Texas in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +3.3%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.6% in 2019.

230,503 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (158,242 single-family), +9.8% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+3.3%Texas index, 2019–2020US +3.0%

230,503housing units permitted in 2020158,242 single-family

158 of 176counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.2%

1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020

Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2020	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Pecos County	+19.7%	47	7	3.2
Sherman County	+15.0%	12	12	4.3
Martin County	+14.8%	3	3	0.6
DeWitt County	+9.9%	4	4	0.2
Sabine County	+9.3%	1	1	0.1
Dawson County	+9.2%	0	0	0.0
Fayette County	+9.1%	48	46	1.9
Uvalde County	+9.0%	19	19	0.8
Hamilton County	+8.6%	13	13	1.5
Lynn County	+8.1%	2	2	0.3
Terry County	+8.1%	5	5	0.4
Jack County	+8.0%	0	0	0.0
Bandera County	+7.9%	1	1	0.0
Ward County	+7.9%	0	0	0.0
Callahan County	+7.8%	14	12	1.0
Bosque County	+7.6%	6	6	0.3
Rains County	+7.3%	30	30	2.2
Val Verde County	+7.3%	109	109	2.3
Hill County	+7.1%	50	50	1.3
Limestone County	+6.9%	4	4	0.2
Montague County	+6.9%	16	16	0.7
Gaines County	+6.8%	2	2	0.1
Howard County	+6.8%	45	43	1.5
Houston County	+6.7%	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	+6.7%	3	3	0.3
Van Zandt County	+6.2%	46	42	0.7
Bee County	+6.1%	31	19	1.0
Freestone County	+6.1%	4	4	0.2
Medina County	+6.1%	36	34	0.6
Titus County	+6.1%	48	32	1.5
Wood County	+6.0%	25	21	0.5
Deaf Smith County	+5.9%	2	2	0.1
Jones County	+5.9%	1	1	0.0
Lamar County	+5.9%	34	24	0.7
Chambers County	+5.8%	932	932	16.2
Hunt County	+5.8%	904	670	7.3
Kendall County	+5.8%	314	314	5.9
Upshur County	+5.8%	27	19	0.6
Bowie County	+5.7%	72	68	0.8
Coryell County	+5.7%	472	332	5.5
Goliad County	+5.7%	0	0	0.0
Panola County	+5.6%	13	13	0.6
Polk County	+5.5%	565	551	10.6
Williamson County	+5.5%	9,317	7,271	12.4
Erath County	+5.4%	62	37	1.4
Hansford County	+5.4%	3	3	0.6
McLennan County	+5.4%	1,201	958	4.4
Travis County	+5.4%	27,110	10,361	19.5
Aransas County	+5.3%	173	173	6.6
Gillespie County	+5.3%	72	70	2.5
Henderson County	+5.3%	203	173	2.3
Hood County	+5.3%	389	389	5.5
Starr County	+5.3%	1	1	0.0
Brewster County	+5.2%	21	21	2.2
Hays County	+5.2%	4,925	4,096	16.2
Nacogdoches County	+5.2%	25	23	0.4
Wichita County	+5.2%	187	169	1.4
Burnet County	+5.1%	720	658	12.6
Swisher County	+5.1%	0	0	0.0
Galveston County	+5.0%	3,278	2,926	8.8
Tyler County	+5.0%	22	22	1.1
Bell County	+4.9%	3,108	2,542	7.7
Moore County	+4.9%	12	12	0.5
Tom Green County	+4.9%	686	686	5.7
Victoria County	+4.9%	132	132	1.4
San Jacinto County	+4.8%	457	457	15.5
Cameron County	+4.7%	1,904	1,576	4.4
Comanche County	+4.7%	1	1	0.1
Walker County	+4.7%	523	455	6.2
