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In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +6.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +3.7% in 2004.
46,615 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (40,174 single-family), +4.1% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
+6.5% Tennessee index, 2004–2005 US +12.4%
46,615 housing units permitted in 2005 40,174 single-family
87 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +6.2%
2,155,316 units permitted nationally in 2005
Counties in 2005 Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2005 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Polk County +13.7% 160 160 8.6 Meigs County +13.2% 60 60 4.2 Jackson County +10.6% 0 0 0.0 Scott County +10.4% 13 13 0.6 Wayne County +10.1% 9 9 0.5 Sequatchie County +9.8% 13 13 0.7 Pickett County +9.5% 0 0 0.0 Fentress County +9.3% 4 0 0.2 Roane County +9.3% 55 51 1.0 Moore County +9.2% 66 66 9.5 Williamson County +9.1% 1,941 1,941 7.1 Blount County +8.8% 1,007 871 7.0 Loudon County +8.8% 455 455 7.1 Jefferson County +8.7% 463 439 7.7 Humphreys County +8.6% 32 32 1.6 Davidson County +8.5% 5,020 3,819 6.7 Union County +8.5% 155 155 7.2 Weakley County +8.5% 111 105 3.3 Cannon County +8.4% 5 5 0.3 Cumberland County +8.4% 124 109 1.9 McMinn County +8.4% 69 69 1.2 Montgomery County +8.4% 2,622 1,843 10.5 Knox County +8.1% 3,836 3,478 7.5 Marshall County +8.0% 264 264 6.9 Trousdale County +8.0% 44 44 3.5 Anderson County +7.9% 304 284 3.7 Monroe County +7.9% 276 272 5.5 Fayette County +7.7% 708 708 15.7 Lauderdale County +7.6% 132 128 5.4 Claiborne County +7.5% 175 163 5.3 Cocke County +7.4% 4 4 0.1 Crockett County +7.2% 10 10 0.7 Hamilton County +7.2% 2,200 1,971 5.6 Hamblen County +7.1% 284 236 4.1 Rutherford County +7.1% 5,011 4,006 13.0 Stewart County +6.7% 26 12 1.8 Washington County +6.7% 970 686 6.9 Lawrence County +6.6% 11 9 0.2 Rhea County +6.6% 129 129 3.7 Bedford County +6.5% 459 459 8.3 Sumner County +6.4% 1,818 1,703 8.4 Tipton County +6.4% 626 626 10.1 Wilson County +6.3% 1,428 1,377 8.2 Hickman County +6.2% 4 4 0.2 Carter County +6.1% 287 252 5.0 Maury County +6.1% 1,936 1,926 16.4 Sevier County +6.1% 838 455 8.3 Grainger County +6.0% 5 3 0.2 Sullivan County +6.0% 776 705 4.7 Decatur County +5.8% 2 2 0.2 Franklin County +5.8% 252 250 5.5 Warren County +5.8% 29 29 0.7 Greene County +5.7% 489 381 6.6 Morgan County +5.7% 1 1 0.0 McNairy County +5.6% 31 31 1.2 Putnam County +5.6% 715 512 8.3 Hawkins County +5.5% 129 108 2.2 Carroll County +5.4% 24 16 0.8 Henry County +5.4% 45 33 1.4 Bradley County +5.2% 666 598 5.8 Campbell County +4.9% 47 33 1.2 Coffee County +4.9% 545 533 8.7 Lincoln County +4.9% 14 14 0.4 Hardeman County +4.8% 85 85 3.4 Robertson County +4.8% 668 566 8.3 Dickson County +4.6% 266 262 4.5 Hardin County +4.6% 25 13 0.9 Benton County +4.5% 5 5 0.3 Madison County +4.5% 624 622 6.2 Cheatham County +4.2% 258 246 6.0 Henderson County +4.2% 33 33 1.2 Marion County +4.1% 129 129 4.3 Shelby County +4.1% 5,716 4,769 6.3 Overton County +4.0% 6 6 0.3 Smith County +4.0% 163 91 7.8 Giles County +3.8% 14 14 0.4 Macon County +3.8% 28 10 1.0 Obion County +2.9% 47 45 1.6 DeKalb County +2.8% 25 25 1.1 Gibson County +2.8% 285 285 5.5 Lewis County +2.8% 5 5 0.4 White County +2.5% 14 14 0.5 Haywood County +2.4% 55 53 3.2 Chester County +2.3% 115 115 6.4 Unicoi County +2.3% 8 8 0.4 Dyer County +2.2% 90 90 2.5 Johnson County +1.6% 3 3 0.2 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 4 4 0.5 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 .