States › Georgia › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +4.9%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.5% in 1997.
85,401 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (67,879 single-family), +13.7% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+4.9% Georgia index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
85,401 housing units permitted in 1998 67,879 single-family
96 of 103 counties with a rising index median county +4.4%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
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.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Emanuel County +15.2% 4 4 0.2 Berrien County +13.3% 25 25 1.3 Burke County +10.8% 50 50 2.0 Cook County +10.8% 86 86 4.7 Candler County +10.7% 3 3 0.3 Dawson County +10.0% 363 363 10.3 Gilmer County +8.0% 452 452 13.3 White County +7.9% 308 308 10.3 DeKalb County +7.8% 3,895 3,895 5.0 Hart County +7.8% 8 8 0.3 Banks County +7.6% 103 103 4.8 Pike County +7.1% 205 205 9.8 Fulton County +7.0% 5,011 5,011 4.6 Lamar County +6.8% 78 78 3.7 Dade County +6.5% 17 17 1.1 Lumpkin County +6.5% 313 313 8.7 Whitfield County +6.4% 311 311 2.9 Gordon County +6.3% 361 361 5.9 Jackson County +6.3% 480 480 4.8 Jasper County +6.0% 103 103 5.8 Paulding County +6.0% 1,960 1,960 10.3 Putnam County +6.0% 183 183 7.7 Greene County +5.9% 132 132 6.2 Wayne County +5.8% 12 12 0.4 Ware County +5.7% 84 84 2.3 Franklin County +5.6% 23 23 0.9 Spalding County +5.6% 276 276 3.9 Hall County +5.5% 1,735 1,735 7.7 Bartow County +5.4% 1,181 1,181 9.8 Coffee County +5.4% 139 139 3.1 Chatham County +5.3% 1,149 1,149 3.7 Forsyth County +5.1% 2,753 2,753 9.7 Walker County +5.1% 263 263 3.7 Butts County +5.0% 453 453 16.6 Cherokee County +5.0% 2,769 2,769 9.3 Newton County +5.0% 1,363 1,363 10.9 Thomas County +5.0% 190 190 4.1 Cobb County +4.9% 6,711 6,711 8.5 Douglas County +4.9% 755 755 4.9 Baldwin County +4.8% 134 134 3.0 Haralson County +4.8% 134 134 4.1 McDuffie County +4.7% 45 45 2.1 Floyd County +4.6% 419 419 4.1 Gwinnett County +4.6% 8,243 8,243 8.1 Oconee County +4.6% 382 382 8.5 Bulloch County +4.5% 262 262 3.0 Carroll County +4.5% 926 926 7.1 Clayton County +4.5% 1,656 1,656 5.6 Harris County +4.5% 293 293 7.9 Rockdale County +4.5% 507 507 5.2 Walton County +4.5% 1,094 1,094 9.7 Coweta County +4.4% 1,436 1,436 9.0 Effingham County +4.3% 413 413 5.6 Henry County +4.3% 2,852 2,852 10.8 Fayette County +4.2% 1,265 1,265 10.1 Grady County +4.2% 55 55 2.1 Clarke County +4.1% 543 543 4.2 Glynn County +4.1% 478 478 5.5 Habersham County +4.1% 380 380 7.5 Catoosa County +4.0% 478 478 6.9 Pickens County +4.0% 510 510 13.7 Union County +4.0% 398 398 14.3 Monroe County +3.8% 183 183 5.7 Troup County +3.7% 271 271 3.7 Camden County +3.6% 500 500 8.3 Madison County +3.6% 155 155 4.7 Barrow County +3.5% 623 623 6.2 Laurens County +3.5% 43 43 0.8 Bibb County +3.4% 511 511 3.2 Decatur County +3.3% 106 106 3.6 Muscogee County +3.3% 622 622 3.1 Richmond County +3.3% 682 682 3.3 Tift County +3.2% 136 136 3.2 Ben Hill County +3.1% 60 60 3.5 Columbia County +3.1% 1,032 1,032 6.1 Murray County +3.1% 211 211 5.1 Lowndes County +3.0% 588 588 4.8 Worth County +3.0% 59 59 2.9 Colquitt County +2.9% 11 11 0.2 Fannin County +2.9% 515 515 19.7 Meriwether County +2.9% 148 148 6.9 Houston County +2.8% 790 790 4.4 Jones County +2.8% 176 176 6.0 Dougherty County +2.7% 296 296 3.6 Upson County +2.7% 75 75 2.6 Polk County +2.5% 222 222 4.9 Bryan County +2.4% 301 301 5.8 Heard County +2.2% 45 45 3.7 Lee County +2.2% 303 303 8.9 Sumter County +2.0% 51 51 1.8 Crisp County +1.9% 65 65 3.4 Towns County +1.5% 197 197 14.8 Stephens County +1.3% 87 87 3.1 Washington County +1.2% 13 13 0.7 Morgan County +0.5% 151 151 6.8 Peach County +0.4% 70 70 2.3 Macon County 0.0% 5 5 0.4 Screven County −0.3% 8 8 0.6 Elbert County −1.5% 2 2 0.1 Liberty County −1.5% 293 293 4.2 Pierce County −1.6% 86 86 4.1 Toombs County −3.0% 12 12 0.4 Oglethorpe County −4.1% 0 0 0.0 Appling County — 2 2 0.1 Bacon County — 5 5 0.5 Bleckley County — 32 32 2.5 Brantley