04/13/2026
Florida Short About 121K Housing Units
By Amy Connolly
New data shows supply falling behind demand across rental and for-sale markets, with shortages concentrated in major metro areas.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is short an estimated 66,000 owner-occupied homes and more than 55,000 rental units, according to a new statewide housing supply model developed by Florida State University’s DeVoe L. Moore Institute.
The model, created with Reason Foundation and the Florida Policy Project, analyzes housing surpluses and shortages across all 67 counties and aims to give local leaders a clearer picture of affordability pressures and potential solutions.
The analysis found:
Florida has 10,082,356 housing units, with 8,550,911 occupied.
Owners occupy 5,756,809 of these housing units and 2,794,102 are rental units.
The state faces a shortage of approximately 120,800 units
Some of the most severe shortages are concentrated in Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa.
