Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.4%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.9% in 1996.
13,590 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,689 single-family), −7.4% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+4.4%Kansas index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
13,590housing units permitted in 19979,689 single-family
44 of 46counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.5%
Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Housing units authorised in Kansas 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.