States › Missouri › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Missouri changed +3.3%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.1% in 1997.
25,657 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,997 single-family), +2.0% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+3.3% Missouri index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
25,657 housing units permitted in 1998 19,997 single-family
57 of 62 counties with a rising index median county +3.8%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Nodaway County +12.6% 56 56 2.8 Livingston County +8.5% 34 34 2.3 Monroe County +8.0% 39 39 4.4 Butler County +6.8% 31 31 0.7 Macon County +6.7% 11 11 0.7 Warren County +6.5% 259 259 6.6 Andrew County +6.3% 10 10 0.5 Marion County +6.1% 108 108 3.8 Pulaski County +5.8% 10 10 0.2 Stone County +5.7% 28 28 0.9 Phelps County +5.6% 77 77 1.7 St. Louis city +5.6% 138 138 0.5 Moniteau County +5.1% 7 7 0.5 New Madrid County +5.1% 17 17 1.1 Scott County +5.1% 69 69 1.8 Buchanan County +5.0% 191 191 2.3 Ste. Genevieve County +5.0% 6 6 0.3 Cass County +4.8% 687 687 5.9 Cooper County +4.7% 31 31 1.8 Jackson County +4.7% 3,150 3,150 4.3 Newton County +4.7% 71 71 1.1 Lawrence County +4.3% 49 49 1.2 St. Francois County +4.3% 174 174 2.6 Barton County +4.2% 10 10 0.8 Clay County +4.1% 660 660 2.5 Clinton County +4.1% 187 187 8.6 Franklin County +4.0% 551 551 5.1 Vernon County +4.0% 22 22 1.1 Cape Girardeau County +3.9% 198 198 2.4 Jasper County +3.9% 332 332 2.6 Johnson County +3.9% 68 68 1.2 Jefferson County +3.8% 1,357 1,357 5.8 St. Charles County +3.6% 3,331 3,331 7.8 Pettis County +3.3% 14 14 0.3 Laclede County +3.0% 204 204 5.5 Platte County +3.0% 268 268 2.3 Pike County +2.9% 9 9 0.5 St. Louis County +2.9% 2,591 2,591 2.6 Miller County +2.7% 15 15 0.6 Boone County +2.5% 1,042 1,042 5.4 Lafayette County +2.3% 105 105 3.1 Taney County +2.3% 270 270 4.7 Christian County +2.1% 529 529 5.5 Greene County +2.1% 1,453 1,453 4.7 Lincoln County +2.0% 77 77 1.2 Randolph County +2.0% 19 19 0.8 Howell County +1.7% 68 68 1.7 Callaway County +1.6% 43 43 0.9 Cole County +1.3% 521 521 6.7 Henry County +1.3% 23 23 1.0 Ray County +1.3% 86 86 3.7 Audrain County +1.2% 34 34 1.4 Stoddard County +0.8% 30 30 1.1 Texas County +0.8% 11 11 0.4 Polk County +0.6% 36 36 1.1 Adair County +0.2% 19 19 0.7 Camden County +0.1% 27 27 0.6 Crawford County 0.0% 10 10 0.4 Barry County −0.3% 51 51 1.4 Webster County −0.5% 57 57 1.3 Saline County −0.8% 13 13 0.6 Perry County −2.0% 69 69 3.6 Atchison County — 8 8 1.5 Bates County — 4 4 0.2 Benton County — 11 11 0.5 Bollinger County — 9 9 0.8 Caldwell County — 6 6 0.7 Carroll County — 2 2 0.2 Cedar County — 15 15 1.0 Chariton County — 7 7 0.9 Dade County — 0 0 0.0 Dallas County — 0 0 0.0 Daviess County — 3 3 0.4 DeKalb County — 0 0 0.0 Dent County — 44 44 3.0 Douglas County — 4 4 0.3 Dunklin County — 33 33 1.2 Gasconade County — 10 10 0.7 Gentry County — 2 2 0.3 Grundy County — 20 20 2.1 Harrison County — 4 4 0.5 Hickory County — 0 0 0.0 Holt County — 2 2 0.5 Howard County — 4 4 0.4 Iron County — 4 4 0.4 Lewis County — 2 2 0.2 Linn County — 13 13 1.1 McDonald County — 5 5 0.2 Madison County — 2 2 0.2 Maries County — 0 0 0.0 Mississippi County — 20 20 1.7 Montgomery County — 16 16 1.4 Morgan County — 0 0 0.0 Oregon County — 6 6 0.7 Osage County — 0 0 0.0 Ozark County — 2 2 0.2 Pemiscot County — 31 31 2.1 Putnam County — 3 3 0.7 Ralls County — 7 7 0.7 St. Clair County — 0 0 0.0 Shannon County — 0 0 0.0 Shelby County — 3 3 0.5 Washington County — 1 1 0.0 Wright County — 16 16 0.8
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 .