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Tennessee in 2025

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +2.4%, against +2.8% for the United States and +4.8% in 2024.

43,374 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,068 single-family), −3.3% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.

+2.4%Tennessee index, 2024–2025US +2.8%
43,374housing units permitted in 202532,068 single-family
77 of 91counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
1,431,616units permitted nationally in 2025
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Counties in 2025

Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2025Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Decatur County+16.5%770.6
Morgan County+16.4%000.0
Chester County+12.3%12120.7
Jackson County+12.3%000.0
Moore County+12.0%28284.0
Henderson County+9.5%25190.9
Dyer County+9.1%75752.1
Carroll County+9.0%16160.5
Cannon County+8.9%92926.0
Lauderdale County+8.9%26261.1
Houston County+8.1%110.1
Meigs County+8.0%91916.4
Humphreys County+7.8%42422.1
Roane County+7.8%3803806.6
Overton County+7.5%990.4
Warren County+7.5%2712356.2
Lincoln County+7.4%1591504.3
Henry County+7.2%18180.5
Union County+7.0%1541547.2
Rhea County+6.6%1511434.3
Marion County+6.3%2032036.8
Macon County+6.2%1751656.3
Smith County+6.1%1531467.3
Cumberland County+6.0%1281021.9
Obion County+5.9%27270.9
Marshall County+5.6%3672999.6
McMinn County+5.5%1251072.2
Franklin County+5.4%3233157.1
Unicoi County+5.4%28281.6
Greene County+5.3%2762763.7
Benton County+5.1%330.2
Sevier County+4.8%1,1391,01111.2
Crockett County+4.6%25251.8
Hardin County+4.2%26220.9
Maury County+4.2%1,4081,31811.9
Bledsoe County+4.1%000.0
Fentress County+4.0%880.4
Hardeman County+4.0%34341.3
Jefferson County+4.0%3313285.5
Hawkins County+3.8%1411412.4
Bradley County+3.7%7886946.8
Carter County+3.7%1901783.3
Giles County+3.7%98943.1
Montgomery County+3.7%2,7231,63510.9
Fayette County+3.6%3563567.9
Washington County+3.6%6976624.9
Coffee County+3.5%5454558.7
Lawrence County+3.5%32200.7
Weakley County+3.5%71712.1
Anderson County+3.4%4283165.2
Tipton County+3.4%1391302.2
Monroe County+3.3%1751653.5
DeKalb County+3.1%1441446.6
Hickman County+3.1%1161144.4
Knox County+2.9%5,0132,5669.8
Putnam County+2.9%6295777.3
Bedford County+2.8%3783766.8
Cocke County+2.8%710.2
Grundy County+2.8%16161.1
Williamson County+2.8%1,6211,2866.0
Scott County+2.7%310.1
Grainger County+2.5%65652.5
White County+2.5%1631635.5
Robertson County+2.1%82381410.3
Wilson County+2.0%1,9821,72311.3
Trousdale County+1.9%112898.9
Hamilton County+1.8%1,8871,7054.8
McNairy County+1.8%26261.0
Sumner County+1.8%3,0451,57114.1
Dickson County+1.7%59039210.1
Hamblen County+1.7%2582163.7
Loudon County+1.6%86955113.6
Sullivan County+1.3%7715224.7
Davidson County+1.0%5,6322,7397.6
Madison County+0.9%2362362.3
Sequatchie County+0.5%14140.8
Blount County+0.1%7907875.5
Lewis County0.0%24211.8
Rutherford County0.0%3,1692,5338.2
Cheatham County−0.1%2852856.7
Shelby County−0.1%1,2301,0581.4
Van Buren County−0.1%771.0
Campbell County−0.5%1561503.9
Gibson County−0.7%1991873.8
Haywood County−3.6%82104.8
Stewart County−3.6%1861.2
Johnson County−4.1%660.3
Pickett County−4.4%000.0
Claiborne County−4.9%96862.9
Wayne County−5.2%000.0
Polk County−9.2%1501508.1
Clay County—26263.3
Perry County—12121.3

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Tennessee by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 35,096 units (27,695 single-family, 7,401 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.