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Iowa in 2025

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

In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +3.2%, against +2.8% for the United States and +5.0% in 2024.

13,664 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,326 single-family), +8.9% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.

+3.2%Iowa index, 2024–2025US +2.8%
13,664housing units permitted in 20257,326 single-family
84 of 96counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%
1,431,616units permitted nationally in 2025
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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.

CountyIndex change 2025Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Osceola County+26.4%330.5
Audubon County+19.9%771.3
Wright County+16.5%1991.5
Louisa County+15.8%21212.0
Montgomery County+15.5%2962.9
Davis County+13.8%110.1
Palo Alto County+12.7%640.7
Fayette County+12.1%30191.6
Worth County+11.8%550.7
Jackson County+11.7%32201.7
Hamilton County+11.4%1270.8
Crawford County+11.2%19161.2
Union County+11.0%2351.9
Monona County+10.4%770.8
Monroe County+10.3%12121.6
Lucas County+9.2%220.2
Mitchell County+9.2%37333.5
Howard County+9.0%660.6
Wayne County+7.8%330.4
Keokuk County+7.4%110.1
Buena Vista County+7.3%16140.8
Lee County+7.2%80202.5
Dickinson County+6.7%117786.5
Butler County+6.6%18181.3
Greene County+6.4%660.7
Marion County+6.4%3392559.9
Winnebago County+6.2%440.4
Sioux County+6.1%3591679.8
O'Brien County+5.8%18141.3
Pottawattamie County+5.5%3341223.6
Poweshiek County+5.5%44282.4
Shelby County+5.5%330.3
Allamakee County+5.3%98506.9
Calhoun County+5.2%13131.4
Dubuque County+5.2%3341593.4
Clinton County+5.1%85371.8
Cedar County+5.0%67223.6
Clay County+5.0%61143.8
Johnson County+4.6%1,2415137.8
Cherokee County+4.5%56144.9
Emmet County+4.4%14141.5
Plymouth County+4.3%45451.8
Benton County+4.1%28281.1
Marshall County+4.1%33230.8
Scott County+4.1%3722682.1
Des Moines County+4.0%81192.1
Buchanan County+3.9%62583.0
Woodbury County+3.6%2381372.2
Chickasaw County+3.5%880.7
Mills County+3.5%25171.7
Webster County+3.5%23230.6
Tama County+3.2%550.3
Appanoose County+3.1%11110.9
Jones County+3.1%18180.8
Linn County+3.0%9414184.1
Humboldt County+2.9%14141.5
Story County+2.9%1851351.8
Muscatine County+2.7%119412.8
Page County+2.7%12120.8
Floyd County+2.2%77375.2
Mahaska County+2.2%66123.0
Delaware County+2.1%33171.9
Kossuth County+2.1%440.3
Boone County+1.9%207647.7
Grundy County+1.9%20181.6
Black Hawk County+1.8%4881653.7
Clayton County+1.8%55533.3
Bremer County+1.7%46381.8
Polk County+1.7%4,7302,3069.2
Cerro Gordo County+1.5%116402.7
Dallas County+1.4%8756657.4
Decatur County+1.4%110.1
Guthrie County+1.4%33173.1
Iowa County+1.4%950.5
Washington County+1.4%25131.1
Winneshiek County+1.4%35331.8
Cass County+1.2%1170.8
Lyon County+1.2%41333.3
Warren County+1.2%4653558.1
Carroll County+0.7%36291.8
Jasper County+0.6%80302.1
Fremont County+0.5%15152.3
Madison County+0.4%66533.8
Jefferson County+0.3%220.1
Franklin County−0.1%330.3
Sac County−1.0%14121.5
Clarke County−1.4%13813614.4
Wapello County−1.4%42101.2
Hancock County−2.0%770.7
Hardin County−2.0%18181.1
Henry County−2.8%32281.7
Harrison County−3.0%20201.4
Adair County−8.8%23213.1
Ida County−9.3%220.3
Taylor County−14.9%440.7
Pocahontas County−21.0%000.0
Adams County—12123.3
Ringgold County—661.3
Van Buren County—530.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Iowa by year010,00020,0001995: 11,341 units (7,313 single-family, 4,028 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 12,027 units (7,923 single-family, 4,104 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,706 units (7,361 single-family, 3,345 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 13,144 units (8,879 single-family, 4,265 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 13,441 units (9,651 single-family, 3,790 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 12,500 units (8,470 single-family, 4,030 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 13,085 units (8,801 single-family, 4,284 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 14,789 units (10,004 single-family, 4,785 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 16,082 units (11,841 single-family, 4,241 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 16,345 units (12,374 single-family, 3,971 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 16,766 units (12,812 single-family, 3,954 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,357 units (10,250 single-family, 3,107 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,171 units (8,674 single-family, 2,497 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,412 units (6,285 single-family, 2,127 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,729 units (5,705 single-family, 2,024 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,607 units (5,952 single-family, 1,655 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 7,526 units (5,875 single-family, 1,651 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 9,501 units (6,814 single-family, 2,687 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 10,877 units (7,578 single-family, 3,299 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 10,256 units (6,989 single-family, 3,267 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 12,097 units (7,424 single-family, 4,673 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 14,317 units (8,203 single-family, 6,114 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 13,948 units (8,067 single-family, 5,881 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 11,518 units (7,318 single-family, 4,200 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 11,870 units (7,877 single-family, 3,993 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,623 units (8,633 single-family, 3,990 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 13,686 units (9,158 single-family, 4,528 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 12,704 units (7,624 single-family, 5,080 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 11,230 units (7,421 single-family, 3,809 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 12,544 units (7,780 single-family, 4,764 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 13,664 units (7,326 single-family, 6,338 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Iowa 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.