HousingPermits

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

Vallejo, CA

The Vallejo metro area authorized 881 new housing units in 2025. Permits fell 40% between 2024 and 2025, the second-steepest decline among the 48 metro areas based in the Pacific states. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2004, with 2,961 units; 2025 came to 30% of that.

08001,6002,4003,2002004: 2,961 units (2,386 single-family, 103 in 2–4 unit, 472 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,354 units (1,962 single-family, 27 in 2–4 unit, 365 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,205 units (1,002 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,019 units (866 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 115 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 565 units (326 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 235 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 586 units (586 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 467 units (467 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 387 units (387 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 538 units (479 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 59 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 775 units (540 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 235 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 646 units (646 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,434 units (1,036 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 396 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 944 units (827 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 117 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 907 units (840 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 67 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 990 units (954 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 34 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,089 units (1,078 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 11 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,733 units (1,006 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 727 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,378 units (1,141 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 235 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,154 units (948 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,414 units (938 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 476 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,455 units (1,271 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 881 units (750 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 120 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 2,9612011 low · 38701,5003,0004,5002004: 2,961 units (2,386 single-family, 103 in 2–4 unit, 472 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,354 units (1,962 single-family, 27 in 2–4 unit, 365 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,205 units (1,002 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,019 units (866 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 115 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 565 units (326 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 235 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 586 units (586 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 467 units (467 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 387 units (387 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 538 units (479 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 59 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 775 units (540 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 235 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 646 units (646 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,434 units (1,036 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 396 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 944 units (827 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 117 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 907 units (840 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 67 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 990 units (954 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 34 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,089 units (1,078 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 11 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,733 units (1,006 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 727 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,378 units (1,141 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 235 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,154 units (948 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,414 units (938 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 476 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,455 units (1,271 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 881 units (750 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 120 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 2,961

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Fort Wayne, Santa Maria, Reading. Annual permits fell from 2,961 during the mid-2000s boom to 387 in 2011, a drop of 87%. The nearest bust profile in the Pacific states was Kahului's (86%). The 2021–2025 pace of 1,256 units a year is 42% below the 2004–2006 pace.

Houses or apartments

In Vallejo, 80% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 19% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Lima (19% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2020 (727), single-family houses in 2004 (2,386).

2021–202580.4%80%0.3%19.4%19%2004–200682.1%82%2.3%15.6%16%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202580.4%80%0.3%19.4%19%2004–200682.1%82%2.3%15.6%16%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 455,376 residents in July 2025, Vallejo authorized 2.8 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Fort Smith (2.8) and Albany, OR (2.8).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 8 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Vacaville, with 2,179 units or 35% of the total, followed by Fairfield with 1,667.

  • Vacaville35% (2,179 units)
  • Fairfield26% (1,667 units)
  • Dixon20% (1,264 units)
  • Rio Vista7.6% (479 units)
  • Vallejo5.3% (332 units)
  • Solano County (unincorporated)4.5% (282 units)
  • Suisun City0.8% (49 units)
  • Benicia0.5% (30 units)

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

The wider San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland region

The Census Bureau groups Vallejo 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); Vallejo accounted for 5.6%. The others, with their yearly averages: San Francisco (9,196), San Jose (5,974), Stockton (3,269), Modesto (880), Merced (691), Napa (688) and 1 more.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Springfield, MA3180.714%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT5131.124%
Vallejo, CA8812.819%
Corpus Christi, TX2,1165.16%
Salem, OR1,4264.649%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Vallejo beside Corpus Christi

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