazoo County · 479Grand Traverse County · 453Allegan County · 397Genesee County · 366Muskegon County · 351Berrien County · 255Ingham County · 252St. Clair County · 219Van Buren County · 200Jackson County · 196Montcalm County · 196Clinton County · 189Monroe County · 177Lapeer County · 171Lenawee County · 169Iron County · 161Leelanau County · 159Barry County · 157St. Joseph County · 142Saginaw County · 141Cass County · 140Benzie County · 136Emmet County · 135Oceana County · 134Manistee County · 132Calhoun County · 120Houghton County · 119Midland County · 114Charlevoix County · 111Newaygo County · 109Eaton County · 106Antrim County · 105
Minnesota26 counties
Hennepin County · 1,523Dakota County · 1,378Washington County · 1,225Wright County · 1,072Anoka County · 738Scott County · 570Carver County · 483Crow Wing County · 455Stearns County · 371Olmsted County · 326Sherburne County · 299Ramsey County · 273Cass County · 253St. Louis County · 237Chisago County · 236Pine County · 205Isanti County · 191Blue Earth County · 186Aitkin County · 170Douglas County · 157Clay County · 153Morrison County · 148Becker County · 138Itasca County · 117Carlton County · 109Rice County · 100
Mississippi13 counties
Missouri18 counties
Jackson County · 1,299St. Charles County · 1,270Taney County · 861Greene County · 729Boone County · 611Jefferson County · 609St. Louis County · 496Jasper County · 467Christian County · 466Cass County · 463Franklin County · 458Camden County · 371Warren County · 313Platte County · 228Stone County · 212Clay County · 207Webster County · 152Cole County · 135
Montana5 counties
Nebraska6 counties
Nevada6 counties
New Hampshire9 counties
New Jersey19 counties
Ocean County · 2,372Monmouth County · 1,481Bergen County · 1,405Burlington County · 946Morris County · 810Mercer County · 805Middlesex County · 710Gloucester County · 706Atlantic County · 676Cape May County · 671Camden County · 408Essex County · 317Warren County · 292Somerset County · 267Hudson County · 248Union County · 162Cumberland County · 143Passaic County · 134Hunterdon County · 126
New Mexico9 counties
New York36 counties
Suffolk County · 1,094Saratoga County · 813Erie County · 666Nassau County · 642Monroe County · 586Orange County · 549Sullivan County · 474Ontario County · 375Onondaga County · 364Dutchess County · 292Westchester County · 287Ulster County · 273Niagara County · 236Jefferson County · 226St. Lawrence County · 213Albany County · 200Warren County · 194Wayne County · 180Oneida County · 177Essex County · 176Chautauqua County · 168Rensselaer County · 165Tompkins County · 146Oswego County · 145Franklin County · 140Greene County · 135Otsego County · 125Cattaraugus County · 124Rockland County · 117Clinton County · 113Cayuga County · 110Delaware County · 108Madison County · 108Columbia County · 106Steuben County · 104Genesee County · 100
North Carolina75 counties
Wake County · 8,392Brunswick County · 4,454Mecklenburg County · 3,747Forsyth County · 2,863Durham County · 2,790Johnston County · 2,633Union County · 2,387Harnett County · 2,195Gaston County · 2,153Guilford County · 1,738Alamance County · 1,674Iredell County · 1,447Cabarrus County · 1,358Catawba County · 1,353Onslow County · 1,318New Hanover County · 1,208Pitt County · 1,108Moore County · 1,043Buncombe County · 992Rowan County · 943Davidson County · 941Wayne County · 879Cumberland County · 825Lincoln County · 785Franklin County · 735Pender County · 716Henderson County · 686Lee County · 674Hoke County · 554Craven County · 553Chatham County · 517Caldwell County · 499Nash County · 483Randolph County · 482Burke County · 479Carteret County · 468Cleveland County · 396Wilson County · 357Haywood County · 352Stanly County · 336Rockingham County · 332Currituck County · 325Dare County · 325Orange County · 299Robeson County · 291Pasquotank County · 274Granville County · 253Stokes County · 251Cherokee County · 239Macon County · 239Watauga County · 238Surry County · 236Jackson County · 232Rutherford County · 203Ashe County · 193Montgomery County · 176Transylvania County · 176Warren County · 175Davie County · 171McDowell County · 164Wilkes County · 152Person County · 145Camden County · 144Polk County · 141Lenoir County · 127Avery County · 126Beaufort County · 119Duplin County · 117Madison County · 117Sampson County · 117Yadkin County · 116Vance County · 115Clay County · 108Yancey County · 107Alexander County · 103
