Home Value Trail

Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area, WA home price history and building permits

Cowlitz CountyLongview-Kelso, WAWashington

  • Price trail: Cowlitz County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 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 Cowlitz County, the county of Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Cowlitz County increased by 120.9% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area authorized 174 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 Cowlitz County, the county of Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area.

+120.9%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Cowlitz County increased by 120.9%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +8.2%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Cowlitz County+120.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA+120.9%
Washington+113.0%
United States+85.0%
Cowlitz County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Cowlitz County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Cowlitz County, not of Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,235.47+3.7%
20241,191.21+2.9%
20231,157.26+0.1%
20221,155.92+14.9%
20211,006.01+16.8%
2020861.47+5.8%
2019814.31+9.4%
2018744.21+10.9%
2017671.03+9.3%
2016614.12+9.8%
2015559.30+8.0%
2014517.75+8.1%
2013478.85+0.5%
2012476.52−3.5%
2011493.72−7.2%
2010531.80−8.2%
2009579.27−8.9%
2008636.16−2.0%
2007648.98+8.1%
2006600.20+17.4%
2005511.44+12.5%
2004454.45+5.2%
2003431.94+0.6%
2002429.38+1.7%
2001422.32+3.8%
2000407.050.0%
1999406.99+2.6%
1998396.60+4.5%
1997379.48+3.2%
1996367.85+5.6%
1995348.28+9.4%
1994318.31+7.1%
1993297.14+8.5%
1992273.93+7.0%
1991256.00+9.2%
1990234.42+8.9%
1989215.29+9.8%
1988196.04+3.2%
1987189.94−0.1%
1986190.09−2.9%
1985195.84+8.0%
1984181.30+17.1%
1983154.80+5.4%
1982146.85−18.3%
1981179.84−0.3%
1980180.40+2.5%
1979176.04+13.2%
1978155.48+16.3%
1977133.68+11.1%
1976120.37+20.4%
1975100.00n/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 Cowlitz 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: Cowlitz 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
Cowlitz County+3.7%+43.4%+120.9%+141.6%+203.5%+8.2%
Longview-Kelso, WA+3.7%+43.4%+120.9%+141.6%+203.5%+8.2%
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 Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Cowlitz County.

Building permits in Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area authorized 174 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 185 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 Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202615150
Jul 202623230
Jun 202621174
May 202615150
Apr 202610100
Mar 2026990
Feb 202617134
Jan 202613130
Dec 202515132
Nov 2025990
Oct 202510100
Sep 202517170
Aug 202518180
Jul 202519190
Jun 2025990
May 202520182
Apr 2025990
Mar 202521210
Feb 202516160
Jan 202520200
Dec 2024880
Nov 20241596
Oct 202413130
Sep 202417170
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureCowlitz County Unincorporated AreaCowlitz CountyWashingtonUnited States
All units17424538,9111,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit164 (94%)233 (95%)17,298 (44%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units241,29434,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units8861817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)19,701 (51%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a2.14.94.1
Change from the 12 months before−5.9%−12.5%+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 Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251831794
20242062006
202320419410
2022431233198
20212532530
20202842804
20192442440
20182202200
20172051978
20161701700
20151191190
20141051050
201383830
201283830
201184840
201088853
20091031030
20081891872
20073463442
20064204128
200533432410
20042892890
20032272225
20022071998
20011391390
20001861788
1999323217106
199828427410
199720419212
199631126942
199526725215

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.

Each link loaded on .

Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area, WA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/wa/cowlitz-county-unincorporated-area/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Cowlitz County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 123000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Cowlitz County, 1975 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 Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 164 units are in buildings with one unit. 10 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 185 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 174 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 5.9% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Cowlitz County Unincorporated Area authorized 6,791 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2022, with 431.