Home Value Trail

Ellis County Unincorporated Area, TX home price history and building permits

Ellis CountyDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTexas

  • Price trail: Ellis County
  • FHFA annual index 1976 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 Ellis County, the county of Ellis County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Ellis County increased by 112.7% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Ellis 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 Ellis County, the county of Ellis County Unincorporated Area.

+112.7%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Ellis County increased by 112.7%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +7.8%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Ellis County+112.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX+102.7%
Texas+88.2%
United States+85.0%
Ellis County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1976
  • Ellis County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Ellis County, not of Ellis 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 Ellis County, 1976 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025827.65−0.3%
2024829.85+1.7%
2023815.63+4.6%
2022779.51+22.2%
2021637.86+15.3%
2020553.45+3.6%
2019534.20+5.5%
2018506.58+8.0%
2017469.07+9.7%
2016427.56+9.9%
2015389.19+7.3%
2014362.76+5.7%
2013343.31+2.6%
2012334.56+1.0%
2011331.27−1.5%
2010336.46−2.5%
2009344.94−0.5%
2008346.65−1.7%
2007352.67+2.2%
2006344.99+2.8%
2005335.46+2.6%
2004326.89+2.6%
2003318.62+2.6%
2002310.54+3.3%
2001300.69+5.5%
2000285.04+7.0%
1999266.47+5.3%
1998253.00+5.8%
1997239.22+2.6%
1996233.19+3.8%
1995224.61+1.4%
1994221.54+1.7%
1993217.88+2.1%
1992213.42+1.7%
1991209.76+4.5%
1990200.69+0.6%
1989199.58−2.2%
1988204.08−7.4%
1987220.27−2.2%
1986225.13+1.3%
1985222.14+4.1%
1984213.32+8.7%
1983196.27+3.7%
1982189.30+15.8%
1981163.51−3.9%
1980170.21+16.1%
1979146.65+17.2%
1978125.12+28.4%
197797.48−2.5%
1976100.00n/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 Ellis 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: Ellis 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
Ellis County−0.3%+49.5%+112.7%+146.7%+190.4%+7.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX−0.1%+46.9%+102.7%+158.8%+203.1%+7.3%
Texas+0.8%+43.5%+88.2%+147.8%+195.2%+6.5%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

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

Building permits in Ellis County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Ellis County Unincorporated Area authorized 557 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 686 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 Ellis County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202655550
Jul 2026786414
Jun 202657534
May 202647452
Apr 202641392
Mar 202652520
Feb 2026473710
Jan 202615150
Dec 202547452
Nov 202541410
Oct 202536360
Sep 202541356
Aug 202558562
Jul 2025735518
Jun 202566660
May 2025643925
Apr 202555550
Mar 202556560
Feb 202549472
Jan 202540400
Dec 2024853253
Nov 202453530
Oct 202454540
Sep 202433330
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureEllis County Unincorporated AreaEllis CountyTexasUnited States
All units5572,559194,1501,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit517 (93%)2,482 (97%)135,575 (70%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units40625,56834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units001,70317,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)15 (1%)51,304 (26%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a10.66.14.1
Change from the 12 months before−18.8%−25.7%−10.8%−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 Ellis County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202562657155
202463858553
20235775725
202261959920
202170268616
20206736685
201950247824
201842040713
20174574534
20163203200
20153273198
20142552550
20132632630
20121921920
20111351350
20101201200
20091391390
20081651650
20073143140
20064454450
20054714710
20046276270
20035665660
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. Ellis County Unincorporated Area, TX home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/tx/ellis-county-unincorporated-area/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Ellis County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 215500. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Ellis County, 1976 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 Ellis County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 517 units are in buildings with one unit. 40 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 686 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 557 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 18.8% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Ellis County Unincorporated Area authorized 9,553 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2021, with 702.