Home Value Trail

Houston County Unincorporated Area, MN home price history and building permits

Houston CountyLa Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMinnesota

  • Price trail: Houston County
  • FHFA annual index 1985 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 Houston County, the county of Houston County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Houston County increased by 82.9% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Houston County Unincorporated Area authorized 32 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 Houston County, the county of Houston County Unincorporated Area.

+82.9%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Houston County increased by 82.9%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.2%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Houston County+82.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN+85.8%
Minnesota+71.4%
United States+85.0%
Houston County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1985
  • Houston County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Houston County, not of Houston 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 Houston County, 1985 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025470.36+2.8%
2024457.58+9.6%
2023417.60+10.8%
2022376.94+12.3%
2021335.76+9.1%
2020307.64+2.5%
2019300.00+4.2%
2018288.04+2.7%
2017280.52+6.5%
2016263.49+2.4%
2015257.22+1.0%
2014254.65+4.6%
2013243.42+2.5%
2012237.53−0.5%
2011238.66−1.8%
2010243.02−1.6%
2009246.93−2.5%
2008253.17+0.2%
2007252.70+2.8%
2006245.86+4.2%
2005235.88+6.1%
2004222.28+8.8%
2003204.32+3.8%
2002196.93+4.1%
2001189.21+6.7%
2000177.30+5.7%
1999167.77+4.6%
1998160.35+1.4%
1997158.14+4.5%
1996151.30+5.3%
1995143.75+8.6%
1994132.33+8.1%
1993122.41+2.7%
1992119.22+2.4%
1991116.45+5.5%
1990110.39+2.0%
1989108.24+5.3%
1988102.78+0.9%
1987101.87+0.2%
1986101.64+1.6%
1985100.00n/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 Houston 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: Houston 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
Houston County+2.8%+52.9%+82.9%+99.4%+165.3%+6.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN+4.2%+50.6%+85.8%+101.4%+158.6%+6.4%
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 Houston County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Houston County.

Building permits in Houston County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Houston County Unincorporated Area authorized 32 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 20 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 Houston County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026000
Jul 2026880
Jun 2026000
May 2026220
Apr 2026880
Mar 2026110
Feb 2026000
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025220
Nov 2025440
Oct 2025440
Sep 2025330
Aug 2025110
Jul 2025110
Jun 2025000
May 2025660
Apr 2025110
Mar 2025220
Feb 2025000
Jan 2025110
Dec 2024110
Nov 2024110
Oct 2024330
Sep 2024330
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureHouston County Unincorporated AreaHouston CountyMinnesotaUnited States
All units324922,1581,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit32 (100%)43 (88%)12,841 (58%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0631234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0020117,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)8,804 (40%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a2.73.84.1
Change from the 12 months before+60.0%+11.4%+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 Houston County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202525250
202423230
202314140
202219190
202113130
202023230
201912120
201813130
201722220
201615150
201516160
201415150
201316160
201218180
201111110
201020200
200917170
200830300
200730300
200630300
200538380
200463630
200336360
200231310
200131310
200034340
199940400
199842420
199728280
199632320
199539390

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 352600. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Houston County, 1985 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 Houston County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 32 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 20 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 32 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 60.0% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Houston County Unincorporated Area authorized 796 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2004, with 63.