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In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +2.5%, against +2.8% for the United States and +4.5% in 2024.
19,061 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,402 single-family), −8.0% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
+2.5% Alabama index, 2024–2025 US +2.8%
19,061 housing units permitted in 2025 15,402 single-family
45 of 58 counties with a rising index median county +2.2%
1,431,616 units permitted nationally in 2025
Counties in 2025 Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2025 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Coosa County +50.5% 0 0 0.0 Crenshaw County +47.3% 4 4 0.3 Clay County +26.6% 8 8 0.6 Randolph County +20.8% 0 0 0.0 Fayette County +11.0% 0 0 0.0 Pickens County +10.7% 4 4 0.2 Walker County +10.7% 12 12 0.2 Escambia County +8.4% 6 6 0.2 Marion County +8.2% 12 12 0.4 Tallapoosa County +8.0% 230 230 5.6 Colbert County +7.3% 84 84 1.4 Elmore County +7.3% 140 140 1.5 Pike County +6.2% 27 27 0.8 Jackson County +5.8% 49 49 0.9 Coffee County +5.1% 198 198 3.5 Lee County +4.7% 1,575 1,551 8.3 Calhoun County +4.4% 144 130 1.2 Shelby County +4.0% 1,308 1,008 5.5 Covington County +3.6% 13 13 0.3 Hale County +3.6% 8 8 0.5 Macon County +3.6% 6 6 0.3 Etowah County +3.5% 123 123 1.2 Lauderdale County +3.3% 316 113 3.3 Tuscaloosa County +3.3% 603 488 2.5 Houston County +2.8% 470 334 4.3 Limestone County +2.6% 449 447 3.7 DeKalb County +2.5% 45 45 0.6 Baldwin County +2.3% 2,665 2,517 10.0 Chambers County +2.3% 100 44 2.9 Henry County +2.2% 100 100 5.4 Jefferson County +2.2% 2,391 1,592 3.6 Mobile County +2.2% 1,102 986 2.7 Cherokee County +2.0% 21 21 0.8 Autauga County +1.8% 200 200 3.2 Marshall County +1.8% 222 216 2.1 Washington County +1.8% 0 0 0.0 Winston County +1.8% 2 2 0.1 Montgomery County +1.4% 729 465 3.2 Madison County +1.2% 4,070 2,866 9.4 Franklin County +1.0% 27 15 0.8 Talladega County +0.9% 195 123 2.4 Barbour County +0.6% 14 14 0.6 Geneva County +0.6% 20 20 0.7 St. Clair County +0.6% 411 411 4.2 Dallas County +0.4% 5 5 0.1 Cleburne County 0.0% 11 11 0.7 Cullman County −0.3% 196 196 2.1 Morgan County −0.4% 400 257 3.2 Blount County −0.7% 20 16 0.3 Bibb County −1.2% 5 5 0.2 Chilton County −1.4% 72 72 1.5 Clarke County −1.8% 10 10 0.5 Lawrence County −2.3% 6 6 0.2 Dale County −2.7% 29 29 0.6 Monroe County −3.0% 37 2 2.0 Russell County −3.6% 151 147 2.6 Butler County −5.0% 6 4 0.3 Marengo County −5.5% 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County — 0 0 0.0 Conecuh County — 1 1 0.1 Lamar County — 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County — 4 4 0.4 Sumter County — 4 4 0.3 Wilcox County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Alabama by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 20,114 units (13,412 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 19,868 units (14,566 single-family, 5,302 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 17,732 units (13,634 single-family, 4,098 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 20,533 units (14,655 single-family, 5,878 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 19,029 units (14,926 single-family, 4,103 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 17,406 units (13,672 single-family, 3,734 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 17,706 units (14,044 single-family, 3,662 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 18,403 units (15,145 single-family, 3,258 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 22,256 units (17,671 single-family, 4,585 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 27,411 units (22,392 single-family, 5,019 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 30,612 units (24,654 single-family, 5,958 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 32,034 units (24,132 single-family, 7,902 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 25,845 units (18,946 single-family, 6,899 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 17,464 units (12,017 single-family, 5,447 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 13,266 units (9,409 single-family, 3,857 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 11,261 units (8,702 single-family, 2,559 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 11,667 units (8,858 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 13,506 units (9,184 single-family, 4,322 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 11,763 units (9,278 single-family, 2,485 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 13,369 units (9,506 single-family, 3,863 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 14,054 units (10,257 single-family, 3,797 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 15,001 units (11,692 single-family, 3,309 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 14,799 units (12,233 single-family, 2,566 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 14,824 units (12,978 single-family, 1,846 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 17,748 units (14,705 single-family, 3,043 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 19,982 units (17,551 single-family, 2,431 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 22,100 units (17,879 single-family, 4,221 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 19,499 units (15,961 single-family, 3,538 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 20,337 units (16,298 single-family, 4,039 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 20,725 units (17,423 single-family, 3,302 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 19,061 units (15,402 single-family, 3,659 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Alabama by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .