Home Value Trail

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

Madison CountyDes Moines-West Des Moines, IAIowa

  • Price trail: Madison County
  • FHFA annual index 1991 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 Madison County, the county of Madison County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Madison County increased by 74.1% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Madison County Unincorporated Area authorized 49 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 Madison County, the county of Madison County Unincorporated Area.

+74.1%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Madison County increased by 74.1%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +5.7%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Madison County+74.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA+68.2%
Iowa+65.4%
United States+85.0%
Madison County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1991
  • Madison County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Madison County, not of Madison 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 Madison County, 1991 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025403.78+0.4%
2024402.23+7.6%
2023373.81+5.4%
2022354.79+18.6%
2021299.23+7.4%
2020278.64−0.2%
2019279.30+4.4%
2018267.43+5.0%
2017254.66+7.7%
2016236.45+2.0%
2015231.90+7.9%
2014214.85+0.4%
2013213.94+1.9%
2012209.94−0.1%
2011210.21−3.9%
2010218.71−2.0%
2009223.25−2.5%
2008228.92+0.9%
2007226.99+2.1%
2006222.30+2.6%
2005216.57+6.7%
2004202.97+3.3%
2003196.57+2.2%
2002192.39+3.5%
2001185.86+5.0%
2000176.95+7.8%
1999164.16+2.1%
1998160.84+5.4%
1997152.56+7.4%
1996142.07+4.5%
1995135.91+11.5%
1994121.89+16.4%
1993104.70+1.2%
1992103.49+3.5%
1991100.00n/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 Madison 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: Madison 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
Madison County+0.4%+44.9%+74.1%+86.4%+128.2%+5.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA+1.6%+40.9%+68.2%+77.5%+119.2%+5.3%
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 Madison County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Madison County.

Building permits in Madison County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Madison County Unincorporated Area authorized 49 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 53 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 Madison County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026550
Jul 2026330
Jun 2026660
May 2026660
Apr 2026440
Mar 2026660
Feb 2026440
Jan 2026110
Dec 2025330
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025550
Sep 2025550
Aug 2025330
Jul 2025660
Jun 2025770
May 2025440
Apr 2025440
Mar 2025330
Feb 2025220
Jan 2025330
Dec 2024660
Nov 2024440
Oct 2024440
Sep 2024770
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureMadison County Unincorporated AreaMadison CountyIowaUnited States
All units495912,9331,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit49 (100%)59 (100%)7,399 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0046234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0032217,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)4,750 (37%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.44.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−7.5%−41.0%−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 Madison County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202546460
202458580
202361610
202251510
202166660
202066660
201960600
201873730
201768680
201656560
201558580
201443430
201340400
201236360
201125250
201024240
200924240
200827270
200748480
200695950
20051151150
20041151150
200385850
200290900
200162620
200056560
199992920
199858580
199747470
199623230
199520200

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 456100. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Madison County, 1991 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 Madison County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 49 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 53 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 49 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 7.5% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Madison County Unincorporated Area authorized 1,788 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2004, with 115.