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Connecticut in 1998

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Connecticut changed +4.2%, against +3.7% for the United States and +1.1% in 1997.

11,863 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,130 single-family), +27.4% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+4.2%Connecticut index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
11,863housing units permitted in 19989,130 single-family
9 of 9counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.1%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Western Connecticut Planning Region+5.3%000.0
South Central Connecticut Planning Region+5.2%000.0
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region+4.8%000.0
Capitol Planning Region+4.1%000.0
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region+4.1%000.0
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region+3.6%000.0
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region+3.4%000.0
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region+2.6%000.0
Northwest Hills Planning Region+1.9%000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Connecticut by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 8,550 units (7,604 single-family, 946 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 8,537 units (7,590 single-family, 947 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 9,311 units (7,811 single-family, 1,500 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 11,863 units (9,130 single-family, 2,733 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 10,637 units (9,249 single-family, 1,388 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,376 units (8,158 single-family, 1,218 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 9,290 units (7,835 single-family, 1,455 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 9,731 units (8,484 single-family, 1,247 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 10,435 units (8,180 single-family, 2,255 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 11,837 units (9,263 single-family, 2,574 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 11,885 units (8,817 single-family, 3,068 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 9,236 units (7,107 single-family, 2,129 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 7,746 units (5,348 single-family, 2,398 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 5,220 units (3,139 single-family, 2,081 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,786 units (2,442 single-family, 1,344 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,932 units (2,632 single-family, 1,300 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 3,173 units (2,162 single-family, 1,011 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 4,669 units (2,534 single-family, 2,135 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 5,424 units (2,855 single-family, 2,569 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 5,329 units (2,760 single-family, 2,569 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 6,077 units (2,436 single-family, 3,641 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 5,504 units (2,461 single-family, 3,043 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 4,547 units (2,480 single-family, 2,067 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 4,815 units (2,553 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 5,854 units (2,364 single-family, 3,490 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 5,471 units (2,512 single-family, 2,959 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 4,651 units (2,941 single-family, 1,710 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 5,926 units (2,468 single-family, 3,458 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 6,272 units (2,050 single-family, 4,222 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 5,926 units (2,129 single-family, 3,797 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 7,273 units (2,080 single-family, 5,193 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Connecticut by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

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.