Home Value Trail

Hudson, IA home price history and building permits

Black Hawk CountyWaterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIowa

  • Price trail: Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County, the county of Hudson. The FHFA annual house price index for Black Hawk County increased by 49.6% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Hudson authorized 17 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 Black Hawk County, the county of Hudson.

+49.6%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Black Hawk County increased by 49.6%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +4.1%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Black Hawk County+49.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA+51.4%
Iowa+65.4%
United States+85.0%
Black Hawk County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Black Hawk County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Black Hawk County, not of Hudson. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Black Hawk County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025545.39+1.8%
2024535.80+4.8%
2023511.32+9.1%
2022468.47+12.3%
2021417.27+5.3%
2020396.41+1.3%
2019391.30+1.7%
2018384.62+3.9%
2017370.36+0.9%
2016366.92+0.6%
2015364.67+1.3%
2014359.98+1.7%
2013354.00+2.0%
2012346.96+0.5%
2011345.220.0%
2010345.33+0.3%
2009344.27+1.1%
2008340.60+0.8%
2007338.04+1.3%
2006333.66+2.2%
2005326.61+5.2%
2004310.41+5.7%
2003293.64+3.5%
2002283.79+4.7%
2001271.16+5.9%
2000256.11+9.1%
1999234.82+6.0%
1998221.61+6.9%
1997207.39+5.3%
1996197.04+4.9%
1995187.85+5.7%
1994177.68+2.5%
1993173.37+5.3%
1992164.64+4.0%
1991158.26+5.9%
1990149.38+6.9%
1989139.75+14.3%
1988122.29+1.3%
1987120.73−2.3%
1986123.59−0.9%
1985124.76−12.6%
1984142.78−4.7%
1983149.84−8.0%
1982162.86+10.5%
1981147.45−5.2%
1980155.56−1.0%
1979157.09+2.7%
1978153.00+16.6%
1977131.26+22.6%
1976107.08+7.1%
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 Black Hawk 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: Black Hawk 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
Black Hawk County+1.8%+37.6%+49.6%+67.0%+113.0%+4.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA+1.9%+38.1%+51.4%+70.0%+115.3%+4.2%
Iowa+3.2%+41.4%+65.4%+82.3%+119.4%+5.2%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Hudson. The first row is the index of Black Hawk County.

Building permits in Hudson

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Hudson authorized 17 housing units. That is 5.6 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 12 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 Hudson, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026330
Jul 2026110
Jun 2026000
May 2026413
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026220
Feb 2026110
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025000
Nov 2025000
Oct 2025110
Sep 2025404
Aug 2025000
Jul 2025615
Jun 2025000
May 2025110
Apr 2025220
Mar 2025110
Feb 2025000
Jan 2025000
Dec 2024000
Nov 2024110
Oct 2024000
Sep 2024110
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureHudsonBlack Hawk CountyIowaUnited States
All units1738912,9331,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit10 (59%)170 (44%)7,399 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units04646234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units7732217,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)166 (43%)4,750 (37%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents5.63.04.04.1
Change from the 12 months before+41.7%+1.3%−5.1%−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 Hudson, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251174
2024631350
2023511734
2022601842
202114140
202037370
2019990
201813130
201754846
201610100
2015550
2014633
201312120
201210100
2011550
2010770
2009550
2008660
2007770
2006880
200510100
2004550
200312120
2002660
200115114
20001284
199917134
19981082
1997990
199615150
199512120

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. Hudson, IA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/ia/hudson/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Black Hawk County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 340600. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Black Hawk 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 Hudson?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 10 units are in buildings with one unit. 7 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 12 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 17 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 41.7% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Hudson has 5.6 units for each 1,000 residents. Black Hawk County has 3.0 units for each 1,000 residents. Iowa has 4.0 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Hudson authorized 516 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2024, with 63.