Home Value Trail

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

Polk CountyGrand Forks, ND-MNMinnesota

  • Price trail: Polk 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 Polk County, the county of Polk County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Polk County increased by 54.7% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Polk County Unincorporated Area authorized 29 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 Polk County, the county of Polk County Unincorporated Area.

+54.7%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Polk County increased by 54.7%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +4.5%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Polk County+54.7%
Grand Forks, ND-MN+46.2%
Minnesota+71.4%
United States+85.0%
Polk County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1979
  • Polk County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Polk County, not of Polk 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 Polk County, 1979 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025433.00+3.6%
2024418.07+7.6%
2023388.42+2.8%
2022377.93+13.0%
2021334.46+5.5%
2020316.90+0.9%
2019314.19+5.0%
2018299.17+0.3%
2017298.38+0.2%
2016297.69+6.3%
2015279.95+3.0%
2014271.87+8.5%
2013250.57+5.8%
2012236.91+1.9%
2011232.60+0.4%
2010231.65−0.8%
2009233.62−0.3%
2008234.40+1.9%
2007230.09+3.8%
2006221.56+5.8%
2005209.46+12.0%
2004187.03+6.9%
2003174.93+0.6%
2002173.95+4.4%
2001166.55+3.1%
2000161.48+2.1%
1999158.14+0.4%
1998157.49+5.6%
1997149.07+0.5%
1996148.29+5.0%
1995141.27+5.3%
1994134.15+11.6%
1993120.18+1.9%
1992117.96+4.5%
1991112.88−0.7%
1990113.72n/a
198792.37−8.1%
1986100.48+0.8%
198599.72n/a
1980107.67+7.7%
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 Polk 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: Polk 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
Polk County+3.6%+36.6%+54.7%+106.7%+168.1%+4.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN+5.0%+32.1%+46.2%+105.9%+171.8%+3.9%
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 Polk County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Polk County.

Building permits in Polk County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Polk County Unincorporated Area authorized 29 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 36 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 Polk County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026770
Jul 2026440
Jun 2026550
May 2026330
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026000
Feb 2026000
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025220
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025660
Sep 2025000
Aug 2025660
Jul 2025220
Jun 2025660
May 202510100
Apr 2025000
Mar 2025220
Feb 2025110
Jan 2025000
Dec 2024000
Nov 2024550
Oct 2024440
Sep 2024000
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigurePolk County Unincorporated AreaPolk CountyMinnesotaUnited States
All units294122,1581,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit29 (100%)41 (100%)12,841 (58%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0031234,814
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/a1.33.84.1
Change from the 12 months before−19.4%−8.9%+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 Polk County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202536360
202435350
202348480
202230300
202140400
202041410
201926260
201841410
201736360
201638380
201544440
201440400
201350500
201241410
201131310
201037370
200923230
200839390
200741410
200633330
200547470
200449490
200359590
200245450
200141410
200038380
199936360
199832320
199727270
199637370
199515150

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 603100. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Polk 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 Polk County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 29 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 36 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 29 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 19.4% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Polk County Unincorporated Area authorized 1,176 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2003, with 59.