Georgia in 2007

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

In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +2.4%, against +0.6% for the United States and +4.6% in 2006.

73,165 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (55,210 single-family), −29.8% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.

+2.4%Georgia index, 2006–2007US +0.6%

73,165housing units permitted in 200755,210 single-family

119 of 134counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%

1,398,415units permitted nationally in 2007

Counties in 2007

Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2007	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
McIntosh County	+20.3%	148	148	12.3
Lincoln County	+17.1%	53	53	6.5
Seminole County	+12.1%	20	16	2.2
Appling County	+11.1%	8	8	0.4
Screven County	+11.1%	27	27	1.9
Union County	+11.1%	279	279	10.0
Wilcox County	+10.2%	0	0	0.0
Wilkinson County	+9.5%	2	2	0.2
Wilkes County	+9.0%	21	21	2.2
Glynn County	+8.3%	686	680	7.8
Washington County	+8.2%	31	31	1.6
Heard County	+7.8%	30	30	2.5
Worth County	+7.8%	126	66	6.3
Brooks County	+7.7%	6	6	0.4
Cook County	+7.6%	80	72	4.4
Grady County	+7.5%	190	124	7.1
Elbert County	+7.3%	63	61	3.1
Evans County	+7.3%	47	45	4.3
Sumter County	+7.2%	66	60	2.3
Twiggs County	+7.1%	17	17	2.2
Candler County	+7.0%	47	47	4.2
Jenkins County	+7.0%	0	0	0.0
Emanuel County	+6.5%	46	3	2.0
Franklin County	+6.4%	29	22	1.1
Liberty County	+6.3%	475	211	6.8
Thomas County	+6.3%	362	263	7.8
Crawford County	+6.0%	90	90	7.4
Tattnall County	+6.0%	53	53	2.2
Ware County	+5.9%	76	76	2.1
Camden County	+5.7%	379	379	6.3
Pierce County	+5.7%	252	252	12.1
Wayne County	+5.7%	17	17	0.5
Chatham County	+5.6%	2,793	1,908	9.0
Greene County	+5.4%	348	348	16.3
Hart County	+5.3%	174	166	6.1
Oconee County	+5.3%	372	372	8.3
Fannin County	+5.2%	423	419	16.2
Morgan County	+5.2%	173	173	7.8
Bulloch County	+5.0%	830	800	9.5
Rabun County	+5.0%	202	179	11.4
Toombs County	+5.0%	42	42	1.5
Columbia County	+4.9%	1,244	1,244	7.4
Lee County	+4.7%	240	240	7.0
Lowndes County	+4.7%	1,091	918	8.9
Forsyth County	+4.6%	2,877	2,877	10.2
Crisp County	+4.3%	71	69	3.7
Decatur County	+4.3%	137	137	4.7
Dougherty County	+4.2%	198	131	2.4
Effingham County	+4.2%	534	534	7.2
Harris County	+4.1%	255	255	6.8
Marion County	+4.1%	0	0	0.0
Colquitt County	+4.0%	158	158	3.3
Early County	+4.0%	13	13	1.2
Walker County	+4.0%	317	275	4.5
Jackson County	+3.9%	819	819	8.3
Richmond County	+3.9%	448	448	2.2
Murray County	+3.8%	208	198	5.0
Polk County	+3.8%	211	142	4.6
Stephens County	+3.7%	161	105	5.8
Towns County	+3.7%	254	188	19.1
Troup County	+3.7%	576	444	7.9
Hall County	+3.6%	1,327	1,283	5.9
Habersham County	+3.5%	356	338	7.1
Dawson County	+3.4%	326	311	9.2
Walton County	+3.4%	806	730	7.2
Baldwin County	+3.3%	457	433	10.4
Houston County	+3.3%	1,490	1,207	8.4
White County	+3.3%	70	39	2.3
Muscogee County	+3.2%	822	488	4.1
Madison County	+3.1%	203	203	6.2
Pickens County	+3.1%	270	270	7.3
Dodge County	+3.0%	36	33	1.8
Dade County	+2.9%	8	8	0.5
Irwin County	+2.9%	26	26	2.9
Ben Hill County	+2.8%	94	46	5.5
Whitfield County	+2.8%	462	324	4.3
Cherokee County	+2.7%	2,231	2,212	7.5
Clarke County	+2.7%	993	472	7.6
Lamar County	+2.7%	95	95	4.5
Barrow County	+2.5%	860	860	8.6
Bartow County	+2.5%	606	572	5.0
Butts County	+2.5%	137	137	5.0
Gilmer County	+2.5%	598	592	17.6
Lumpkin County	+2.5%	392	392	10.8
Coffee County	+2.4%	113	113	2.5
Pike County	+2.4%	173	170	8.3
Fulton County	+2.3%	12,863	4,552	11.7
Bibb County	+2.2%	777	430	4.9
McDuffie County	+2.2%	59	59	2.7
Montgomery County	+2.2%	17	17	2.0
Burke County	+2.1%	133	133	5.4
DeKalb County	+2.1%	4,912	2,122	6.3
Jones County	+2.1%	226	226	7.7
Catoosa County	+2.0%	380	299	5.5
Laurens County	+2.0%	40	40	0.8
Monroe County	+2.0%	503	499	15.7
Putnam County	+2.0%	315	315	13.3
Bryan County	+1.9%	371	352	7.1
Carroll County	+1.9%	637	637	4.9
Floyd County	+1.9%	308	284	3.0
Oglethorpe County	+1.8%	123	117	7.5
Tift County	+1.8%	121	121	2.9
Upson County	+1.8%	69	65	2.4
Cobb County	+1.7%	2,945	1,901	3.7
Paulding County	+1.7%	1,893	1,887	9.9
Coweta County	+1.6%	1,418	1,120	8.8
Jasper County	+1.6%	118	118	6.7
Talbot County	+1.6%	24	24	4.2
Fayette County	+1.5%	500	355	4.0
Gordon County	+1.5%	379	282	6.1
Gwinnett County	+1.4%	4,408	4,278	4.3
Peach County	+1.4%	195	189	6.5
Newton County	+1.3%	956	956	7.6
Banks County	+1.1%	115	115	5.4
Macon County	+1.1%	22	22	1.9
Dooly County	+0.8%	16	16	1.4
Jeff Davis County	+0.5%	0	0	0.0
Turner County	+0.4%	48	12	5.3
Haralson County	+0.1%	81	81	2.4
Henry County	−0.3%	2,418	1,652	9.1
Meriwether County	−0.3%	131	131	6.1
Spalding County	−0.5%	301	283	4.3
Mitchell County	−0.6%	30	30	1.5
Douglas County	−0.7%	916	912	5.9
Berrien County	−0.9%	100	100	5.3
Hancock County	−1.0%	80	48	9.2
Chattooga County	−1.8%	4	4	0.2
Clayton County	−2.1%	1,254	1,238	4.2
Rockdale County	−3.0%	608	602	6.2
Jefferson County	−3.1%	40	40	2.7
Miller County	−4.0%	4	4	0.7
Bacon County	−4.5%	9	9	0.8
Bleckley County	−4.6%	59	59	4.6
Terrell County	−4.6%	26	26	3.0
Brantley County	—	1	1	0.1
Charlton County	—	62	62	4.7
Lanier County	—	147	147	13.8
Pulaski County	—	40	40	3.9
Schley County	—	4	4	0.9
Taylor County	—	51	23	6.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Georgia 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.