Home Value Trail

Lewis County Unincorporated Area, ID home price history and building permits

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  • Price trail: Lewis County
  • FHFA annual index 2003 to 2023
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Lewis County, the county of Lewis County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Lewis County increased by 133.4% from 2013 to 2023. Building permits in Lewis County Unincorporated Area authorized 23 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2013

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

+133.4%

From 2013 to 2023, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lewis County increased by 133.4%.

From 2013 to 2023, the average change in each year is +8.8%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2013 to 2023
AreaChangeBar
Lewis County+133.4%
Idaho+164.7%
United States+90.2%
Lewis County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 2003
  • Lewis County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Lewis County, not of Lewis 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 Lewis County, 2003 to 2023
YearIndexChange from the year before
2023299.75n/a
2021232.32+23.8%
2020187.67+2.1%
2019183.84+28.6%
2018142.98−2.4%
2017146.46+10.8%
2016132.14−5.1%
2015139.24+5.1%
2014132.51+3.2%
2013128.41−5.7%
2012136.14+7.4%
2011126.76−4.4%
2010132.65−8.8%
2009145.46−8.3%
2008158.69+5.8%
2007149.97+5.8%
2006141.72+13.7%
2005124.67+18.4%
2004105.28+5.3%
2003100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2023. 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 Lewis 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 2023: Lewis County and the areas above it
Area1 year2022 to 20235 years2018 to 202310 years2013 to 202320 years2003 to 2023Since 20002000 to 2023Each yearaverage of 10 years
Lewis Countyn/a+109.6%+133.4%+199.8%n/a+8.8%
Idaho−0.2%+77.9%+164.7%+213.7%+244.4%+10.2%
United States+5.7%+46.2%+90.2%+103.7%+139.5%+6.6%

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

Building permits in Lewis County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Lewis County Unincorporated Area authorized 23 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 23 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 Lewis County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026220
Jul 2026220
Jun 2026330
May 2026220
Apr 2026220
Mar 2026220
Feb 2026110
Jan 2026220
Dec 2025220
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025220
Sep 2025220
Aug 2025220
Jul 2025220
Jun 2025220
May 2025220
Apr 2025220
Mar 2025220
Feb 2025220
Jan 2025110
Dec 2024220
Nov 2024220
Oct 2024220
Sep 2024220
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureLewis County Unincorporated AreaLewis CountyIdahoUnited States
All units232718,4711,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit23 (100%)27 (100%)14,341 (78%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0031634,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0066417,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)3,150 (17%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a7.39.14.1
Change from the 12 months before0.0%0.0%+1.3%−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 Lewis County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202525250
202423230
202324240
2022880
2021110
2020440
2019440
2018220
2017330
2016000
2015440
2014550
2013220
2012220
2011110
2010000
2009880
2008110
200714140
2006550
2005330
2004770
2003660
2002440
2001440
2000440
1999220
1998000
1997440
1996330
199510100

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 545000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Lewis County, 2003 to 2023. 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 Lewis County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 23 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 23 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 23 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count did not change between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Lewis County Unincorporated Area authorized 183 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2025, with 25.