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Washington in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +17.0%, against +15.5% for the United States and +14.6% in 2021.
49,030 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,400 single-family), −13.9% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County | +45.4% | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Lincoln County | +26.3% | 85 | 85 | 7.1 |
| Columbia County | +23.1% | 10 | 10 | 2.4 |
| Skamania County | +22.4% | 80 | 80 | 6.3 |
| Adams County | +22.0% | 46 | 44 | 2.1 |
| Grays Harbor County | +20.5% | 413 | 379 | 5.3 |
| Klickitat County | +20.5% | 134 | 130 | 5.5 |
| Pacific County | +20.5% | 128 | 122 | 5.3 |
| Stevens County | +20.1% | 277 | 267 | 5.6 |
| Skagit County | +19.7% | 579 | 261 | 4.4 |
| Walla Walla County | +19.4% | 170 | 114 | 2.7 |
| Jefferson County | +19.3% | 269 | 223 | 7.9 |
| Kittitas County | +18.6% | 551 | 481 | 11.3 |
| Okanogan County | +18.6% | 275 | 271 | 6.1 |
| Pend Oreille County | +18.5% | 75 | 75 | 5.2 |
| Spokane County | +18.5% | 3,745 | 1,755 | 6.7 |
| Asotin County | +18.4% | 49 | 45 | 2.2 |
| Chelan County | +18.3% | 629 | 364 | 7.7 |
| Lewis County | +18.3% | 406 | 324 | 4.6 |
| Grant County | +18.2% | 640 | 527 | 6.1 |
| Benton County | +18.1% | 1,242 | 809 | 5.6 |
| Clallam County | +18.1% | 260 | 260 | 3.3 |
| Snohomish County | +18.1% | 3,101 | 1,906 | 3.6 |
| Franklin County | +18.0% | 644 | 423 | 6.3 |
| Whatcom County | +18.0% | 1,614 | 810 | 6.8 |
| Island County | +17.6% | 394 | 381 | 4.6 |
| Thurston County | +17.6% | 1,538 | 584 | 5.1 |
| Whitman County | +17.4% | 279 | 79 | 5.8 |
| Clark County | +16.5% | 4,194 | 2,079 | 7.9 |
| Wahkiakum County | +16.4% | 40 | 40 | 8.2 |
| King County | +15.8% | 18,830 | 2,801 | 8.0 |
| Kitsap County | +15.8% | 1,701 | 1,041 | 6.0 |
| Pierce County | +15.6% | 4,730 | 2,322 | 5.0 |
| Mason County | +15.5% | 240 | 240 | 3.4 |
| Cowlitz County | +14.9% | 585 | 311 | 5.1 |
| San Juan County | +14.0% | 108 | 100 | 5.8 |
| Yakima County | +13.5% | 706 | 426 | 2.7 |
| Douglas County | +12.0% | 232 | 206 | 5.0 |
| Ferry County | +11.1% | 30 | 24 | 4.0 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Washington 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.