States › Minnesota › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +4.7%, against +3.7% for the United States and +5.0% in 1997.
30,443 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,011 single-family), +22.3% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+4.7% Minnesota index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
30,443 housing units permitted in 1998 25,011 single-family
65 of 69 counties with a rising index median county +4.5%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Renville County +12.7% 29 29 2.0 Pine County +12.2% 87 87 2.9 Crow Wing County +9.9% 664 664 9.6 Faribault County +9.0% 10 10 0.7 Wabasha County +8.3% 120 120 5.6 Kanabec County +7.9% 85 85 5.1 Mower County +7.8% 72 72 1.8 Todd County +7.8% 113 113 4.3 Mille Lacs County +7.4% 101 101 3.6 Beltrami County +7.0% 66 66 1.4 Stevens County +6.9% 24 24 2.5 Otter Tail County +6.5% 107 107 1.8 Freeborn County +6.0% 64 64 2.1 Morrison County +6.0% 179 179 5.2 Redwood County +6.0% 23 23 1.5 Polk County +5.6% 138 138 4.5 Ramsey County +5.6% 575 575 1.1 Watonwan County +5.3% 19 19 1.7 Hennepin County +5.2% 2,768 2,768 2.2 Steele County +5.2% 181 181 4.8 Becker County +5.0% 174 174 4.9 Dakota County +5.0% 2,495 2,495 5.5 Olmsted County +5.0% 764 764 4.6 St. Louis County +5.0% 680 680 3.4 Scott County +5.0% 1,653 1,653 10.4 Waseca County +5.0% 79 79 4.2 Washington County +5.0% 2,312 2,312 8.1 Goodhue County +4.9% 200 200 4.1 Anoka County +4.8% 2,548 2,548 6.7 Meeker County +4.8% 131 131 5.6 Wright County +4.8% 1,057 1,057 6.7 Dodge County +4.7% 102 102 4.8 Carver County +4.6% 969 969 8.5 Douglas County +4.6% 330 330 8.2 Le Sueur County +4.5% 145 145 4.9 Chisago County +4.4% 555 555 9.4 Rock County +4.3% 20 20 2.1 Fillmore County +4.1% 85 85 3.9 Nicollet County +4.1% 112 112 3.3 Pennington County +4.1% 15 15 1.1 Carlton County +4.0% 157 157 4.3 Sherburne County +4.0% 1,001 1,001 9.6 Rice County +3.9% 302 302 4.3 Wilkin County +3.9% 38 38 6.0 Blue Earth County +3.8% 139 139 2.0 Itasca County +3.8% 251 251 5.5 Lyon County +3.8% 58 58 2.3 Sibley County +3.8% 41 41 2.7 McLeod County +3.7% 152 152 4.1 Martin County +3.7% 40 40 2.1 Stearns County +3.6% 761 761 4.6 Clay County +3.3% 190 190 2.8 Isanti County +3.3% 210 210 4.7 Swift County +3.3% 19 19 1.9 Kandiyohi County +3.2% 166 166 3.7 Nobles County +3.2% 15 15 0.7 Koochiching County +2.5% 49 49 4.2 Brown County +2.2% 94 94 3.7 Benton County +1.9% 173 173 4.1 Yellow Medicine County +1.9% 26 26 2.7 Winona County +1.5% 141 141 2.8 Houston County +1.4% 90 90 4.9 Lake County +1.2% 83 83 7.7 Chippewa County +0.9% 23 23 1.9 Murray County +0.4% 17 17 2.1 Cottonwood County −1.4% 26 26 2.3 Roseau County −2.3% 27 27 1.8 Pipestone County −2.8% 28 28 3.0 Jackson County −5.2% 19 19 1.9 Aitkin County — 251 251 15.4 Big Stone County — 10 10 2.0 Cass County — 316 316 10.1 Clearwater County — 6 6 0.7 Cook County — 88 88 15.9 Grant County — 5 5 0.8 Hubbard County — 25 25 1.1 Kittson County — 17 17 4.2 Lac qui Parle County — 11 11 1.6 Lake of the Woods County — 4 4 1.1 Lincoln County — 1 1 0.2 Mahnomen County — 0 0 0.0 Marshall County — 6 6 0.7 Norman County — 8 8 1.3 Pope County — 14 14 1.2 Red Lake County — 5 5 1.3 Traverse County — 6 6 1.9 Wadena County — 55 55 3.8
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 .