States › Minnesota › 2021
In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +9.7%, against +11.6% for the United States and +2.7% in 2020.
33,652 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,704 single-family), +19.6% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.
+9.7% Minnesota index, 2020–2021 US +11.6%
33,652 housing units permitted in 2021 16,704 single-family
86 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +9.9%
1,736,982 units permitted nationally in 2021
Counties in 2021 Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2021 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Lake County +18.1% 81 81 7.5 Wilkin County +16.3% 15 15 2.4 Koochiching County +13.9% 23 23 2.0 Chippewa County +13.5% 48 8 3.9 Pine County +13.4% 248 139 8.1 Renville County +13.2% 22 9 1.5 Crow Wing County +13.1% 534 480 7.7 Mille Lacs County +13.1% 216 102 7.8 Watonwan County +13.1% 3 3 0.3 Mower County +12.9% 41 39 1.0 Lincoln County +12.7% 11 11 2.0 Chisago County +12.3% 479 291 8.1 Isanti County +12.1% 468 311 10.5 Waseca County +12.1% 36 34 1.9 Sherburne County +11.9% 535 455 5.1 Cook County +11.8% 76 76 13.8 Anoka County +11.7% 2,481 1,345 6.5 Cottonwood County +11.7% 23 13 2.0 Hubbard County +11.7% 29 29 1.3 Aitkin County +11.5% 153 153 9.4 Marshall County +11.4% 1 1 0.1 Carlton County +11.3% 130 104 3.5 Steele County +11.2% 140 61 3.7 Nobles County +11.1% 9 3 0.4 Norman County +11.1% 18 18 2.8 Rice County +11.1% 218 152 3.1 Douglas County +11.0% 365 212 9.1 Wright County +11.0% 1,558 1,416 9.9 Cass County +10.9% 340 340 10.8 Olmsted County +10.9% 874 470 5.2 Le Sueur County +10.8% 133 115 4.5 Faribault County +10.7% 15 11 1.1 Goodhue County +10.4% 170 113 3.5 Beltrami County +10.3% 315 76 6.7 Meeker County +10.3% 88 56 3.7 Murray County +10.3% 30 26 3.8 Red Lake County +10.3% 0 0 0.0 Stearns County +10.3% 532 433 3.2 Big Stone County +10.2% 11 9 2.2 McLeod County +10.1% 115 79 3.1 Benton County +9.9% 92 92 2.2 Dakota County +9.9% 3,484 1,418 7.6 St. Louis County +9.9% 385 287 1.9 Washington County +9.9% 2,617 1,850 9.1 Roseau County +9.8% 28 28 1.8 Kanabec County +9.7% 41 41 2.5 Lyon County +9.7% 81 39 3.2 Scott County +9.7% 1,039 536 6.5 Winona County +9.6% 103 60 2.0 Carver County +9.5% 1,041 859 9.1 Wadena County +9.5% 44 35 3.1 Itasca County +9.4% 116 116 2.6 Jackson County +9.3% 17 17 1.7 Pipestone County +9.3% 5 3 0.5 Dodge County +9.2% 95 85 4.4 Pope County +9.2% 65 45 5.7 Houston County +9.1% 35 24 1.9 Kandiyohi County +9.1% 327 106 7.3 Martin County +8.7% 18 18 0.9 Morrison County +8.7% 131 115 3.8 Ramsey County +8.7% 3,270 222 6.0 Swift County +8.6% 7 7 0.7 Todd County +8.6% 182 152 7.0 Blue Earth County +8.5% 321 174 4.5 Hennepin County +8.5% 7,905 2,091 6.2 Brown County +8.4% 19 19 0.7 Traverse County +8.4% 21 9 6.7 Wabasha County +8.3% 75 75 3.5 Becker County +8.1% 190 174 5.4 Lac qui Parle County +8.1% 11 11 1.6 Otter Tail County +8.1% 92 66 1.5 Freeborn County +7.6% 74 26 2.4 Sibley County +7.6% 56 48 3.6 Clearwater County +7.3% 4 4 0.5 Nicollet County +7.3% 159 78 4.6 Clay County +7.2% 483 199 7.1 Fillmore County +7.2% 91 91 4.2 Redwood County +6.9% 22 22 1.4 Stevens County +6.1% 11 11 1.1 Grant County +5.6% 1 1 0.2 Polk County +5.5% 59 50 1.9 Pennington County +5.1% 147 8 10.7 Rock County +4.8% 15 11 1.6 Yellow Medicine County +2.9% 8 6 0.8 Lake of the Woods County +2.7% 80 62 21.2 Mahnomen County +2.1% 0 0 0.0 Kittson County −0.9% 1 1 0.2
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 .