Home Value Trail

Barry County Part Unincorporated Area, MI home price history and building permits

Barry CountyGrand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMichigan

  • Price trail: Barry County
  • FHFA annual index 1979 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 Barry County, the county of Barry County Part Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Barry County increased by 114.0% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Barry County Part Unincorporated Area 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 Barry County, the county of Barry County Part Unincorporated Area.

+114.0%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Barry County increased by 114.0%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +7.9%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Barry County+114.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI+124.5%
Michigan+96.7%
United States+85.0%
Barry County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1979
  • Barry County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Barry County, not of Barry County Part Unincorporated Area. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Barry County, 1979 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025678.94+6.2%
2024639.50+6.7%
2023599.12+7.9%
2022555.11+16.1%
2021477.97+13.0%
2020422.84+4.9%
2019403.27+4.2%
2018386.85+7.5%
2017359.95+7.1%
2016336.19+6.0%
2015317.20+6.8%
2014296.93+5.1%
2013282.64+2.0%
2012277.00−0.4%
2011278.09−3.5%
2010288.20−5.9%
2009306.25−6.4%
2008327.11−3.5%
2007338.99−2.2%
2006346.76+1.7%
2005341.10+4.7%
2004325.88+4.2%
2003312.82+2.0%
2002306.62+4.0%
2001294.94+4.3%
2000282.75+7.7%
1999262.51+7.2%
1998244.97+3.9%
1997235.80+9.6%
1996215.18+5.5%
1995203.90+8.4%
1994188.02+7.9%
1993174.32+2.6%
1992169.85+2.5%
1991165.72+5.1%
1990157.67+6.7%
1989147.78+11.1%
1988133.01+2.6%
1987129.63+9.0%
1986118.94+6.7%
1985111.44+4.7%
1984106.46−4.9%
1983111.89n/a
1980111.80+11.8%
1979100.00n/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 Barry 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: Barry 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
Barry County+6.2%+60.6%+114.0%+99.0%+140.1%+7.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI+4.6%+59.8%+124.5%+114.6%+154.9%+8.4%
Michigan+4.7%+51.6%+96.7%+67.0%+96.7%+7.0%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

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

Building permits in Barry County Part Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Barry County Part Unincorporated Area authorized 80 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 80 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 Barry County Part Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026770
Jul 2026770
Jun 2026880
May 2026770
Apr 2026880
Mar 2026770
Feb 2026550
Jan 2026550
Dec 2025550
Nov 2025660
Oct 2025880
Sep 2025770
Aug 2025770
Jul 2025770
Jun 2025880
May 2025990
Apr 2025880
Mar 2025660
Feb 2025550
Jan 2025550
Dec 2024550
Nov 2024660
Oct 2024770
Sep 2024770
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureBarry County Part Unincorporated AreaBarry CountyMichiganUnited States
All units8015822,5281,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit80 (100%)158 (100%)15,343 (68%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0060034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0044917,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)6,136 (27%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a2.52.24.1
Change from the 12 months before0.0%−8.1%−2.7%−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 Barry County Part Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202577770
202482820
202368680
20221081080
20211651650
20201241240
20191231230
20181261260
20171191190
2016807010
2015746410
201456560
201360600
201269690
201155550
201059590
200963630
200879790
20071471470
20062682680
20052672670
20042612610
20032692690
20022752750
20012592590
20002402400
19992792790
19982742740
19972552550
19962582580
19952342304

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 057000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Barry County, 1979 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 Barry County Part Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 80 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 80 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 80 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 Barry County Part Unincorporated Area authorized 4,873 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1999, with 279.