Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.8%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.1% in 1998.
15,682 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,306 single-family), +2.4% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+4.8%Kansas index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
15,682housing units permitted in 199911,306 single-family
49 of 57counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; 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.