Texas in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +4.6%, against +4.2% for the United States and +6.1% in 2018.

209,895 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (129,094 single-family), +8.8% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+4.6%Texas index, 2018–2019US +4.2%

209,895housing units permitted in 2019129,094 single-family

164 of 176counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%

1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019

Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2019	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Comanche County	+16.2%	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	+15.9%	5	5	0.4
Camp County	+15.7%	9	7	0.7
Dallam County	+14.3%	5	5	0.7
Leon County	+14.3%	0	0	0.0
Ward County	+13.9%	0	0	0.0
Blanco County	+13.5%	11	11	0.8
Nolan County	+13.4%	5	5	0.4
Hopkins County	+11.3%	42	26	1.1
Jackson County	+11.2%	8	8	0.5
Ector County	+10.9%	1,782	743	10.3
Runnels County	+10.6%	5	5	0.5
Howard County	+10.0%	46	42	1.5
Deaf Smith County	+9.9%	2	2	0.1
Andrews County	+9.8%	168	28	8.9
Madison County	+9.8%	7	7	0.5
Wilbarger County	+9.7%	2	2	0.2
Anderson County	+9.3%	156	20	2.6
Palo Pinto County	+9.3%	10	10	0.3
Llano County	+9.2%	109	107	4.7
Aransas County	+8.8%	241	241	9.2
Cooke County	+8.7%	68	68	1.5
Midland County	+8.3%	1,290	1,290	6.9
Coryell County	+8.1%	190	174	2.2
Franklin County	+8.0%	2	2	0.2
Lee County	+8.0%	22	20	1.2
Guadalupe County	+7.8%	1,334	816	6.6
Hockley County	+7.6%	9	9	0.4
Archer County	+7.5%	31	31	3.4
Atascosa County	+7.5%	45	45	0.8
Yoakum County	+7.5%	4	4	0.5
Cherokee County	+7.4%	17	17	0.3
Scurry County	+7.2%	3	3	0.2
Williamson County	+7.1%	6,668	5,233	8.9
Gaines County	+7.0%	2	2	0.1
Somervell County	+6.9%	19	19	1.9
Johnson County	+6.8%	1,064	712	4.9
Liberty County	+6.8%	823	823	6.8
Brewster County	+6.7%	19	19	2.0
Fannin County	+6.7%	32	30	0.8
Hemphill County	+6.7%	0	0	0.0
Henderson County	+6.7%	73	66	0.8
Milam County	+6.7%	8	8	0.3
Bell County	+6.6%	2,355	2,111	5.9
Caldwell County	+6.6%	302	292	5.5
Jones County	+6.6%	0	0	0.0
Travis County	+6.6%	21,417	9,524	15.4
Van Zandt County	+6.6%	36	32	0.5
Bastrop County	+6.5%	176	166	1.5
Washington County	+6.3%	55	55	1.4
Lavaca County	+6.2%	18	18	0.9
Parker County	+6.2%	808	390	4.4
Pecos County	+6.2%	44	6	3.0
Jack County	+6.0%	0	0	0.0
Lampasas County	+6.0%	34	32	1.4
Limestone County	+6.0%	14	14	0.6
Bexar County	+5.9%	11,159	5,083	5.2
Bosque County	+5.9%	7	7	0.4
Comal County	+5.8%	2,945	2,747	14.1
Hays County	+5.8%	3,474	3,211	11.4
Kerr County	+5.8%	92	88	1.7
Gillespie County	+5.7%	68	64	2.4
Lamar County	+5.7%	95	31	1.8
Navarro County	+5.7%	328	312	5.7
Tom Green County	+5.7%	283	283	2.3
Wise County	+5.7%	247	94	2.9
Clay County	+5.6%	3	3	0.3
Hardin County	+5.6%	260	208	4.4
Rusk County	+5.6%	0	0	0.0
Waller County	+5.6%	102	24	1.5
Ellis County	+5.5%	2,058	1,913	8.5
Jim Wells County	+5.5%	16	16	0.4
Montague County	+5.5%	9	9	0.4
Grayson County	+5.4%	998	634	6.5
Wilson County	+5.4%	20	20	0.4
McLennan County	+5.3%	1,209	863	4.4
Maverick County	+5.3%	92	88	1.6
Wichita County	+5.3%	155	99	1.2
Burleson County	+5.2%	78	6	3.8