County — 5 5 0.3 Brooks County — 48 48 3.0 Charlton County — 25 25 1.9 Chattooga County — 9 9 0.4 Crawford County — 5 5 0.4 Dodge County — 48 48 2.4 Dooly County — 2 2 0.2 Early County — 5 5 0.5 Evans County — 27 27 2.4 Hancock County — 39 39 4.5 Irwin County — 4 4 0.4 Jeff Davis County — 1 1 0.1 Jefferson County — 29 29 1.9 Jenkins County — 5 5 0.6 Lanier County — 15 15 1.4 Lincoln County — 38 38 4.7 McIntosh County — 78 78 6.5 Marion County — 0 0 0.0 Miller County — 1 1 0.2 Mitchell County — 33 33 1.6 Montgomery County — 36 36 4.2 Pulaski County — 17 17 1.7 Rabun County — 296 296 16.7 Schley County — 2 2 0.4 Seminole County — 18 18 2.0 Talbot County — 27 27 4.7 Tattnall County — 15 15 0.6 Taylor County — 15 15 1.9 Terrell County — 50 50 5.8 Turner County — 4 4 0.4 Twiggs County — 0 0 0.0 Wilcox County — 0 0 0.0 Wilkes County — 22 22 2.3 Wilkinson County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Georgia by year 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 1995: 72,225 units (55,027 single-family, 17,198 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 74,874 units (59,397 single-family, 15,477 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 75,123 units (59,596 single-family, 15,527 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 85,401 units (67,879 single-family, 17,522 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 89,581 units (71,530 single-family, 18,051 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 91,820 units (68,852 single-family, 22,968 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 93,059 units (71,531 single-family, 21,528 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 97,523 units (75,529 single-family, 21,994 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 96,704 units (80,683 single-family, 16,021 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 108,356 units (87,731 single-family, 20,625 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 109,336 units (94,467 single-family, 14,869 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 104,200 units (86,106 single-family, 18,094 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 73,165 units (55,210 single-family, 17,955 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 35,368 units (24,879 single-family, 10,489 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 18,228 units (14,674 single-family, 3,554 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 17,265 units (14,779 single-family, 2,486 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 18,493 units (13,817 single-family, 4,676 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 24,350 units (17,297 single-family, 7,053 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 36,174 units (24,810 single-family, 11,364 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 39,423 units (27,503 single-family, 11,920 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 45,549 units (32,621 single-family, 12,928 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 51,675 units (36,481 single-family, 15,194 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 51,240 units (40,311 single-family, 10,929 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 59,315 units (42,287 single-family, 17,028 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 53,823 units (42,939 single-family, 10,884 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 55,827 units (47,982 single-family, 7,845 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 67,223 units (53,419 single-family, 13,804 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 77,542 units (47,026 single-family, 30,516 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 63,621 units (44,405 single-family, 19,216 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 68,367 units (48,243 single-family, 20,124 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 61,196 units (44,351 single-family, 16,845 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Georgia 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 .