Home Value Trail

St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area, IN home price history and building permits

St. Joseph CountySouth Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIndiana

  • Price trail: St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, the county of St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for St. Joseph County increased by 106.4% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area authorized 782 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 St. Joseph County, the county of St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area.

+106.4%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for St. Joseph County increased by 106.4%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +7.5%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
St. Joseph County+106.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI+104.3%
Indiana+94.5%
United States+85.0%
St. Joseph County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • St. Joseph County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of St. Joseph County, not of St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025790.69+3.8%
2024761.61+6.4%
2023715.66+9.9%
2022651.23+16.7%
2021557.96+12.2%
2020497.27+4.4%
2019476.18+5.2%
2018452.70+7.7%
2017420.19+4.7%
2016401.19+4.7%
2015383.14+2.9%
2014372.45+2.3%
2013364.13+0.4%
2012362.69−0.7%
2011365.08−3.3%
2010377.52−2.8%
2009388.52−2.5%
2008398.29−0.7%
2007401.08+1.6%
2006394.57+1.9%
2005387.39+4.0%
2004372.38+3.2%
2003360.91+1.8%
2002354.39+2.0%
2001347.45+4.0%
2000333.96+4.1%
1999320.96+2.7%
1998312.46+3.2%
1997302.79+4.1%
1996290.93+4.8%
1995277.58+4.8%
1994264.94+2.4%
1993258.62+2.7%
1992251.76+2.3%
1991245.99+1.9%
1990241.36+1.7%
1989237.35+4.8%
1988226.58+4.2%
1987217.37+4.2%
1986208.68+7.2%
1985194.74+5.8%
1984184.12+5.6%
1983174.39−3.1%
1982179.91+3.7%
1981173.42−1.4%
1980175.97+4.4%
1979168.49+10.5%
1978152.49+25.6%
1977121.41+19.1%
1976101.97+2.0%
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 St. Joseph 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: St. Joseph 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
St. Joseph County+3.8%+59.0%+106.4%+104.1%+136.8%+7.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI+3.8%+58.1%+104.3%+100.9%+136.5%+7.4%
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 St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of St. Joseph County.

Building permits in St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area authorized 782 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 452 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 St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202632320
Jul 2026551540
Jun 202638326
May 202621737180
Apr 202631310
Mar 202616115
Feb 202616124
Jan 202628280
Dec 202519112179
Nov 202556542
Oct 2025473314
Sep 2025554411
Aug 202577698
Jul 2025462125
Jun 202524204
May 2025561343
Apr 202524240
Mar 202527270
Feb 202519190
Jan 202515132
Dec 202421210
Nov 202424186
Oct 202424222
Sep 2024951976
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureSt. Joseph County Unincorporated AreaSt. Joseph CountyIndianaUnited States
All units78288427,6721,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit341 (44%)365 (41%)20,168 (73%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units303058634,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units111114017,298
In buildings with 5 or more units400 (51%)478 (54%)6,778 (24%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.24.04.1
Change from the 12 months before+73.0%+74.7%−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 St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
2025562328234
2024438240198
202323517956
2022554245309
20213163160
20202182180
20192672670
20182662660
20172602600
20161841840
201519017515
2014362208154
2013326144182
2012464123341
201127899179
2010273130143
200922417549
2008620238382
2007604398206
200651543382
200576469866
2004796670126
200387480668
2002783668115
200169266428
200081578233
19991,148823325
199883679838
1997968831137
199696287884
1995922726196

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 687500. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 341 units are in buildings with one unit. 41 units are in buildings with two to four units. 400 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 452 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 782 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 73.0% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in St. Joseph County Unincorporated Area authorized 16,716 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1999, with 1,148.