Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Lyon County index 1979–2025
Lyon County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Lyon 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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Fernley, Nevada, covered 256 housing units (+16.9% year on year); the place lies in Lyon County.
87 of those units were single-family houses (34%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 169 in buildings of five or more units. That is 9.8 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 5.5 and well above the state's 4.7.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 2,893 units, with the busiest year 2021 (478 units). Lyon County's FHFA house price index rose +132.0% over the ten years to 2025.
256units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+16.9% on the previous 12 months
87single-family units34% of the total
169units in 5+ unit buildings66% of the total
9.8units per 1,000 residentsLyon County 5.5 · Nevada 4.7
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Fernley by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Fernley
Lyon County
Nevada
United States
All housing units
256
360
15,357
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
87 (34%)
191 (53%)
9,843 (64%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
0
114
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
92
17,298
5 or more units
169 (66%)
169 (47%)
5,308 (35%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
9.8
5.5
4.7
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+16.9%
+8.1%
−10.2%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Fernley by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
2,893 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2021. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Lyon County
FHFA's index for Lyon County rose +132.0% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.8% a year) and +2.4% in the latest year, against +120.7% and +2.2% for Nevada. 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 Fernley, NV?
256 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 219 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Fernley?
87 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 169 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Fernley compare with its county and state?
9.8 units per 1,000 residents in Fernley, 5.5 in Lyon County and 4.7 in Nevada.
How have home prices moved in Lyon County?
FHFA's index for Lyon County rose +132.0% over the ten years to 2025 and +2.4% 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 050000); 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.