States › Missouri › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Missouri changed +4.1%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.7% in 1996.
25,156 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,811 single-family), −4.3% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+4.1% Missouri index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
25,156 housing units permitted in 1997 18,811 single-family
53 of 58 counties with a rising index median county +4.0%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
Counties in 1997 Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Perry County +16.5% 58 58 3.0 Stoddard County +13.3% 24 24 0.8 Crawford County +10.1% 20 20 0.9 Ray County +9.7% 97 97 4.1 Saline County +8.9% 14 14 0.6 Vernon County +8.7% 17 17 0.9 Nodaway County +7.4% 24 24 1.2 Moniteau County +6.9% 1 1 0.1 Miller County +6.7% 15 15 0.6 Scott County +6.7% 50 50 1.3 Butler County +6.4% 18 18 0.4 Franklin County +6.3% 570 570 5.3 Cass County +6.1% 740 740 6.4 St. Francois County +6.0% 137 137 2.0 Clinton County +5.8% 202 202 9.3 Jackson County +5.8% 3,158 3,158 4.3 Laclede County +5.8% 93 93 2.5 Cole County +5.5% 843 843 10.8 Henry County +5.5% 37 37 1.6 Platte County +5.1% 279 279 2.4 Callaway County +5.0% 26 26 0.6 Polk County +4.9% 48 48 1.4 Jefferson County +4.8% 1,273 1,273 5.5 Clay County +4.7% 711 711 2.7 St. Louis city +4.6% 127 127 0.5 Audrain County +4.5% 26 26 1.1 Monroe County +4.5% 37 37 4.1 Lafayette County +4.4% 99 99 3.0 Howell County +4.1% 76 76 1.9 St. Charles County +4.0% 2,816 2,816 6.6 Buchanan County +3.8% 142 142 1.7 Lincoln County +3.8% 136 136 2.0 St. Louis County +3.8% 2,145 2,145 2.2 Jasper County +3.4% 390 390 3.1 New Madrid County +3.2% 8 8 0.5 Adair County +2.9% 19 19 0.7 Boone County +2.8% 856 856 4.5 Camden County +2.8% 36 36 0.8 Pettis County +2.7% 13 13 0.3 Newton County +2.5% 63 63 1.0 Greene County +2.2% 1,325 1,325 4.3 Johnson County +2.1% 53 53 0.9 Macon County +2.0% 10 10 0.7 Randolph County +2.0% 12 12 0.5 Andrew County +1.6% 8 8 0.4 Cape Girardeau County +1.6% 137 137 1.6 Christian County +1.5% 551 551 5.7 Ste. Genevieve County +1.1% 11 11 0.6 Lawrence County +0.9% 46 46 1.2 Taney County +0.9% 177 177 3.1 Barry County +0.8% 52 52 1.4 Pulaski County +0.8% 8 8 0.1 Phelps County +0.6% 58 58 1.3 Webster County −0.1% 66 66 1.5 Warren County −0.2% 256 256 6.6 Marion County −0.4% 97 97 3.4 Cooper County −1.5% 22 22 1.3 Stone County −2.4% 34 34 1.0 Atchison County — 7 7 1.4 Barton County — 14 14 1.2 Bates County — 7 7 0.4 Benton County — 9 9 0.4 Bollinger County — 7 7 0.7 Caldwell County — 2 2 0.2 Carroll County — 10 10 1.2 Cedar County — 11 11 0.7 Chariton County — 7 7 0.9 Dade County — 1 1 0.1 Dallas County — 0 0 0.0 Daviess County — 3 3 0.4 DeKalb County — 1 1 0.1 Dent County — 4 4 0.3 Douglas County — 4 4 0.3 Dunklin County — 32 32 1.2 Gasconade County — 15 15 1.0 Gentry County — 3 3 0.5 Grundy County — 19 19 1.9 Harrison County — 7 7 0.8 Hickory County — 0 0 0.0 Holt County — 0 0 0.0 Howard County — 7 7 0.7 Iron County — 2 2 0.2 Lewis County — 2 2 0.2 Linn County — 9 9 0.8 Livingston County — 52 52 3.5 McDonald County — 13 13 0.5 Madison County — 1 1 0.1 Maries County — 0 0 0.0 Mississippi County — 6 6 0.5 Montgomery County — 22 22 1.9 Morgan County — 0 0 0.0 Oregon County — 4 4 0.5 Osage County — 0 0 0.0 Ozark County — 1 1 0.1 Pemiscot County — 22 22 1.5 Pike County — 41 41 2.3 Putnam County — 2 2 0.4 Ralls County — 4 4 0.4 St. Clair County — 0 0 0.0 Shannon County — 4 4 0.5 Shelby County — 3 3 0.5 Texas County — 20 20 0.8 Washington County — 2 2 0.1 Wright County — 57 57 2.9
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Missouri by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 24,282 units (18,975 single-family, 5,307 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 26,298 units (20,107 single-family, 6,191 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 25,156 units (18,811 single-family, 6,345 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 25,657 units (19,997 single-family, 5,660 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 26,840 units (20,658 single-family, 6,182 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 24,321 units (17,929 single-family, 6,392 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 24,739 units (18,792 single-family, 5,947 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 28,255 units (20,747 single-family, 7,508 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 29,309 units (22,730 single-family, 6,579 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 32,791 units (26,269 single-family, 6,522 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 33,114 units (25,949 single-family, 7,165 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 29,172 units (19,926 single-family, 9,246 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 21,525 units (14,905 single-family, 6,620 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 13,273 units (7,777 single-family, 5,496 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 10,056 units (6,552 single-family, 3,504 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,699 units (6,901 single-family, 2,798 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 9,242 units (6,059 single-family, 3,183 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 12,297 units (7,998 single-family, 4,299 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 13,708 units (9,366 single-family, 4,342 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,003 units (9,072 single-family, 6,931 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 18,344 units (10,339 single-family, 8,005 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 18,997 units (11,292 single-family, 7,705 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 18,811 units (12,109 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 16,875 units (11,376 single-family, 5,499 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 17,460 units (10,955 single-family, 6,505 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 19,839 units (13,107 single-family, 6,732 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 21,372 units (13,941 single-family, 7,431 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 20,901 units (11,598 single-family, 9,303 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 16,781 units (11,022 single-family, 5,759 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 18,464 units (11,528 single-family, 6,936 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 17,474 units (11,374 single-family, 6,100 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Missouri 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 .