State, one year
Tennessee in 2018
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +7.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +7.0% in 2017.
37,169 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,021 single-family), −2.0% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
Counties in 2018
Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2018 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | +15.6% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Johnson County | +13.6% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Perry County | +13.0% | 7 | 7 | 0.8 |
| DeKalb County | +12.8% | 101 | 101 | 4.6 |
| Smith County | +12.8% | 77 | 77 | 3.7 |
| Morgan County | +12.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Trousdale County | +11.4% | 125 | 75 | 9.9 |
| Clay County | +11.3% | 18 | 18 | 2.3 |
| Dickson County | +11.3% | 356 | 356 | 6.1 |
| Grundy County | +11.2% | 4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Macon County | +11.2% | 139 | 133 | 5.0 |
| Maury County | +11.1% | 1,566 | 1,538 | 13.3 |
| Sevier County | +10.9% | 1,040 | 647 | 10.3 |
| Hickman County | +10.5% | 73 | 71 | 2.8 |
| Lawrence County | +10.1% | 11 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Bedford County | +9.2% | 258 | 256 | 4.7 |
| Sumner County | +9.2% | 1,728 | 1,262 | 8.0 |
| Rutherford County | +9.1% | 3,971 | 2,585 | 10.3 |
| Haywood County | +9.0% | 15 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Robertson County | +8.8% | 387 | 383 | 4.8 |
| Coffee County | +8.7% | 262 | 252 | 4.2 |
| Marshall County | +8.4% | 162 | 162 | 4.3 |
| Davidson County | +8.3% | 6,934 | 3,666 | 9.3 |
| White County | +8.3% | 138 | 138 | 4.7 |
| Anderson County | +7.9% | 198 | 196 | 2.4 |
| Sequatchie County | +7.8% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Hawkins County | +7.7% | 126 | 126 | 2.1 |
| Putnam County | +7.6% | 496 | 370 | 5.7 |
| Giles County | +7.4% | 107 | 102 | 3.4 |
| Jefferson County | +7.4% | 157 | 141 | 2.6 |
| Dyer County | +7.3% | 79 | 73 | 2.2 |
| Hardeman County | +7.2% | 24 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Knox County | +7.2% | 2,398 | 1,861 | 4.7 |
| Carroll County | +7.1% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Williamson County | +7.1% | 2,121 | 1,716 | 7.8 |
| Wilson County | +7.1% | 1,383 | 1,309 | 7.9 |
| Cheatham County | +7.0% | 292 | 292 | 6.8 |
| Marion County | +7.0% | 131 | 131 | 4.4 |
| Montgomery County | +6.9% | 1,723 | 1,446 | 6.9 |
| Henry County | +6.8% | 21 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Chester County | +6.6% | 21 | 21 | 1.2 |
| Jackson County | +6.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Obion County | +6.6% | 28 | 28 | 0.9 |
| Bradley County | +6.5% | 484 | 416 | 4.2 |
| Campbell County | +6.5% | 264 | 264 | 6.6 |
| Hamilton County | +6.5% | 1,687 | 1,461 | 4.3 |
| Madison County | +6.4% | 234 | 234 | 2.3 |
| Shelby County | +6.4% | 2,251 | 949 | 2.5 |
| Van Buren County | +6.4% | 2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Cannon County | +6.3% | 7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Carter County | +6.3% | 127 | 123 | 2.2 |
| Claiborne County | +5.9% | 93 | 73 | 2.8 |
| Warren County | +5.9% | 88 | 88 | 2.0 |
| Fentress County | +5.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Blount County | +5.7% | 868 | 684 | 6.0 |
| Benton County | +5.6% | 15 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Cocke County | +5.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Moore County | +5.6% | 21 | 21 | 3.0 |
| Weakley County | +5.5% | 55 | 55 | 1.7 |
| Polk County | +5.4% | 192 | 192 | 10.3 |
| Loudon County | +5.3% | 424 | 424 | 6.6 |
| Monroe County | +5.3% | 109 | 109 | 2.2 |
| Cumberland County | +5.2% | 914 | 914 | 13.8 |
| Grainger County | +4.8% | 58 | 58 | 2.3 |
| Lincoln County | +4.7% | 16 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Tipton County | +4.7% | 183 | 183 | 2.9 |
| Franklin County | +4.6% | 211 | 180 | 4.6 |
| Sullivan County | +4.6% | 333 | 290 | 2.0 |
| Wayne County | +4.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fayette County | +4.5% | 328 | 323 | 7.3 |
| Meigs County | +4.5% | 40 | 40 | 2.8 |
| Rhea County | +4.4% | 101 | 101 | 2.9 |
| Roane County | +4.2% | 103 | 103 | 1.8 |
| Houston County | +4.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hardin County | +3.8% | 22 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Washington County | +3.7% | 501 | 328 | 3.5 |
| McMinn County | +3.6% | 24 | 18 | 0.4 |
| Humphreys County | +3.3% | 11 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Gibson County | +3.1% | 109 | 105 | 2.1 |
| Hamblen County | +3.0% | 145 | 145 | 2.1 |
| Union County | +2.7% | 100 | 100 | 4.7 |
| McNairy County | +2.6% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Unicoi County | +2.6% | 7 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Henderson County | +2.1% | 17 | 17 | 0.6 |
| Stewart County | +2.1% | 6 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Overton County | +1.7% | 5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Bledsoe County | +1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pickett County | +1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lewis County | +1.2% | 83 | 83 | 6.2 |
| Greene County | +1.1% | 171 | 164 | 2.3 |
| Lauderdale County | +0.1% | 27 | 27 | 1.1 |
| Decatur County | −2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Crockett County | −3.2% | 25 | 25 | 1.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Tennessee by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
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.