Texas in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +7.0%, against +5.4% for the United States and +7.0% in 2016.

175,112 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (116,766 single-family), +5.6% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+7.0%Texas index, 2016–2017US +5.4%

175,112housing units permitted in 2017116,766 single-family

151 of 176counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.0%

1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017

Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2017	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Swisher County	+34.7%	0	0	0.0
Shelby County	+24.9%	0	0	0.0
Houston County	+17.1%	0	0	0.0
Lee County	+13.8%	9	9	0.5
Yoakum County	+13.6%	0	0	0.0
Pecos County	+13.5%	1	1	0.1
Caldwell County	+12.1%	258	254	4.7
Kaufman County	+11.9%	1,246	903	6.0
Rains County	+11.8%	4	4	0.3
Kendall County	+11.6%	327	327	6.1
San Jacinto County	+11.1%	368	368	12.5
Hemphill County	+10.7%	0	0	0.0
Kerr County	+10.7%	136	40	2.5
Comanche County	+10.6%	0	0	0.0
Tarrant County	+10.6%	13,252	7,630	5.9
Hood County	+10.5%	193	180	2.7
Hill County	+10.3%	16	16	0.4
Denton County	+10.2%	8,285	6,665	7.7
Johnson County	+10.1%	614	604	2.8
Hunt County	+10.0%	194	190	1.6
Collin County	+9.9%	14,772	9,497	11.4
Ellis County	+9.7%	2,278	1,959	9.5
Jackson County	+9.7%	69	5	4.5
Rockwall County	+9.7%	1,698	1,468	12.1
Archer County	+9.6%	7	7	0.8
Dallas County	+9.5%	19,428	4,946	7.3
Somervell County	+9.0%	14	14	1.4
Walker County	+9.0%	428	182	5.1
Fannin County	+8.9%	35	31	0.9
Grayson County	+8.9%	843	666	5.5
Wise County	+8.9%	85	83	1.0
Wood County	+8.9%	5	3	0.1
Freestone County	+8.8%	5	5	0.2
Cooke County	+8.5%	70	70	1.6
Henderson County	+8.5%	95	95	1.1
Blanco County	+8.4%	12	12	0.9
Martin County	+8.2%	5	5	0.9
Navarro County	+8.2%	256	249	4.5
Burnet County	+7.9%	592	372	10.4
Hays County	+7.8%	3,493	2,862	11.5
Bandera County	+7.7%	1	1	0.0
Fayette County	+7.7%	9	9	0.4
Parker County	+7.7%	465	465	2.5
Van Zandt County	+7.7%	13	13	0.2
Bastrop County	+7.6%	176	166	1.5
Gillespie County	+7.6%	54	54	1.9
McLennan County	+7.6%	1,006	767	3.7
Colorado County	+7.3%	11	11	0.5
Travis County	+7.2%	16,729	8,655	12.0
Bexar County	+7.1%	7,497	3,706	3.5
Milam County	+7.0%	8	8	0.3
Sabine County	+6.9%	2	2	0.2
Galveston County	+6.7%	2,129	2,095	5.7
Jasper County	+6.7%	0	0	0.0
Williamson County	+6.7%	6,044	4,182	8.0
Carson County	+6.5%	1	1	0.2
Hopkins County	+6.5%	29	21	0.7
Lamar County	+6.3%	46	26	0.9
Brown County	+6.2%	280	146	7.2
Comal County	+6.1%	3,327	2,375	15.9
Lampasas County	+6.1%	33	33	1.4
Franklin County	+6.0%	2	2	0.2
Cass County	+5.9%	22	14	0.8
Liberty County	+5.9%	546	544	4.5
Waller County	+5.9%	108	36	1.5
Austin County	+5.8%	34	34	1.0
Lamb County	+5.8%	1	1	0.1
Stephens County	+5.7%	0	0	0.0
Montague County	+5.6%	0	0	0.0
Brazos County	+5.5%	2,987	1,059	12.0
Cherokee County	+5.3%	7	7	0.1
Midland County	+5.3%	761	761	4.1
Goliad County	+5.2%	4	4	0.6
Brazoria County	+5.1%	3,138	3,132	7.5
Atascosa County	+4.8%	36	36	0.7
Erath County	+4.8%	211	38	4.8
Live Oak County	+4.8%	0	0	0.0
Calhoun County	+4.7%	76	64	3.9
Washington County	+4.7%	232	83	6.1
Guadalupe County	+4.6%	1,245	1,007	6.2
