Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Hamlin County index 1998–2025
Hamlin County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Hamlin 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.
Lake Norden, South Dakota (Hamlin County), authorised 18 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +50.0% on the previous 12 months.
2 of those units were single-family houses (11%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 16 in buildings of five or more units. That is 27.6 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 9.9 and well above the state's 6.4.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 116 units, with the busiest year 2025 (18 units). Hamlin County's FHFA house price index rose +152.8% over the ten years to 2025.
18units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+50.0% on the previous 12 months
2single-family units11% of the total
16units in 5+ unit buildings89% of the total
27.6units per 1,000 residentsHamlin County 9.9 · South Dakota 6.4
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Lake Norden by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Lake Norden
Hamlin County
South Dakota
United States
All housing units
18
68
5,973
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
2 (11%)
52 (76%)
3,244 (54%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
0
114
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
167
17,298
5 or more units
16 (89%)
16 (24%)
2,448 (41%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
27.6
9.9
6.4
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+50.0%
−6.8%
+5.1%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Lake Norden by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
116 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Hamlin County
FHFA's index for Hamlin County rose +152.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+9.7% a year) and +11.8% in the latest year, against +84.7% and +3.1% for South Dakota. 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 Lake Norden, SD?
18 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 12 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Lake Norden?
2 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 16 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Lake Norden compare with its county and state?
27.6 units per 1,000 residents in Lake Norden, 9.9 in Hamlin County and 6.4 in South Dakota.
How have home prices moved in Hamlin County?
FHFA's index for Hamlin County rose +152.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +11.8% 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 337000); 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.