Lanier County

Georgia · Valdosta, GA metro area · 10,623 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA annual index 2021–2022Developmental county indexPermits through August 2026

Lanier County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession

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.

Lanier County, Georgia (Valdosta, GA area), has an FHFA house price index from 2021. Through 2022 it has risen +21.5%, from 100 to 121. FHFA's most recent value for this area is for 2022, so every span here ends in 2022.

Builders were authorised for 36 housing units in the county in the 12 months to August 2026 (−12.2% on the previous 12 months), 3.4 units per 1,000 residents; 100% were single-family houses. Since 1995 the county has authorised 1,325 units, most in 2007.

+21.5%1 year, 2021–2022Georgia +20.5%

—5 yearsUS +46.2%

—10 years— a year annualised

—since 2000US +126.5%

36units permitted, 12 months3.4 per 1,000 residents

Same span, four levels

Change in the FHFA index	Lanier County	Valdosta area	Georgia	United States
1 year (2021–2022)	+21.5%	+17.4%	+20.5%	+15.5%
5 years (2017–2022)	—	+45.2%	+61.2%	+46.2%
10 years (2012–2022)	—	+45.2%	+114.9%	+86.1%
20 years (2002–2022)	—	+66.7%	+94.1%	+101.4%
Since 2000	—	+75.1%	+113.6%	+126.5%
Since 2021	+21.5%	+17.4%	+20.5%	+15.5%
10-year annualised	—	+3.8%	+8.0%	+6.4%
20-year annualised	—	+2.6%	+3.4%	+3.6%

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

Decade by decade

Decade	Change		United States

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (2021 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 2021 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

No decline of 5% or more from a peak appears in the annual index for this area.

Building permits

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

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

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

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

Permits, 12 months to August 2026	Lanier County	Georgia	United States
Housing units authorised	36	60,994	1,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents	3.4	5.4	4.1
Single-family share	100%	70%	63%
Change on previous 12 months	−12.2%	+1.1%	−0.1%
Units authorised since 1995	1,325	2,016,046	43,082,761

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

Cities and permit-issuing places in Lanier County

Housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026; places with at least 12 units in the year, or in the year before.

Place	Units, 12 months	Per 1,000 residents	Single-family
Lanier County Unincorporated Area	33	—	100%

Questions and answers

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

The county index does not cover ten full years ending 2022; since 2021 it has risen +21.5%.

How does Lanier County compare with Georgia and the United States?

Over the ten years to 2022: Lanier County —, Georgia +114.9%, United States +86.1%, Valdosta, GA +45.2%.

What happened to Lanier County prices in 2008?

The county index shows no decline of 5% or more from a 2005–2008 peak. The Georgia index fell −24.9% over 2007–2012.

How many homes are being built in Lanier County?

36 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026 (36 single-family, 0 in buildings of five or more units), or 3.4 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 2022. 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 2021–2022; 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.