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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Texas · 11 counties · 8,477,157 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA annual index 1975–2025Developmental CBSA indexPermits through August 2026
FHFA house price index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, annual from 1975 to 2025, with the national index rebased to the same start and NBER recessions shadedRecession 1973–75Recession 1980Recession 1981–82Recession 1990–91Recession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 202005001,0001,50019801990200020102020United States2025: 925
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (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 annual CBSA indexes as developmental and subject to revision. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is a metropolitan statistical area of 11 counties and about 8,477,000 residents. FHFA's annual index for it begins in 1975 and has risen +824.5% through 2025.

Over the ten years to 2025 the annual index rose +102.7% (+7.3% a year), above Texas at +88.2% and well above the national +85.0%.

Across its counties, 60,896 housing units were authorised in the 12 months to August 2026, 7.2 per 1,000 residents, −11.7% on the previous 12 months.

−0.1%1 year, 2024–2025US +2.8%
+46.9%5 yearsUS +47.0%
+102.7%10 years+7.3% a year annualised
+203.1%since 2000US +158.3%
60,896units permitted, 12 months7.2 per 1,000 residents

Same span, three levels

Change in the FHFA indexDallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonTexasUnited States
1 year (2024–2025)−0.1%+0.8%+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)+46.9%+43.5%+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)+102.7%+88.2%+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)+158.8%+147.8%+79.1%
Since 2000+203.1%+195.2%+158.3%
Since 1975+824.5%+718.3%+960.7%
10-year annualised+7.3%+6.5%+6.3%
20-year annualised+4.9%+4.6%+3.0%

FHFA annual all-transactions indexes over identical years.

Decade by decade

DecadeChangeUnited States
1980s (1980–1990)+20.7%+68.2%
1990s (1990–2000)+32.2%+33.9%
2000s (2000–2010)+23.0%+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)+67.8%+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)+46.9%+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1975 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 1975 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

PeakLowDeclinePeak regained
19861989−11.8%1998

Building permits across the area

Housing units authorised in the area's 11 counties (OMB July 2023 delineations), summed from county files.

Housing units authorised in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area by month, latest 12 months05,00010,000Sep 2025: 5,330 units (2,877 single-family, 2,453 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 4,893 units (2,943 single-family, 1,950 in multi-unit buildings)Oct 2025Nov 2025: 3,359 units (2,324 single-family, 1,035 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025Dec 2025: 4,714 units (2,462 single-family, 2,252 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025Jan 2026: 4,053 units (2,496 single-family, 1,557 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026Feb 2026: 7,274 units (3,258 single-family, 4,016 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026Mar 2026: 5,331 units (3,764 single-family, 1,567 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026Apr 2026: 5,488 units (3,811 single-family, 1,677 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026May 2026: 5,213 units (3,744 single-family, 1,469 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026Jun 2026: 5,703 units (3,633 single-family, 2,070 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026Jul 2026: 5,102 units (3,482 single-family, 1,620 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026Aug 2026: 4,436 units (3,146 single-family, 1,290 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026

Housing units authorised in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area by month, latest 12 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area by month, latest 60 months05,00010,000Sep 2021: 3,677 units (1,947 single-family, 1,730 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2021Oct 2021: 2,772 units (2,062 single-family, 710 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2021: 2,682 units (1,952 single-family, 730 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2021: 2,469 units (1,972 single-family, 497 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2022: 6,861 units (4,026 single-family, 2,835 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2022: 5,984 units (3,868 single-family, 2,116 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2022: 7,557 units (5,097 single-family, 2,460 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2022: 7,013 units (4,731 single-family, 2,282 in multi-unit buildings)May 2022: 6,236 units (4,038 single-family, 2,198 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2022: 7,101 units (4,213 single-family, 2,888 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2022: 8,458 units (3,387 single-family, 5,071 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2022: 5,894 units (3,693 single-family, 2,201 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2022: 4,878 units (3,252 single-family, 1,626 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2022Oct 2022: 7,119 units (2,545 single-family, 4,574 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2022: 4,571 units (2,355 single-family, 2,216 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2022: 5,117 units (2,188 single-family, 2,929 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2023: 4,580 units (2,244 single-family, 2,336 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2023: 5,657 units (2,629 single-family, 3,028 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2023: 4,291 units (3,001 single-family, 1,290 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2023: 4,793 units (3,960 single-family, 833 in multi-unit buildings)May 2023: 6,860 units (3,529 single-family, 3,331 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2023: 5,532 units (3,899 single-family, 1,633 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2023: 5,954 units (3,532 single-family, 2,422 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2023: 5,334 units (3,952 single-family, 1,382 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2023: 4,509 units (2,909 single-family, 1,600 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2023Oct 2023: 6,137 units (3,625 single-family, 2,512 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2023: 5,146 units (3,355 single-family, 1,791 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2023: 3,759 units (2,994 single-family, 765 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2024: 5,970 units (3,516 single-family, 2,454 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2024: 5,422 units (3,887 single-family, 1,535 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2024: 5,441 units (3,943 single-family, 1,498 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2024: 8,275 units (4,423 single-family, 3,852 in multi-unit buildings)May 2024: 6,103 units (4,447 single-family, 1,656 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2024: 5,517 units (3,854 single-family, 1,663 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2024: 6,484 units (4,246 single-family, 2,238 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2024: 5,408 units (4,121 single-family, 1,287 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2024: 5,360 units (3,443 single-family, 1,917 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2024Oct 2024: 5,893 units (3,643 single-family, 2,250 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2024: 4,322 units (2,899 single-family, 1,423 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2024: 6,144 units (3,615 single-family, 2,529 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2025: 4,876 units (3,411 single-family, 1,465 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2025: 4,935 units (3,828 single-family, 1,107 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2025: 5,691 units (3,810 single-family, 1,881 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2025: 8,409 units (4,263 single-family, 4,146 in multi-unit buildings)May 2025: 5,201 units (3,769 single-family, 1,432 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2025: 7,505 units (3,505 single-family, 4,000 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2025: 5,800 units (3,294 single-family, 2,506 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2025: 4,815 units (2,876 single-family, 1,939 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025: 5,330 units (2,877 single-family, 2,453 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 4,893 units (2,943 single-family, 1,950 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025: 3,359 units (2,324 single-family, 1,035 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025: 4,714 units (2,462 single-family, 2,252 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026: 4,053 units (2,496 single-family, 1,557 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026: 7,274 units (3,258 single-family, 4,016 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026: 5,331 units (3,764 single-family, 1,567 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026: 5,488 units (3,811 single-family, 1,677 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026: 5,213 units (3,744 single-family, 1,469 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026: 5,703 units (3,633 single-family, 2,070 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026: 5,102 units (3,482 single-family, 1,620 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026: 4,436 units (3,146 single-family, 1,290 in multi-unit buildings)

