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Rhode Island in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Rhode Island changed +3.1%, against +3.7% for the United States and +0.4% in 1997.

2,642 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,540 single-family), −1.1% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+3.1%Rhode Island index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
2,642housing units permitted in 19982,540 single-family
5 of 5counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
← 1997Rhode Island overview1999 →

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.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Newport County+3.7%3383384.1
Providence County+3.5%8408401.2
Washington County+3.5%7887886.1
Kent County+2.5%4804802.8
Bristol County+2.0%94941.9

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Rhode Island by year02,0004,0001995: 2,331 units (2,065 single-family, 266 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,462 units (2,077 single-family, 385 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 2,672 units (2,324 single-family, 348 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,642 units (2,540 single-family, 102 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 3,414 units (2,702 single-family, 712 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,596 units (2,256 single-family, 340 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,407 units (2,185 single-family, 222 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 2,848 units (2,182 single-family, 666 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 2,286 units (1,948 single-family, 338 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 2,532 units (1,903 single-family, 629 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 2,836 units (1,808 single-family, 1,028 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 2,370 units (1,801 single-family, 569 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 1,938 units (1,395 single-family, 543 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 1,058 units (874 single-family, 184 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 961 units (704 single-family, 257 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 934 units (727 single-family, 207 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 700 units (571 single-family, 129 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 731 units (665 single-family, 66 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 928 units (812 single-family, 116 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 952 units (796 single-family, 156 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 998 units (841 single-family, 157 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 1,226 units (919 single-family, 307 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 1,153 units (981 single-family, 172 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 1,294 units (936 single-family, 358 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 1,400 units (1,020 single-family, 380 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 1,374 units (976 single-family, 398 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 1,392 units (1,033 single-family, 359 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 1,372 units (960 single-family, 412 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 1,169 units (709 single-family, 460 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 1,757 units (825 single-family, 932 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 1,738 units (730 single-family, 1,008 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Rhode Island 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.