PermitMap publishes Highlands County permit records plus statewide Florida DEP environmental resource permits spatially assigned to Highlands County. This is partial-county coverage, and county-wide completeness has not been established. It is not complete Highlands County building-permit coverage. PermitMap is an independent research product, not the official county permitting portal; verify official applications, inspections, documents, and record status with the relevant permitting authority.
In July 2026, Highlands County authorized 51 residential building-permit units in the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, ranking it #38 of 67 Florida counties by permit volume. Volume moved up 41.7% from the prior month, and is down 21.6% year over year. Single-family work accounted for 51 of those permits and multifamily (5+ unit) for 0. That puts single-family at roughly 100% of Highlands's permit activity this month — a fast read on whether new-home construction or renovation and multifamily work is driving local demand. Across the last 6 months of Census data, monthly permit volume in Highlands moved from 67 to 51 units.
Lower on the modeled index
Composite of residential permit volume, month-over-month change, and year-over-year trend. It is not a Census figure and does not measure contractor opportunity or suitability.
See the full Construction Demand Index ranking →Highlands ranks #38 of 67 Florida counties by permits authorized in July 2026.
Highlands permit volume trended down over the last 6 months (67 → 51 units).
| Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul |
| 67 | 55 | 64 | 44 | 36 | 51 |
Sources: Census BPS, FRED, Permit API. Volume and trend are real Census Building Permits Survey data; the Construction Demand Index is a modeled composite.
Highlands County permit records and Florida DEP environmental resource permits spatially assigned to Highlands County. Coverage is partial-county and county-wide completeness has not been established.
No. Coverage is partial-county and county-wide completeness has not been established, so do not treat PermitMap as a complete list of Highlands County permits.
Official applications, inspections, documents, and record status are held by the relevant county, city or state permitting authority. PermitMap is not a government website and does not substitute for those records.
No. PermitMap is an independent contractor-research product, not a county government website.
These cities are listed for geographic context only; they do not imply Highlands County coverage of every jurisdiction.
Highlands County coverage is partial-county. PermitMap does not claim complete Highlands County permit coverage.
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