Home Value Trail

Princeton, IN home price history and building permits

Gibson CountyIndiana

  • Price trail: Gibson County
  • FHFA annual index 1986 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 Gibson County, the county of Princeton. The FHFA annual house price index for Gibson County increased by 78.8% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Princeton authorized 80 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 Gibson County, the county of Princeton.

+78.8%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Gibson County increased by 78.8%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.0%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Gibson County+78.8%
Indiana+94.5%
United States+85.0%
Gibson County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1986
  • Gibson County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

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

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Gibson County, 1986 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025421.04+2.0%
2024412.94+5.0%
2023393.12+8.4%
2022362.77+16.0%
2021312.71+8.3%
2020288.74+3.2%
2019279.89+4.2%
2018268.54+5.3%
2017255.02+3.2%
2016247.03+4.9%
2015235.51+1.7%
2014231.62+3.9%
2013222.83+0.4%
2012221.85+0.2%
2011221.43+1.7%
2010217.72+0.5%
2009216.67−3.3%
2008223.97−2.1%
2007228.73+3.3%
2006221.52−1.0%
2005223.67+5.4%
2004212.31+7.1%
2003198.18+2.2%
2002193.93+0.7%
2001192.51+7.3%
2000179.41+4.9%
1999171.09+4.4%
1998163.88+7.4%
1997152.55+9.9%
1996138.85+12.4%
1995123.50+5.5%
1994117.08+0.5%
1993116.46+2.3%
1992113.83+4.4%
1991109.00−8.7%
1990119.43+18.4%
1989100.84−2.2%
1988103.160.0%
1987103.14+3.1%
1986100.00n/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 Gibson 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: Gibson 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
Gibson County+2.0%+45.8%+78.8%+88.2%+134.7%+6.0%
Indiana+4.3%+53.4%+94.5%+98.0%+126.2%+6.9%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Princeton. The first row is the index of Gibson County.

Building permits in Princeton

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Princeton authorized 80 housing units. That is 9.4 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 81 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 Princeton, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026606
Jul 2026716
Jun 2026615
May 2026615
Apr 202610010
Mar 2026707
Feb 2026505
Jan 2026606
Dec 2025505
Nov 2025505
Oct 2025918
Sep 2025808
Aug 2025615
Jul 2025909
Jun 2025707
May 202510010
Apr 2025505
Mar 2025606
Feb 2025606
Jan 2025606
Dec 2024606
Nov 2024606
Oct 2024707
Sep 2024716
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigurePrincetonGibson CountyIndianaUnited States
All units8013327,6721,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit4 (5%)57 (43%)20,168 (73%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0058634,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0014017,298
In buildings with 5 or more units76 (95%)76 (57%)6,778 (24%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents9.44.04.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−1.2%−26.9%−7.2%−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 Princeton, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202582280
202470268
202369366
202285580
202171566
202061457
201952448
201850446
201762458
201654450
201550446
201440436
201313130
2012330
2011220
2010440
2009110
2008110
200717170
200615132
200519172
200445432
200346442
200234340
200135350
200017918161
199924018222
199816917152
1997351718
1996472918
199516142

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. Princeton, IN home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/in/princeton/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Gibson County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 607000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Gibson County, 1986 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 Princeton?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 4 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 76 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 81 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 80 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 1.2% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Princeton has 9.4 units for each 1,000 residents. Gibson County has 4.0 units for each 1,000 residents. Indiana has 4.0 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Princeton authorized 1,667 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1999, with 240.