States › Tennessee › 1996
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +4.5%, against +3.2% for the United States and +6.3% in 1995.
40,522 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,217 single-family), +15.5% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+4.5% Tennessee index, 1995–1996 US +3.2%
40,522 housing units permitted in 1996 28,217 single-family
54 of 59 counties with a rising index median county +4.4%
1,425,616 units permitted nationally in 1996
Counties in 1996 Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1996 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Hickman County +9.4% 12 12 0.5 Dickson County +9.1% 286 286 4.9 Obion County +9.1% 101 101 3.4 Marion County +8.9% 175 175 5.9 Putnam County +8.9% 147 147 1.7 Cheatham County +8.2% 470 470 11.0 Haywood County +7.7% 27 27 1.6 Carter County +7.5% 30 30 0.5 Giles County +7.3% 25 25 0.8 Weakley County +6.9% 93 93 2.8 Cocke County +6.7% 14 14 0.4 Lawrence County +6.6% 14 14 0.3 Roane County +6.2% 53 53 0.9 Dyer County +6.1% 238 238 6.6 Hawkins County +5.9% 90 90 1.5 Bradley County +5.8% 525 525 4.5 Davidson County +5.5% 2,164 2,164 2.9 McMinn County +5.5% 61 61 1.1 Union County +5.5% 133 133 6.2 Wilson County +5.5% 850 850 4.9 Robertson County +5.2% 929 929 11.6 Williamson County +5.2% 1,607 1,607 5.9 Bedford County +5.0% 68 68 1.2 Loudon County +4.9% 254 254 4.0 Maury County +4.9% 816 816 6.9 Sumner County +4.9% 1,069 1,069 5.0 Smith County +4.8% 59 59 2.8 Blount County +4.5% 192 192 1.3 Hamblen County +4.5% 318 318 4.6 Rutherford County +4.4% 2,630 2,630 6.8 Montgomery County +4.2% 1,418 1,418 5.7 Sevier County +4.2% 160 160 1.6 Hamilton County +4.1% 1,557 1,557 4.0 Shelby County +4.1% 3,491 3,491 3.8 Washington County +3.9% 366 366 2.6 Lincoln County +3.7% 4 4 0.1 Madison County +3.7% 542 542 5.4 Henderson County +3.6% 89 89 3.1 Sullivan County +3.5% 685 685 4.2 Greene County +3.4% 300 300 4.1 Knox County +3.4% 3,004 3,004 5.9 Warren County +3.4% 28 28 0.6 Franklin County +3.3% 326 326 7.2 Coffee County +3.2% 96 96 1.5 Fayette County +3.1% 216 216 4.8 Anderson County +2.9% 256 256 3.1 Jefferson County +2.9% 160 160 2.7 Gibson County +2.7% 149 149 2.9 Lewis County +1.9% 8 8 0.6 Henry County +1.6% 31 31 0.9 Carroll County +1.3% 27 27 0.9 Rhea County +1.3% 149 149 4.3 Hardeman County +1.1% 100 100 4.0 Tipton County +0.5% 452 452 7.3 Humphreys County −0.1% 33 33 1.7 Monroe County −0.8% 134 134 2.7 Chester County −1.8% 29 29 1.6 Marshall County −2.8% 257 257 6.8 Cumberland County −4.2% 87 87 1.3 Benton County — 7 7 0.4 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Campbell County — 43 43 1.1 Cannon County — 0 0 0.0 Claiborne County — 226 226 6.8 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Crockett County — 0 0 0.0 Decatur County — 3 3 0.3 DeKalb County — 5 5 0.2 Fentress County — 0 0 0.0 Grainger County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Hardin County — 16 16 0.6 Houston County — 0 0 0.0 Jackson County — 2 2 0.2 Johnson County — 28 28 1.5 Lauderdale County — 110 110 4.5 McNairy County — 33 33 1.3 Macon County — 12 12 0.4 Meigs County — 4 4 0.3 Moore County — 4 4 0.6 Morgan County — 2 2 0.1 Overton County — 3 3 0.1 Perry County — 0 0 0.0 Pickett County — 0 0 0.0 Polk County — 0 0 0.0 Scott County — 5 5 0.2 Sequatchie County — 26 26 1.5 Stewart County — 3 3 0.2 Trousdale County — 50 50 4.0 Unicoi County — 15 15 0.8 Van Buren County — 0 0 0.0 Wayne County — 6 6 0.4 White County — 9 9 0.3
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Tennessee by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 35,096 units (27,695 single-family, 7,401 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 40,522 units (28,217 single-family, 12,305 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 34,054 units (26,694 single-family, 7,360 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 34,126 units (28,293 single-family, 5,833 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 37,034 units (29,881 single-family, 7,153 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 32,203 units (24,440 single-family, 7,763 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 32,370 units (26,229 single-family, 6,141 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 34,273 units (29,097 single-family, 5,176 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 37,530 units (32,219 single-family, 5,311 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 44,791 units (37,826 single-family, 6,965 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 46,615 units (40,174 single-family, 6,441 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 46,003 units (39,196 single-family, 6,807 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 37,359 units (29,518 single-family, 7,841 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 22,389 units (16,240 single-family, 6,149 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 15,005 units (11,926 single-family, 3,079 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 16,475 units (11,630 single-family, 4,845 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 14,977 units (11,513 single-family, 3,464 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 20,147 units (13,939 single-family, 6,208 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 23,816 units (16,548 single-family, 7,268 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 27,632 units (17,889 single-family, 9,743 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 32,219 units (21,636 single-family, 10,583 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 36,157 units (24,551 single-family, 11,606 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 37,912 units (27,119 single-family, 10,793 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 37,169 units (28,021 single-family, 9,148 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 41,361 units (29,598 single-family, 11,763 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 49,719 units (33,030 single-family, 16,689 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 57,484 units (36,986 single-family, 20,498 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 52,637 units (33,211 single-family, 19,426 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 47,463 units (31,293 single-family, 16,170 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 44,863 units (32,660 single-family, 12,203 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 43,374 units (32,068 single-family, 11,306 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Tennessee 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 .