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In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +4.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +5.7% in 2018.
28,586 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,709 single-family), +11.3% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
+4.2% Minnesota index, 2018–2019 US +4.2%
28,586 housing units permitted in 2019 13,709 single-family
85 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +4.3%
1,386,048 units permitted nationally in 2019
Counties in 2019 Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2019 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Wadena County +10.7% 24 24 1.7 Wilkin County +10.7% 17 13 2.7 Lake County +9.6% 62 62 5.8 Mille Lacs County +9.2% 97 67 3.5 Renville County +8.3% 10 10 0.7 Murray County +8.0% 17 17 2.1 Marshall County +7.5% 0 0 0.0 Norman County +7.2% 2 2 0.3 Faribault County +7.1% 9 9 0.6 Sibley County +6.6% 59 19 3.8 Chippewa County +6.3% 9 9 0.7 Morrison County +5.9% 102 92 2.9 Swift County +5.9% 9 9 0.9 Beltrami County +5.8% 128 66 2.7 Roseau County +5.8% 13 13 0.9 Aitkin County +5.7% 119 119 7.3 Crow Wing County +5.7% 547 495 7.9 Waseca County +5.7% 24 22 1.3 Watonwan County +5.5% 9 9 0.8 Sherburne County +5.4% 489 439 4.7 Isanti County +5.3% 258 258 5.8 Becker County +5.2% 251 205 7.1 Goodhue County +5.1% 203 89 4.2 Mahnomen County +5.1% 0 0 0.0 Brown County +5.0% 37 29 1.5 Freeborn County +5.0% 11 11 0.4 Hubbard County +5.0% 51 23 2.3 Polk County +5.0% 39 39 1.3 Pope County +4.9% 35 35 3.1 Todd County +4.9% 80 36 3.1 Nicollet County +4.7% 45 37 1.3 Fillmore County +4.6% 67 67 3.1 Le Sueur County +4.6% 89 85 3.0 Anoka County +4.5% 1,276 975 3.3 Carlton County +4.5% 178 73 4.8 Yellow Medicine County +4.5% 11 7 1.2 Stearns County +4.4% 488 409 3.0 Wright County +4.4% 1,085 882 6.9 Dakota County +4.3% 2,222 1,090 4.9 Lake of the Woods County +4.3% 37 37 9.8 Meeker County +4.3% 57 55 2.4 Olmsted County +4.3% 899 402 5.4 Otter Tail County +4.3% 101 61 1.7 Ramsey County +4.3% 2,725 264 5.0 Houston County +4.2% 25 25 1.4 Rice County +4.1% 198 128 2.8 Washington County +4.1% 1,766 1,394 6.2 Chisago County +4.0% 229 225 3.9 Clearwater County +4.0% 4 4 0.5 Hennepin County +4.0% 9,195 1,984 7.2 Mower County +3.9% 119 37 2.9 St. Louis County +3.9% 717 347 3.6 Cass County +3.7% 209 205 6.6 Dodge County +3.7% 83 83 3.9 Kandiyohi County +3.7% 145 67 3.2 McLeod County +3.7% 90 52 2.5 Nobles County +3.7% 18 12 0.8 Steele County +3.7% 83 55 2.2 Winona County +3.7% 95 51 1.9 Cottonwood County +3.6% 11 11 1.0 Scott County +3.5% 1,521 676 9.6 Douglas County +3.4% 182 182 4.5 Kanabec County +3.3% 49 49 2.9 Pennington County +3.2% 40 14 2.9 Wabasha County +3.2% 62 62 2.9 Carver County +3.1% 603 583 5.3 Benton County +2.7% 230 95 5.5 Blue Earth County +2.7% 192 135 2.7 Itasca County +2.7% 102 100 2.2 Kittson County +2.7% 5 5 1.2 Pine County +2.7% 72 69 2.4 Martin County +2.6% 14 14 0.7 Redwood County +2.5% 22 18 1.4 Rock County +2.5% 17 13 1.8 Cook County +2.4% 70 68 12.7 Red Lake County +2.4% 1 1 0.3 Stevens County +2.4% 10 6 1.0 Lyon County +2.3% 84 25 3.3 Big Stone County +2.0% 14 14 2.8 Koochiching County +1.9% 13 13 1.1 Jackson County +1.5% 12 12 1.2 Grant County +1.4% 0 0 0.0 Clay County +1.2% 268 187 4.0 Lac qui Parle County +0.9% 7 7 1.0 Traverse County +0.1% 4 4 1.3 Pipestone County −1.2% 5 3 0.5 Lincoln County −3.9% 9 9 1.6
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 .