Home Value Trail

Ferris, TX home price history and building permits

Ellis CountyDallas 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 Ferris. The FHFA annual house price index for Ellis County increased by 112.7% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Ferris authorized 68 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 Ferris.

+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 Ferris. 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 Ferris. The first row is the index of Ellis County.

Building permits in Ferris

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Ferris authorized 68 housing units. That is 15.8 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 157 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 Ferris, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026770
Jul 2026660
Jun 2026330
May 2026660
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026330
Feb 2026220
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025110
Nov 2025220
Oct 202527270
Sep 202510100
Aug 2025000
Jul 2025770
Jun 2025440
May 2025440
Apr 2025440
Mar 202528280
Feb 2025440
Jan 202536360
Dec 202422220
Nov 202421210
Oct 2024440
Sep 202423230
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureFerrisEllis CountyTexasUnited States
All units682,559194,1501,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit68 (100%)2,482 (97%)135,575 (70%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0625,56834,814
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 residents15.810.66.14.1
Change from the 12 months before−56.7%−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 Ferris, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20252082080
202443430
20233023020
20221661660
202129290
202014140
201930300
201867670
201772720
201626260
2015880
2014220
2013440
2012000
2011550
2010844
2009440
2008440
200718180
200642420
200530300
2004330
200312120
2002990
2001660
2000862
1999440
1998330
1997550
1996770
1995330

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. Ferris, TX home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/tx/ferris/. 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 231500. 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 Ferris?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 68 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 157 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 68 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 56.7% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Ferris has 15.8 units for each 1,000 residents. Ellis County has 10.6 units for each 1,000 residents. Texas has 6.1 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Ferris authorized 1,142 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2023, with 302.