Home Value Trail

San Benito County Unincorporated Area, CA home price history and building permits

San Benito CountySan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACalifornia

  • Price trail: San Benito County
  • FHFA annual index 1976 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of San Benito County, the county of San Benito County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for San Benito County increased by 71.5% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area authorized 151 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of San Benito County, the county of San Benito County Unincorporated Area.

+71.5%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for San Benito County increased by 71.5%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +5.5%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
San Benito County+71.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA+62.5%
California+80.3%
United States+85.0%
San Benito County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1976
  • San Benito County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of San Benito County, not of San Benito County Unincorporated Area. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for San Benito County, 1976 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,756.32+0.8%
20241,741.66+2.1%
20231,705.24−3.0%
20221,758.14+11.5%
20211,577.43+16.3%
20201,355.95+2.0%
20191,329.70+4.4%
20181,274.04+6.0%
20171,201.94+5.8%
20161,136.54+11.0%
20151,024.17+7.2%
2014955.81+18.1%
2013809.64+21.3%
2012667.68+1.3%
2011659.08−6.2%
2010702.53−4.0%
2009731.48−21.5%
2008931.40−29.7%
20071,325.53−10.1%
20061,474.00+7.9%
20051,366.28+28.6%
20041,062.18+15.6%
2003918.55+4.8%
2002876.10+0.7%
2001869.97+13.7%
2000765.18+25.8%
1999608.20+9.9%
1998553.49+12.8%
1997490.70+6.9%
1996458.91+2.5%
1995447.73−0.9%
1994451.58−3.0%
1993465.33−3.5%
1992482.32−2.4%
1991494.37−4.2%
1990515.97+9.1%
1989472.72+24.9%
1988378.36+13.7%
1987332.75+7.5%
1986309.50+8.4%
1985285.45+11.5%
1984255.94+6.4%
1983240.60+1.2%
1982237.74+5.5%
1981225.25+12.9%
1980199.54+12.2%
1979177.84+6.8%
1978166.49+19.5%
1977139.36+39.4%
1976100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of San Benito County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: San Benito County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
San Benito County+0.8%+29.5%+71.5%+28.5%+129.5%+5.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA−0.5%+33.3%+62.5%+84.0%+179.7%+5.0%
California+0.8%+39.8%+80.3%+56.4%+224.1%+6.1%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for San Benito County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of San Benito County.

Building permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area authorized 151 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 127 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202613130
Jul 202621210
Jun 202621210
May 202630300
Apr 202613130
Mar 202611110
Feb 202617170
Jan 2026330
Dec 2025990
Nov 2025220
Oct 2025550
Sep 2025660
Aug 2025440
Jul 2025440
Jun 202512120
May 202511110
Apr 2025550
Mar 202517170
Feb 2025110
Jan 202515150
Dec 202417170
Nov 2024660
Oct 202417170
Sep 202418180
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureSan Benito County Unincorporated AreaSan Benito CountyCaliforniaUnited States
All units151288111,5381,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit151 (100%)288 (100%)55,792 (50%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units004,17234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units001,19317,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)50,381 (45%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a4.12.84.1
Change from the 12 months before+18.9%+19.0%+13.8%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202591910
20241631630
202318010080
20221241240
202187870
20201701700
20192362342
20181161160
201746460
20161121120
201590846
201422220
201321210
2012330
2011550
2010660
2009550
200819190
200728280
200629290
200579790
20041111110
200391910
200267670
200172720
20001791790
199960600
199860600
199759590
199665650
199565650

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. San Benito County Unincorporated Area, CA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/ca/san-benito-county-unincorporated-area/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for San Benito County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 378000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for San Benito County, 1976 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 151 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 127 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 151 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 18.9% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in San Benito County Unincorporated Area authorized 2,461 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2019, with 236.