States › Massachusetts › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Massachusetts changed +4.4%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.3% in 1996.
17,186 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,152 single-family), −0.4% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+4.4% Massachusetts index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
17,186 housing units permitted in 1997 15,152 single-family
14 of 14 counties with a rising index median county +3.4%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
Counties in 1997 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.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Nantucket County +9.9% 233 233 15.8 Suffolk County +7.8% 107 107 0.1 Middlesex County +5.6% 2,730 2,730 1.6 Essex County +5.1% 1,597 1,597 1.9 Norfolk County +4.5% 1,443 1,443 2.0 Plymouth County +4.4% 1,607 1,607 2.9 Barnstable County +4.2% 1,793 1,793 7.7 Worcester County +3.4% 2,610 2,610 2.9 Hampshire County +3.1% 368 368 2.2 Bristol County +2.7% 1,473 1,473 2.5 Franklin County +2.6% 160 160 2.3 Berkshire County +2.4% 226 226 1.8 Dukes County +0.9% 222 222 10.5 Hampden County +0.7% 583 583 1.3
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Massachusetts by year 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 1995: 16,428 units (14,449 single-family, 1,979 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 17,261 units (15,077 single-family, 2,184 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 17,186 units (15,152 single-family, 2,034 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 19,254 units (16,303 single-family, 2,951 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 18,967 units (15,457 single-family, 3,510 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 18,000 units (14,199 single-family, 3,801 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 17,034 units (13,030 single-family, 4,004 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 17,465 units (13,636 single-family, 3,829 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 20,257 units (13,037 single-family, 7,220 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 22,477 units (14,842 single-family, 7,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 24,549 units (14,585 single-family, 9,964 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 19,580 units (10,916 single-family, 8,664 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 15,358 units (8,928 single-family, 6,430 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 9,883 units (5,368 single-family, 4,515 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 7,941 units (5,074 single-family, 2,867 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,075 units (5,839 single-family, 3,236 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 7,725 units (4,899 single-family, 2,826 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 11,111 units (5,920 single-family, 5,191 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 14,569 units (7,100 single-family, 7,469 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 14,486 units (7,330 single-family, 7,156 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 17,424 units (6,922 single-family, 10,502 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 16,288 units (7,641 single-family, 8,647 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 17,728 units (7,278 single-family, 10,450 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 17,044 units (7,169 single-family, 9,875 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 17,365 units (6,292 single-family, 11,073 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 17,025 units (6,754 single-family, 10,271 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 19,853 units (7,231 single-family, 12,622 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 16,830 units (6,232 single-family, 10,598 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 13,214 units (5,075 single-family, 8,139 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 14,338 units (5,626 single-family, 8,712 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 12,477 units (5,018 single-family, 7,459 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Massachusetts by year
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 .