Texas in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +6.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +7.0% in 2017.

192,878 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (126,048 single-family), +10.1% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+6.1%Texas index, 2017–2018US +5.7%

192,878housing units permitted in 2018126,048 single-family

165 of 176counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.6%

1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018

Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2018	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
McCulloch County	+30.3%	1	1	0.1
DeWitt County	+21.6%	9	9	0.4
Martin County	+21.5%	5	5	0.9
Morris County	+19.2%	0	0	0.0
Eastland County	+17.7%	11	5	0.6
Stephens County	+17.3%	1	1	0.1
Falls County	+15.1%	4	4	0.2
Dawson County	+13.0%	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	+12.9%	2	2	0.1
Lampasas County	+12.3%	42	40	1.8
Jim Wells County	+12.2%	6	6	0.2
Hill County	+11.8%	11	11	0.3
Medina County	+11.5%	31	31	0.5
Gonzales County	+11.3%	20	20	1.0
Wood County	+11.3%	13	11	0.3
Burleson County	+10.4%	6	6	0.3
Marion County	+10.3%	5	1	0.5
Wise County	+10.1%	83	76	1.0
Midland County	+9.9%	1,222	1,222	6.5
Hood County	+9.8%	272	256	3.9
Hunt County	+9.8%	207	173	1.7
Sherman County	+9.7%	18	10	6.5
Bastrop County	+9.6%	156	150	1.3
Fannin County	+9.5%	43	34	1.1
Madison County	+9.5%	11	11	0.8
Young County	+9.4%	3	3	0.2
Gillespie County	+9.3%	60	60	2.1
Milam County	+9.3%	9	9	0.3
Colorado County	+9.2%	23	14	1.1
Grimes County	+9.2%	106	106	3.1
Lavaca County	+9.1%	6	6	0.3
Burnet County	+9.0%	613	539	10.8
Franklin County	+9.0%	6	6	0.5
Ector County	+8.9%	740	716	4.3
Chambers County	+8.7%	593	593	10.3
Hale County	+8.7%	12	12	0.4
San Jacinto County	+8.7%	376	376	12.8
Titus County	+8.7%	26	22	0.8
Grayson County	+8.4%	757	531	4.9
Lee County	+8.4%	12	12	0.6
Llano County	+8.4%	266	254	11.4
Palo Pinto County	+8.3%	11	11	0.4
Kaufman County	+8.2%	1,112	772	5.3
Rains County	+8.2%	7	7	0.5
Johnson County	+8.1%	687	683	3.2
Ellis County	+8.0%	2,458	1,952	10.2
Henderson County	+8.0%	138	138	1.6
Parker County	+8.0%	698	410	3.8
Cooke County	+7.9%	55	55	1.2
Tarrant County	+7.9%	14,459	8,688	6.4
McLennan County	+7.8%	846	760	3.1
Pecos County	+7.8%	5	5	0.3
Bandera County	+7.7%	0	0	0.0
Rockwall County	+7.6%	1,517	1,517	10.8
Galveston County	+7.5%	2,201	2,201	5.9
Jasper County	+7.4%	1	1	0.0
Navarro County	+7.4%	154	152	2.7
Swisher County	+7.4%	0	0	0.0
Wharton County	+7.3%	100	96	2.4
Howard County	+7.1%	38	38	1.2
Kerr County	+7.1%	137	50	2.5
Upshur County	+7.1%	5	5	0.1
Van Zandt County	+7.1%	31	31	0.5
Kleberg County	+7.0%	6	6	0.2
Denton County	+6.9%	8,479	7,173	7.9
Caldwell County	+6.8%	478	270	8.7
Matagorda County	+6.8%	168	168	4.6
Washington County	+6.8%	139	59	3.6
Brazoria County	+6.7%	3,367	3,365	8.0
Dallas County	+6.7%	18,123	4,696	6.8
Jack County	+6.7%	3	3	0.3
Terry County	+6.7%	0	0	0.0
Waller County	+6.7%	148	75	2.1
Aransas County	+6.6%	189	175	7.2
Starr County	+6.4%	2	0	0.0
Comal County	+6.2%	2,811	2,246	13.4
Camp County	+6.1%	13	9	1.0
Goliad County	+6.1%	0	0	0.0
Travis County	+6.1%	19,520	8,978	14.0
Angelina County	+6.0%	93	93	1.1
