State, one year
Georgia in 2025
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +2.2%, against +2.8% for the United States and +4.7% in 2024.
61,196 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (44,351 single-family), −10.5% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
+2.2%Georgia index, 2024–2025US +2.8%
61,196housing units permitted in 202544,351 single-family
101 of 126counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,431,616units 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | +24.2% | 55 | 55 | 6.8 |
| Macon County | +20.2% | 14 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Evans County | +19.8% | 25 | 16 | 2.3 |
| Berrien County | +15.6% | 115 | 80 | 6.1 |
| Sumter County | +15.5% | 36 | 24 | 1.2 |
| Chattooga County | +15.0% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Brantley County | +14.7% | 77 | 45 | 4.1 |
| Heard County | +14.7% | 54 | 54 | 4.4 |
| Jeff Davis County | +14.2% | 9 | 9 | 0.6 |
| Banks County | +12.4% | 109 | 109 | 5.1 |
| Colquitt County | +12.2% | 111 | 81 | 2.3 |
| Bacon County | +12.0% | 14 | 14 | 1.3 |
| Meriwether County | +12.0% | 117 | 117 | 5.4 |
| Ware County | +11.1% | 119 | 36 | 3.2 |
| Crisp County | +9.8% | 27 | 27 | 1.4 |
| Seminole County | +9.4% | 33 | 33 | 3.6 |
| Stephens County | +9.3% | 36 | 36 | 1.3 |
| McDuffie County | +8.9% | 86 | 86 | 4.0 |
| Brooks County | +8.8% | 58 | 58 | 3.6 |
| Burke County | +8.8% | 100 | 52 | 4.1 |
| Gordon County | +7.9% | 289 | 289 | 4.7 |
| Putnam County | +7.4% | 98 | 98 | 4.1 |
| Franklin County | +7.2% | 142 | 142 | 5.5 |
| Worth County | +7.2% | 61 | 25 | 3.0 |
| Cook County | +7.0% | 278 | 53 | 15.2 |
| Emanuel County | +6.7% | 49 | 49 | 2.1 |
| Houston County | +6.1% | 1,218 | 1,132 | 6.8 |
| Gilmer County | +5.9% | 212 | 96 | 6.3 |
| Union County | +5.9% | 264 | 264 | 9.5 |
| Liberty County | +5.8% | 355 | 348 | 5.0 |
| Laurens County | +5.6% | 102 | 38 | 2.0 |
| Clarke County | +5.4% | 748 | 226 | 5.8 |
| Harris County | +5.2% | 177 | 177 | 4.7 |
| Hart County | +5.2% | 197 | 177 | 6.9 |
| Murray County | +5.1% | 141 | 120 | 3.4 |
| Muscogee County | +5.0% | 260 | 230 | 1.3 |
| Fannin County | +4.9% | 356 | 356 | 13.6 |
| Wayne County | +4.9% | 102 | 98 | 3.1 |
| Schley County | +4.8% | 18 | 18 | 3.9 |
| Screven County | +4.8% | 19 | 19 | 1.3 |
| Columbia County | +4.7% | 1,213 | 1,141 | 7.2 |
| Habersham County | +4.6% | 390 | 378 | 7.7 |
| Bibb County | +4.5% | 143 | 143 | 0.9 |
| Pike County | +4.5% | 106 | 106 | 5.1 |
| Tattnall County | +4.5% | 74 | 74 | 3.0 |
| Irwin County | +4.4% | 10 | 10 | 1.1 |
| Lee County | +4.3% | 94 | 92 | 2.8 |
| Thomas County | +4.3% | 203 | 131 | 4.4 |
| Glynn County | +4.0% | 448 | 448 | 5.1 |
| Jackson County | +3.9% | 1,827 | 1,816 | 18.4 |
| Crawford County | +3.8% | 29 | 29 | 2.4 |
| Madison County | +3.8% | 130 | 130 | 3.9 |
| Walker County | +3.8% | 299 | 281 | 4.3 |
| Jones County | +3.7% | 68 | 68 | 2.3 |
| Coweta County | +3.6% | 751 | 751 | 4.7 |
| Lumpkin County | +3.4% | 270 | 270 | 7.5 |
| Elbert County | +3.2% | 129 | 127 | 6.4 |
| Monroe County | +3.1% | 258 | 258 | 8.1 |
| Oconee County | +3.1% | 320 | 320 | 7.1 |
| Lowndes County | +3.0% | 804 | 800 | 6.5 |
| Upson County | +3.0% | 127 | 127 | 4.5 |
| Dougherty County | +2.9% | 32 | 32 | 0.4 |
| Wilkinson County | +2.9% | 18 | 18 | 2.1 |
| Dade County | +2.8% | 9 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Hancock County | +2.8% | 24 | 24 | 2.8 |
| Effingham County | +2.7% | 212 | 212 | 2.8 |
