Home Value Trail

Linn County Unincorporated Area, IA home price history and building permits

Linn CountyCedar Rapids, IAIowa

  • Price trail: Linn 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 Linn County, the county of Linn County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Linn County increased by 56.3% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Linn County Unincorporated Area authorized 117 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 Linn County, the county of Linn County Unincorporated Area.

+56.3%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Linn County increased by 56.3%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +4.6%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Linn County+56.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA+57.2%
Iowa+65.4%
United States+85.0%
Linn County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Linn County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Linn County, not of Linn 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 Linn County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025616.56+3.0%
2024598.48+3.5%
2023577.98+7.2%
2022539.03+10.6%
2021487.18+9.0%
2020447.03+2.1%
2019438.01+2.9%
2018425.86+3.3%
2017412.26+2.8%
2016400.87+1.6%
2015394.42+1.4%
2014388.82+1.4%
2013383.27+0.4%
2012381.85+0.2%
2011381.17−1.0%
2010385.13−0.1%
2009385.64−0.2%
2008386.60+0.8%
2007383.36+1.6%
2006377.28+1.4%
2005371.90+3.5%
2004359.39+2.9%
2003349.36+2.6%
2002340.59+2.9%
2001330.98+4.4%
2000317.00+3.3%
1999306.90+2.9%
1998298.16+3.3%
1997288.59+2.4%
1996281.89+2.2%
1995275.85+6.9%
1994258.04+6.6%
1993241.99+6.2%
1992227.84+3.9%
1991219.29+5.2%
1990208.49+4.3%
1989199.92+6.4%
1988187.82+5.4%
1987178.27+3.7%
1986171.96+3.8%
1985165.67+3.8%
1984159.67−3.0%
1983164.56+4.0%
1982158.23+1.2%
1981156.38−5.6%
1980165.59+4.9%
1979157.78+10.3%
1978143.00+15.4%
1977123.88+12.0%
1976110.57+10.6%
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 Linn 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: Linn 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
Linn County+3.0%+37.9%+56.3%+65.8%+94.5%+4.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA+3.1%+38.3%+57.2%+67.4%+96.8%+4.6%
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 Linn County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Linn County.

Building permits in Linn County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Linn County Unincorporated Area authorized 117 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 139 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 Linn County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026550
Jul 202622220
Jun 202613130
May 202612120
Apr 202615150
Mar 202613130
Feb 2026880
Jan 2026110
Dec 2025000
Nov 202510100
Oct 2025990
Sep 2025972
Aug 202515150
Jul 202513130
Jun 202514140
May 202515150
Apr 202513130
Mar 202519118
Feb 2025440
Jan 2025110
Dec 2024110
Nov 202410100
Oct 202415150
Sep 202419190
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureLinn County Unincorporated AreaLinn CountyIowaUnited States
All units11788912,9331,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit115 (98%)445 (50%)7,399 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units27046234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units011032217,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)264 (30%)4,750 (37%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.84.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−15.8%−16.5%−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 Linn County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202512211210
20241211210
20231181180
202296924
202191856
202065614
201958526
201849490
201712012
201612012
20151058916
201457534
201357570
201257534
201160582
201055550
200977752
200853530
200761610
200660600
200589890
20041011010
200393930
200286860
2001100982
20001101100
19991171170
19981141140
19971081080
199698980
199598980

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 434800. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Linn 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 Linn County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 115 units are in buildings with one unit. 2 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 139 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 117 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 15.8% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Linn County Unincorporated Area authorized 2,500 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2025, with 122.