States › Tennessee › 2003
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +1.8%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.3% in 2002.
37,530 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,219 single-family), +9.5% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+1.8% Tennessee index, 2002–2003 US +4.5%
37,530 housing units permitted in 2003 32,219 single-family
83 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +1.8%
1,889,214 units permitted nationally in 2003
Counties in 2003 Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2003 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Johnson County +6.1% 102 39 5.4 Humphreys County +5.2% 26 26 1.3 Morgan County +5.2% 0 0 0.0 Lewis County +5.0% 4 4 0.3 Sequatchie County +4.9% 9 9 0.5 Moore County +4.7% 44 44 6.4 Wayne County +4.4% 7 7 0.4 Bedford County +4.0% 159 117 2.9 Warren County +3.9% 31 29 0.7 Jefferson County +3.7% 387 363 6.4 Sullivan County +3.7% 664 660 4.1 Hardin County +3.6% 34 18 1.2 Loudon County +3.6% 243 238 3.8 White County +3.6% 5 5 0.2 Campbell County +3.3% 43 43 1.1 Hamilton County +3.2% 2,011 1,706 5.1 Knox County +3.2% 2,961 2,882 5.8 Cannon County +3.1% 9 9 0.6 Grainger County +3.1% 0 0 0.0 Smith County +3.1% 70 70 3.3 Monroe County +3.0% 184 180 3.7 McMinn County +2.9% 62 59 1.1 Anderson County +2.7% 308 284 3.8 Bradley County +2.7% 614 503 5.3 Rhea County +2.7% 197 197 5.7 Sevier County +2.7% 580 422 5.7 Blount County +2.6% 290 238 2.0 Coffee County +2.6% 173 165 2.8 Greene County +2.6% 348 319 4.7 Henderson County +2.5% 32 28 1.1 Hickman County +2.5% 8 8 0.3 Sumner County +2.5% 1,209 1,176 5.6 Washington County +2.5% 850 707 6.0 Cocke County +2.4% 4 4 0.1 Fentress County +2.3% 4 0 0.2 Chester County +2.2% 39 39 2.2 Obion County +2.2% 66 66 2.2 Tipton County +2.2% 512 512 8.2 Franklin County +2.1% 261 251 5.7 Henry County +1.9% 123 24 3.7 Rutherford County +1.9% 3,550 3,330 9.2 Fayette County +1.8% 341 341 7.6 Hamblen County +1.8% 211 176 3.1 Jackson County +1.8% 0 0 0.0 Carter County +1.7% 20 20 0.3 DeKalb County +1.7% 23 19 1.1 Marshall County +1.7% 197 194 5.2 Montgomery County +1.7% 1,991 1,402 8.0 Roane County +1.7% 68 62 1.2 Pickett County +1.6% 0 0 0.0 Robertson County +1.6% 617 429 7.7 Unicoi County +1.6% 74 10 4.1 Weakley County +1.6% 71 59 2.1 Wilson County +1.6% 1,384 1,136 7.9 Cumberland County +1.5% 102 61 1.5 Davidson County +1.5% 4,313 3,192 5.8 Gibson County +1.5% 104 104 2.0 Lawrence County +1.5% 11 4 0.2 McNairy County +1.5% 27 27 1.0 Lauderdale County +1.4% 183 183 7.4 Maury County +1.4% 1,387 1,289 11.7 Overton County +1.4% 1 1 0.0 Williamson County +1.4% 1,771 1,759 6.5 Crockett County +1.1% 2 2 0.1 Polk County +1.1% 111 111 6.0 Stewart County +1.1% 4 4 0.3 Benton County +1.0% 6 6 0.4 Hawkins County +1.0% 92 92 1.5 Shelby County +1.0% 5,510 4,587 6.1 Marion County +0.9% 142 140 4.8 Meigs County +0.9% 3 3 0.2 Putnam County +0.9% 615 382 7.1 Giles County +0.8% 16 16 0.5 Union County +0.7% 97 97 4.5 Dyer County +0.5% 125 118 3.4 Lincoln County +0.5% 4 4 0.1 Madison County +0.5% 722 580 7.2 Trousdale County +0.5% 59 59 4.7 Hardeman County +0.4% 72 72 2.8 Carroll County +0.2% 37 37 1.3 Dickson County +0.2% 242 230 4.1 Cheatham County +0.1% 296 198 6.9 Claiborne County +0.1% 184 179 5.5 Macon County 0.0% 21 19 0.8 Decatur County −0.2% 10 5 0.8 Scott County −0.6% 10 10 0.4 Haywood County −1.1% 21 11 1.2 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 1 1 0.1 Perry County — 0 0 0.0 Van Buren County — 0 0 0.0
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 .