State, one year
Tennessee in 2024
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +4.8%, against +4.9% for the United States and +7.4% in 2023.
44,863 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,660 single-family), −5.5% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
Counties in 2024
Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2024 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | +23.0% | 211 | 211 | 11.3 |
| Haywood County | +20.6% | 27 | 27 | 1.6 |
| Wayne County | +19.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Johnson County | +15.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Stewart County | +14.1% | 15 | 15 | 1.0 |
| Carroll County | +12.8% | 13 | 13 | 0.4 |
| Chester County | +12.5% | 18 | 16 | 1.0 |
| Crockett County | +11.9% | 26 | 26 | 1.9 |
| White County | +11.9% | 209 | 209 | 7.1 |
| Hickman County | +11.7% | 124 | 124 | 4.7 |
| Campbell County | +11.6% | 111 | 111 | 2.8 |
| Pickett County | +10.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Van Buren County | +10.2% | 3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Blount County | +10.0% | 871 | 871 | 6.1 |
| Bledsoe County | +9.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McMinn County | +9.4% | 38 | 24 | 0.7 |
| Hamblen County | +8.8% | 298 | 215 | 4.3 |
| DeKalb County | +8.7% | 143 | 143 | 6.5 |
| Monroe County | +8.2% | 157 | 151 | 3.2 |
| Sullivan County | +8.2% | 453 | 423 | 2.8 |
| Lawrence County | +7.8% | 27 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Hawkins County | +7.7% | 153 | 151 | 2.6 |
| Hardin County | +7.4% | 24 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Unicoi County | +7.4% | 26 | 26 | 1.5 |
| Grundy County | +7.2% | 16 | 16 | 1.1 |
| Gibson County | +7.1% | 152 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Lincoln County | +7.1% | 173 | 169 | 4.7 |
| Jefferson County | +7.0% | 254 | 244 | 4.2 |
| Madison County | +7.0% | 247 | 247 | 2.5 |
| Weakley County | +7.0% | 67 | 67 | 2.0 |
| Henry County | +6.8% | 19 | 19 | 0.6 |
| Scott County | +6.7% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Anderson County | +6.6% | 398 | 277 | 4.8 |
| Bradley County | +6.6% | 768 | 714 | 6.7 |
| Franklin County | +6.6% | 422 | 387 | 9.3 |
| McNairy County | +6.6% | 7 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Knox County | +6.5% | 4,508 | 2,544 | 8.8 |
| Trousdale County | +6.0% | 112 | 89 | 8.9 |
| Giles County | +5.9% | 72 | 66 | 2.3 |
| Hamilton County | +5.9% | 2,130 | 1,537 | 5.4 |
| Loudon County | +5.8% | 608 | 599 | 9.5 |
| Cumberland County | +5.6% | 114 | 114 | 1.7 |
| Sequatchie County | +5.6% | 37 | 33 | 2.1 |
| Grainger County | +5.5% | 68 | 68 | 2.6 |
| Putnam County | +5.4% | 700 | 592 | 8.1 |
| Roane County | +5.4% | 248 | 241 | 4.3 |
| Williamson County | +5.4% | 1,994 | 1,357 | 7.3 |
| Rutherford County | +5.3% | 3,420 | 2,996 | 8.9 |
| Sumner County | +5.3% | 1,778 | 1,620 | 8.2 |
| Washington County | +5.2% | 1,155 | 686 | 8.2 |
| Cheatham County | +5.0% | 275 | 275 | 6.4 |
| Marion County | +4.9% | 226 | 226 | 7.6 |
| Rhea County | +4.9% | 198 | 158 | 5.7 |
| Union County | +4.9% | 134 | 134 | 6.2 |
| Macon County | +4.8% | 181 | 171 | 6.5 |
| Marshall County | +4.8% | 400 | 319 | 10.5 |
| Greene County | +4.7% | 337 | 265 | 4.6 |
| Robertson County | +4.4% | 983 | 983 | 12.3 |
| Lauderdale County | +4.2% | 21 | 21 | 0.9 |
| Henderson County | +4.1% | 27 | 19 | 0.9 |
| Lewis County | +4.1% | 12 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Obion County | +4.1% | 21 | 21 | 0.7 |
| Dickson County | +4.0% | 376 | 353 | 6.4 |
| Cannon County | +3.9% | 157 | 157 | 10.3 |
| Tipton County | +3.9% | 215 | 167 | 3.5 |
| Wilson County | +3.9% | 1,927 | 1,905 | 11.0 |
| Smith County | +3.7% | 159 | 131 | 7.6 |
| Coffee County | +3.4% | 367 | 316 | 5.9 |
| Davidson County | +3.3% | 6,880 | 2,722 | 9.2 |
| Houston County | +3.3% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Bedford County | +3.2% | 631 | 623 | 11.4 |
| Montgomery County | +3.1% | 2,583 | 1,842 | 10.3 |
| Cocke County | +3.0% | 13 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Warren County | +2.9% | 282 | 259 | 6.5 |
| Maury County | +2.8% | 1,672 | 1,582 | 14.2 |
| Jackson County | +2.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Moore County | +2.1% | 31 | 31 | 4.5 |
| Claiborne County | +2.0% | 107 | 103 | 3.2 |
| Sevier County | +2.0% | 1,441 | 882 | 14.2 |
| Carter County | +1.7% | 177 | 169 | 3.1 |
| Fayette County | +1.2% | 225 | 225 | 5.0 |
| Shelby County | +0.9% | 2,061 | 642 | 2.3 |
| Dyer County | +0.7% | 74 | 68 | 2.0 |
| Fentress County | +0.6% | 7 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Humphreys County | +0.1% | 39 | 39 | 2.0 |
| Overton County | −1.2% | 17 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Morgan County | −2.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Meigs County | −6.3% | 94 | 94 | 6.6 |
| Decatur County | −6.7% | 12 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Benton County | −7.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Hardeman County | −8.3% | 30 | 28 | 1.2 |
| Clay County | — | 25 | 25 | 3.2 |
| Perry County | — | 12 | 12 | 1.3 |
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.