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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +4.5%, against +3.0% for the United States and +5.7% in 2019.
49,719 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (33,030 single-family), +20.2% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+4.5% Tennessee index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
49,719 housing units permitted in 2020 33,030 single-family
90 of 93 counties with a rising index median county +4.8%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Morgan County +10.9% 0 0 0.0 Warren County +8.4% 115 113 2.6 Meigs County +8.1% 72 72 5.1 Sevier County +7.9% 1,155 752 11.4 Campbell County +7.7% 337 337 8.4 Carroll County +7.7% 8 8 0.3 Roane County +6.9% 142 142 2.5 Marshall County +6.6% 189 189 5.0 Hawkins County +6.4% 149 149 2.5 Jefferson County +6.4% 212 208 3.5 Claiborne County +6.3% 75 73 2.3 Decatur County +6.3% 0 0 0.0 Henderson County +6.1% 10 6 0.4 Monroe County +6.1% 212 212 4.3 Anderson County +6.0% 436 210 5.3 Knox County +6.0% 2,978 1,797 5.8 Lincoln County +6.0% 1 1 0.0 Moore County +6.0% 25 25 3.6 White County +6.0% 159 159 5.4 DeKalb County +5.9% 121 121 5.5 Giles County +5.9% 123 123 3.9 Lewis County +5.9% 18 16 1.3 Montgomery County +5.9% 3,634 2,946 14.5 Putnam County +5.9% 588 490 6.8 Coffee County +5.7% 214 141 3.4 Hickman County +5.7% 84 82 3.2 Scott County +5.7% 3 1 0.1 Shelby County +5.7% 1,878 993 2.1 Dickson County +5.6% 463 463 7.9 Greene County +5.5% 210 208 2.8 Lauderdale County +5.5% 32 32 1.3 Pickett County +5.5% 0 0 0.0 Cannon County +5.4% 3 3 0.2 Hamilton County +5.4% 2,364 1,640 6.0 Polk County +5.4% 213 213 11.5 Bradley County +5.3% 500 463 4.3 Lawrence County +5.3% 9 9 0.2 Overton County +5.3% 11 11 0.5 Weakley County +5.3% 61 61 1.8 Carter County +5.2% 157 157 2.7 Madison County +5.2% 252 252 2.5 Stewart County +5.1% 2 2 0.1 Bedford County +5.0% 335 335 6.1 Loudon County +5.0% 499 495 7.8 Maury County +4.9% 1,891 1,749 16.0 Unicoi County +4.9% 14 14 0.8 Franklin County +4.8% 302 287 6.6 Trousdale County +4.8% 83 79 6.6 Davidson County +4.7% 13,324 3,708 17.9 Washington County +4.7% 880 528 6.2 Obion County +4.6% 20 20 0.7 Blount County +4.5% 907 809 6.3 Chester County +4.5% 20 20 1.1 Hamblen County +4.5% 270 198 3.9 Smith County +4.5% 101 90 4.8 Tipton County +4.3% 233 210 3.7 Fentress County +4.2% 0 0 0.0 Robertson County +4.2% 726 726 9.1 Cheatham County +4.1% 257 250 6.0 Cumberland County +4.1% 443 443 6.7 Johnson County +4.0% 1 1 0.1 Fayette County +3.9% 510 510 11.3 Rhea County +3.9% 102 92 2.9 Sullivan County +3.9% 482 315 2.9 Humphreys County +3.8% 14 10 0.7 McMinn County +3.8% 27 27 0.5 Dyer County +3.7% 66 66 1.8 Marion County +3.7% 165 165 5.5 Rutherford County +3.7% 3,520 3,303 9.1 Sequatchie County +3.7% 13 13 0.7 Van Buren County +3.7% 5 5 0.7 Grainger County +3.6% 66 66 2.6 Macon County +3.6% 177 165 6.4 Wilson County +3.6% 2,349 1,810 13.4 Sumner County +3.5% 1,980 1,434 9.2 Clay County +3.4% 22 22 2.8 Gibson County +3.4% 165 165 3.2 Hardeman County +3.4% 32 32 1.3 Grundy County +3.1% 4 4 0.3 Crockett County +2.7% 38 38 2.7 Henry County +2.7% 18 18 0.5 Bledsoe County +2.6% 0 0 0.0 McNairy County +2.5% 4 4 0.2 Williamson County +2.5% 2,284 1,769 8.4 Benton County +2.2% 18 18 1.1 Houston County +1.9% 0 0 0.0 Cocke County +1.5% 3 3 0.1 Hardin County +1.3% 8 8 0.3 Union County +1.1% 97 97 4.5 Jackson County +0.5% 0 0 0.0 Wayne County 0.0% 1 1 0.1 Haywood County −0.8% 18 18 1.1 Perry County −1.7% 9 9 1.0
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 .