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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +2.7%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.2% in 2019.
28,148 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,707 single-family), −1.5% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+2.7% Minnesota index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
28,148 housing units permitted in 2020 14,707 single-family
77 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +2.8%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Traverse County +7.4% 5 5 1.6 Lac qui Parle County +7.2% 3 3 0.4 Fillmore County +6.1% 76 72 3.5 Pine County +6.1% 118 114 3.9 Todd County +5.7% 143 106 5.5 Kanabec County +5.2% 55 55 3.3 Wabasha County +4.6% 76 76 3.5 Red Lake County +4.4% 1 1 0.3 Grant County +4.3% 2 2 0.3 Lincoln County +4.3% 11 11 2.0 Meeker County +4.3% 87 65 3.7 Sibley County +4.3% 43 33 2.8 Chisago County +4.1% 273 273 4.6 Cook County +4.0% 69 69 12.5 Swift County +4.0% 6 6 0.6 Itasca County +3.7% 204 92 4.5 Yellow Medicine County +3.7% 10 8 1.1 Benton County +3.6% 117 109 2.8 Pennington County +3.6% 97 13 7.1 Dodge County +3.5% 81 77 3.8 Ramsey County +3.5% 2,929 180 5.4 Pipestone County +3.4% 13 13 1.4 Sherburne County +3.4% 570 444 5.5 Steele County +3.4% 161 50 4.3 McLeod County +3.3% 91 79 2.5 Martin County +3.3% 19 19 1.0 Olmsted County +3.3% 673 417 4.0 Aitkin County +3.2% 149 149 9.2 Anoka County +3.2% 1,670 1,087 4.4 Lake of the Woods County +3.2% 30 28 8.0 Marshall County +3.2% 7 7 0.8 Morrison County +3.2% 108 106 3.1 Rock County +3.2% 15 11 1.6 Mower County +3.1% 22 22 0.5 Carlton County +3.0% 101 93 2.8 Isanti County +3.0% 322 286 7.3 Cass County +2.9% 263 257 8.4 Dakota County +2.9% 2,165 1,212 4.7 Hennepin County +2.9% 7,694 1,942 6.0 Lyon County +2.9% 32 28 1.2 Scott County +2.9% 614 587 3.9 Stevens County +2.9% 3 3 0.3 Jackson County +2.8% 13 13 1.3 Rice County +2.8% 102 102 1.5 Wright County +2.8% 1,388 1,198 8.8 Freeborn County +2.7% 13 13 0.4 Washington County +2.7% 2,684 1,489 9.4 Houston County +2.5% 49 37 2.7 St. Louis County +2.5% 297 133 1.5 Cottonwood County +2.4% 8 8 0.7 Stearns County +2.4% 498 420 3.0 Carver County +2.3% 690 666 6.0 Hubbard County +2.3% 31 31 1.4 Goodhue County +2.1% 176 102 3.7 Kittson County +2.1% 1 1 0.2 Blue Earth County +2.0% 360 187 5.1 Pope County +2.0% 40 36 3.5 Wadena County +2.0% 49 39 3.4 Redwood County +1.9% 17 13 1.1 Beltrami County +1.8% 195 108 4.1 Douglas County +1.8% 309 201 7.7 Kandiyohi County +1.8% 180 108 4.0 Crow Wing County +1.7% 497 442 7.2 Le Sueur County +1.7% 129 121 4.4 Mille Lacs County +1.7% 104 90 3.7 Winona County +1.7% 79 56 1.6 Otter Tail County +1.5% 142 76 2.3 Chippewa County +1.4% 12 12 1.0 Mahnomen County +1.2% 0 0 0.0 Brown County +1.1% 45 37 1.8 Clearwater County +1.0% 4 0 0.5 Nicollet County +0.9% 90 72 2.6 Polk County +0.9% 68 64 2.2 Clay County +0.7% 310 208 4.6 Becker County +0.6% 199 189 5.6 Big Stone County +0.6% 13 9 2.6 Roseau County +0.6% 25 21 1.6 Koochiching County −0.1% 24 24 2.1 Lake County −0.4% 71 71 6.6 Nobles County −0.9% 12 6 0.5 Waseca County −0.9% 24 22 1.3 Renville County −1.3% 10 10 0.7 Watonwan County −1.4% 15 15 1.3 Wilkin County −1.7% 7 7 1.1 Faribault County −1.8% 10 10 0.7 Norman County −2.3% 6 6 0.9 Murray County −3.3% 24 24 3.0
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 .