North Dakota5 counties
Ohio36 counties
Franklin County · 1,829Delaware County · 1,637Lorain County · 949Warren County · 838Clermont County · 772Cuyahoga County · 756Hamilton County · 648Montgomery County · 630Union County · 595Butler County · 562Stark County · 472Summit County · 453Medina County · 430Lake County · 409Madison County · 404Pickaway County · 401Fairfield County · 389Greene County · 389Miami County · 290Lucas County · 273Clark County · 225Wayne County · 223Portage County · 185Geauga County · 180Mahoning County · 164Erie County · 161Knox County · 154Licking County · 153Ottawa County · 145Ashtabula County · 142Allen County · 121Brown County · 121Logan County · 117Trumbull County · 112Clinton County · 102Wood County · 101
Oklahoma15 counties
Oregon16 counties
Washington County · 1,646Deschutes County · 1,166Multnomah County · 992Clackamas County · 960Marion County · 784Lane County · 730Jackson County · 609Yamhill County · 212Umatilla County · 194Douglas County · 162Josephine County · 156Linn County · 140Crook County · 136Lincoln County · 116Jefferson County · 112Benton County · 103
Pennsylvania32 counties
Allegheny County · 1,260Montgomery County · 1,223Chester County · 1,082York County · 1,025Butler County · 974Lancaster County · 818Bucks County · 673Philadelphia County · 656Cumberland County · 607Franklin County · 576Adams County · 476Westmoreland County · 397Lehigh County · 386Northampton County · 349Berks County · 335Washington County · 323Lebanon County · 289Luzerne County · 257Centre County · 255Monroe County · 236Lackawanna County · 227Delaware County · 215Beaver County · 209Fayette County · 196Erie County · 183Dauphin County · 180Carbon County · 175Schuylkill County · 169Pike County · 167Wayne County · 150Perry County · 112Columbia County · 106
Rhode Island3 counties
South Carolina31 counties
Horry County · 6,418Greenville County · 4,222Spartanburg County · 3,986Charleston County · 2,401Richland County · 2,336Lexington County · 2,004York County · 1,949Berkeley County · 1,802Aiken County · 1,634Dorchester County · 1,596Anderson County · 1,299Jasper County · 1,246Beaufort County · 1,144Lancaster County · 1,110Pickens County · 930Laurens County · 866Oconee County · 733Florence County · 553Kershaw County · 456Georgetown County · 377Sumter County · 320Chester County · 310Greenwood County · 310Cherokee County · 199Darlington County · 197Edgefield County · 186Abbeville County · 157Newberry County · 151McCormick County · 119Chesterfield County · 117Clarendon County · 114
South Dakota7 counties
Tennessee50 counties
Davidson County · 2,739Knox County · 2,566Rutherford County · 2,533Wilson County · 1,723Hamilton County · 1,705Montgomery County · 1,635Sumner County · 1,571Maury County · 1,318Williamson County · 1,286Shelby County · 1,058Sevier County · 1,011Robertson County · 814Blount County · 787Bradley County · 694Washington County · 662Putnam County · 577Loudon County · 551Sullivan County · 522Coffee County · 455Dickson County · 392Roane County · 380Bedford County · 376Fayette County · 356Jefferson County · 328Anderson County · 316Franklin County · 315Marshall County · 299Cheatham County · 285Greene County · 276Madison County · 236Warren County · 235Hamblen County · 216Marion County · 203Gibson County · 187Carter County · 178Macon County · 165Monroe County · 165White County · 163Union County · 154Campbell County · 150Lincoln County · 150Polk County · 150Smith County · 146DeKalb County · 144Rhea County · 143Hawkins County · 141Tipton County · 130Hickman County · 114McMinn County · 107Cumberland County · 102
Texas71 counties
