Home Value Trail

Kenosha, WI home price history and building permits

Kenosha CountyKenosha, WIWisconsin

  • Price trail: Kenosha 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 Kenosha County, the county of Kenosha. The FHFA annual house price index for Kenosha County increased by 101.5% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Kenosha authorized 51 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 Kenosha County, the county of Kenosha.

+101.5%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Kenosha County increased by 101.5%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +7.3%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Kenosha County+101.5%
Kenosha, WI+101.5%
Wisconsin+95.5%
United States+85.0%
Kenosha County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1976
  • Kenosha County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

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

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Kenosha County, 1976 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025788.12+5.4%
2024748.08+9.2%
2023685.17+7.6%
2022636.53+12.6%
2021565.43+10.1%
2020513.67+2.6%
2019500.53+6.1%
2018471.72+7.6%
2017438.28+7.2%
2016408.98+4.6%
2015391.10+4.1%
2014375.60+3.4%
2013363.30−1.3%
2012368.09−6.0%
2011391.73−6.6%
2010419.63−8.0%
2009455.99−5.8%
2008484.16−2.2%
2007495.29+1.1%
2006489.73+3.6%
2005472.84+9.3%
2004432.73+8.4%
2003399.18+3.8%
2002384.49+4.7%
2001367.36+5.0%
2000349.80+6.4%
1999328.76+3.5%
1998317.59+4.0%
1997305.43+4.4%
1996292.62+3.1%
1995283.91+6.9%
1994265.58+3.3%
1993256.98+4.3%
1992246.48+3.7%
1991237.58+5.9%
1990224.24+10.4%
1989203.19+7.8%
1988188.51+12.4%
1987167.75+4.2%
1986160.96+3.6%
1985155.33+13.1%
1984137.29−14.8%
1983161.20+7.4%
1982150.08−2.9%
1981154.56−5.6%
1980163.77+12.6%
1979145.39+11.7%
1978130.18+17.9%
1977110.44+10.4%
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 Kenosha 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: Kenosha 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
Kenosha County+5.4%+53.4%+101.5%+66.7%+125.3%+7.3%
Kenosha, WI+5.4%+53.4%+101.5%+66.7%+125.3%+7.3%
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 Kenosha. The first row is the index of Kenosha County.

Building permits in Kenosha

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Kenosha authorized 51 housing units. That is 0.5 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 238 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 Kenosha, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026660
Jul 2026770
Jun 2026000
May 202615411
Apr 2026220
Mar 2026330
Feb 2026000
Jan 2026110
Dec 2025440
Nov 2025000
Oct 2025660
Sep 2025734
Aug 2025550
Jul 2025770
Jun 2025220
May 2025972
Apr 2025880
Mar 202522220
Feb 2025110
Jan 20251613158
Dec 2024330
Nov 20241174
Oct 2024440
Sep 2024550
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureKenoshaKenosha CountyWisconsinUnited States
All units5158325,7711,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit36 (71%)184 (32%)13,316 (52%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units4481,30634,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units004217,298
In buildings with 5 or more units11 (22%)351 (60%)11,107 (43%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents0.53.54.34.1
Change from the 12 months before−78.6%+5.0%+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 Kenosha, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202522842186
202481774
20231135063
20221295574
202141827391
202026260
201922624202
201833294
201730246
201636923346
201513426108
2014471928
201333330
201229263
201114336107
20101546589
20091089810
20081441440
200730729512
2006467358109
2005525375150
2004700326374
2003677222455
2002419227192
2001475209266
2000522233289
1999417237180
1998343175168
1997335136199
1996575159416
1995389175214

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 437500. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Kenosha 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 Kenosha?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 36 units are in buildings with one unit. 4 units are in buildings with two to four units. 11 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 238 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 51 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 78.6% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Kenosha has 0.5 units for each 1,000 residents. Kenosha County has 3.5 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 Kenosha authorized 8,596 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2004, with 700.