States › Minnesota › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +5.0%, against +3.8% for the United States and +4.2% in 1996.
24,900 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,060 single-family), −7.9% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+5.0% Minnesota index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
24,900 housing units permitted in 1997 20,060 single-family
63 of 67 counties with a rising index median county +5.2%
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 Wilkin County +13.7% 24 24 3.8 Cottonwood County +12.1% 20 20 1.8 Pipestone County +12.0% 12 12 1.3 Becker County +11.2% 168 168 4.7 Morrison County +11.1% 112 112 3.2 Murray County +9.7% 14 14 1.8 Freeborn County +8.5% 40 40 1.3 Meeker County +8.5% 103 103 4.4 Sibley County +8.5% 47 47 3.1 Isanti County +8.3% 176 176 4.0 Chippewa County +8.0% 34 34 2.7 Lake County +7.9% 73 73 6.8 Rice County +7.7% 272 272 3.9 McLeod County +7.6% 119 119 3.2 Brown County +7.5% 43 43 1.7 Pine County +7.3% 82 82 2.7 Chisago County +7.2% 425 425 7.2 Douglas County +7.1% 284 284 7.1 Watonwan County +6.9% 11 11 1.0 Itasca County +6.6% 218 218 4.8 Mille Lacs County +6.5% 96 96 3.5 Roseau County +6.5% 29 29 1.9 Carlton County +6.4% 147 147 4.0 Goodhue County +6.4% 163 163 3.4 Sherburne County +6.4% 835 835 8.0 Kandiyohi County +6.3% 216 216 4.8 Fillmore County +6.0% 80 80 3.7 Winona County +6.0% 165 165 3.3 Benton County +5.6% 162 162 3.9 Dodge County +5.6% 84 84 3.9 Martin County +5.6% 26 26 1.3 Ramsey County +5.6% 608 608 1.1 Wright County +5.5% 805 805 5.1 Otter Tail County +5.2% 86 86 1.4 Scott County +5.2% 1,061 1,061 6.7 Anoka County +5.1% 1,883 1,883 4.9 Le Sueur County +5.1% 119 119 4.0 Wabasha County +5.1% 103 103 4.8 Stearns County +5.0% 616 616 3.8 Washington County +5.0% 1,866 1,866 6.5 Steele County +4.9% 142 142 3.8 Carver County +4.7% 755 755 6.6 Hennepin County +4.7% 2,337 2,337 1.8 St. Louis County +4.7% 421 421 2.1 Stevens County +4.7% 26 26 2.7 Blue Earth County +4.5% 138 138 2.0 Houston County +4.5% 79 79 4.3 Yellow Medicine County +4.4% 25 25 2.6 Beltrami County +4.2% 45 45 1.0 Dakota County +4.2% 2,239 2,239 4.9 Olmsted County +4.0% 626 626 3.8 Crow Wing County +3.8% 534 534 7.7 Kanabec County +3.8% 65 65 3.9 Swift County +3.5% 14 14 1.4 Waseca County +3.5% 47 47 2.5 Renville County +3.4% 34 34 2.4 Nicollet County +3.3% 99 99 2.9 Mower County +2.7% 47 47 1.1 Faribault County +2.6% 14 14 1.0 Clay County +1.9% 114 114 1.7 Lyon County +1.7% 39 39 1.5 Redwood County +1.1% 24 24 1.6 Polk County +0.5% 84 84 2.8 Rock County −1.0% 46 46 4.8 Pennington County −1.2% 10 10 0.7 Koochiching County −1.4% 28 28 2.4 Nobles County −2.3% 22 22 1.0 Aitkin County — 80 80 4.9 Big Stone County — 8 8 1.6 Cass County — 166 166 5.3 Clearwater County — 2 2 0.2 Cook County — 70 70 12.7 Grant County — 10 10 1.6 Hubbard County — 12 12 0.5 Jackson County — 20 20 2.0 Kittson County — 7 7 1.7 Lac qui Parle County — 10 10 1.5 Lake of the Woods County — 4 4 1.1 Lincoln County — 2 2 0.4 Mahnomen County — 0 0 0.0 Marshall County — 9 9 1.0 Norman County — 12 12 1.9 Pope County — 27 27 2.4 Red Lake County — 6 6 1.5 Todd County — 91 91 3.5 Traverse County — 7 7 2.2 Wadena County — 45 45 3.1
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Minnesota by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 25,494 units (20,675 single-family, 4,819 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 27,043 units (22,085 single-family, 4,958 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 24,900 units (20,060 single-family, 4,840 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 30,443 units (25,011 single-family, 5,432 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 33,341 units (26,664 single-family, 6,677 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 32,814 units (25,549 single-family, 7,265 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 34,151 units (26,927 single-family, 7,224 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 38,977 units (28,631 single-family, 10,346 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 42,046 units (32,731 single-family, 9,315 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 41,843 units (32,580 single-family, 9,263 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 36,509 units (29,566 single-family, 6,943 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 26,352 units (20,901 single-family, 5,451 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 17,930 units (14,508 single-family, 3,422 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 11,551 units (8,908 single-family, 2,643 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 9,425 units (7,314 single-family, 2,111 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,840 units (7,053 single-family, 2,787 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 8,890 units (6,733 single-family, 2,157 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 16,095 units (9,197 single-family, 6,898 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 17,313 units (11,114 single-family, 6,199 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,990 units (10,689 single-family, 6,301 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 19,545 units (10,900 single-family, 8,645 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 21,449 units (12,071 single-family, 9,378 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 21,953 units (13,508 single-family, 8,445 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 25,673 units (13,574 single-family, 12,099 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 28,586 units (13,709 single-family, 14,877 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 28,148 units (14,707 single-family, 13,441 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 33,652 units (16,704 single-family, 16,948 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 31,126 units (13,483 single-family, 17,643 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 25,667 units (12,770 single-family, 12,897 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 20,913 units (13,420 single-family, 7,493 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 20,947 units (12,886 single-family, 8,061 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Minnesota 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 .