Val Verde County	+4.5%	104	104	2.2
Bell County	+4.3%	2,247	1,600	5.6
Moore County	+4.3%	4	4	0.2
Wilson County	+4.3%	53	53	0.9
Coryell County	+4.2%	176	156	2.1
Hardin County	+4.2%	334	278	5.7
Smith County	+4.1%	678	472	2.7
Starr County	+4.0%	2	0	0.0
Taylor County	+4.0%	318	278	2.1
Terry County	+4.0%	4	4	0.3
Tyler County	+3.9%	6	6	0.3
Montgomery County	+3.8%	5,294	5,290	6.8
Fort Bend County	+3.7%	7,802	7,711	8.0
Robertson County	+3.7%	80	80	4.5
Brewster County	+3.6%	13	5	1.4
Cameron County	+3.6%	1,245	1,139	2.9
Chambers County	+3.6%	526	526	9.1
Hidalgo County	+3.6%	4,297	2,698	4.7
Bosque County	+3.5%	8	8	0.4
Palo Pinto County	+3.5%	4	4	0.1
Potter County	+3.4%	487	479	4.3
Harris County	+3.3%	22,818	16,980	4.5
Hutchinson County	+3.3%	0	0	0.0
Jefferson County	+3.2%	467	377	1.8
Jones County	+3.2%	0	0	0.0
Tom Green County	+3.2%	197	193	1.6
Hartley County	+3.1%	0	0	0.0
El Paso County	+3.0%	3,277	2,373	3.7
Polk County	+3.0%	295	295	5.5
Ward County	+3.0%	4	4	0.4
Lubbock County	+2.9%	2,387	1,612	7.3
Randall County	+2.9%	278	66	1.8
San Patricio County	+2.9%	209	205	2.9
Webb County	+2.9%	1,331	1,061	4.7
Wichita County	+2.9%	111	100	0.9
Anderson County	+2.7%	14	14	0.2
Lavaca County	+2.7%	9	9	0.4
Callahan County	+2.5%	4	4	0.3
Grimes County	+2.4%	48	48	1.4
Hockley County	+2.4%	6	6	0.3
Maverick County	+2.4%	75	63	1.3
Orange County	+2.4%	501	485	5.8
Runnels County	+2.4%	4	4	0.4
Wharton County	+2.4%	78	78	1.9
Scurry County	+2.3%	8	8	0.5
Nacogdoches County	+2.2%	4	2	0.1
Gray County	+2.1%	0	0	0.0
Nueces County	+2.1%	820	818	2.3
Victoria County	+2.0%	57	57	0.6
Limestone County	+1.8%	3	3	0.1
Burleson County	+1.5%	16	16	0.8
Gonzales County	+1.5%	15	15	0.7
Howard County	+1.5%	28	28	0.9
Sherman County	+1.5%	15	9	5.4
Deaf Smith County	+1.3%	1	1	0.1
Bowie County	+1.2%	153	53	1.7
Leon County	+1.2%	0	0	0.0
Clay County	+1.0%	1	1	0.1
Ector County	+1.0%	492	492	2.8
Kleberg County	+1.0%	5	5	0.2
Medina County	+1.0%	30	30	0.5
Bee County	+0.9%	8	8	0.2
Aransas County	+0.8%	157	155	6.0
Gregg County	+0.8%	180	160	1.4
Hale County	+0.7%	19	19	0.6
Panola County	+0.7%	3	3	0.1
Matagorda County	+0.6%	153	141	4.2
Gaines County	+0.2%	4	4	0.2
Hamilton County	+0.2%	3	3	0.3
Jack County	+0.2%	0	0	0.0
Parmer County	+0.2%	3	3	0.3
Madison County	0.0%	3	3	0.2
Lynn County	−0.1%	1	1	0.2
Llano County	−0.2%	234	234	10.0
Rusk County	−0.3%	2	2	0.0
Angelina County	−0.4%	53	47	0.6
Titus County	−0.4%	26	26	0.8
Andrews County	−0.5%	18	18	1.0
Harrison County	−0.6%	60	44	0.8
Eastland County	−0.7%	0	0	0.0
Hansford County	−0.8%	0	0	0.0
Upshur County	−1.4%	5	5	0.1
Uvalde County	−2.5%	22	20	0.9
Morris County	−3.5%	2	2	0.2
Camp County	−3.6%	7	7	0.5
Falls County	−3.7%	1	1	0.1
Dallam County	−3.8%	6	6	0.8
Jim Wells County	−3.8%	14	14	0.4
Nolan County	−5.9%	4	4	0.3
Ochiltree County	−6.9%	49	1	5.3
Young County	−7.2%	4	4	0.2
Wilbarger County	−8.3%	3	3	0.2
Dawson County	−10.8%	0	0	0.0
Marion County	−11.5%	4	2	0.4
DeWitt County	−12.6%	3	3	0.1
McCulloch County	−25.3%	1	1	0.1
Delta County	—	5	5	0.9
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	1	1	0.1

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Texas 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.