Home Value Trail

Cass County Part Unincorporated Area, MN home price history and building permits

Cass CountyBrainerd, MNMinnesota

  • Price trail: Cass County
  • FHFA annual index 1998 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 Cass County, the county of Cass County Part Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Cass County increased by 88.8% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Cass County Part Unincorporated Area authorized 197 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 Cass County, the county of Cass County Part Unincorporated Area.

+88.8%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Cass County increased by 88.8%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.6%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Cass County+88.8%
Brainerd, MN+93.8%
Minnesota+71.4%
United States+85.0%
Cass County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1998
  • Cass County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Cass County, not of Cass 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 Cass County, 1998 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025294.86+7.8%
2024273.59+1.3%
2023270.18+11.7%
2022241.96+18.0%
2021204.98+10.9%
2020184.88+2.9%
2019179.60+3.7%
2018173.21+6.4%
2017162.86+2.8%
2016158.46+1.5%
2015156.16+3.5%
2014150.85+0.7%
2013149.75−1.8%
2012152.45−1.5%
2011154.84−4.6%
2010162.30−6.5%
2009173.64−3.7%
2008180.40−4.5%
2007188.96+3.1%
2006183.31+4.1%
2005176.06+14.6%
2004153.58+8.0%
2003142.23+6.8%
2002133.13+7.7%
2001123.56+9.4%
2000112.90+11.3%
1999101.48+1.5%
1998100.00n/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 Cass 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: Cass 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
Cass County+7.8%+59.5%+88.8%+67.5%+161.2%+6.6%
Brainerd, MN+5.6%+58.5%+93.8%+71.1%+154.5%+6.8%
Minnesota+2.8%+36.8%+71.4%+56.0%+126.5%+5.5%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

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

Building permits in Cass County Part Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Cass County Part Unincorporated Area authorized 197 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 197 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 Cass County Part Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202624240
Jul 202616160
Jun 202629290
May 202635350
Apr 202637370
Mar 202613130
Feb 2026110
Jan 2026220
Dec 2025440
Nov 2025330
Oct 202516160
Sep 202517170
Aug 202523230
Jul 202528280
Jun 202529290
May 202520200
Apr 202532320
Mar 202512120
Feb 2025440
Jan 2025550
Dec 2024330
Nov 2024880
Oct 202416160
Sep 202417170
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureCass County Part Unincorporated AreaCass CountyMinnesotaUnited States
All units19728422,1581,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit197 (100%)269 (95%)12,841 (58%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0031234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units01520117,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)8,804 (40%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a9.03.84.1
Change from the 12 months before0.0%+2.9%+2.8%−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 Cass County Part Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251931930
20242072070
20232052050
20222512510
20212772770
20202042040
20191631630
20182002000
20171751750
20161461460
20151791790
20141351350
20131471470
20121431430
20111341340
20101471470
20091491490
20081791790
20072672670
20063313310
20051,3691,3690
20043123120
200348447410
20026086008
20014314310
20003423420
19994684680
19982852850
19971031003
19963553550
19951911910

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 121600. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Cass County, 1998 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 Cass County Part Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 197 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 197 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 197 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 Cass County Part Unincorporated Area authorized 8,780 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2005, with 1,369.