State, one year
Tennessee in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +7.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +21.3% in 2022.
47,463 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (31,293 single-family), −9.8% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
Counties in 2023
Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2023 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | +31.4% | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Meigs County | +25.5% | 106 | 106 | 7.5 |
| Overton County | +20.8% | 11 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Carter County | +20.6% | 182 | 182 | 3.2 |
| Clay County | +17.3% | 25 | 25 | 3.2 |
| Morgan County | +16.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lewis County | +16.3% | 75 | 19 | 5.6 |
| Union County | +16.3% | 104 | 104 | 4.8 |
| Unicoi County | +15.5% | 13 | 13 | 0.7 |
| Scott County | +15.3% | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Haywood County | +15.2% | 17 | 17 | 1.0 |
| Fentress County | +14.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cocke County | +14.4% | 8 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Marion County | +14.4% | 198 | 198 | 6.6 |
| Anderson County | +14.1% | 397 | 268 | 4.8 |
| Coffee County | +13.7% | 377 | 327 | 6.0 |
| Henderson County | +13.7% | 31 | 21 | 1.1 |
| Washington County | +13.3% | 849 | 570 | 6.0 |
| Grundy County | +13.2% | 20 | 20 | 1.4 |
| Jefferson County | +13.0% | 475 | 414 | 7.9 |
| Loudon County | +13.0% | 662 | 652 | 10.4 |
| Humphreys County | +12.8% | 34 | 34 | 1.7 |
| Knox County | +12.8% | 4,293 | 2,376 | 8.4 |
| Rhea County | +12.5% | 130 | 120 | 3.7 |
| Pickett County | +12.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sequatchie County | +12.3% | 11 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Gibson County | +12.2% | 164 | 158 | 3.2 |
| Grainger County | +12.0% | 68 | 68 | 2.6 |
| Greene County | +12.0% | 265 | 265 | 3.6 |
| McMinn County | +12.0% | 99 | 83 | 1.7 |
| Obion County | +11.9% | 38 | 36 | 1.3 |
| Roane County | +11.8% | 140 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Dyer County | +11.7% | 59 | 57 | 1.6 |
| Henry County | +11.4% | 20 | 20 | 0.6 |
| Weakley County | +11.2% | 69 | 69 | 2.1 |
| Claiborne County | +11.1% | 88 | 84 | 2.6 |
| Hardeman County | +11.1% | 51 | 45 | 2.0 |
| Cumberland County | +10.8% | 428 | 428 | 6.5 |
| Moore County | +10.8% | 30 | 30 | 4.3 |
| Blount County | +10.6% | 669 | 563 | 4.7 |
| Hamblen County | +10.6% | 289 | 203 | 4.2 |
| Houston County | +10.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lincoln County | +10.5% | 134 | 124 | 3.6 |
| Sullivan County | +10.3% | 520 | 474 | 3.2 |
| Bradley County | +9.8% | 621 | 575 | 5.4 |
| Hamilton County | +9.8% | 2,043 | 1,351 | 5.2 |
| Lauderdale County | +9.8% | 26 | 26 | 1.1 |
| Bedford County | +9.3% | 382 | 382 | 6.9 |
| Monroe County | +9.2% | 143 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Hawkins County | +9.1% | 146 | 146 | 2.5 |
| Campbell County | +8.9% | 136 | 115 | 3.4 |
| Macon County | +8.9% | 193 | 166 | 7.0 |
| Bledsoe County | +8.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tipton County | +8.4% | 204 | 204 | 3.3 |
| Cannon County | +8.3% | 103 | 103 | 6.7 |
| Decatur County | +8.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.4 |
| McNairy County | +8.3% | 70 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Franklin County | +8.2% | 401 | 395 | 8.8 |
| Cheatham County | +7.9% | 285 | 208 | 6.7 |
| Williamson County | +7.9% | 1,432 | 1,370 | 5.3 |
| Smith County | +7.1% | 125 | 117 | 6.0 |
| Hardin County | +7.0% | 45 | 25 | 1.6 |
| Dickson County | +6.9% | 412 | 406 | 7.0 |
| Wayne County | +6.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| White County | +6.9% | 198 | 198 | 6.7 |
| Fayette County | +6.8% | 336 | 336 | 7.5 |
| Madison County | +6.7% | 235 | 235 | 2.3 |
| Putnam County | +6.7% | 623 | 623 | 7.2 |
| Warren County | +6.2% | 328 | 248 | 7.5 |
| Marshall County | +6.0% | 339 | 281 | 8.9 |
| Maury County | +5.6% | 1,562 | 1,321 | 13.2 |
| Lawrence County | +5.5% | 25 | 19 | 0.5 |
| Sevier County | +5.4% | 1,021 | 878 | 10.1 |
| Montgomery County | +5.3% | 2,784 | 1,292 | 11.1 |
| Rutherford County | +5.3% | 3,540 | 2,909 | 9.2 |
| DeKalb County | +4.9% | 138 | 138 | 6.3 |
| Sumner County | +4.9% | 1,746 | 1,432 | 8.1 |
| Robertson County | +4.8% | 939 | 721 | 11.7 |
| Wilson County | +4.7% | 1,874 | 1,836 | 10.7 |
| Davidson County | +4.2% | 11,225 | 3,157 | 15.0 |
| Trousdale County | +4.2% | 122 | 96 | 9.7 |
| Giles County | +4.1% | 138 | 132 | 4.4 |
| Perry County | +4.1% | 12 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Shelby County | +3.9% | 1,964 | 968 | 2.2 |
| Stewart County | +3.6% | 10 | 10 | 0.7 |
| Carroll County | +3.3% | 9 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Crockett County | +2.9% | 25 | 25 | 1.8 |
| Van Buren County | +2.3% | 7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Chester County | +2.1% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Jackson County | +1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hickman County | +0.7% | 118 | 118 | 4.5 |
| Johnson County | +0.6% | 5 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Polk County | +0.2% | 200 | 200 | 10.8 |
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.