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Which counties in Texas are building the most new homes?

Bastrop County (19.1 per 1,000 residents), San Jacinto County (17.7 per 1,000 residents) and Montgomery County (17.4 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Texas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Texas counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Bastrop County19.12,269118,908
2San Jacinto County17.752329,488
3Montgomery County17.413,614781,194
4Ellis County15.33,678240,867
5Hays County15.14,595304,390
6Collin County14.719,0821,297,179
7Burnet County12.973657,015
8Fort Bend County12.812,487975,191
9Polk County12.466153,434
10Grayson County12.21,881153,613
11Rockwall County11.31,591140,738
12Travis County10.815,0591,389,670
13Johnson County10.82,356218,048
14Culberson County10.1232,267
15Chambers County9.856457,594
16Denton County9.510,2101,069,346
17Brazos County9.42,330249,088
18Austin County9.030433,625
19Lubbock County8.72,858328,906
20Guadalupe County8.41,697201,111
21Navarro County8.347757,181
22Liberty County8.31,010121,364
23Comal County8.31,726209,166
24Matagorda County8.230036,463
25Caldwell County8.044355,150
26Titus County8.025331,563
27Hidalgo County7.97,301921,549
28Potter County7.6865114,453
29Aransas County7.218826,146
30Callahan County7.110314,491
31Bell County7.12,839402,248
32Taylor County7.01,057150,077
33Midland County7.01,317187,855
34Galveston County6.82,525372,207
35Hunt County6.8834123,336
36Carson County6.7395,805
37Brazoria County6.72,800419,080
38Kendall County6.635153,289
39Williamson County6.64,956752,827
40Hardin County6.437458,723
41Walker County6.453383,842
42Cameron County6.22,702433,946
43Tarrant County6.213,9242,248,466
44Harris County6.130,9095,045,026
45San Patricio County6.043272,053
46Coryell County5.950385,592
47Calhoun County5.510819,599
48Sherman County5.4152,781
49McLennan County5.31,442272,020
50Ector County5.3921173,801
51Brown County5.320538,711
52Washington County5.119738,288
53Kaufman County5.11,069209,235
54Llano County5.011723,353
55Andrews County4.99318,914
56Waller County4.933969,858
57Wise County4.840283,778
58Dallas County4.812,6912,661,397
59Webb County4.81,340281,224
60Atascosa County4.524253,590
61Nueces County4.21,496352,992
62Eastland County4.17518,143
63Karnes County4.16215,018
64Hamilton County3.8338,680
65Hood County3.725870,501
66Reeves County3.44112,138
67Kerr County3.317954,037
68Presidio County3.1175,433
69Bexar County2.96,3332,160,088
70Orange County2.824586,266
71Milam County2.87326,258
72Tom Green County2.8335120,602
73Bowie County2.825792,696
74Wharton County2.811642,060
75Somervell County2.62710,261
76Refugio County2.6176,657
77El Paso County2.32,050877,858
78Archer County2.3219,129
79Wilson County2.312756,139
80Willacy County2.24319,971
81Smith County2.2543252,549
82Fannin County2.18439,265
83Victoria County2.018592,656
84Henderson County2.017688,595
85Grimes County2.06834,252
86Parker County1.9342184,767
87Gillespie County1.85128,527
88Angelina County1.815788,154
89Deaf Smith County1.83318,626
90Hill County1.76839,503
91Robertson County1.73017,839
92Ward County1.61811,125
93Maverick County1.69458,823
94Hopkins County1.66239,063
95Donley County1.653,213
96Cooke County1.66944,461
97Gregg County1.5194126,095
98Val Verde County1.57347,835
99Burleson County1.53120,549
100Delta County1.485,549
101Young County1.42618,154
102Wood County1.36749,688
103Jefferson County1.3341254,321
104Schleicher County1.332,245
105Colorado County1.32821,439
106Gonzales County1.22520,159
107Medina County1.27056,881
