HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida · part of the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL combined area

Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL

The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area authorized 252 new housing units in 2025. Permits fell 55% between 2024 and 2025, the third-steepest decline among the 387 US metro areas. Its 2025 total was only 6% of the 2004 high of 4,185 units, the third-furthest below a series peak among the 387 US metro areas.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 4,185 units (3,646 single-family, 172 in 2–4 unit, 367 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,819 units (3,657 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 76 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 3,143 units (2,839 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 268 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,257 units (1,130 single-family, 37 in 2–4 unit, 90 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 659 units (619 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 327 units (275 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 52 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 307 units (307 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 372 units (320 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 52 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 369 units (369 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 551 units (546 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 707 units (707 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 873 units (849 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,018 units (970 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,121 units (1,112 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,372 units (1,312 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,459 units (1,362 single-family, 97 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,162 units (1,157 single-family, 5 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,592 units (1,569 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,183 units (1,141 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,656 units (1,215 single-family, 61 in 2–4 unit, 380 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 557 units (279 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 276 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 252 units (178 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 4,1852025 low · 25201,5003,0004,5002004: 4,185 units (3,646 single-family, 172 in 2–4 unit, 367 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,819 units (3,657 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 76 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 3,143 units (2,839 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 268 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,257 units (1,130 single-family, 37 in 2–4 unit, 90 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 659 units (619 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 327 units (275 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 52 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 307 units (307 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 372 units (320 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 52 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 369 units (369 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 551 units (546 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 707 units (707 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 873 units (849 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,018 units (970 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,121 units (1,112 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,372 units (1,312 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,459 units (1,362 single-family, 97 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,162 units (1,157 single-family, 5 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,592 units (1,569 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,183 units (1,141 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,656 units (1,215 single-family, 61 in 2–4 unit, 380 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 557 units (279 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 276 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 252 units (178 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 4,185

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has not returned to boom levels: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 72% below the 2004–2006 average, the weakest recovery by this measure among the 22 metro areas based in Florida.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Bloomington, IL, Oshkosh, La Crosse. Annual permits fell from 4,185 during the mid-2000s boom to 307 in 2010, a drop of 93%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Deltona's (93%). Its quietest year came later, in 2025 (252 units). Permits rose 7 years in a row up to 2019.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 5 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Indian River County (unincorporated), with 4,041 units or 77% of the total, followed by Sebastian with 995.

  • Indian River County (unincorporated)77% (4,041 units)
  • Sebastian19% (995 units)
  • Indian River Shores town2.5% (131 units)
  • Fellsmere1.1% (56 units)
  • Orchid town0.3% (17 units)

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

Houses or apartments

In Sebastian, 84% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 14% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Springfield, MA (14% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2023 (380), single-family houses in 2005 (3,657).

2021–202583.6%84%2.5%13.9%14%2004–200691.0%91%2.6%6.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202583.6%84%2.5%13.9%14%2004–200691.0%91%2.6%6.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 172,799 residents in July 2025, Sebastian authorized 6.2 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.3 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Omaha (6.2) and Spokane (6.2).

The wider Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale region

The Census Bureau groups Sebastian with 2 neighboring metro areas in the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 28,822 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Sebastian accounted for 3.6%. The others, with their yearly averages: Miami (21,232), Port St. Lucie (6,542).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Idaho Falls, ID1,54010.427%
Odessa, TX9215.90.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL2526.214%
Homosassa Springs, FL2,10212.50.1%
Bloomington, IL2691.721%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Sebastian beside Odessa

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