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In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed −1.0%, against −1.8% for the United States and −2.7% in 2011.
20,147 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,939 single-family), +34.5% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.
−1.0% Tennessee index, 2011–2012 US −1.8%
20,147 housing units permitted in 2012 13,939 single-family
25 of 92 counties with a rising index median county −0.9%
829,658 units permitted nationally in 2012
Counties in 2012 Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2012 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 DeKalb County +4.4% 6 6 0.3 Wayne County +4.4% 1 1 0.1 Houston County +3.1% 2 2 0.2 Clay County +3.0% 0 0 0.0 Unicoi County +2.6% 53 1 3.0 Obion County +2.4% 7 7 0.2 White County +2.2% 5 5 0.2 Coffee County +1.6% 89 89 1.4 Moore County +1.5% 17 17 2.5 Maury County +1.4% 542 542 4.6 Benton County +1.2% 2 2 0.1 Williamson County +1.2% 1,532 1,047 5.6 Carter County +1.1% 61 41 1.1 Carroll County +0.8% 2 2 0.1 Chester County +0.8% 19 19 1.1 Marshall County +0.6% 57 57 1.5 Hamilton County +0.5% 1,082 948 2.8 Montgomery County +0.5% 1,729 1,308 6.9 Weakley County +0.5% 36 36 1.1 Henderson County +0.4% 30 2 1.1 Franklin County +0.3% 100 94 2.2 Davidson County +0.2% 2,963 1,342 4.0 Washington County +0.2% 490 288 3.5 Cheatham County +0.1% 49 49 1.1 Putnam County +0.1% 262 242 3.0 Monroe County 0.0% 59 59 1.2 Bradley County −0.1% 289 230 2.5 Trousdale County −0.1% 16 16 1.3 Knox County −0.2% 1,299 916 2.5 McNairy County −0.2% 17 17 0.6 Gibson County −0.4% 104 102 2.0 Haywood County −0.4% 101 101 5.9 Henry County −0.5% 14 12 0.4 Humphreys County −0.5% 4 4 0.2 Lewis County −0.5% 0 0 0.0 Rhea County −0.5% 44 44 1.3 Robertson County −0.5% 133 131 1.7 Campbell County −0.6% 131 131 3.3 Jefferson County −0.6% 78 76 1.3 Roane County −0.6% 15 15 0.3 Sullivan County −0.6% 289 203 1.8 Hawkins County −0.8% 17 17 0.3 Loudon County −0.8% 133 133 2.1 Sumner County −0.8% 592 589 2.7 Blount County −0.9% 335 245 2.3 Hamblen County −0.9% 89 66 1.3 Lauderdale County −0.9% 31 31 1.3 Warren County −0.9% 40 40 0.9 Wilson County −1.1% 792 735 4.5 Dickson County −1.2% 146 98 2.5 Pickett County −1.2% 0 0 0.0 Madison County −1.3% 501 214 5.0 Fayette County −1.4% 187 187 4.1 Smith County −1.4% 33 33 1.6 Lincoln County −1.5% 4 4 0.1 Polk County −1.6% 121 121 6.5 Rutherford County −1.6% 1,959 1,275 5.1 Shelby County −1.6% 2,325 1,050 2.6 Greene County −1.8% 128 88 1.7 Hardeman County −2.1% 26 26 1.0 Lawrence County −2.1% 7 5 0.1 Meigs County −2.1% 21 21 1.5 Johnson County −2.2% 2 2 0.1 Morgan County −2.3% 0 0 0.0 Crockett County −2.4% 0 0 0.0 Overton County −2.4% 5 5 0.2 McMinn County −2.5% 8 8 0.1 Tipton County −2.5% 91 91 1.5 Giles County −2.6% 8 8 0.3 Sequatchie County −2.6% 8 8 0.4 Sevier County −2.7% 155 64 1.5 Scott County −2.8% 3 3 0.1 Stewart County −2.8% 2 2 0.1 Dyer County −3.0% 56 56 1.5 Hickman County −3.1% 6 6 0.2 Union County −3.1% 67 67 3.1 Decatur County −3.2% 0 0 0.0 Hardin County −3.2% 58 6 2.1 Cannon County −3.5% 11 11 0.7 Fentress County −3.6% 0 0 0.0 Anderson County −3.7% 70 70 0.9 Bledsoe County −3.7% 0 0 0.0 Cumberland County −3.8% 182 160 2.7 Claiborne County −4.0% 50 50 1.5 Marion County −4.4% 57 57 1.9 Cocke County −4.6% 0 0 0.0 Jackson County −4.7% 0 0 0.0 Macon County −5.5% 15 8 0.5 Grainger County −5.7% 0 0 0.0 Grundy County −5.7% 2 2 0.1 Bedford County −7.0% 66 66 1.2 Van Buren County −10.6% 0 0 0.0 Perry 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 .