Webb County	+5.2%	1,602	1,302	5.7
Cass County	+5.0%	24	16	0.8
Brazoria County	+4.9%	3,210	3,207	7.7
Fort Bend County	+4.9%	10,758	8,452	11.0
Tarrant County	+4.9%	16,983	8,432	7.6
Austin County	+4.8%	27	27	0.8
Cameron County	+4.8%	1,817	1,390	4.2
Burnet County	+4.7%	605	603	10.6
Callahan County	+4.7%	11	11	0.8
Jasper County	+4.7%	104	32	3.1
Jefferson County	+4.7%	826	623	3.2
Erath County	+4.6%	341	35	7.8
Gonzales County	+4.6%	13	13	0.6
Hood County	+4.6%	228	202	3.2
Hunt County	+4.6%	290	290	2.4
Walker County	+4.6%	588	353	7.0
Brown County	+4.5%	163	154	4.2
Kaufman County	+4.5%	695	542	3.3
Freestone County	+4.4%	5	5	0.2
Orange County	+4.4%	277	269	3.2
Wood County	+4.4%	83	17	1.7
Young County	+4.4%	2	2	0.1
Marion County	+4.3%	4	4	0.4
Dallas County	+4.1%	17,050	5,547	6.4
Smith County	+4.1%	657	592	2.6
Tyler County	+4.1%	6	6	0.3
Bandera County	+4.0%	1	1	0.0
Moore County	+4.0%	16	16	0.7
Bee County	+3.9%	17	11	0.5
El Paso County	+3.9%	3,066	2,433	3.5
Galveston County	+3.9%	2,531	2,197	6.8
Taylor County	+3.9%	359	343	2.4
Angelina County	+3.8%	171	95	1.9
Denton County	+3.8%	8,131	6,477	7.6
Robertson County	+3.8%	76	76	4.3
Wharton County	+3.8%	125	125	3.0
Lubbock County	+3.7%	2,252	1,507	6.8
Hamilton County	+3.6%	3	3	0.3
Sherman County	+3.6%	13	11	4.7
Bowie County	+3.5%	50	50	0.5
Calhoun County	+3.5%	96	92	4.9
Goliad County	+3.5%	0	0	0.0
Grimes County	+3.5%	102	102	3.0
Harris County	+3.5%	37,755	17,903	7.5
Harrison County	+3.5%	56	56	0.8
Hidalgo County	+3.5%	5,370	3,526	5.8
Chambers County	+3.4%	792	792	13.8
Eastland County	+3.4%	15	5	0.8
McCulloch County	+3.4%	0	0	0.0
Gregg County	+3.3%	214	192	1.7
Kendall County	+3.3%	365	365	6.8
Brazos County	+3.2%	1,326	1,009	5.3
Live Oak County	+3.1%	5	5	0.4
Nueces County	+3.1%	1,284	1,262	3.6
San Patricio County	+3.1%	531	339	7.4
Rockwall County	+3.0%	1,571	1,283	11.2
Hill County	+2.9%	40	40	1.0
Montgomery County	+2.8%	7,674	6,082	9.8
Potter County	+2.8%	472	446	4.1
Victoria County	+2.8%	201	141	2.2
Matagorda County	+2.6%	156	156	4.3
Randall County	+2.6%	101	97	0.7
Hutchinson County	+2.4%	0	0	0.0
Collin County	+2.3%	13,811	9,259	10.6
Rains County	+2.3%	18	18	1.3
Titus County	+2.3%	34	34	1.1
Carson County	+2.2%	3	3	0.5
Kleberg County	+2.2%	37	37	1.2
Stephens County	+2.1%	4	4	0.4
Upshur County	+2.1%	6	6	0.1
Uvalde County	+2.1%	28	28	1.1
San Jacinto County	+2.0%	394	394	13.4
Polk County	+1.9%	366	268	6.8
Sabine County	+1.6%	1	1	0.1
Colorado County	+1.5%	19	13	0.9
Fayette County	+1.5%	13	13	0.5
Gray County	+1.4%	1	1	0.0
Nacogdoches County	+1.4%	25	21	0.4
Shelby County	+1.4%	1	1	0.0
Medina County	+1.2%	26	26	0.5
Houston County	+1.0%	1	1	0.0
Falls County	+0.8%	13	13	0.7
Hale County	+0.8%	9	9	0.3
Panola County	+0.6%	8	8	0.3
Val Verde County	+0.4%	131	123	2.7
Ochiltree County	−0.1%	1	1	0.1
Parmer County	−0.3%	1	1	0.1
Swisher County	−0.6%	0	0	0.0
Morris County	−0.7%	1	1	0.1
Lynn County	−1.1%	1	1	0.2
Hartley County	−1.2%	0	0	0.0
Terry County	−1.8%	0	0	0.0
Dawson County	−2.7%	0	0	0.0
Hansford County	−4.3%	2	2	0.4
Starr County	−5.1%	3	3	0.0
DeWitt County	−5.8%	7	7	0.3
Martin County	−20.6%	16	16	3.0
Delta County	—	7	7	1.3
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.