States › Minnesota › 2003
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +4.7%, against +4.5% for the United States and +7.9% in 2002.
42,046 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,731 single-family), +7.9% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+4.7% Minnesota index, 2002–2003 US +4.5%
42,046 housing units permitted in 2003 32,731 single-family
81 of 83 counties with a rising index median county +4.1%
1,889,214 units permitted nationally in 2003
Counties in 2003 Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2003 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cook County +9.6% 110 110 19.9 Wadena County +8.7% 99 99 6.9 Lincoln County +8.6% 6 4 1.1 Carlton County +7.6% 280 244 7.6 Lake of the Woods County +7.5% 3 3 0.8 Todd County +7.5% 186 164 7.1 Cass County +6.8% 558 537 17.8 Lake County +6.5% 89 89 8.3 Aitkin County +6.4% 374 322 23.0 Beltrami County +6.3% 142 122 3.0 St. Louis County +6.2% 817 721 4.1 Chisago County +5.9% 664 595 11.2 Hubbard County +5.9% 35 35 1.6 Isanti County +5.8% 467 467 10.5 Pine County +5.7% 112 112 3.7 Ramsey County +5.7% 1,846 471 3.4 Jackson County +5.4% 23 21 2.3 Swift County +5.4% 18 16 1.8 Wright County +5.4% 1,940 1,780 12.3 Anoka County +5.3% 2,930 2,856 7.7 Crow Wing County +5.3% 1,045 875 15.1 Mille Lacs County +5.2% 337 337 12.1 Hennepin County +5.1% 5,636 3,074 4.4 Washington County +5.1% 2,290 2,090 8.0 Pope County +5.0% 89 89 7.8 Stearns County +5.0% 1,667 1,326 10.2 Benton County +4.9% 348 310 8.3 Otter Tail County +4.9% 203 139 3.3 Sibley County +4.8% 80 74 5.2 Dakota County +4.7% 4,186 2,722 9.1 Carver County +4.5% 1,463 966 12.8 Sherburne County +4.5% 1,596 1,520 15.3 Wabasha County +4.5% 249 193 11.6 Pipestone County +4.4% 20 18 2.2 Scott County +4.4% 2,703 2,282 17.0 Faribault County +4.3% 28 28 2.0 Le Sueur County +4.3% 163 159 5.5 McLeod County +4.3% 294 282 8.0 Pennington County +4.3% 34 34 2.5 Becker County +4.2% 324 260 9.1 Clay County +4.2% 539 365 8.0 Watonwan County +4.1% 31 31 2.7 Itasca County +4.0% 377 371 8.3 Kandiyohi County +4.0% 261 243 5.8 Meeker County +3.9% 188 164 8.0 Big Stone County +3.8% 31 29 6.1 Houston County +3.8% 96 90 5.2 Kanabec County +3.8% 113 111 6.8 Morrison County +3.7% 345 341 10.0 Douglas County +3.6% 599 581 14.9 Roseau County +3.4% 43 19 2.8 Fillmore County +3.3% 147 135 6.8 Goodhue County +3.3% 385 379 8.0 Mower County +3.3% 145 141 3.5 Winona County +3.2% 374 227 7.4 Martin County +3.1% 54 54 2.8 Rice County +2.9% 567 513 8.1 Blue Earth County +2.8% 888 664 12.6 Renville County +2.8% 26 26 1.8 Nicollet County +2.7% 291 169 8.5 Steele County +2.7% 354 254 9.4 Koochiching County +2.2% 52 38 4.5 Stevens County +2.2% 18 18 1.8 Waseca County +2.2% 90 90 4.8 Murray County +2.1% 51 29 6.4 Olmsted County +2.1% 1,562 1,326 9.4 Rock County +2.1% 26 26 2.7 Dodge County +1.9% 205 173 9.6 Cottonwood County +1.8% 21 21 1.8 Wilkin County +1.7% 17 15 2.7 Marshall County +1.3% 5 5 0.6 Nobles County +1.3% 36 33 1.6 Yellow Medicine County +1.3% 64 40 6.8 Brown County +1.2% 180 58 7.1 Freeborn County +1.1% 48 48 1.6 Grant County +0.6% 4 4 0.7 Polk County +0.6% 162 162 5.3 Lyon County +0.4% 124 119 4.8 Chippewa County +0.2% 15 15 1.2 Lac qui Parle County +0.1% 8 8 1.2 Norman County +0.1% 13 13 2.1 Mahnomen County −0.5% 0 0 0.0 Redwood County −1.3% 18 18 1.2 Clearwater County — 1 1 0.1 Kittson County — 4 4 1.0 Red Lake County — 6 6 1.5 Traverse County — 8 8 2.6
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 .