Ben Hill County

Georgia · Fitzgerald, GA micropolitan area · 17,099 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA annual index 1993–2025Developmental county indexPermits through August 2026

Ben Hill County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recessionPeak before the latest index value

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. FHFA describes its county indexes as developmental and subject to revision. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.

FHFA's index for Ben Hill County, Georgia, starts in 1993 and stood at 238 in 2025, +137.8% above its base of 100.

Over the ten years to 2025 the index rose +57.1% (+4.6% a year), well below Georgia at +110.1% and well below the national +85.0%. The Fitzgerald, GA area rose +57.1%. The latest one-year change is −13.1%.

The strongest decade was the 2000s (+30.7%); the weakest the 2010s (+13.1%).

After a 2007 peak the index fell −11.1% to 2012 and regained the peak in 2018.

Builders were authorised for 17 housing units in the county in the 12 months to August 2026 (+70.0% on the previous 12 months), 1.0 units per 1,000 residents; 71% were single-family houses. Since 1995 the county has authorised 1,039 units, most in 2007.

−13.1%1 year, 2024–2025Georgia +2.2%

+34.9%5 yearsUS +47.0%

+57.1%10 years+4.6% a year annualised

+99.4%since 2000US +158.3%

17units permitted, 12 months1.0 per 1,000 residents

Same span, four levels

Change in the FHFA index	Ben Hill County	Fitzgerald area	Georgia	United States
1 year (2024–2025)	−13.1%	−13.1%	+2.2%	+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)	+34.9%	+34.9%	+57.6%	+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)	+57.1%	+57.1%	+110.1%	+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)	+66.5%	+66.5%	+100.2%	+79.1%
Since 2000	+99.4%	+99.4%	+147.3%	+158.3%
Since 1993	+137.8%	+137.8%	+238.5%	+242.6%
10-year annualised	+4.6%	+4.6%	+7.7%	+6.3%
20-year annualised	+2.6%	+2.6%	+3.5%	+3.0%

All columns are FHFA annual all-transactions indexes over the same years.

Decade by decade

Decade	Change	United States
2000s (2000–2010)	+30.7%	+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)	+13.1%	+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)	+34.9%	+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1993 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1993 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

Peak	Low	Decline	Peak regained
2024	2025	−13.1%	not by 2025
2018	2019	−11.6%	2021
2007	2012	−11.1%	2018

Building permits

Housing units authorised by building permits in Ben Hill County, by month over the latest five years and by year since 1995.

Housing units authorised in Ben Hill County by month, latest 12 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Ben Hill County by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Ben Hill County by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings

Permits, 12 months to August 2026	Ben Hill County	Georgia	United States
Housing units authorised	17	60,994	1,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents	1.0	5.4	4.1
Single-family share	71%	70%	63%
Change on previous 12 months	+70.0%	+1.1%	−0.1%
Units authorised since 1995	1,039	2,016,046	43,082,761

Population is the Census Bureau's vintage 2025 estimate. Permits authorise construction; they are not completions.

ZIP codes in Ben Hill County

Ranked by ten-year change in the FHFA ZIP index. Where a ZIP's index ends before 2025, its spans end in that year.

ZIP	1 year	10 years	Since 2000	Index through	Years
31750	−13.0%	+56.9%	+98.5%	2025	33

Questions and answers

How much have home values in Ben Hill County risen over 10 years?

The FHFA index for Ben Hill County rose +57.1% from 2015 to 2025, about +4.6% a year. Over 20 years: +66.5%; since 2000: +99.4%.

How does Ben Hill County compare with Georgia and the United States?

Over the ten years to 2025: Ben Hill County +57.1%, Georgia +110.1%, United States +85.0%, Fitzgerald, GA +57.1%.

What happened to Ben Hill County prices in 2008?

The index peaked in 2007 and fell −11.1% to 2012; it passed the peak again in 2018. The state index fell −24.9% over 2007–2012.

How many homes are being built in Ben Hill County?

17 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026 (12 single-family, 0 in buildings of five or more units), or 1.0 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 for Georgia.

Where does this data come from?

The index is FHFA's annual county house price index (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, with values through 2025. Permits are from the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey through August 2026; population is the Census Bureau's vintage 2025 estimate.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for counties (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, values 1993–2025; metro, state and national comparisons from FHFA's annual indexes in the same release. Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, county and place files, through August 2026. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. ZIP assignment: 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file. Public domain throughout. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets · Building Permits Survey.