States › Minnesota › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +7.3%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.7% in 1998.
33,341 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (26,664 single-family), +9.5% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+7.3% Minnesota index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
33,341 housing units permitted in 1999 26,664 single-family
71 of 75 counties with a rising index median county +5.6%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 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.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Jackson County +14.7% 18 18 1.8 Grant County +14.3% 15 9 2.5 Kanabec County +11.7% 81 63 4.9 Morrison County +10.0% 303 263 8.8 Becker County +9.8% 185 179 5.2 Wabasha County +9.4% 116 108 5.4 Chippewa County +9.1% 31 25 2.5 Fillmore County +9.0% 97 97 4.5 Ramsey County +8.4% 889 507 1.6 Isanti County +8.3% 294 289 6.6 Hennepin County +8.2% 5,252 3,289 4.1 Olmsted County +8.2% 1,385 903 8.3 Meeker County +8.1% 168 152 7.1 Douglas County +8.0% 360 294 9.0 Mille Lacs County +7.7% 140 135 5.0 Lake County +7.5% 78 74 7.3 Dodge County +7.4% 213 137 10.0 Scott County +7.4% 2,175 1,796 13.7 Crow Wing County +7.2% 705 685 10.2 Washington County +7.2% 2,794 2,500 9.7 Dakota County +7.1% 3,377 2,536 7.4 Anoka County +7.0% 2,740 2,478 7.2 Pine County +7.0% 109 90 3.6 Chisago County +6.8% 695 681 11.8 Wright County +6.7% 1,401 1,224 8.9 Pipestone County +6.5% 4 4 0.4 Rice County +6.5% 313 297 4.5 Martin County +6.4% 31 26 1.6 Sherburne County +6.4% 1,154 1,152 11.1 Goodhue County +6.3% 240 175 5.0 Wadena County +6.3% 48 48 3.3 Waseca County +6.2% 55 53 2.9 Winona County +6.2% 179 155 3.5 Carver County +5.9% 1,004 923 8.8 Freeborn County +5.9% 144 70 4.7 Nicollet County +5.9% 349 135 10.2 Stearns County +5.7% 1,023 887 6.2 Lyon County +5.6% 79 46 3.1 Blue Earth County +5.4% 244 170 3.5 Le Sueur County +5.3% 154 145 5.2 Murray County +5.3% 36 20 4.5 St. Louis County +5.3% 756 533 3.8 Carlton County +5.0% 173 173 4.7 Benton County +4.8% 194 172 4.6 Swift County +4.8% 31 29 3.2 Mower County +4.7% 117 85 2.9 Sibley County +4.7% 67 56 4.4 Houston County +4.6% 94 91 5.1 McLeod County +4.5% 258 162 7.0 Steele County +4.5% 187 183 5.0 Koochiching County +4.2% 34 30 2.9 Renville County +4.1% 33 33 2.3 Faribault County +3.9% 17 15 1.2 Pennington County +3.8% 15 15 1.1 Brown County +3.7% 64 64 2.5 Clay County +3.5% 299 210 4.4 Redwood County +3.4% 22 22 1.4 Kandiyohi County +3.2% 195 179 4.4 Pope County +3.2% 33 33 2.9 Wilkin County +2.9% 46 46 7.3 Cook County +2.2% 82 82 14.8 Beltrami County +2.1% 120 57 2.6 Watonwan County +2.1% 14 14 1.2 Todd County +1.8% 208 106 8.0 Stevens County +1.7% 14 14 1.4 Cass County +1.5% 523 513 16.6 Otter Tail County +1.0% 183 110 3.0 Itasca County +0.9% 314 284 6.9 Rock County +0.8% 13 9 1.4 Polk County +0.4% 118 118 3.9 Nobles County +0.2% 24 22 1.1 Cottonwood County −0.3% 18 18 1.6 Roseau County −1.6% 26 26 1.7 Yellow Medicine County −2.4% 28 12 3.0 Aitkin County −3.1% 213 213 13.1 Big Stone County — 11 11 2.2 Clearwater County — 4 4 0.5 Hubbard County — 66 35 3.0 Kittson County — 12 12 3.0 Lac qui Parle County — 12 12 1.8 Lake of the Woods County — 0 0 0.0 Lincoln County — 4 2 0.7 Mahnomen County — 0 0 0.0 Marshall County — 3 3 0.3 Norman County — 8 8 1.3 Red Lake County — 6 6 1.5 Traverse County — 7 7 2.2
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 .