Home Value Trail

Hartford, WI home price history and building permits

Washington CountyDodge CountyMilwaukee-Waukesha, WIWisconsin

  • Price trail: Washington 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 Washington County, the county of Hartford. The FHFA annual house price index for Washington County increased by 87.5% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Hartford authorized 64 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 Washington County, the county of Hartford.

+87.5%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Washington County increased by 87.5%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.5%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Washington County+87.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI+89.7%
Wisconsin+95.5%
United States+85.0%
Washington County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1976
  • Washington County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

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

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Washington County, 1976 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025815.26+5.9%
2024769.93+6.0%
2023726.06+10.0%
2022660.03+14.0%
2021578.88+9.3%
2020529.83+2.1%
2019518.87+4.3%
2018497.56+5.4%
2017472.13+4.4%
2016452.29+4.0%
2015434.78+3.1%
2014421.90+2.2%
2013412.87−0.1%
2012413.11−2.1%
2011422.07−4.0%
2010439.71−4.4%
2009460.11−3.7%
2008477.91−1.0%
2007482.75+0.3%
2006481.33+3.9%
2005463.27+8.1%
2004428.49+8.2%
2003396.19+3.2%
2002383.79+4.1%
2001368.72+5.1%
2000350.97+6.4%
1999329.71+2.9%
1998320.28+2.5%
1997312.48+5.0%
1996297.65+2.7%
1995289.78+8.3%
1994267.60+7.0%
1993250.06+6.2%
1992235.45+5.0%
1991224.14+5.3%
1990212.86+6.9%
1989199.04+8.6%
1988183.28+7.3%
1987170.87+2.3%
1986167.10+0.8%
1985165.77+3.1%
1984160.78+3.3%
1983155.58−1.3%
1982157.65−0.9%
1981159.06+9.0%
1980145.99−1.4%
1979148.06+12.2%
1978131.93+10.1%
1977119.87+19.9%
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 Washington 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: Washington 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
Washington County+5.9%+53.9%+87.5%+76.0%+132.3%+6.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI+5.6%+54.3%+89.7%+73.4%+138.6%+6.6%
Wisconsin+5.4%+57.4%+95.5%+84.7%+143.0%+6.9%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Hartford. The first row is the index of Washington County.

Building permits in Hartford

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Hartford authorized 64 housing units. That is 4.0 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 45 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 Hartford, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026440
Jul 2026550
Jun 20261192
May 2026440
Apr 2026752
Mar 2026440
Feb 2026110
Jan 2026660
Dec 202512102
Nov 2025220
Oct 2025514
Sep 2025330
Aug 2025330
Jul 2025550
Jun 2025312
May 2025422
Apr 2025312
Mar 2025440
Feb 2025330
Jan 2025532
Dec 2024202
Nov 2024330
Oct 2024642
Sep 2024440
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureHartfordWashington CountyWisconsinUnited States
All units6438425,7711,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit54 (84%)297 (77%)13,316 (52%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units10661,30634,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units004217,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)21 (5%)11,107 (43%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents4.02.84.34.1
Change from the 12 months before+42.2%+1.1%+5.6%−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 Hartford, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202542366
2024391722
2023523814
2022594316
202159536
202056560
20191325082
201884840
20171405684
201622669157
20151227448
201448426
201334340
201222220
2011752
201024240
200940364
2008764828
2007956728
2006252152100
200516610462
200423114289
2003330188142
200219212072
20011531458
20001318150
19991187840
1998227125102
19971668086
19961295970
199583758

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. Hartford, WI home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/wi/hartford/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Washington County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 377500. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Washington 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 Hartford?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 54 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 45 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 64 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 42.2% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Hartford has 4.0 units for each 1,000 residents. Washington County has 2.8 units for each 1,000 residents. Wisconsin has 4.3 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Hartford authorized 3,535 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2003, with 330.