Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Pierce County index 1980–2025
Pierce County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Pierce County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in River Falls, Wisconsin, covered 145 housing units (−16.2% year on year); the place lies in Pierce County.
85 of those units were single-family houses (59%), 10 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 50 in buildings of five or more units. That is 8.1 units per 1,000 residents, above the county's 6.5 and well above the state's 4.3.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 3,388 units, with the busiest year 2020 (281 units). Pierce County's FHFA house price index rose +87.8% over the ten years to 2025.
145units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−16.2% on the previous 12 months
85single-family units59% of the total
50units in 5+ unit buildings34% of the total
8.1units per 1,000 residentsPierce County 6.5 · Wisconsin 4.3
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in River Falls by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
River Falls
Pierce County
Wisconsin
United States
All housing units
145
283
25,771
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
85 (59%)
184 (65%)
13,316 (52%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
10
18
1,306
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
42
17,298
5 or more units
50 (34%)
81 (29%)
11,107 (43%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
8.1
6.5
4.3
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−16.2%
+2.9%
+5.6%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in River Falls by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
3,388 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2020. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Pierce County
FHFA's index for Pierce County rose +87.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+6.5% a year) and +4.0% in the latest year, against +95.5% and +5.4% for Wisconsin. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in River Falls, WI?
145 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 173 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in River Falls?
85 single-family units, 10 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 50 in buildings of five or more units.
How does River Falls compare with its county and state?
8.1 units per 1,000 residents in River Falls, 6.5 in Pierce County and 4.3 in Wisconsin.
How have home prices moved in Pierce County?
FHFA's index for Pierce County rose +87.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +4.0% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 741500); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.