Home Value Trail

La Plata County Unincorporated Area, CO home price history and building permits

La Plata CountyDurango, COColorado

  • Price trail: La Plata County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 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 La Plata County, the county of La Plata County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for La Plata County increased by 89.9% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in La Plata County Unincorporated Area authorized 138 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 La Plata County, the county of La Plata County Unincorporated Area.

+89.9%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for La Plata County increased by 89.9%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.6%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
La Plata County+89.9%
Durango, CO+89.9%
Colorado+93.3%
United States+85.0%
La Plata County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • La Plata County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of La Plata County, not of La Plata 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 La Plata County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,722.95+4.5%
20241,649.46+4.7%
20231,574.96+7.9%
20221,460.05+20.8%
20211,208.67+11.7%
20201,081.67+0.4%
20191,077.06+4.6%
20181,030.09+3.9%
2017991.54+5.0%
2016944.36+4.1%
2015907.48+5.1%
2014863.26+5.8%
2013815.73+4.1%
2012783.60−2.5%
2011803.97−3.3%
2010831.79−7.1%
2009895.26−5.5%
2008946.96+1.6%
2007931.91+5.5%
2006883.51+11.3%
2005793.69+13.0%
2004702.33+10.4%
2003636.01+6.7%
2002595.98+7.1%
2001556.73+6.5%
2000522.75+8.6%
1999481.23+2.9%
1998467.89+1.7%
1997459.97+4.5%
1996440.11+4.6%
1995420.94+13.9%
1994369.54+10.9%
1993333.15+15.7%
1992287.88+11.4%
1991258.52+4.9%
1990246.52+6.0%
1989232.57+3.2%
1988225.38−4.4%
1987235.79−2.2%
1986241.01+3.0%
1985233.91−2.2%
1984239.15+0.1%
1983238.93+12.3%
1982212.82+37.1%
1981155.28−4.1%
1980161.87−1.1%
1979163.73+9.0%
1978150.25+19.0%
1977126.25+21.1%
1976104.22+4.2%
1975100.00n/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 La Plata 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: La Plata 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
La Plata County+4.5%+59.3%+89.9%+117.1%+229.6%+6.6%
Durango, CO+4.5%+59.3%+89.9%+117.1%+229.6%+6.6%
Colorado+0.1%+37.8%+93.3%+131.2%+184.6%+6.8%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

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

Building permits in La Plata County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in La Plata County Unincorporated Area authorized 138 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 133 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 La Plata County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202610100
Jul 202615150
Jun 2026660
May 202614140
Apr 202614140
Mar 2026770
Feb 2026880
Jan 202613130
Dec 202524240
Nov 202512120
Oct 2025990
Sep 2025660
Aug 202518180
Jul 202515150
Jun 202514140
May 2025990
Apr 202513130
Mar 2025550
Feb 202510100
Jan 2025770
Dec 2024660
Nov 2024660
Oct 202414140
Sep 202416160
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureLa Plata County Unincorporated AreaLa Plata CountyColoradoUnited States
All units13821333,0931,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit138 (100%)190 (89%)17,401 (53%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0644834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units01230917,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)5 (2%)14,935 (45%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.75.54.1
Change from the 12 months before+3.8%−47.0%+1.5%−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 La Plata County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251421420
20241281280
20231451450
20222082080
20212262260
20201591590
20191501500
20181621620
20172132130
20161301300
20151171170
20141271270
20131581580
20121121120
201198980
201015413618
200915914415
200824522421
200742039624
200651449024
200559056525
200451548926
200342740918
20023733649
20013323239
200034132912
19993303246
199832931811
19973523493
199643638155
199548043545

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. La Plata County Unincorporated Area, CO home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/co/la-plata-county-unincorporated-area/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for La Plata County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 359000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for La Plata County, 1975 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 La Plata County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 138 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 133 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 138 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 3.8% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in La Plata County Unincorporated Area authorized 8,272 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2005, with 590.