Harris County · 16,940Montgomery County · 11,597Collin County · 11,136Fort Bend County · 9,638Tarrant County · 8,658Denton County · 6,357Travis County · 4,727Dallas County · 4,651Bexar County · 4,589Hidalgo County · 4,523Hays County · 4,153Williamson County · 3,945Ellis County · 3,230Brazoria County · 2,789Galveston County · 2,521Bell County · 2,170Lubbock County · 2,035Johnson County · 1,952Cameron County · 1,838El Paso County · 1,790Comal County · 1,726Brazos County · 1,687Rockwall County · 1,587Bastrop County · 1,546Guadalupe County · 1,546Nueces County · 1,332Midland County · 1,317Grayson County · 1,175Kaufman County · 1,057Webb County · 1,029Liberty County · 1,010Ector County · 921McLennan County · 770Burnet County · 734Taylor County · 731Polk County · 661Chambers County · 562Potter County · 529San Jacinto County · 519Smith County · 517Walker County · 485Navarro County · 459Hunt County · 456Caldwell County · 439San Patricio County · 432Wise County · 394Hardin County · 374Kendall County · 351Waller County · 339Tom Green County · 333Jefferson County · 325Coryell County · 314Parker County · 312Austin County · 304Hood County · 258Matagorda County · 251Atascosa County · 242Washington County · 194Aransas County · 188Gregg County · 186Orange County · 180Henderson County · 166Brown County · 154Angelina County · 139Bowie County · 127Wilson County · 127Wichita County · 117Wharton County · 116Llano County · 109Calhoun County · 108Callahan County · 103
Utah14 counties
Vermont6 counties
Virginia57 counties
Chesterfield County · 1,576Henrico County · 809Fairfax County · 740Prince William County · 726Frederick County · 707Spotsylvania County · 681Loudoun County · 641City of Chesapeake · 551Albemarle County · 548City of Suffolk · 514Rockingham County · 504Stafford County · 419Fauquier County · 417Louisa County · 404City of Richmond · 368Culpeper County · 366Orange County · 339Bedford County · 337Goochland County · 314New Kent County · 295Hanover County · 279Isle of Wight County · 277Virginia Beach · 266Montgomery County · 256Campbell County · 252Augusta County · 248Arlington County · 224Caroline County · 224Greene County · 216King William County · 215James City County · 209Westmoreland County · 202York County · 198City of Waynesboro · 196Shenandoah County · 191Fluvanna County · 189City of Lynchburg · 189Mecklenburg County · 166Roanoke County · 161City of Harrisonburg · 158Warren County · 157Accomack County · 154Franklin County · 143City of Norfolk · 143Page County · 141Northampton County · 133Botetourt County · 127Powhatan County · 127City of Portsmouth · 125Gloucester County · 122Prince George County · 122Washington County · 117City of Manassas · 115Amherst County · 112Halifax County · 101Lancaster County · 100City of Hampton · 100
Washington26 counties
King County · 2,510Clark County · 2,190Snohomish County · 1,909Pierce County · 1,717Spokane County · 1,375Benton County · 1,012Thurston County · 743Kitsap County · 631Whatcom County · 607Yakima County · 602Grant County · 374Lewis County · 373Franklin County · 369Chelan County · 305Cowlitz County · 298Clallam County · 255Kittitas County · 240Douglas County · 225Okanogan County · 205Grays Harbor County · 201Mason County · 200Jefferson County · 199Stevens County · 196Island County · 181Skagit County · 168Walla Walla County · 161
West Virginia5 counties
Wisconsin47 counties
Dane County · 1,437Waukesha County · 963Brown County · 641St. Croix County · 456Outagamie County · 412Walworth County · 405Rock County · 316Ozaukee County · 293Washington County · 292Winnebago County · 283Pierce County · 273Vilas County · 266Polk County · 243Door County · 238Marathon County · 236Oneida County · 236Racine County · 232La Crosse County · 215Calumet County · 214Juneau County · 202Sauk County · 201Milwaukee County · 186Langlade County · 182Marinette County · 181Kenosha County · 180Chippewa County · 179Dodge County · 179Sawyer County · 179Fond du Lac County · 172Jefferson County · 172Adams County · 166Sheboygan County · 163Waupaca County · 159Eau Claire County · 152Barron County · 144Columbia County · 143Burnett County · 141Lincoln County · 131Oconto County · 130Wood County · 130Bayfield County · 128Washburn County · 127Portage County · 122Shawano County · 114Grant County · 112Monroe County · 106Manitowoc County · 102
Permits: Census Building Permits Survey. Home values: Zillow Home Value Index. Counties with fewer than 100 permits a year are covered by their state page.