| Whitfield County | +2.7% | 409 | 297 | 3.9 |
| Bryan County | +2.5% | 733 | 348 | 14.1 |
| Catoosa County | +2.5% | 546 | 339 | 7.8 |
| Spalding County | +2.5% | 317 | 317 | 4.5 |
| Bulloch County | +2.4% | 1,389 | 929 | 16.0 |
| Chatham County | +2.3% | 4,426 | 2,666 | 14.2 |
| Forsyth County | +2.3% | 1,743 | 1,409 | 6.2 |
| Hall County | +2.3% | 1,996 | 1,892 | 8.8 |
| Bartow County | +2.1% | 1,030 | 795 | 8.5 |
| Cobb County | +2.1% | 1,787 | 988 | 2.3 |
| Richmond County | +2.1% | 534 | 534 | 2.6 |
| Towns County | +2.1% | 84 | 84 | 6.3 |
| Cherokee County | +2.0% | 1,524 | 1,491 | 5.1 |
| Jefferson County | +1.9% | 24 | 24 | 1.6 |
| Tift County | +1.9% | 177 | 111 | 4.2 |
| Walton County | +1.9% | 569 | 549 | 5.0 |
| Gwinnett County | +1.7% | 3,946 | 2,950 | 3.9 |
| Jasper County | +1.7% | 124 | 124 | 7.0 |
| Morgan County | +1.6% | 147 | 147 | 6.7 |
| Haralson County | +1.5% | 159 | 159 | 4.8 |
| Fulton County | +1.2% | 9,660 | 2,344 | 8.8 |
| White County | +1.2% | 190 | 188 | 6.4 |
| Barrow County | +1.0% | 1,584 | 1,300 | 15.9 |
| Carroll County | +1.0% | 1,065 | 776 | 8.1 |
| Decatur County | +0.9% | 135 | 75 | 4.6 |
| Floyd County | +0.9% | 330 | 330 | 3.3 |
| Dawson County | +0.8% | 1,069 | 1,069 | 30.2 |
| Fayette County | +0.8% | 435 | 435 | 3.5 |
| DeKalb County | +0.7% | 1,321 | 805 | 1.7 |
| Pickens County | +0.7% | 277 | 259 | 7.5 |
| Henry County | +0.5% | 1,666 | 1,666 | 6.3 |
| Miller County | +0.5% | 28 | 28 | 4.8 |
| Newton County | +0.3% | 605 | 600 | 4.8 |
| McIntosh County | +0.2% | 106 | 106 | 8.8 |
| Grady County | +0.1% | 55 | 55 | 2.1 |
| Paulding County | −0.1% | 1,326 | 1,290 | 6.9 |
| Troup County | −0.1% | 718 | 418 | 9.9 |
| Dodge County | −0.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Polk County | −0.5% | 217 | 121 | 4.8 |
| Rockdale County | −0.5% | 339 | 339 | 3.4 |
| Oglethorpe County | −0.9% | 80 | 80 | 4.9 |
| Peach County | −1.1% | 139 | 139 | 4.7 |
| Rabun County | −1.2% | 128 | 122 | 7.2 |
| Camden County | −1.3% | 446 | 418 | 7.4 |
| Toombs County | −1.3% | 35 | 19 | 1.3 |
| Pulaski County | −1.5% | 68 | 68 | 6.7 |
| Lamar County | −1.9% | 136 | 136 | 6.5 |
| Baldwin County | −2.0% | 95 | 79 | 2.2 |
| Douglas County | −2.0% | 801 | 471 | 5.2 |
| Clayton County | −2.3% | 793 | 399 | 2.7 |
| Greene County | −2.4% | 311 | 311 | 14.6 |
| Wilkes County | −3.1% | 37 | 29 | 3.9 |
| Butts County | −3.3% | 85 | 85 | 3.1 |
| Pierce County | −3.5% | 68 | 68 | 3.3 |
| Coffee County | −3.9% | 88 | 73 | 2.0 |
| Bleckley County | −5.5% | 86 | 86 | 6.7 |
| Candler County | −5.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Appling County | −9.2% | 21 | 17 | 1.1 |
| Washington County | −11.3% | 99 | 99 | 5.1 |
| Ben Hill County | −13.1% | 17 | 13 | 1.0 |
| Charlton County | — | 41 | 41 | 3.1 |
| Dooly County | — | 22 | 22 | 2.0 |
| Early County | — | 12 | 12 | 1.1 |
| Jenkins County | — | 35 | 25 | 4.0 |
| Lanier County | — | 39 | 39 | 3.7 |
| Marion County | — | 13 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Mitchell County | — | 18 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Montgomery County | — | 18 | 18 | 2.1 |
| Talbot County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Taylor County | — | 14 | 14 | 1.8 |
| Terrell County | — | 5 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Turner County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Twiggs County | — | 13 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Wilcox County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.