Home Value Trail

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

Macon CountyNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTennessee

  • Price trail: Macon County
  • FHFA annual index 1996 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 Macon County, the county of Macon County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Macon County increased by 139.9% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Macon County Unincorporated Area authorized 172 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 Macon County, the county of Macon County Unincorporated Area.

+139.9%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Macon County increased by 139.9%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +9.1%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Macon County+139.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+121.8%
Tennessee+113.5%
United States+85.0%
Macon County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1996
  • Macon County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Macon County, not of Macon 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 Macon County, 1996 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025388.80+6.2%
2024366.05+4.8%
2023349.40+8.9%
2022320.94+21.2%
2021264.71+15.8%
2020228.59+3.6%
2019220.55+7.1%
2018205.97+11.2%
2017185.29+5.8%
2016175.21+8.1%
2015162.04+8.1%
2014149.88+1.4%
2013147.80+2.8%
2012143.82−5.5%
2011152.25−3.0%
2010156.96+0.1%
2009156.85−4.8%
2008164.75+1.9%
2007161.62+5.0%
2006153.99+3.6%
2005148.61+3.8%
2004143.23+4.0%
2003137.730.0%
2002137.77+3.6%
2001132.92+8.7%
2000122.24+0.6%
1999121.51+8.1%
1998112.45+2.4%
1997109.79+9.8%
1996100.00n/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 Macon 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: Macon 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
Macon County+6.2%+70.1%+139.9%+161.6%+218.1%+9.1%
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 Macon County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Macon County.

Building permits in Macon County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Macon County Unincorporated Area authorized 172 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 175 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 Macon County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202614140
Jul 202613130
Jun 202615150
May 202616160
Apr 202616160
Mar 202617170
Feb 202614140
Jan 202617125
Dec 202511110
Nov 202512120
Oct 202514140
Sep 202513130
Aug 202513130
Jul 202514140
Jun 202514140
May 202515150
Apr 202521165
Mar 202516160
Feb 202514140
Jan 202518135
Dec 202412120
Nov 202411110
Oct 202414140
Sep 202413130
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureMacon County Unincorporated AreaMacon CountyTennesseeUnited States
All units17217241,5561,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit167 (97%)167 (97%)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 units5 (3%)5 (3%)9,611 (23%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a6.25.74.1
Change from the 12 months before−1.7%−1.7%−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 Macon County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202517516510
202418117110
202319316627
20221368353
2021902763
20201581553
20191541540
20181201200
201792920
201679790
201566660
201448480
2013000
2012000
2011000
2010000
2009000
2008000
2007000
2006000
2005000
2004000
2003000
2002000
2001000
2000000
1999000
1998000
1997000
1996000
1995000

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 503000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Macon County, 1996 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 Macon County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 167 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 5 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 175 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 172 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 1.7% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Macon County Unincorporated Area authorized 1,492 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2023, with 193.