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Wisconsin in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Wisconsin changed +10.1%, against +11.6% for the United States and +2.7% in 2020.

25,444 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,199 single-family), +19.9% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+10.1%Wisconsin index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
25,444housing units permitted in 202113,199 single-family
72 of 72counties with a rising indexmedian county +10.4%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Menominee County+22.6%13133.1
Iron County+15.6%49498.0
Polk County+14.1%2472355.4
Barron County+13.9%1601443.4
Burnett County+13.6%1231237.1
Washburn County+13.4%93935.4
Juneau County+12.8%1621586.1
Sawyer County+12.7%1671678.9
Douglas County+12.6%112942.5
Waupaca County+12.6%1881163.7
Marinette County+12.5%1351333.2
Richland County+12.5%75434.4
Rock County+12.3%6173613.7
Pepin County+12.0%23233.1
Adams County+11.7%1401406.4
Eau Claire County+11.7%9312478.5
Chippewa County+11.5%3482145.1
Pierce County+11.5%2691836.2
St. Croix County+11.5%5825405.9
Shawano County+11.5%80801.9
Green Lake County+11.4%79714.1
Oconto County+11.4%1791794.5
Door County+11.3%1871586.1
Rusk County+11.3%1021027.2
Dunn County+11.2%96882.1
Brown County+11.1%1,1766004.3
Dodge County+11.0%1441261.6
Manitowoc County+11.0%241882.9
Crawford County+10.8%59593.7
Oneida County+10.7%2542386.7
Winnebago County+10.7%9483475.4
Iowa County+10.6%138725.8
Outagamie County+10.6%6633973.4
Waushara County+10.6%88883.5
Sauk County+10.5%3582125.4
Walworth County+10.5%4054013.8
Clark County+10.4%68361.9
Sheboygan County+10.3%2681662.3
Bayfield County+10.1%90905.4
Jefferson County+10.1%2512422.9
Kenosha County+10.1%9722815.8
Kewaunee County+10.1%53512.6
Milwaukee County+10.1%3711450.4
Vilas County+10.1%25524710.7
Grant County+10.0%93771.8
Green County+9.9%75752.0
Wood County+9.9%1201141.6
Calumet County+9.8%76617714.2
Portage County+9.7%1391091.9
Jackson County+9.6%52522.5
Columbia County+9.5%1451392.5
Dane County+9.5%6,8361,45111.6
Langlade County+9.5%1841849.4
Racine County+9.5%2451591.2
Lincoln County+9.4%1861306.5
Trempealeau County+9.4%84822.7
Fond du Lac County+9.3%2351532.2
Washington County+9.3%5204103.7
La Crosse County+9.1%6592185.4
Marathon County+9.1%4942573.5
Marquette County+9.1%54543.4
Lafayette County+9.0%56243.2
Price County+9.0%58584.1
Waukesha County+8.7%1,7921,0094.3
Monroe County+8.4%1281142.7
Forest County+8.2%61616.4
Taylor County+8.2%41412.0
Ozaukee County+8.1%2982473.2
Ashland County+7.6%13130.8
Vernon County+7.6%83832.6
Buffalo County+7.3%36362.7
Florence County+5.9%32326.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Wisconsin by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 32,403 units (20,748 single-family, 11,655 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 33,296 units (21,811 single-family, 11,485 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 31,925 units (20,628 single-family, 11,297 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 35,436 units (24,010 single-family, 11,426 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 35,570 units (24,827 single-family, 10,743 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 34,154 units (24,018 single-family, 10,136 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 37,773 units (25,397 single-family, 12,376 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 38,208 units (26,084 single-family, 12,124 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 40,884 units (28,744 single-family, 12,140 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 39,992 units (29,716 single-family, 10,276 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 35,334 units (25,966 single-family, 9,368 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 27,329 units (19,607 single-family, 7,722 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 21,837 units (16,261 single-family, 5,576 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 15,509 units (10,124 single-family, 5,385 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 10,780 units (7,933 single-family, 2,847 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 10,864 units (7,687 single-family, 3,177 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 9,939 units (6,502 single-family, 3,437 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 12,041 units (7,698 single-family, 4,343 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 13,869 units (8,881 single-family, 4,988 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 14,622 units (8,582 single-family, 6,040 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 16,793 units (9,791 single-family, 7,002 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 19,274 units (10,998 single-family, 8,276 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 19,545 units (11,769 single-family, 7,776 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 19,113 units (12,039 single-family, 7,074 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 17,480 units (11,298 single-family, 6,182 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 21,226 units (12,169 single-family, 9,057 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 25,444 units (13,199 single-family, 12,245 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 21,072 units (11,652 single-family, 9,420 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 21,494 units (11,465 single-family, 10,029 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 23,826 units (12,879 single-family, 10,947 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 25,569 units (13,405 single-family, 12,164 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Wisconsin 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.