Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Montgomery County index 1986–2025
Montgomery County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Montgomery 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 Clarksville, Tennessee, covered 1,925 housing units (−16.5% year on year); the place lies in Montgomery County.
1,002 of those units were single-family houses (52%), 94 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 829 in buildings of five or more units. That is 10.2 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 9.7 and well above the state's 5.7.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 48,022 units, with the busiest year 2021 (3,265 units). Montgomery County's FHFA house price index rose +106.8% over the ten years to 2025.
1,925units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−16.5% on the previous 12 months
1,002single-family units52% of the total
829units in 5+ unit buildings43% of the total
10.2units per 1,000 residentsMontgomery County 9.7 · Tennessee 5.7
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Clarksville by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Clarksville
Montgomery County
Tennessee
United States
All housing units
1,925
2,433
41,556
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
1,002 (52%)
1,504 (62%)
30,956 (74%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
32
38
508
34,814
3–4 units
62
62
481
17,298
5 or more units
829 (43%)
829 (34%)
9,611 (23%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
10.2
9.7
5.7
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−16.5%
−13.2%
−4.5%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Clarksville by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
48,022 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2021. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Montgomery County
FHFA's index for Montgomery County rose +106.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.5% a year) and +3.7% in the latest year, against +113.5% and +2.4% for Tennessee. 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 Clarksville, TN?
1,925 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 2,305 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Clarksville?
1,002 single-family units, 32 in two-unit buildings, 62 in three- and four-unit buildings and 829 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Clarksville compare with its county and state?
10.2 units per 1,000 residents in Clarksville, 9.7 in Montgomery County and 5.7 in Tennessee.
How have home prices moved in Montgomery County?
FHFA's index for Montgomery County rose +106.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +3.7% 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 139000); 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.