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North Dakota in 2025

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2025 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +5.1%, against +2.8% for the United States and +4.2% in 2024.

2,440 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,761 single-family), +5.2% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.

+5.1%North Dakota index, 2024–2025US +2.8%
2,440housing units permitted in 20251,761 single-family
20 of 21counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.6%
1,431,616units permitted nationally in 2025
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Counties in 2025

Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2025Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Bottineau County+52.0%14142.2
McLean County+27.0%40384.1
McKenzie County+17.3%40402.6
Pembina County+13.2%220.3
Barnes County+10.8%440.4
Walsh County+10.4%530.5
Richland County+9.0%44442.6
Traill County+7.7%770.9
Stark County+6.8%65651.9
Williams County+6.8%1451453.5
Ramsey County+6.6%660.5
Grand Forks County+5.4%1861152.5
Stutsman County+5.4%27271.3
Morton County+5.3%1001002.9
Ward County+3.7%128651.9
Burleigh County+3.4%3032612.9
Cass County+3.1%1,1546595.7
Mercer County+2.3%330.4
Cavalier County+1.4%220.6
McHenry County+0.3%12122.3
Ransom County−5.6%200.4
Bowman County—862.9
Dickey County—21214.3
Dunn County—18184.4
Foster County—220.6
Mountrail County—23232.4
Pierce County—220.5
Sargent County—330.8
Wells County—110.3

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in North Dakota by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 3,185 units (1,458 single-family, 1,727 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,324 units (1,479 single-family, 845 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 3,222 units (1,488 single-family, 1,734 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,974 units (1,704 single-family, 1,270 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,577 units (1,443 single-family, 1,134 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,128 units (1,257 single-family, 871 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,687 units (1,482 single-family, 1,205 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,265 units (1,793 single-family, 1,472 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 3,721 units (2,344 single-family, 1,377 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 4,033 units (2,521 single-family, 1,512 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 4,038 units (2,367 single-family, 1,671 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 3,529 units (2,297 single-family, 1,232 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 3,360 units (2,194 single-family, 1,166 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 2,833 units (1,888 single-family, 945 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,195 units (1,704 single-family, 1,491 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,833 units (2,084 single-family, 1,749 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,201 units (2,913 single-family, 3,288 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 10,340 units (4,540 single-family, 5,800 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 10,532 units (3,899 single-family, 6,633 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 12,178 units (4,531 single-family, 7,647 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 6,256 units (3,440 single-family, 2,816 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 3,981 units (2,359 single-family, 1,622 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 3,411 units (2,111 single-family, 1,300 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 3,211 units (1,905 single-family, 1,306 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 2,495 units (1,767 single-family, 728 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 3,493 units (2,171 single-family, 1,322 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 3,600 units (2,266 single-family, 1,334 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,440 units (1,961 single-family, 1,479 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 2,618 units (1,499 single-family, 1,119 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,319 units (1,651 single-family, 668 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 2,440 units (1,761 single-family, 679 in multi-unit buildings)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.