Home Value Trail

Cheatham County Unincorporated Area, TN home price history and building permits

Cheatham CountyNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTennessee

  • Price trail: Cheatham County
  • FHFA annual index 1989 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 Cheatham County, the county of Cheatham County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Cheatham County increased by 121.4% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Cheatham County Unincorporated Area authorized 115 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 Cheatham County, the county of Cheatham County Unincorporated Area.

+121.4%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Cheatham County increased by 121.4%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +8.3%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Cheatham County+121.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+121.8%
Tennessee+113.5%
United States+85.0%
Cheatham County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1989
  • Cheatham County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Cheatham County, not of Cheatham 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 Cheatham County, 1989 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025487.99−0.1%
2024488.30+5.0%
2023465.24+7.9%
2022431.09+19.3%
2021361.30+15.6%
2020312.56+4.1%
2019300.25+6.6%
2018281.56+7.0%
2017263.24+11.5%
2016236.07+7.1%
2015220.46+3.2%
2014213.61+8.3%
2013197.33+0.7%
2012195.87+0.1%
2011195.59−3.1%
2010201.84−3.0%
2009208.14−2.9%
2008214.29+1.2%
2007211.78+4.7%
2006202.22+7.9%
2005187.45+4.2%
2004179.93+4.1%
2003172.81+0.1%
2002172.61+2.7%
2001168.00+3.2%
2000162.74+4.1%
1999156.34+5.2%
1998148.66+3.4%
1997143.76+7.9%
1996133.21+8.2%
1995123.07+8.0%
1994113.95+9.2%
1993104.33+3.4%
1992100.89+1.5%
199199.44−3.6%
1990103.12+3.1%
1989100.00n/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 Cheatham 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: Cheatham 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
Cheatham County−0.1%+56.1%+121.4%+160.3%+199.9%+8.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+1.6%+56.0%+121.8%+177.1%+232.3%+8.3%
Tennessee+2.4%+59.5%+113.5%+139.6%+186.3%+7.9%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

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

Building permits in Cheatham County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Cheatham County Unincorporated Area authorized 115 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 125 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 Cheatham County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026990
Jul 2026440
Jun 202616160
May 202610100
Apr 2026770
Mar 202611110
Feb 2026660
Jan 2026550
Dec 2025770
Nov 202517170
Oct 202517170
Sep 2025660
Aug 202515150
Jul 2025770
Jun 202514140
May 202515150
Apr 202514140
Mar 2025880
Feb 202515150
Jan 2025770
Dec 2024440
Nov 2024770
Oct 2024990
Sep 202410100
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureCheatham County Unincorporated AreaCheatham CountyTennesseeUnited States
All units11520041,5561,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit115 (100%)200 (100%)30,956 (74%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0050834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0048117,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)9,611 (23%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a4.75.74.1
Change from the 12 months before−8.0%−18.7%−4.5%−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 Cheatham County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251421420
20241491490
20231231230
20221371370
20211001000
20201161160
20192012010
20181411410
20171121120
20161091090
201581810
201473730
201345450
201244440
201130300
201035350
200942420
200880800
20071031030
20061381380
20051081080
20041431394
20031651650
20021661660
20011291290
20001021020
19991771770
19982452450
19973913892
19963603564
19953273270

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 129000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Cheatham County, 1989 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 Cheatham County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 115 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 125 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 115 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 8.0% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Cheatham County Unincorporated Area authorized 4,314 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1997, with 391.