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ZIP 37373

Hamilton County · Chattanooga, TN-GA · Tennessee

FHFA annual index 1998–2024Developmental ZIP indexIndex vintage March 31, 2026
FHFA house price index for ZIP 37373, 1998 to 2024, with the national index rebased to the same start and NBER recessions shadedRecession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 20200100200300400200020052010201520202025United States2024: 336
ZIP 37373 (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession

FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. FHFA describes its ZIP code indexes as developmental: they may be revised as new data arrive or methods change, and the index does not give a dollar value for any home.

Hamilton County, Tennessee ZIP 37373 has 27 years of index history. Since 1998 the FHFA index has moved from 100 to 336, a change of +236.1%. FHFA's most recent value for this area is for 2024, so every span here ends in 2024.

Over the ten years to 2024 the index rose +105.5%, about +7.5% a year: below Hamilton County (+118.9%), below Tennessee (+117.9%) and well above the national index (+87.9%). The change over 2023–2024 was +12.7%.

By decade, the strongest was the 2000s (+33.6%) and the weakest the 2010s (+30.4%).

From its 2008 peak the index fell −11.1% to a 2011 low and regained the peak in 2017.

Building activity is measured at county level: Hamilton County authorised 2,021 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026, 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 79% of them single-family.

+12.7%1 year, 2023–2024US +4.9%
+55.8%5 years, 2019–2024US +47.2%
+105.5%10 years, 2014–2024+7.5% a year annualised
+178.1%since 2000US +151.2%

Same span, five levels

Change in the FHFA indexZIP 37373Hamilton CountyChattanooga areaTennesseeUnited States
1 year (2023–2024)+12.7%+5.9%+5.7%+4.8%+4.9%
5 years (2019–2024)+55.8%+69.1%+68.9%+62.8%+47.2%
10 years (2014–2024)+105.5%+118.9%+115.9%+117.9%+87.9%
20 years (2004–2024)+144.1%+152.5%+143.2%+149.3%+95.7%
Since 2000+178.1%+199.7%+188.5%+179.7%+151.2%
Since 1998+236.1%+220.2%+210.3%+198.2%+183.9%
10-year annualised+7.5%+8.1%+8.0%+8.1%+6.5%
20-year annualised+4.6%+4.7%+4.5%+4.7%+3.4%

Every column uses FHFA's annual all-transactions index family and the same start and end years, so the figures are directly comparable. A dash means the level has no index for that span.

Decade by decade

DecadeChangeUnited States
2000s (2000–2010)+33.6%+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)+30.4%+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2024)+59.6%+42.9%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1998 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1998 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

Falls of 5% or more from a previous high in the annual index, and the year the earlier peak was regained.

PeakLowDeclinePeak regained
20082011−11.1%2017
20022003−5.7%2004

Building permits in Hamilton County

Permits are reported by county and by permit-issuing place, not by ZIP code. Housing units authorised in Hamilton County, latest 12 months.

Housing units authorised in Hamilton County by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 20260100200Sep 2025: 181 units (121 single-family, 60 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 163 units (128 single-family, 35 in multi-unit buildings)Oct 2025Nov 2025: 150 units (94 single-family, 56 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025Dec 2025: 159 units (93 single-family, 66 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025Jan 2026: 159 units (112 single-family, 47 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026Feb 2026: 157 units (107 single-family, 50 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026Mar 2026: 150 units (125 single-family, 25 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026Apr 2026: 198 units (183 single-family, 15 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026May 2026: 172 units (161 single-family, 11 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026Jun 2026: 187 units (166 single-family, 21 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026Jul 2026: 173 units (157 single-family, 16 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026Aug 2026: 172 units (153 single-family, 19 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026

Housing units authorised in Hamilton County by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026single-family2+ unit buildings

2,021units authorised, 12 months to August 2026+2.8% on the previous 12 months
5.2units per 1,000 residentsTennessee 5.7 · US 4.1
79%single-family share243 units in 5+ unit buildings

Full permit history and every city in Hamilton County

Other ZIP codes in Hamilton County

Ranked by ten-year change in the FHFA index.

ZIP1 year10 yearsSince 2000Index through
37404+1.6%+187.4%+363.8%2025
37407+0.1%+172.6%—2025
37409−1.7%+170.6%+500.7%2025
37406+1.3%+157.8%—2025
37416+1.6%+137.0%+203.2%2025
37341+8.3%+136.6%+214.7%2025
37415+2.0%+136.4%+243.1%2025
37412+0.7%+135.7%+192.3%2025
37411+0.5%+129.2%+220.6%2025
37336+3.0%+121.6%+229.6%2025
37408−1.1%+115.3%—2025
37350+1.3%+115.0%+225.0%2025

All 21 ZIP codes in Hamilton County

Questions and answers

How much have home values in ZIP 37373 risen over 10 years?

The FHFA house price index for 37373 rose +105.5% between 2014 and 2024, about +7.5% a year compounded. Over five years the change was +55.8% and over one year +12.7%.

How does 37373 compare with Hamilton County?

Over the same ten years to 2024, Hamilton County rose +118.9%, Tennessee +117.9% and the United States +87.9%, against +105.5% for the ZIP.

What happened to prices in 37373 after 2007?

The index peaked in 2008, fell −11.1% to its 2011 low and passed the earlier peak again in 2017. Nationally the fall was −21.3% from 2007 to 2012.

How many homes are being built in 37373?

Building permits are published by place and county, not by ZIP. Hamilton County authorised 2,021 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026, +2.8% on the previous 12 months. The county page lists permits by month and by city.

Where does the index for this ZIP come from?

From the Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual five-digit ZIP code house price index (all-transactions), last updated March 31, 2026. FHFA labels the ZIP-level indexes developmental: they are calibrated on appraisal values and sales prices for mortgages bought or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and may be revised. The index tracks price changes for the same homes over time; it does not give a dollar value for any home.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for five-digit ZIP codes (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, values 1998–2024, public domain. County, state and national comparison series are FHFA's annual indexes for those levels from the same release. ZIP to county assignment uses the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file (largest land share); county to metro uses OMB's July 2023 delineations. Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey through August 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. FHFA HPI datasets.