Fayette County	+6.0%	16	16	0.6
Somervell County	+6.0%	12	12	1.2
Bell County	+5.9%	2,170	1,822	5.4
Smith County	+5.8%	660	478	2.6
Erath County	+5.7%	199	42	4.5
Bexar County	+5.6%	7,278	4,371	3.4
Jefferson County	+5.6%	609	417	2.4
Montague County	+5.6%	8	8	0.4
Williamson County	+5.6%	6,991	4,742	9.3
Wichita County	+5.5%	251	103	1.9
Orange County	+5.4%	565	553	6.5
Tyler County	+5.4%	5	5	0.2
Collin County	+5.1%	15,786	10,424	12.2
Jones County	+5.1%	0	0	0.0
Panola County	+5.1%	6	6	0.3
Austin County	+5.0%	21	21	0.6
Callahan County	+5.0%	16	16	1.1
Archer County	+4.9%	17	11	1.9
Blanco County	+4.8%	5	3	0.4
Calhoun County	+4.8%	57	57	2.9
Hardin County	+4.8%	230	230	3.9
Harrison County	+4.8%	30	28	0.4
Montgomery County	+4.7%	7,062	6,663	9.0
Nacogdoches County	+4.7%	4	0	0.1
Ochiltree County	+4.5%	2	2	0.2
Hays County	+4.4%	2,890	2,890	9.5
Liberty County	+4.4%	724	722	6.0
Taylor County	+4.4%	341	319	2.3
Brazos County	+4.3%	1,766	933	7.1
Brewster County	+4.3%	9	9	1.0
Fort Bend County	+4.3%	9,023	8,949	9.3
Lamar County	+4.3%	48	34	0.9
Gaines County	+4.2%	1	1	0.0
Harris County	+4.2%	34,149	17,732	6.8
Potter County	+4.2%	656	543	5.7
Ward County	+4.2%	1	1	0.1
Bosque County	+4.1%	5	5	0.3
Kendall County	+4.1%	313	313	5.9
Robertson County	+4.1%	84	84	4.7
Anderson County	+4.0%	33	24	0.6
Hidalgo County	+4.0%	4,642	2,959	5.0
Walker County	+4.0%	552	191	6.6
Lubbock County	+3.9%	1,479	1,400	4.5
Moore County	+3.9%	9	9	0.4
Guadalupe County	+3.8%	967	955	4.8
Webb County	+3.8%	1,375	1,078	4.9
Coryell County	+3.7%	248	208	2.9
Tom Green County	+3.7%	262	262	2.2
Wilson County	+3.7%	57	57	1.0
Atascosa County	+3.6%	40	40	0.7
Hockley County	+3.6%	17	17	0.8
Nolan County	+3.6%	9	9	0.6
Gregg County	+3.5%	243	169	1.9
Rusk County	+3.5%	11	9	0.2
San Patricio County	+3.5%	371	371	5.1
Deaf Smith County	+3.2%	2	2	0.1
Hopkins County	+3.2%	46	26	1.2
Nueces County	+3.1%	1,167	1,165	3.3
Victoria County	+3.1%	70	70	0.8
Sabine County	+3.0%	1	1	0.1
Cherokee County	+2.9%	16	16	0.3
Bowie County	+2.8%	154	52	1.7
El Paso County	+2.7%	2,416	1,751	2.8
Hansford County	+2.7%	0	0	0.0
Runnels County	+2.5%	6	6	0.6
Andrews County	+2.3%	22	22	1.2
Houston County	+2.3%	0	0	0.0
Cameron County	+2.2%	1,487	1,392	3.4
Bee County	+2.1%	9	5	0.3
Randall County	+2.1%	84	84	0.6
Polk County	+2.0%	300	300	5.6
Leon County	+1.9%	0	0	0.0
Live Oak County	+1.6%	3	3	0.3
Clay County	+1.5%	52	3	4.8
Hutchinson County	+1.5%	0	0	0.0
Jackson County	+1.5%	4	4	0.3
Brown County	+1.4%	157	150	4.1
Cass County	+1.2%	15	11	0.5
Freestone County	+1.2%	5	5	0.2
Uvalde County	+1.0%	18	18	0.7
Val Verde County	+1.0%	81	81	1.7
Parmer County	+0.6%	1	1	0.1
Gray County	+0.4%	2	2	0.1
Hartley County	+0.4%	0	0	0.0
Wilbarger County	+0.1%	1	1	0.1
Hamilton County	−0.3%	6	6	0.7
Lynn County	−0.5%	1	1	0.2
Yoakum County	−0.8%	4	4	0.5
Maverick County	−0.9%	72	68	1.2
Comanche County	−1.1%	13	3	0.9
Carson County	−1.2%	2	2	0.3
Dallam County	−2.3%	18	8	2.4
Scurry County	−4.5%	12	12	0.7
Hemphill County	−6.6%	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	−6.9%	0	0	0.0
Shelby County	−16.5%	0	0	0.0
Delta County	—	3	3	0.5
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	3	3	0.2

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.