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In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Rhode Island changed −4.7%, against −4.4% for the United States and −4.5% in 2010.
700 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (571 single-family), −25.1% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.
−4.7% Rhode Island index, 2010–2011 US −4.4%
700 housing units permitted in 2011 571 single-family
0 of 5 counties with a rising index median county −3.5%
624,061 units permitted nationally in 2011
Counties in 2011 Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Rhode Island by year 0 2,000 4,000 1995: 2,331 units (2,065 single-family, 266 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 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 .