Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
641 new home permits were issued in Fort Myers, October 2024 through September 2026: about 320 a year and 8% of all permits. 397 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 63% more than the 244 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is September. The usual one took 209 days from issue to the city's final. 33905 has the most, 270.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 18 |
| Nov 2024 | 8 |
| Dec 2024 | 28 |
| Jan 2025 | 7 |
| Feb 2025 | 14 |
| Mar 2025 | 10 |
| Apr 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 31 |
| Jun 2025 | 9 |
| Jul 2025 | 25 |
| Aug 2025 | 32 |
| Sep 2025 | 50 |
| Oct 2025 | 61 |
| Nov 2025 | 38 |
| Dec 2025 | 37 |
| Jan 2026 | 21 |
| Feb 2026 | 39 |
| Mar 2026 | 33 |
| Apr 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| Jun 2026 | 25 |
| Jul 2026 | 44 |
| Aug 2026 | 15 |
| Sep 2026 | 58 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). September is the busiest (202), April the quietest (47). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 52 |
| February | 99 |
| March | 80 |
| April | 47 |
| May | 82 |
| June | 64 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 88 |
| September | 202 |
| October | 148 |
| November | 86 |
| December | 122 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 222 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 244 |
| Finished | 91.4% |
| Expired | 2.0% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 209 |
| Middle half, days | 155–230 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 641 new home permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New: Single Family Attached | 340 | 53% |
| New: Single Family | 259 | 40% |
| Mobile Home: 1&2 Family | 28 | 4% |
| Duplex New: 1&2 Family | 14 | 2% |
Remodels & repairs (2,059)HVAC (1,676)Roofing (1,343)Plumbing (775)Electrical (533)Fences & walls (411)Garages, sheds & shade structures (372)Solar (231)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
New home permits for other places in Southwest Florida. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: City of Fort Myers, EnerGov Citizen Self Service public permit search, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Permits the City of Fort Myers issues for one- and two-family homes inside city limits: re-roofs, air-conditioner change-outs, plumbing, electrical, solar, windows, doors and shutters, pools, fences, screen enclosures and new houses. Commercial and multi-family permits, signs, events and right-of-way work are not counted. Unincorporated Lee County, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Estero run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "New home permits in Fort Myers, FL", https://contractorrecords.com/fort-myers/new-home-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Fort Myers Community Development Department building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): New homes permits by month · New homes permits by calendar month (index) · New homes permits: days to final · New homes permits by ZIP code · New homes permits by permit type.