Georgia in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +7.6%, against +5.7% for the United States and +6.1% in 2017.

59,315 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (42,287 single-family), +15.8% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+7.6%Georgia index, 2017–2018US +5.7%

59,315housing units permitted in 201842,287 single-family

122 of 137counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.3%

1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018

Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2018	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Ben Hill County	+16.1%	58	12	3.4
Brooks County	+16.0%	43	41	2.7
Clayton County	+15.8%	720	720	2.4
Jasper County	+15.3%	72	72	4.1
Pulaski County	+14.3%	12	12	1.2
Greene County	+13.4%	569	569	26.6
Lincoln County	+13.4%	1	1	0.1
Wilkes County	+12.9%	6	6	0.6
Irwin County	+12.6%	23	23	2.5
Jeff Davis County	+12.5%	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	+12.0%	1	1	0.0
Bacon County	+11.6%	0	0	0.0
White County	+11.5%	101	101	3.4
Chattooga County	+10.9%	73	5	2.9
McIntosh County	+10.8%	68	68	5.7
Rockdale County	+10.7%	304	300	3.1
Rabun County	+10.5%	66	66	3.7
Barrow County	+10.2%	867	754	8.7
Carroll County	+10.0%	706	604	5.4
Colquitt County	+10.0%	78	63	1.6
Douglas County	+9.7%	399	399	2.6
Paulding County	+9.6%	1,765	1,765	9.2
Cherokee County	+9.4%	3,500	2,236	11.7
Jackson County	+9.4%	1,205	885	12.1
Dawson County	+9.3%	446	446	12.6
Hart County	+9.1%	139	87	4.9
Henry County	+9.1%	1,905	1,905	7.2
Oconee County	+9.1%	402	323	9.0
Walton County	+9.1%	618	618	5.5
Towns County	+9.0%	65	65	4.9
Gordon County	+8.7%	198	182	3.2
Gwinnett County	+8.7%	3,716	3,254	3.6
Cobb County	+8.5%	2,790	1,673	3.5
Forsyth County	+8.5%	3,650	2,389	12.9
Walker County	+8.5%	135	135	1.9
Baldwin County	+8.4%	118	81	2.7
Crisp County	+8.4%	15	15	0.8
Bartow County	+8.3%	887	623	7.3
Clarke County	+8.3%	606	345	4.7
DeKalb County	+8.2%	3,673	1,450	4.7
Newton County	+8.2%	653	653	5.2
Coweta County	+8.1%	1,247	789	7.8
Catoosa County	+8.0%	254	230	3.6
Marion County	+8.0%	17	17	2.2
Pike County	+7.9%	130	130	6.2
Fulton County	+7.8%	10,051	4,394	9.1
Pickens County	+7.6%	125	125	3.4
Crawford County	+7.5%	13	13	1.1
Franklin County	+7.5%	64	64	2.5
Hall County	+7.4%	1,778	1,159	7.8
Madison County	+7.4%	9	9	0.3
Dodge County	+7.2%	13	13	0.7
Harris County	+7.2%	225	225	6.0
Butts County	+7.1%	63	63	2.3
Laurens County	+7.1%	21	11	0.4
Effingham County	+6.9%	573	565	7.7
Oglethorpe County	+6.9%	52	52	3.2
Spalding County	+6.9%	274	274	3.9
Meriwether County	+6.8%	55	55	2.6
Whitfield County	+6.8%	262	233	2.5
Emanuel County	+6.7%	12	4	0.5
Union County	+6.6%	211	211	7.6
Chatham County	+6.5%	2,067	1,081	6.6
Taylor County	+6.5%	5	5	0.6
Candler County	+6.4%	3	3	0.3
Troup County	+6.4%	185	185	2.5
Fannin County	+6.3%	293	267	11.2
Jones County	+6.3%	85	79	2.9
Pierce County	+6.3%	52	49	2.5
Columbia County	+6.2%	1,273	1,152	7.5
Fayette County	+6.2%	543	535	4.3
Hancock County	+6.2%	18	18	2.1
Upson County	+6.1%	14	14	0.5
Dade County	+6.0%	10	4	0.6
Floyd County	+6.0%	210	198	2.1
Glynn County	+6.0%	568	568	6.5
Murray County	+6.0%	59	55	1.4
Haralson County	+5.9%	56	54	1.7
Putnam County	+5.9%	105	105	4.4
Monroe County	+5.7%	135	135	4.2
Polk County	+5.6%	105	105	2.3
Houston County	+5.5%	1,302	822	7.3
Lumpkin County	+5.5%	32	19	0.9
Ware County	+5.2%	133	133	3.6
Richmond County	+5.1%	518	356	2.5
Morgan County	+5.0%	144	144	6.5
Tift County	+4.9%	177	71	4.2
Bibb County	+4.8%	145	145	0.9
Brantley County	+4.8%	16	4	0.8
Liberty County	+4.8%	246	246	3.5
Berrien County	+4.7%	18	18	1.0
Camden County	+4.7%	310	296	5.2
Gilmer County	+4.7%	188	188	5.5
Terrell County	+4.6%	5	5	0.6
Burke County	+4.5%	49	49	2.0
Thomas County	+4.5%	100	98	2.2
Lamar County	+4.3%	64	64	3.1
Wayne County	+4.3%	60	56	1.8
Cook County	+4.2%	51	21	2.8
McDuffie County	+3.9%	33	33	1.5
Dougherty County	+3.5%	48	30	0.6
Peach County	+3.5%	64	61	2.1
Banks County	+3.4%	53	53	2.5
Screven County	+3.3%	32	32	2.2
Early County	+2.9%	13	13	1.2
Sumter County	+2.9%	17	17	0.6
Decatur County	+2.8%	27	22	0.9
Habersham County	+2.7%	223	141	4.4
Lowndes County	+2.5%	1,058	973	8.6
Coffee County	+2.4%	54	54	1.2
Montgomery County	+2.2%	13	13	1.5
Bulloch County	+2.1%	474	459	5.5
Grady County	+1.9%	45	26	1.7
Lee County	+1.9%	99	99	2.9
Bryan County	+1.8%	518	434	9.9
Muscogee County	+1.8%	501	326	2.5
Talbot County	+1.8%	8	8	1.4
Toombs County	+1.4%	20	8	0.7
Jefferson County	+1.3%	17	17	1.1
Dooly County	+1.1%	0	0	0.0
Elbert County	+0.8%	42	42	2.1
Twiggs County	+0.2%	19	19	2.5
Schley County	0.0%	11	11	2.4
Bleckley County	−0.1%	7	7	0.5
Miller County	−0.4%	2	2	0.3
Appling County	−1.5%	4	4	0.2
Worth County	−2.2%	36	36	1.8
Mitchell County	−2.3%	17	17	0.8
Heard County	−3.0%	18	18	1.5
Tattnall County	−4.4%	26	26	1.1
Washington County	−4.6%	81	81	4.2
Wilcox County	−5.1%	0	0	0.0
Evans County	−5.4%	26	12	2.4
Macon County	−6.9%	4	4	0.3
Wilkinson County	−8.0%	8	8	0.9
Turner County	−13.5%	13	13	1.4
Seminole County	−13.6%	2	2	0.2
Charlton County	—	21	21	1.6
Jenkins County	—	16	16	1.8
Lanier County	—	20	20	1.9

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.