HousingPermits

Metro area in California · part of the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA combined area

Napa, CA

The Napa metro area authorized 364 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 65% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the tenth-highest share among the 387 US metro areas. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2021, with 1,204 units; 2025 came to 30% of that.

04008001,2001,6002004: 917 units (640 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 233 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 687 units (628 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 51 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 507 units (267 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 236 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 330 units (272 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 56 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 230 units (216 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 7 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 131 units (125 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 110 units (110 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 154 units (128 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 112 units (104 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 215 units (63 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 134 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 147 units (92 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 172 units (170 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 212 units (207 single-family, 5 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 183 units (83 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 269 units (102 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 159 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 749 units (135 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 608 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 770 units (137 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 627 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,204 units (161 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 1,039 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,100 units (220 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 872 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 331 units (281 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 50 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 439 units (250 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 189 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 364 units (258 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 92 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252021 high · 1,2042010 low · 11005001,0001,5002004: 917 units (640 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 233 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 687 units (628 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 51 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 507 units (267 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 236 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 330 units (272 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 56 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 230 units (216 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 7 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 131 units (125 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 110 units (110 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 154 units (128 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 112 units (104 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 215 units (63 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 134 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 147 units (92 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 172 units (170 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 212 units (207 single-family, 5 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 183 units (83 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 269 units (102 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 159 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 749 units (135 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 608 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 770 units (137 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 627 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,204 units (161 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 1,039 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,100 units (220 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 872 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 331 units (281 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 50 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 439 units (250 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 189 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 364 units (258 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 92 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252021 high · 1,204

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Miami (67% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 25%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2021 (1,039), single-family houses in 2004 (640).

2021–202534.0%34%0.8%65.2%65%2004–200672.7%73%2.7%24.6%25%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202534.0%34%0.8%65.2%65%2004–200672.7%73%2.7%24.6%25%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 6 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Napa, with 2,296 units or 67% of the total, followed by American Canyon with 773. Among the three largest, Napa put 77% of its units in five-plus buildings, Napa County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Napa67% (2,296 units)
  • American Canyon22% (773 units)
  • Napa County (unincorporated)7.7% (266 units)
  • Calistoga1.5% (53 units)
  • St. Helena1% (34 units)
  • Yountville0.5% (16 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

The wider San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland region

The Census Bureau groups Napa with 7 neighboring metro areas in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 22,449 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Napa accounted for 3.1%. The others, with their yearly averages: San Francisco (9,196), San Jose (5,974), Stockton (3,269), Vallejo (1,256), Modesto (880), Merced (691) and 1 more.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 27 other metro areas, among them Morristown, Bozeman, Missoula. Annual permits fell from 917 during the mid-2000s boom to 110 in 2010, a drop of 88%. The nearest bust profile in the Pacific states was Chico's (88%). The 2021–2025 pace of 688 units a year is 2.3% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 17%.

Relative to population

With 132,949 residents in July 2025, Napa authorized 5.1 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, close to the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Kahului (5.1) and Staunton (5.1).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Battle Creek, MI1200.80%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA3734.454%
Napa, CA3645.165%
Albany, OR1892.826%
Salisbury, MD2052.320%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Napa beside Mount Vernon

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: California. Counting rules.