FHFA annual index 2000–2023Developmental county indexPermits through August 2026
Greene 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.
Greene County, Mississippi, has an FHFA house price index from 2000. Through 2023 it has risen +98.6%, from 100 to 199. FHFA's most recent value for this area is for 2023, so every span here ends in 2023.
Over the ten years to 2023 the index rose +41.0% (+3.5% a year), below Mississippi at +55.9% and well below the national +90.2%. The latest one-year change is +8.9%.
The strongest decade was the 2000s (+36.1%); the weakest the 2010s (+19.1%).
Builders were authorised for 0 housing units in the county in the 12 months to August 2026, 0.0 units per 1,000 residents. Since 1995 the county has authorised 48 units, most in 2002.
+8.9%1 year, 2022–2023Mississippi +5.8%
+38.5%5 yearsUS +46.2%
+41.0%10 years+3.5% a year annualised
+98.6%since 2000US +139.5%
0units permitted, 12 months0.0 per 1,000 residents
All columns are FHFA annual all-transactions indexes over the same years.
Decade by decade
Decade
Change
United States
2000s (2000–2010)
+36.1%
+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)
+19.1%
+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2023)
+22.4%
+36.3%
FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (2000 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 2000 are not shown.
Peak-to-low declines
Peak
Low
Decline
Peak regained
2009
2014
−15.4%
2015
2015
2017
−8.8%
2019
Building permits
Housing units authorised by building permits in Greene County, by month over the latest five years and by year since 1995.
Housing units authorised in Greene County by month, latest 12 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Housing units authorised in Greene County by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Housing units authorised in Greene County by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
Permits, 12 months to August 2026
Greene County
Mississippi
United States
Housing units authorised
0
8,718
1,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents
0.0
3.0
4.1
Single-family share
—
90%
63%
Change on previous 12 months
—
+13.9%
−0.1%
Units authorised since 1995
48
293,856
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 Greene County risen over 10 years?
The FHFA index for Greene County rose +41.0% from 2013 to 2023, about +3.5% a year. Over 20 years: +80.7%; since 2000: +98.6%.
How does Greene County compare with Mississippi and the United States?
Over the ten years to 2023: Greene County +41.0%, Mississippi +55.9%, United States +90.2%.
What happened to Greene County prices in 2008?
The county index shows no decline of 5% or more from a 2005–2008 peak. The Mississippi index fell −9.4% over 2007–2013.
How many homes are being built in Greene 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 3.0 for Mississippi.
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 2023. 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 2000–2023; 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.