Home Value Trail

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

Rutherford CountyNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTennessee

  • Price trail: Rutherford County
  • FHFA annual index 1978 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 Rutherford County, the county of Rutherford County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Rutherford County increased by 131.2% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Rutherford County Unincorporated Area authorized 557 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 Rutherford County, the county of Rutherford County Unincorporated Area.

+131.2%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Rutherford County increased by 131.2%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +8.7%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Rutherford County+131.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+121.8%
Tennessee+113.5%
United States+85.0%
Rutherford County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1978
  • Rutherford County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Rutherford County, not of Rutherford 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 Rutherford County, 1978 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025728.830.0%
2024728.65+5.3%
2023692.21+5.3%
2022657.15+23.9%
2021530.38+15.4%
2020459.74+3.7%
2019443.41+5.8%
2018419.09+9.1%
2017383.99+10.8%
2016346.51+9.9%
2015315.29+6.5%
2014295.92+5.7%
2013279.87+3.0%
2012271.75−1.6%
2011276.27−2.8%
2010284.09−3.7%
2009294.87−2.8%
2008303.34−0.3%
2007304.13+3.9%
2006292.82+6.9%
2005273.86+7.1%
2004255.68+3.7%
2003246.64+1.9%
2002241.97+2.1%
2001236.90+4.4%
2000226.91+2.3%
1999221.73+2.9%
1998215.51+4.8%
1997205.73+5.1%
1996195.80+4.4%
1995187.47+7.9%
1994173.74+6.8%
1993162.69+3.4%
1992157.30+2.2%
1991153.97+0.5%
1990153.15+0.2%
1989152.83+0.7%
1988151.74+2.8%
1987147.60+5.4%
1986140.08+5.2%
1985133.15+5.7%
1984125.99+2.8%
1983122.59+3.4%
1982118.55+3.6%
1981114.47+4.9%
1980109.17+0.4%
1979108.69+8.7%
1978100.00n/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 Rutherford 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: Rutherford 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
Rutherford County0.0%+58.5%+131.2%+166.1%+221.2%+8.7%
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 Rutherford County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Rutherford County.

Building permits in Rutherford County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Rutherford County Unincorporated Area authorized 557 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 903 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 Rutherford County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202633330
Jul 202632320
Jun 202635350
May 202655550
Apr 202643430
Mar 202669690
Feb 202659590
Jan 202644440
Dec 202547470
Nov 202540400
Oct 202564640
Sep 202536360
Aug 202562620
Jul 20251071070
Jun 202573730
May 202586860
Apr 202574740
Mar 20251131130
Feb 202579790
Jan 202547470
Dec 202437370
Nov 202437370
Oct 202470700
Sep 20241181180
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureRutherford County Unincorporated AreaRutherford CountyTennesseeUnited States
All units5573,49041,5561,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit557 (100%)2,636 (76%)30,956 (74%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0850834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0648117,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)840 (24%)9,611 (23%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a9.05.74.1
Change from the 12 months before−38.3%+8.8%−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 Rutherford County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20258288280
20249339330
20238848840
20227997990
20211,0181,0180
20208848840
20198598590
20186836830
20177857850
20166986980
20156206200
20146336330
20135565560
20125135130
20113363360
20103213210
20093733730
20083853850
20078078070
20068948940
20051,0651,0650
20048278270
20035665660
20025875870
20016206182
20006426420
19997797790
19988588580
19979929920
19961,0491,0472
19957847822

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 729000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Rutherford County, 1978 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 Rutherford County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 557 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 903 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 557 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 38.3% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Rutherford County Unincorporated Area authorized 22,578 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2005, with 1,065.