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ZIP 44431

Columbiana County · Salem, OH · Ohio

FHFA annual index 1992–2025Developmental ZIP indexIndex vintage March 31, 2026
FHFA house price index for ZIP 44431, 1992 to 2025, with the national index rebased to the same start and NBER recessions shadedRecession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 202001002003004001995200020052010201520202025United States2025: 324
ZIP 44431 (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.

The federal house price index for ZIP 44431 (Columbiana County, Ohio) runs from 1992 to 2025 and has risen +223.6% over that time, from a base of 100 to 324.

Over the ten years to 2025 the index rose +70.8%, about +5.5% a year: below Columbiana County (+77.0%), well below Ohio (+93.4%) and below the national index (+85.0%). The change over 2024–2025 was +0.5%.

By decade, the strongest was the 2010s (+19.1%) and the weakest the 2000s (+10.3%).

From its 2005 peak the index fell −17.3% to a 2012 low and regained the peak in 2017.

Building activity is measured at county level: Columbiana County authorised 70 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026, 0.7 per 1,000 residents, 50% of them single-family.

+0.5%1 year, 2024–2025US +2.8%
+46.0%5 years, 2020–2025US +47.0%
+70.8%10 years, 2015–2025+5.5% a year annualised
+91.8%since 2000US +158.3%

Same span, five levels

Change in the FHFA indexZIP 44431Columbiana CountySalem areaOhioUnited States
1 year (2024–2025)+0.5%+2.4%+2.4%+4.8%+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)+46.0%+48.1%+48.1%+53.2%+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)+70.8%+77.0%+77.0%+93.4%+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)+60.9%+66.3%+66.3%+78.2%+79.1%
Since 2000+91.8%+85.2%+85.2%+106.3%+158.3%
Since 1992+223.6%+202.6%+202.6%+185.1%+241.7%
10-year annualised+5.5%+5.9%+5.9%+6.8%+6.3%
20-year annualised+2.4%+2.6%+2.6%+2.9%+3.0%

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)+10.3%+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)+19.1%+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)+46.0%+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1992 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 1992 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
20052012−17.3%2017

Building permits in Columbiana County

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

Housing units authorised in Columbiana County by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 202601020Sep 2025: 5 units (5 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 4 units (2 single-family, 2 in multi-unit buildings)Oct 2025Nov 2025: 16 units (5 single-family, 11 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025Dec 2025: 3 units (3 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025Jan 2026: 1 units (1 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026Feb 2026: 4 units (4 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026Mar 2026: 3 units (3 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026Apr 2026: 8 units (4 single-family, 4 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026May 2026: 9 units (3 single-family, 6 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026Jun 2026: 2 units (2 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026Jul 2026: 12 units (3 single-family, 9 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026Aug 2026: 3 units (0 single-family, 3 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026

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

70units authorised, 12 months to August 2026+29.6% on the previous 12 months
0.7units per 1,000 residentsOhio 2.7 · US 4.1
50%single-family share0 units in 5+ unit buildings

Full permit history and every city in Columbiana County

Other ZIP codes in Columbiana County

Ranked by ten-year change in the FHFA index; ZIP 44431 ranks 7 of 9 with an index through 2025.

ZIP1 year10 yearsSince 2000Index through
43945+65.9%+163.2%—2022
44432+9.7%+98.3%+100.8%2025
44423+8.1%+96.6%+141.8%2025
44441—+92.7%—2024
44408+12.5%+87.8%+103.3%2025
44460+6.0%+85.4%+91.8%2025
44445−5.7%+83.9%+73.5%2025
43920+4.7%+71.1%+74.4%2025
44413−3.6%+68.8%+59.8%2025
43968+17.5%+61.9%+32.5%2023
44625−3.2%+45.0%—2022
44634−1.9%+39.2%+69.7%2025

All 13 ZIP codes in Columbiana County

Questions and answers

How much have home values in ZIP 44431 risen over 10 years?

The FHFA house price index for 44431 rose +70.8% between 2015 and 2025, about +5.5% a year compounded. Over five years the change was +46.0% and over one year +0.5%.

How does 44431 compare with Columbiana County?

Over the same ten years to 2025, Columbiana County rose +77.0%, Ohio +93.4% and the United States +85.0%, against +70.8% for the ZIP. Among 9 ZIP codes in the county with an index through 2025, 44431 ranks 7 by ten-year change.

What happened to prices in 44431 after 2007?

The index peaked in 2005, fell −17.3% to its 2012 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 44431?

Building permits are published by place and county, not by ZIP. Columbiana County authorised 70 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026, +29.6% 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 1992–2025, 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.