Home Value Trail

Centralia, WA home price history and building permits

Lewis CountyCentralia, WAWashington

  • Price trail: Lewis 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 Lewis County, the county of Centralia. The FHFA annual house price index for Lewis County increased by 146.6% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Centralia authorized 67 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 Lewis County, the county of Centralia.

+146.6%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lewis County increased by 146.6%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +9.4%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Lewis County+146.6%
Centralia, WA+146.6%
Washington+113.0%
United States+85.0%
Lewis County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1976
  • Lewis County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Lewis County, not of Centralia. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lewis County, 1976 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,249.19+3.6%
20241,205.58+4.9%
20231,149.05+1.1%
20221,137.00+18.3%
2021961.38+17.6%
2020817.45+7.6%
2019759.49+10.6%
2018686.65+10.4%
2017622.09+12.4%
2016553.34+9.2%
2015506.63+6.1%
2014477.36+1.7%
2013469.33−0.5%
2012471.89−3.4%
2011488.52−7.4%
2010527.46−8.9%
2009578.83−6.6%
2008619.88−1.9%
2007631.69+7.7%
2006586.46+18.1%
2005496.55+16.1%
2004427.60+8.3%
2003394.70+2.8%
2002384.04+2.0%
2001376.65+5.7%
2000356.18+0.7%
1999353.84+0.6%
1998351.83+2.6%
1997342.97+4.6%
1996328.01+3.4%
1995317.12+8.9%
1994291.07+7.7%
1993270.30+11.4%
1992242.65+7.4%
1991226.02+11.7%
1990202.36+11.0%
1989182.28+2.3%
1988178.16−0.2%
1987178.58−0.3%
1986179.09+1.5%
1985176.42+0.7%
1984175.24+13.0%
1983155.12+3.2%
1982150.34+14.2%
1981131.65−22.8%
1980170.64+18.0%
1979144.57+8.1%
1978133.72+14.4%
1977116.84+16.8%
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 Lewis 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: Lewis 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
Lewis County+3.6%+52.8%+146.6%+151.6%+250.7%+9.4%
Centralia, WA+3.6%+52.8%+146.6%+151.6%+250.7%+9.4%
Washington+1.8%+43.9%+113.0%+137.3%+238.6%+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 Centralia. The first row is the index of Lewis County.

Building permits in Centralia

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Centralia authorized 67 housing units. That is 3.5 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 96 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 Centralia, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026110
Jul 2026000
Jun 2026734
May 2026330
Apr 2026743
Mar 2026404
Feb 2026330
Jan 2026990
Dec 2025880
Nov 20251028
Oct 20251028
Sep 2025550
Aug 2025220
Jul 2025770
Jun 202520200
May 202512120
Apr 2025331716
Mar 202513130
Feb 2025550
Jan 2025220
Dec 2024000
Nov 2024220
Oct 2024000
Sep 2024000
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureCentraliaLewis CountyWashingtonUnited States
All units6731238,9111,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit40 (60%)285 (91%)17,298 (44%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units881,29434,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units191961817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)19,701 (51%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents3.53.54.94.1
Change from the 12 months before−30.2%−12.4%+11.4%−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 Centralia, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251299732
20241679
202310100
2022674522
2021802852
2020592831
201942348
201853494
201739372
2016611942
201511110
201411110
2013880
201227324
2011770
2010981880
2009921280
2008432023
2007806614
20061477968
2005956728
2004702347
2003851966
200219118
200116106
2000752
1999831172
1998531142
1997833845
1996442717
19951056342

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. Centralia, WA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/wa/centralia/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Lewis County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 073000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Lewis 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 Centralia?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 40 units are in buildings with one unit. 27 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 96 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 67 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 30.2% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Centralia has 3.5 units for each 1,000 residents. Lewis County has 3.5 units for each 1,000 residents. Washington has 4.9 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Centralia authorized 1,740 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2006, with 147.