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1,495 new homes were permitted in Fort Myers in the 12 months through August 2026, 24% fewer than the 12 months before.

  • 333single-family homes
  • 1,162homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings
  • $194Kaverage construction cost per single-family home
  • $295Mtotal permitted construction value
New homes permitted each month
  1. 76Aug 24
  2. 212Sep 24
  3. 99Oct 24
  4. 261Nov 24
  5. 43Dec 24
  6. 8Jan 25
  7. 15Feb 25
  8. 437Mar 25
  9. 104Apr 25
  10. 274May 25
  11. 419Jun 25
  12. 25Jul 25
  13. 28Aug 25
  14. 60Oct 25
  15. 35Nov 25
  16. 337Dec 25
  17. 201Jan 26
  18. 416Feb 26
  19. 30Mar 26
  20. 301Apr 26
  21. 14May 26
  22. 27Jun 26
  23. 31Jul 26
  24. 15Aug 26

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Month-by-month numbers
MonthHomesSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsValue
August 2026151500$2.4M
July 2026313100$7.3M
June 2026272340$3.7M
May 2026141400$2.2M
April 2026301130288$56.5M
March 2026303000$6.6M
February 2026416344378$84.9M
January 2026201170184$38.5M
December 2025337330304$71.3M
November 2025353500$6.5M
October 2025606000$8.1M
August 2025282800$6.7M
July 2025252320$5.6M
June 202541974408$84.1M
May 2025274304240$59.9M
April 202510412092$25.3M
March 2025437130424$84.3M
February 2025151500$3.5M
January 20258620$1.9M
December 2024433760$9.9M
November 202426190252$72.9M
October 20249918081$27.4M
September 2024212100202$45.0M
August 20247616060$18.2M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, new privately owned housing units authorized from August 2024 to August 2026. New months are added as the Census posts them, about six weeks after the month ends. Census permits data ↗

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How many new homes are being built in Fort Myers?

Fort Myers permitted 1,495 new homes in the 12 months through August 2026: 333 single-family homes and 1,162 homes in duplexes, townhome and apartment buildings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey.

Where do the monthly numbers come from?

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey, which counts new privately owned housing units authorized by local permit offices each month. It does not include remodels, additions or commercial buildings, and a permit is not a finished home.

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