Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Webster County index 1992–2025
Webster County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Webster County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Marshfield, Missouri (Webster County), authorised 104 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +225.0% on the previous 12 months.
30 of those units were single-family houses (29%), 2 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 72 in buildings of five or more units. That is 12.9 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 5.9 and well above the state's 2.9.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 1,240 units, with the busiest year 1996 (90 units). Webster County's FHFA house price index rose +104.4% over the ten years to 2025.
104units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+225.0% on the previous 12 months
30single-family units29% of the total
72units in 5+ unit buildings69% of the total
12.9units per 1,000 residentsWebster County 5.9 · Missouri 2.9
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Marshfield by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Marshfield
Webster County
Missouri
United States
All housing units
104
255
18,495
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
30 (29%)
137 (54%)
12,065 (65%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
2
4
722
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
514
17,298
5 or more units
72 (69%)
114 (45%)
5,194 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
12.9
5.9
2.9
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+225.0%
+57.4%
+4.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Marshfield by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
1,240 units since 1995; the busiest year was 1996. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Webster County
FHFA's index for Webster County rose +104.4% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.4% a year) and +4.4% in the latest year, against +88.2% and +3.7% for Missouri. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Marshfield, MO?
104 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 32 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Marshfield?
30 single-family units, 2 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 72 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Marshfield compare with its county and state?
12.9 units per 1,000 residents in Marshfield, 5.9 in Webster County and 2.9 in Missouri.
How have home prices moved in Webster County?
FHFA's index for Webster County rose +104.4% over the ten years to 2025 and +4.4% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 407500); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.