108Marion County1.1119,896
109Van Zandt County1.17266,130
110Red River County1.01211,816
111Wichita County1.0131129,555
112Mason County1.043,990
113Comanche County1.01414,432
114Reagan County0.933,166
115Martin County0.955,284
116DeWitt County0.91920,309
117Lamar County0.94851,503
118Montague County0.92021,966
119Crane County0.944,554
120Moore County0.91921,891
121Fayette County0.92225,459
122Harrison County0.85971,956
123Erath County0.83643,911
124Jasper County0.82733,075
125Rains County0.81113,542
126Cherokee County0.84353,337
127McCulloch County0.867,472
128Lee County0.81518,729
129Gaines County0.81923,956
130Panola County0.81823,018
131Live Oak County0.8911,929
132Clay County0.7810,764
133Palo Pinto County0.72230,791
134Lampasas County0.71623,657
135Blanco County0.7913,581
136Bosque County0.61218,918
137Coleman County0.657,915
138Limestone County0.61422,849
139Camp County0.6813,380
140Kleberg County0.61830,315
141Randall County0.690152,351
142Upshur County0.62644,410
143Morris County0.6712,133
144Nolan County0.6814,117
145Dimmit County0.548,024
146Cass County0.51428,651
147Wilbarger County0.5612,481
148Frio County0.5918,823
149Lamb County0.5612,579
150Nacogdoches County0.53166,035
151Garza County0.424,510
152Uvalde County0.41124,963
153Ochiltree County0.449,284
154Bee County0.41432,515
155Hockley County0.4921,600
156Parmer County0.449,678
157Runnels County0.449,693
158Winkler County0.437,540
159Gray County0.4820,919
160Lavaca County0.3720,651
161Falls County0.3617,869
162Mitchell County0.338,947
163Stephens County0.339,380
164Upton County0.313,131
165Anderson County0.31959,805
166Brewster County0.339,458
167Bailey County0.326,963
168Pecos County0.3414,560
169Dallam County0.327,508
170Dawson County0.3311,776
171Kimble County0.214,438
172Jack County0.229,563
173Floyd County0.214,881
174Howard County0.2630,504
175Freestone County0.2420,811
176Hale County0.2631,819
177Leon County0.2316,894
178Shelby County0.2424,286
179Rusk County0.2954,854
180La Salle County0.216,517
181Madison County0.1214,226
182Goliad County0.117,208
183Yoakum County0.117,438
184San Augustine County0.117,722
185Hutchinson County0.1219,633
186Jim Wells County0.1338,804
187Scurry County0.1116,162
188Houston County0.0122,316
189Zavala County0.009,037
190Wheeler County0.004,773
191Tyler County0.0020,443
192Trinity County0.0014,384
193Terry County0.0011,720
194Swisher County0.006,703
195Sutton County0.003,203
196Starr County0.0066,319
197San Saba County0.005,787
198Sabine County0.0010,012
199Real County0.002,745
200Oldham County0.001,783
201Lynn County0.006,017
202Lipscomb County0.002,955
203Kinney County0.003,128
204Jones County0.0020,861
205Jackson County0.0015,393
206Hemphill County0.003,083
207Haskell County0.005,499
208Hardeman County0.003,292
209Hansford County0.004,944
210Hall County0.002,737
211Franklin County0.0010,994
212Crosby County0.004,852
213Cottle County0.001,224
214Concho County0.003,607
215Collingsworth County0.002,487
216Coke County0.003,412
217Cochran County0.002,546
218Childress County0.006,643
219Castro County0.007,295
220Brooks County0.006,579
221Baylor County0.003,472
222Bandera County0.0022,876
223Armstrong County0.001,843

31 of 254 Texas counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Texas is building the most new homes?

Bastrop County: 19.1 per 1,000 residents, ahead of San Jacinto County (17.7 per 1,000 residents) and Montgomery County (17.4 per 1,000 residents), of 223 Texas counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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