Housing units authorised in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area by year, 1995–2025050,000100,0001995: 22,069 units (22,069 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 25,479 units (25,479 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 26,507 units (26,507 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 31,973 units (31,973 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 47,591 units (32,512 single-family, 15,079 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 44,695 units (36,129 single-family, 8,566 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 49,824 units (37,842 single-family, 11,982 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 51,566 units (38,258 single-family, 13,308 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 52,807 units (40,531 single-family, 12,276 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 54,170 units (45,901 single-family, 8,269 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 59,895 units (49,489 single-family, 10,406 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 56,503 units (43,580 single-family, 12,923 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 43,558 units (28,146 single-family, 15,412 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 36,318 units (17,916 single-family, 18,402 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 20,364 units (14,135 single-family, 6,229 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 19,555 units (14,417 single-family, 5,138 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 24,825 units (14,037 single-family, 10,788 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 35,038 units (18,086 single-family, 16,952 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 37,908 units (21,222 single-family, 16,686 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 41,279 units (22,415 single-family, 18,864 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 56,993 units (28,889 single-family, 28,104 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 55,625 units (29,560 single-family, 26,065 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 62,317 units (34,410 single-family, 27,907 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 63,609 units (36,564 single-family, 27,045 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 62,708 units (34,939 single-family, 27,769 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 60,812 units (44,005 single-family, 16,807 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 78,705 units (51,996 single-family, 26,709 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 77,927 units (43,685 single-family, 34,242 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 68,029 units (44,366 single-family, 23,663 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 71,788 units (46,440 single-family, 25,348 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 66,179 units (39,790 single-family, 26,389 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings

Permits, 12 months to August 2026This areaTexasUnited States
Housing units authorised60,896194,1501,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents7.26.14.1
Single-family share62%70%63%
Change on previous 12 months−11.7%−10.8%−0.1%

Counties in the area

Ranked by ten-year change in FHFA's county index to 2025; permits are the latest 12 months.

CountyState1 year10 yearsUnits, 12 monthsPer 1,000
Hunt CountyTX+0.3%+122.7%7185.8
Johnson CountyTX+0.1%+114.3%2,19510.1
Kaufman CountyTX+1.2%+113.2%1,1375.4
Ellis CountyTX−0.3%+112.7%2,55910.6
Wise CountyTX+0.7%+110.7%3674.4
Parker CountyTX+0.3%+107.1%3601.9
Tarrant CountyTX+0.5%+105.6%15,3526.8
Collin CountyTX−0.7%+101.6%15,80412.2
Denton CountyTX−0.9%+100.8%9,4598.8
Rockwall CountyTX−0.9%+98.0%1,40510.0
Dallas CountyTX−0.1%+97.6%11,5404.3

Questions and answers

How much have home values in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area risen over 10 years?

The FHFA annual index rose +102.7% between 2015 and 2025, about +7.3% a year. Over 20 years: +158.8%; since 2000: +203.1%.

Which counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area rose most?

By ten-year change to 2025: Hunt County (+122.7%), Johnson County (+114.3%) and Kaufman County (+113.2%).

What happened to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX prices after 2007?

The area index shows no decline of 5% or more from a 2005–2008 peak; nationally the fall was −21.3%.

How many homes are being built in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area?

60,896 housing units were authorised across the area's counties in the 12 months to August 2026, 62% of them single-family, 7.2 per 1,000 residents.

Where does this data come from?

FHFA's annual CBSA house price index (developmental, updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau building permits summed over member counties (OMB July 2023 delineations) through August 2026; vintage 2025 population estimates.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for core based statistical areas (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, values 1975–2025. Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey county files through August 2026, summed over member counties from OMB's July 2023 delineations. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets.