States › Tennessee › 2004
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +3.7%, against +9.2% for the United States and +1.8% in 2003.
44,791 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (37,826 single-family), +19.3% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
+3.7% Tennessee index, 2003–2004 US +9.2%
44,791 housing units permitted in 2004 37,826 single-family
79 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +3.4%
2,070,077 units permitted nationally in 2004
Counties in 2004 Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2004 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Grainger County +7.5% 5 3 0.2 Union County +7.5% 133 133 6.2 Rhea County +7.4% 178 178 5.1 Cumberland County +7.0% 166 158 2.5 Claiborne County +6.7% 192 143 5.8 Unicoi County +6.2% 12 6 0.7 Knox County +5.7% 4,183 3,283 8.2 Franklin County +5.4% 294 284 6.5 Williamson County +5.4% 1,947 1,942 7.2 Hawkins County +5.3% 119 105 2.0 Blount County +5.2% 1,042 981 7.2 Hamilton County +5.2% 2,074 1,821 5.3 Monroe County +5.2% 236 232 4.7 Sevier County +5.1% 570 391 5.6 Campbell County +5.0% 25 23 0.6 Carter County +4.8% 300 246 5.2 Johnson County +4.7% 1 1 0.1 Pickett County +4.7% 0 0 0.0 Washington County +4.7% 773 619 5.5 Lincoln County +4.6% 0 0 0.0 Loudon County +4.6% 331 319 5.2 Moore County +4.6% 47 47 6.8 Marion County +4.5% 140 140 4.7 Davidson County +4.3% 4,808 3,630 6.4 Morgan County +4.3% 0 0 0.0 Anderson County +4.2% 276 254 3.4 Roane County +4.2% 62 62 1.1 Cheatham County +4.1% 291 237 6.8 Giles County +4.1% 58 13 1.8 Sullivan County +4.1% 700 691 4.3 Greene County +4.0% 393 371 5.3 Macon County +4.0% 47 19 1.7 Cocke County +3.9% 4 4 0.1 Hardeman County +3.9% 77 77 3.0 McNairy County +3.9% 28 28 1.1 Haywood County +3.7% 44 44 2.6 Montgomery County +3.7% 2,500 2,088 10.0 Rutherford County +3.7% 5,590 3,899 14.5 Bedford County +3.6% 584 584 10.6 Henderson County +3.6% 29 29 1.0 Jefferson County +3.6% 468 420 7.8 Jackson County +3.5% 0 0 0.0 Bradley County +3.4% 746 568 6.5 McMinn County +3.4% 98 76 1.7 Decatur County +3.3% 8 8 0.7 Wilson County +3.3% 1,089 1,039 6.2 Chester County +3.2% 40 40 2.2 Coffee County +3.1% 197 145 3.2 DeKalb County +3.1% 25 25 1.1 Lewis County +3.1% 8 8 0.6 Cannon County +3.0% 7 7 0.5 Smith County +3.0% 26 26 1.2 Fayette County +2.9% 664 664 14.7 Lauderdale County +2.9% 149 147 6.1 Shelby County +2.7% 5,526 4,736 6.1 Meigs County +2.6% 40 40 2.8 Hamblen County +2.4% 238 208 3.5 Hardin County +2.4% 19 19 0.7 Robertson County +2.4% 533 525 6.6 Tipton County +2.4% 606 606 9.7 Carroll County +2.3% 13 13 0.4 Dickson County +2.3% 297 273 5.1 Overton County +2.3% 11 11 0.5 Polk County +2.3% 113 113 6.1 Stewart County +2.2% 10 10 0.7 Putnam County +2.1% 512 451 5.9 Sumner County +2.1% 1,600 1,382 7.4 Lawrence County +1.8% 16 14 0.3 White County +1.7% 8 8 0.3 Maury County +1.6% 1,702 1,542 14.4 Dyer County +1.4% 140 133 3.9 Hickman County +1.1% 5 5 0.2 Madison County +1.1% 688 668 6.8 Gibson County +0.6% 246 244 4.8 Humphreys County +0.6% 29 29 1.5 Crockett County +0.5% 2 2 0.1 Marshall County +0.5% 232 226 6.1 Trousdale County +0.4% 41 41 3.2 Obion County +0.1% 67 67 2.2 Wayne County 0.0% 26 10 1.6 Benton County −0.2% 9 9 0.6 Henry County −0.2% 39 29 1.2 Fentress County −0.7% 4 0 0.2 Scott County −0.8% 19 6 0.8 Weakley County −0.8% 102 92 3.1 Sequatchie County −1.5% 24 24 1.3 Warren County −3.9% 78 22 1.8 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 3 3 0.4 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 .