Home Value Trail

Washington County Unincorporated Area, OR home price history and building permits

Washington CountyPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOregon

  • Price trail: Washington County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 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 Washington County, the county of Washington County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Washington County increased by 79.6% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Washington County Unincorporated Area authorized 322 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 Washington County, the county of Washington County Unincorporated Area.

+79.6%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Washington County increased by 79.6%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.0%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Washington County+79.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA+78.7%
Oregon+85.5%
United States+85.0%
Washington County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Washington County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Washington County, not of Washington 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 Washington County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,333.12−0.5%
20241,340.38+1.5%
20231,320.57+0.5%
20221,313.87+16.2%
20211,130.61+12.6%
20201,003.99+2.4%
2019980.12+3.2%
2018949.72+5.7%
2017898.27+8.1%
2016831.31+12.0%
2015742.37+7.3%
2014691.89+10.9%
2013624.04+8.2%
2012576.87−0.1%
2011577.64−6.7%
2010618.99−6.9%
2009665.07−10.3%
2008741.66−3.0%
2007764.92+5.5%
2006725.20+17.3%
2005618.23+16.6%
2004530.25+7.2%
2003494.41+2.2%
2002483.94+3.5%
2001467.55+4.4%
2000447.82+3.3%
1999433.57+1.6%
1998426.56+3.3%
1997412.88+6.7%
1996387.07+7.2%
1995361.12+10.7%
1994326.12+7.8%
1993302.60+5.2%
1992287.57+5.0%
1991273.85+8.7%
1990251.97+14.9%
1989219.38+8.5%
1988202.20+2.2%
1987197.81+0.8%
1986196.28+0.1%
1985196.00+0.7%
1984194.61−4.1%
1983202.87+5.7%
1982191.88+2.6%
1981186.97−6.3%
1980199.61+6.4%
1979187.59+15.2%
1978162.84+21.0%
1977134.54+20.0%
1976112.12+12.1%
1975100.00n/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 Washington 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: Washington 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
Washington County−0.5%+32.8%+79.6%+115.6%+197.7%+6.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA+0.9%+31.1%+78.7%+114.7%+201.4%+6.0%
Oregon+0.9%+34.9%+85.5%+110.5%+199.8%+6.4%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

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

Building permits in Washington County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Washington County Unincorporated Area authorized 322 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 406 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 Washington County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202625250
Jul 202622220
Jun 202635350
May 202629290
Apr 202628280
Mar 202620200
Feb 202626260
Jan 202618180
Dec 202521210
Nov 202514140
Oct 202516160
Sep 202568959
Aug 202510100
Jul 202523230
Jun 202533330
May 202524240
Apr 202571710
Mar 202543430
Feb 202539390
Jan 202570700
Dec 202432320
Nov 202415150
Oct 202426260
Sep 202420200
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureWashington County Unincorporated AreaWashington CountyOregonUnited States
All units3222,21715,3151,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit263 (82%)1,276 (58%)9,083 (59%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units01650034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0313817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units59 (18%)922 (42%)5,594 (37%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.63.64.1
Change from the 12 months before−20.7%+13.3%+11.9%−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 Washington County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202543237359
20244934930
20236626620
2022845619226
202168259983
2020742590152
201988178695
2018579407172
2017940677263
20161,2831,024259
20151,3831,118265
20141,552737815
20131,186607579
201257855523
201145642432
20105565560
20094304300
200859957227
20071,197913284
20061,348879469
20051,6991,437262
20041,4521,38864
20031,3561,176180
20021,4931,175318
20011,6761,138538
20001,5311,46566
19991,4421,34498
19982,0941,544550
19972,0911,347744
19962,3061,547759
19952,4801,641839

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 551000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Washington County, 1975 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 Washington County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 263 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 59 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 406 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 322 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 20.7% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Washington County Unincorporated Area authorized 36,444 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1995, with 2,480.