Findings from the FHFA index and Census files
Each finding answers one question with a ranked table. A program writes the sentences from the figures with fixed rules. A ranking is a ranking of figures. It is not advice to buy or to sell. Each month, the edition of October 2026 keeps the first rows of each table, so a reader can see how the order moves: every edition.
Change in the FHFA index by state, 2015 to 2025
The FHFA annual index increased from 2015 to 2025 in all 51 areas: the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Change in the FHFA index in the 50 largest metro areas, 2015 to 2025
The 50 metropolitan areas with the most residents had a 10-year change from 2015 to 2025 between +55.9% and +146.3%.
Change in the FHFA index in counties of 100,000 residents or more, 2015 to 2025
592 counties have 100,000 residents or more and an FHFA index for every year to 2025.
Housing units authorized by building permits, by state, 12 months to August 2026
Building permits in the United States authorized 1,418,086 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.
Median value that owners report, by state, ACS 2020-2024
In the American Community Survey for 2020-2024, the median value that owners reported was highest in Hawaii ($839,100) and lowest in West Virginia ($162,600).