States › Tennessee › 2007
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +4.1%, against +0.6% for the United States and +7.2% in 2006.
37,359 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,518 single-family), −18.8% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
+4.1% Tennessee index, 2006–2007 US +0.6%
37,359 housing units permitted in 2007 29,518 single-family
87 of 89 counties with a rising index median county +4.5%
1,398,415 units permitted nationally in 2007
Counties in 2007 Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2007 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Houston County +18.6% 1 1 0.1 Bledsoe County +11.5% 0 0 0.0 Trousdale County +10.6% 55 55 4.4 Polk County +10.1% 215 215 11.6 McMinn County +8.9% 64 64 1.1 Union County +8.5% 131 131 6.1 Fentress County +7.9% 0 0 0.0 Jackson County +7.8% 0 0 0.0 Grainger County +7.5% 5 5 0.2 Decatur County +6.8% 2 2 0.2 Franklin County +6.7% 254 238 5.6 Bedford County +6.6% 222 222 4.0 Loudon County +6.5% 372 372 5.8 White County +6.5% 11 11 0.4 Claiborne County +6.4% 139 115 4.2 Williamson County +6.3% 1,083 1,029 4.0 Monroe County +6.2% 178 164 3.6 Morgan County +6.2% 4 0 0.2 Blount County +5.8% 710 700 4.9 Cannon County +5.7% 8 8 0.5 Hardin County +5.6% 25 15 0.9 Sumner County +5.6% 1,357 1,344 6.3 Robertson County +5.5% 526 526 6.6 Carter County +5.4% 200 198 3.5 Davidson County +5.4% 5,543 3,253 7.4 Humphreys County +5.3% 23 23 1.2 Warren County +5.3% 37 20 0.8 Giles County +5.2% 16 16 0.5 Marion County +5.1% 127 127 4.3 Smith County +5.1% 97 82 4.6 Campbell County +5.0% 60 28 1.5 Macon County +5.0% 31 11 1.1 Sullivan County +5.0% 774 610 4.7 Weakley County +5.0% 81 71 2.4 Lauderdale County +4.9% 94 92 3.8 Anderson County +4.8% 279 253 3.4 Henry County +4.8% 28 24 0.9 Jefferson County +4.8% 472 458 7.9 Sevier County +4.8% 520 249 5.1 Cheatham County +4.7% 231 231 5.4 Johnson County +4.7% 3 3 0.2 Knox County +4.6% 3,357 2,620 6.6 Marshall County +4.6% 163 163 4.3 Meigs County +4.6% 95 95 6.7 Hamblen County +4.5% 254 247 3.7 Maury County +4.5% 1,293 1,137 10.9 Wayne County +4.5% 4 4 0.2 Coffee County +4.4% 492 429 7.9 Dickson County +4.4% 311 301 5.3 Greene County +4.4% 292 280 4.0 Washington County +4.4% 761 673 5.4 Bradley County +4.2% 604 436 5.2 Montgomery County +4.2% 1,913 1,378 7.7 Putnam County +4.2% 510 412 5.9 Wilson County +4.1% 1,247 1,245 7.1 Cumberland County +4.0% 162 100 2.4 Dyer County +3.9% 89 89 2.5 Gibson County +3.9% 279 277 5.4 Rutherford County +3.9% 3,078 2,817 8.0 Hardeman County +3.8% 101 101 4.0 Unicoi County +3.8% 5 5 0.3 Hawkins County +3.5% 76 76 1.3 Haywood County +3.5% 62 60 3.6 Lawrence County +3.3% 9 9 0.2 Sequatchie County +3.2% 20 20 1.1 Cocke County +3.0% 3 3 0.1 Hamilton County +3.0% 1,835 1,389 4.7 Rhea County +3.0% 141 134 4.0 Fayette County +2.9% 660 660 14.6 Tipton County +2.8% 394 385 6.3 Benton County +2.5% 4 4 0.2 Lincoln County +2.5% 12 12 0.3 Roane County +2.5% 68 64 1.2 Scott County +2.4% 8 8 0.4 Moore County +2.3% 52 50 7.5 Pickett County +2.2% 0 0 0.0 Stewart County +2.2% 15 15 1.0 Overton County +2.1% 18 18 0.8 Obion County +2.0% 35 35 1.2 Carroll County +1.9% 9 9 0.3 Chester County +1.9% 42 38 2.3 Henderson County +1.9% 19 19 0.7 Lewis County +1.7% 2 2 0.1 Shelby County +1.6% 4,325 2,273 4.8 Hickman County +1.4% 0 0 0.0 Madison County +1.2% 501 401 5.0 DeKalb County +1.0% 25 25 1.1 Crockett County 0.0% 3 3 0.2 McNairy County −0.3% 24 24 0.9 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 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 .