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North Dakota in 2006
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2006 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +6.6%, against +6.6% for the United States and +8.2% in 2005.
3,529 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,297 single-family), −12.6% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
Counties in 2006
Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2006 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams County | +25.2% | 78 | 78 | 1.9 |
| Cavalier County | +22.4% | 2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Bowman County | +19.9% | 3 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Sargent County | +19.6% | 14 | 14 | 3.8 |
| McHenry County | +16.4% | 8 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Barnes County | +12.3% | 47 | 20 | 4.4 |
| Ramsey County | +12.0% | 3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Bottineau County | +11.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mercer County | +11.6% | 7 | 7 | 0.8 |
| McLean County | +10.9% | 50 | 50 | 5.1 |
| Dickey County | +9.4% | 10 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Burleigh County | +9.2% | 691 | 529 | 6.7 |
| Stark County | +9.2% | 100 | 79 | 2.9 |
| Walsh County | +9.2% | 9 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Richland County | +8.3% | 57 | 45 | 3.4 |
| Pierce County | +7.7% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Ward County | +7.4% | 255 | 149 | 3.7 |
| Grand Forks County | +6.9% | 443 | 200 | 5.9 |
| Morton County | +6.9% | 302 | 170 | 8.7 |
| Traill County | +6.8% | 18 | 18 | 2.3 |
| Stutsman County | +4.4% | 78 | 34 | 3.6 |
| Cass County | +3.3% | 1,269 | 816 | 6.3 |
| Pembina County | +2.8% | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Ransom County | +0.5% | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Foster County | −6.9% | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dunn County | — | 14 | 6 | 3.4 |
| McKenzie County | — | 8 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Mountrail County | — | 13 | 13 | 1.4 |
| Wells County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in North Dakota by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
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.