States › Tennessee › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +4.7%, against +3.8% for the United States and +4.5% in 1996.
34,054 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (26,694 single-family), −16.0% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+4.7% Tennessee index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
34,054 housing units permitted in 1997 26,694 single-family
62 of 66 counties with a rising index median county +5.1%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
Counties in 1997 Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Overton County +16.4% 4 4 0.2 Greene County +11.4% 300 300 4.1 DeKalb County +10.7% 19 19 0.9 Macon County +9.8% 9 9 0.3 Tipton County +9.3% 469 469 7.5 Chester County +8.9% 41 41 2.3 Rhea County +8.8% 112 112 3.2 Hickman County +8.7% 12 12 0.5 Humphreys County +8.4% 25 25 1.3 Henry County +8.2% 46 46 1.4 Cumberland County +8.1% 86 86 1.3 Robertson County +8.0% 535 535 6.7 Cheatham County +7.9% 503 503 11.8 Hardeman County +7.5% 76 76 3.0 Carroll County +7.3% 18 18 0.6 Smith County +7.0% 88 88 4.2 Fayette County +6.9% 219 219 4.9 Franklin County +6.8% 339 339 7.4 Wilson County +6.6% 879 879 5.0 Davidson County +6.2% 2,200 2,200 2.9 Marshall County +6.1% 248 248 6.5 Sumner County +6.1% 1,148 1,148 5.3 Cannon County +5.9% 1 1 0.1 Obion County +5.9% 106 106 3.5 Campbell County +5.8% 49 49 1.2 Sullivan County +5.5% 667 667 4.1 Coffee County +5.4% 93 93 1.5 Washington County +5.3% 369 369 2.6 Lincoln County +5.2% 14 14 0.4 Bedford County +5.1% 85 85 1.5 Blount County +5.1% 167 167 1.2 Dickson County +5.1% 278 278 4.7 Hamblen County +5.1% 368 368 5.3 Rutherford County +5.1% 2,194 2,194 5.7 Williamson County +5.1% 1,560 1,560 5.7 Loudon County +5.0% 245 245 3.8 Montgomery County +5.0% 1,129 1,129 4.5 Gibson County +4.6% 156 156 3.0 Shelby County +4.4% 3,820 3,820 4.2 Bradley County +4.3% 502 502 4.3 Hamilton County +4.3% 1,369 1,369 3.5 Jefferson County +4.3% 170 170 2.8 Giles County +4.0% 28 28 0.9 Benton County +3.9% 4 4 0.2 Henderson County +3.8% 74 74 2.6 Dyer County +3.6% 202 202 5.6 Marion County +3.3% 138 138 4.6 Putnam County +3.3% 98 98 1.1 Sevier County +3.3% 174 174 1.7 Madison County +3.2% 658 658 6.5 Knox County +3.0% 2,341 2,341 4.6 McMinn County +3.0% 63 63 1.1 Roane County +2.9% 40 40 0.7 Maury County +2.7% 766 766 6.5 Warren County +2.7% 31 31 0.7 White County +2.4% 11 11 0.4 Hawkins County +2.2% 97 97 1.6 Weakley County +2.1% 118 118 3.5 Cocke County +1.9% 14 14 0.4 Lawrence County +1.1% 12 12 0.3 Monroe County +1.1% 151 151 3.0 Lewis County +0.9% 10 10 0.7 Anderson County −0.3% 216 216 2.6 Haywood County −0.7% 27 27 1.6 Carter County −1.6% 37 37 0.6 Union County −5.3% 172 172 8.0 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Claiborne County — 217 217 6.5 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Crockett County — 5 5 0.4 Decatur County — 1 1 0.1 Fentress County — 0 0 0.0 Grainger County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Hardin County — 19 19 0.7 Houston County — 1 1 0.1 Jackson County — 0 0 0.0 Johnson County — 27 27 1.4 Lauderdale County — 85 85 3.5 McNairy County — 27 27 1.0 Meigs County — 4 4 0.3 Moore County — 9 9 1.3 Morgan County — 0 0 0.0 Perry County — 1 1 0.1 Pickett County — 0 0 0.0 Polk County — 0 0 0.0 Scott County — 16 16 0.7 Sequatchie County — 31 31 1.7 Stewart County — 5 5 0.3 Trousdale County — 51 51 4.0 Unicoi County — 14 14 0.8 Van Buren County — 0 0 0.0 Wayne County — 1 1 0.1
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 .