States › Tennessee › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +4.1%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.7% in 1997.
34,126 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,293 single-family), +0.2% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+4.1% Tennessee index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
34,126 housing units permitted in 1998 28,293 single-family
65 of 68 counties with a rising index median county +4.2%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
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.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Union County +11.4% 132 132 6.2 Monroe County +9.9% 145 145 2.9 Carter County +9.7% 26 26 0.5 Cocke County +9.3% 14 14 0.4 Lawrence County +8.2% 14 14 0.3 Jefferson County +7.7% 247 247 4.1 Lewis County +7.3% 9 9 0.7 White County +6.9% 13 13 0.4 Bedford County +6.6% 31 31 0.6 Hickman County +6.5% 12 12 0.5 Anderson County +6.4% 260 260 3.2 Fayette County +5.9% 262 262 5.8 Hamblen County +5.8% 276 276 4.0 Henderson County +5.8% 60 60 2.1 Humphreys County +5.7% 30 30 1.5 Sevier County +5.7% 198 198 2.0 Crockett County +5.6% 5 5 0.4 Roane County +5.5% 44 44 0.8 Hawkins County +5.4% 157 157 2.6 Coffee County +5.3% 123 123 2.0 Warren County +5.1% 29 29 0.7 Campbell County +5.0% 44 44 1.1 Cannon County +5.0% 1 1 0.1 Franklin County +5.0% 294 294 6.5 Marshall County +5.0% 180 180 4.7 Bradley County +4.8% 499 499 4.3 Rutherford County +4.8% 2,386 2,386 6.2 Putnam County +4.7% 68 68 0.8 Davidson County +4.6% 2,455 2,455 3.3 Hamilton County +4.5% 1,483 1,483 3.8 Maury County +4.5% 734 734 6.2 Sullivan County +4.4% 532 532 3.2 Wilson County +4.4% 1,024 1,024 5.9 Loudon County +4.3% 196 196 3.1 McMinn County +4.2% 58 58 1.0 Shelby County +4.2% 4,425 4,425 4.9 Washington County +4.2% 334 334 2.4 Williamson County +4.2% 1,904 1,904 7.0 Blount County +4.1% 153 153 1.1 Giles County +3.9% 26 26 0.8 Dickson County +3.8% 313 313 5.3 Dyer County +3.8% 227 227 6.3 Lincoln County +3.8% 8 8 0.2 Robertson County +3.8% 733 733 9.1 Sumner County +3.6% 1,180 1,180 5.5 Chester County +3.5% 78 78 4.3 Marion County +3.5% 183 183 6.1 Weakley County +3.5% 97 97 2.9 Cheatham County +3.4% 296 296 6.9 Knox County +3.4% 2,215 2,215 4.3 Henry County +3.3% 40 40 1.2 Benton County +3.2% 3 3 0.2 Carroll County +3.2% 16 16 0.5 Haywood County +3.1% 26 26 1.5 Madison County +3.1% 659 659 6.5 Obion County +3.1% 98 98 3.3 Montgomery County +2.9% 1,170 1,170 4.7 DeKalb County +2.8% 7 7 0.3 Rhea County +2.7% 144 144 4.1 Smith County +2.7% 46 46 2.2 Greene County +2.5% 274 274 3.7 Macon County +2.4% 11 11 0.4 Gibson County +1.8% 218 218 4.2 Cumberland County +0.6% 78 78 1.2 Hardeman County +0.4% 122 122 4.8 Hardin County −0.3% 26 26 0.9 Tipton County −0.4% 600 600 9.6 Overton County −3.7% 3 3 0.1 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Claiborne County — 268 268 8.1 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Decatur County — 3 3 0.3 Fentress County — 0 0 0.0 Grainger County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 1 1 0.1 Jackson County — 0 0 0.0 Johnson County — 32 32 1.7 Lauderdale County — 100 100 4.1 McNairy County — 24 24 0.9 Meigs County — 4 4 0.3 Moore County — 42 42 6.1 Morgan County — 0 0 0.0 Perry County — 0 0 0.0 Pickett County — 0 0 0.0 Polk County — 0 0 0.0 Scott County — 4 4 0.2 Sequatchie County — 18 18 1.0 Stewart County — 0 0 0.0 Trousdale County — 19 19 1.5 Unicoi County — 12 12 0.7 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 .