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Wisconsin in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Wisconsin changed +10.6%, against +5.7% for the United States and +14.7% in 2022.

21,494 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,465 single-family), +2.0% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+10.6%Wisconsin index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
21,494housing units permitted in 202311,465 single-family
70 of 71counties with a rising indexmedian county +10.5%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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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.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Manitowoc County+20.9%106951.3
Shawano County+20.0%84802.0
Door County+18.6%37123212.1
Kewaunee County+18.0%52342.5
Oconto County+17.0%1251253.1
Clark County+16.9%109723.1
Rusk County+16.4%92926.5
Vilas County+16.3%32825613.8
Jackson County+15.9%70703.3
Pepin County+15.7%17172.3
Sawyer County+15.5%21021011.1
Fond du Lac County+14.7%1331291.3
Portage County+14.4%1671312.3
Sheboygan County+14.0%5601914.7
Waushara County+13.9%103814.1
Lincoln County+13.7%1741026.1
Calumet County+13.6%1921223.6
Green Lake County+13.3%50502.6
Brown County+13.2%8164193.0
Washburn County+13.0%1101106.4
Outagamie County+12.9%5613392.9
Iowa County+12.7%69632.9
Chippewa County+12.0%3561905.3
Langlade County+11.8%1581508.1
Columbia County+11.6%2201523.8
Marinette County+11.6%1321283.1
Dodge County+11.2%2591612.9
Forest County+11.0%44444.6
Milwaukee County+10.8%1,2211731.3
Winnebago County+10.8%4322302.5
Jefferson County+10.7%1481401.7
Walworth County+10.7%4723404.4
Buffalo County+10.6%39352.9
Burnett County+10.5%1501208.7
Douglas County+10.5%1101082.5
Eau Claire County+10.5%1,14514910.5
Wood County+10.5%101871.4
Marathon County+10.4%3962262.8
Waukesha County+10.2%1,0878042.6
Adams County+10.0%1581567.3
Price County+10.0%53493.8
Washington County+10.0%2832442.0
Dane County+9.9%5,0121,2638.5
Racine County+9.9%5241562.6
Rock County+9.8%3132231.9
Green County+9.7%60561.6
Ozaukee County+9.7%2732052.9
La Crosse County+9.5%4351743.6
Monroe County+9.4%1181022.5
Pierce County+8.9%3731538.6
Ashland County+8.7%33312.0
Polk County+8.7%2572575.6
Sauk County+8.6%3401695.1
Florence County+8.4%33337.0
Bayfield County+8.2%96965.7
Dunn County+8.2%1381243.0
Vernon County+8.1%88822.8
Oneida County+8.0%3123008.2
Kenosha County+7.6%2271581.3
Juneau County+7.4%1401405.3
Crawford County+7.3%35352.2
Waupaca County+7.3%1211052.4
Grant County+7.0%1171072.2
Iron County+6.1%824213.4
Trempealeau County+6.0%83612.7
Marquette County+5.8%43432.7
Richland County+5.8%43432.5
St. Croix County+5.2%4123744.2
Barron County+5.1%1651333.5
Lafayette County+3.9%50482.9
Taylor County−1.2%103415.1
Menominee County—551.2

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.