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In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +3.7%, against +4.9% for the United States and +4.3% in 2023.
20,913 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,420 single-family), −18.5% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
+3.7% Minnesota index, 2023–2024 US +4.9%
20,913 housing units permitted in 2024 13,420 single-family
79 of 84 counties with a rising index median county +4.9%
1,478,000 units permitted nationally in 2024
Counties in 2024 Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2024 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Kittson County +18.5% 4 4 1.0 Swift County +16.1% 22 14 2.3 Wadena County +16.1% 57 48 4.0 Cook County +15.3% 62 62 11.2 Koochiching County +12.4% 27 27 2.3 Jackson County +11.5% 51 8 5.2 Freeborn County +10.5% 16 16 0.5 Morrison County +10.3% 199 120 5.7 Yellow Medicine County +10.0% 39 39 4.1 Lac qui Parle County +9.8% 3 3 0.4 Otter Tail County +9.7% 89 71 1.5 Houston County +9.6% 44 34 2.4 Kandiyohi County +9.0% 194 70 4.3 Redwood County +9.0% 15 15 1.0 Lake of the Woods County +8.9% 13 13 3.4 Waseca County +8.9% 25 25 1.3 Martin County +8.5% 27 23 1.4 Sibley County +8.4% 23 23 1.5 Wabasha County +8.2% 64 58 3.0 Becker County +7.9% 151 151 4.3 Nobles County +7.7% 18 16 0.8 Pine County +7.7% 241 201 7.9 Murray County +7.6% 22 22 2.8 Polk County +7.6% 44 44 1.4 Clearwater County +7.5% 7 3 0.8 Stevens County +7.3% 8 8 0.8 Pope County +7.2% 37 37 3.2 Lincoln County +6.9% 16 16 2.9 Renville County +6.6% 21 21 1.5 Fillmore County +6.4% 68 66 3.2 McLeod County +6.3% 50 50 1.4 Todd County +6.2% 169 91 6.5 Lyon County +6.1% 92 20 3.6 Brown County +5.8% 35 27 1.4 Winona County +5.8% 41 32 0.8 Lake County +5.5% 75 75 7.0 Crow Wing County +5.4% 431 419 6.2 Dodge County +5.4% 113 53 5.3 Big Stone County +5.3% 3 3 0.6 Itasca County +5.1% 124 124 2.7 Wilkin County +5.1% 8 4 1.3 Aitkin County +5.0% 135 135 8.3 Watonwan County +4.9% 7 3 0.6 Roseau County +4.8% 22 20 1.4 St. Louis County +4.7% 637 293 3.2 Beltrami County +4.4% 156 63 3.3 Pipestone County +4.3% 8 6 0.9 Olmsted County +4.2% 1,239 314 7.4 Stearns County +4.2% 572 356 3.5 Steele County +4.1% 28 24 0.7 Goodhue County +4.0% 86 78 1.8 Le Sueur County +4.0% 55 49 1.9 Sherburne County +4.0% 334 268 3.2 Isanti County +3.9% 192 164 4.3 Mower County +3.9% 55 55 1.3 Wright County +3.9% 1,264 1,032 8.0 Clay County +3.8% 269 104 4.0 Faribault County +3.7% 8 8 0.6 Washington County +3.7% 1,397 1,261 4.9 Kanabec County +3.5% 55 53 3.3 Pennington County +3.4% 10 10 0.7 Benton County +3.1% 82 75 2.0 Anoka County +2.8% 1,062 898 2.8 Dakota County +2.7% 2,146 1,236 4.7 Hennepin County +2.7% 3,919 2,054 3.1 Hubbard County +2.7% 25 23 1.1 Carver County +2.6% 744 662 6.5 Ramsey County +2.5% 1,084 202 2.0 Chisago County +2.4% 362 233 6.1 Meeker County +2.3% 71 66 3.0 Scott County +2.3% 699 609 4.4 Rice County +2.1% 96 88 1.4 Blue Earth County +1.8% 271 81 3.8 Nicollet County +1.7% 106 42 3.1 Cass County +1.3% 294 286 9.4 Mille Lacs County +1.3% 162 82 5.8 Douglas County +0.9% 285 191 7.1 Norman County +0.8% 6 6 0.9 Cottonwood County +0.4% 8 8 0.7 Chippewa County −0.1% 12 12 1.0 Rock County −0.2% 68 10 7.1 Carlton County −0.5% 126 96 3.4 Grant County −1.4% 2 2 0.3 Marshall County −1.8% 2 2 0.2 Mahnomen County — 0 0 0.0 Red Lake County — 0 0 0.0 Traverse County — 4 4 1.3
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 .