Chariton County

Missouri · 7,377 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA annual index 2012–2024Developmental county indexPermits through August 2026

Chariton 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.

FHFA's index for Chariton County, Missouri, starts in 2012 and stood at 174 in 2024, +74.1% above its base of 100. FHFA's most recent value for this area is for 2024, so every span here ends in 2024.

Over the ten years to 2024 the index rose +43.7% (+3.7% a year), well below Missouri at +87.6% and well below the national +87.9%. The latest one-year change is +7.4%.

Builders were authorised for 0 housing units in the county in the 12 months to August 2026 (−100.0% on the previous 12 months), 0.0 units per 1,000 residents. Since 1995 the county has authorised 82 units, most in 1995.

+7.4%1 year, 2023–2024Missouri +5.3%

+63.7%5 yearsUS +47.2%

+43.7%10 years+3.7% a year annualised

—since 2000US +151.2%

0units permitted, 12 months0.0 per 1,000 residents

Same span, four levels

Change in the FHFA index	Chariton County	Metro area	Missouri	United States
1 year (2023–2024)	+7.4%	—	+5.3%	+4.9%
5 years (2019–2024)	+63.7%	—	+51.2%	+47.2%
10 years (2014–2024)	+43.7%	—	+87.6%	+87.9%
20 years (2004–2024)	—	—	+91.0%	+95.7%
Since 2000	—	—	+129.5%	+151.2%
Since 2012	+74.1%	—	+93.0%	+106.3%
10-year annualised	+3.7%	—	+6.5%	+6.5%
20-year annualised	—	—	+3.3%	+3.4%

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

Decade by decade

Decade	Change		United States
2020s so far (2020–2024)	+48.4%		+42.9%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (2012 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 2012 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

Peak	Low	Decline	Peak regained
2014	2015	−17.9%	2017
2017	2019	−15.9%	2021

Building permits

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

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

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

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

Permits, 12 months to August 2026	Chariton County	Missouri	United States
Housing units authorised	0	18,495	1,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents	0.0	2.9	4.1
Single-family share	—	65%	63%
Change on previous 12 months	−100.0%	+4.4%	−0.1%
Units authorised since 1995	82	641,055	43,082,761

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

Questions and answers

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

The FHFA index for Chariton County rose +43.7% from 2014 to 2024, about +3.7% a year. Over 20 years: —; since 2000: —.

How does Chariton County compare with Missouri and the United States?

Over the ten years to 2024: Chariton County +43.7%, Missouri +87.6%, United States +87.9%.

What happened to Chariton County prices in 2008?

The county index shows no decline of 5% or more from a 2005–2008 peak. The Missouri index fell −12.2% over 2007–2012.

How many homes are being built in Chariton County?

0 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026 (0 single-family, 0 in buildings of five or more units), or 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 2.9 for Missouri.

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 2024. 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 2012–2024; 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.