Wilbarger County	+4.7%	3	3	0.2
Kleberg County	+4.6%	44	24	1.5
Llano County	+4.6%	300	288	12.8
Navarro County	+4.6%	70	52	1.2
Clay County	+4.5%	7	3	0.7
Hutchinson County	+4.5%	1	1	0.1
Milam County	+4.5%	11	11	0.4
Smith County	+4.5%	828	635	3.3
Andrews County	+4.4%	16	16	0.8
Austin County	+4.4%	29	29	0.9
Grayson County	+4.4%	1,181	798	7.7
Hidalgo County	+4.4%	4,894	3,491	5.3
Live Oak County	+4.4%	5	5	0.4
Nueces County	+4.4%	1,557	1,370	4.4
Parmer County	+4.4%	4	4	0.4
Scurry County	+4.4%	3	3	0.2
Bastrop County	+4.3%	478	474	4.0
Cherokee County	+4.3%	13	13	0.2
Jasper County	+4.3%	277	68	8.4
Carson County	+4.2%	2	2	0.3
Hardin County	+4.2%	413	263	7.0
Hopkins County	+4.2%	13	13	0.3
Orange County	+4.2%	225	211	2.6
Angelina County	+4.1%	122	120	1.4
El Paso County	+4.1%	2,562	2,330	2.9
Palo Pinto County	+4.1%	11	11	0.4
Wise County	+4.1%	95	88	1.1
Anderson County	+4.0%	176	21	2.9
McCulloch County	+4.0%	0	0	0.0
Comal County	+3.9%	4,197	3,389	20.1
Camp County	+3.8%	10	10	0.7
Grimes County	+3.8%	87	87	2.5
Montgomery County	+3.8%	10,219	8,901	13.1
Johnson County	+3.7%	2,582	1,365	11.8
San Patricio County	+3.7%	366	276	5.1
Brown County	+3.6%	102	98	2.6
Cooke County	+3.6%	68	68	1.5
Ellis County	+3.6%	2,731	2,548	11.3
Gregg County	+3.6%	275	259	2.2
Kaufman County	+3.6%	1,068	860	5.1
Lampasas County	+3.6%	49	49	2.1
Bexar County	+3.5%	10,392	5,337	4.8
Caldwell County	+3.5%	434	368	7.9
Rusk County	+3.5%	3	3	0.1
Jefferson County	+3.4%	1,115	1,081	4.4
Hockley County	+3.3%	9	9	0.4
Parker County	+3.3%	1,113	517	6.0
Robertson County	+3.3%	130	126	7.3
Shelby County	+3.3%	1	1	0.0
Liberty County	+3.2%	964	964	7.9
Tarrant County	+3.1%	14,224	10,266	6.3
Waller County	+3.1%	167	31	2.4
Wilson County	+3.1%	141	141	2.5
Harrison County	+3.0%	82	82	1.1
Fannin County	+2.9%	42	34	1.1
Lubbock County	+2.9%	3,851	2,017	11.7
Taylor County	+2.9%	648	384	4.3
Ector County	+2.8%	1,188	898	6.8
Ochiltree County	+2.8%	1	1	0.1
Brazoria County	+2.7%	3,897	3,895	9.3
Hale County	+2.7%	22	22	0.7
Harris County	+2.7%	36,961	20,834	7.3
Randall County	+2.7%	173	157	1.1
Atascosa County	+2.6%	67	67	1.3
Brazos County	+2.6%	1,937	1,230	7.8
Denton County	+2.6%	9,974	7,222	9.3
Rockwall County	+2.6%	2,699	2,306	19.2
Kerr County	+2.5%	91	83	1.7
Wharton County	+2.4%	173	171	4.1
Colorado County	+2.2%	16	16	0.7
Washington County	+2.2%	596	90	15.6
Webb County	+2.2%	1,447	1,274	5.1
Collin County	+2.1%	14,794	12,586	11.4
Dallas County	+2.1%	10,628	5,577	4.0
Falls County	+2.0%	13	13	0.7
Guadalupe County	+2.0%	1,549	1,258	7.7
Gonzales County	+1.9%	14	14	0.7
Gray County	+1.9%	1	1	0.0
Jim Wells County	+1.9%	17	17	0.4
Marion County	+1.9%	11	11	1.1
Potter County	+1.3%	845	560	7.4
Jackson County	+1.2%	9	9	0.6
Eastland County	+0.5%	2	2	0.1
Fort Bend County	+0.5%	14,093	11,403	14.5
Maverick County	+0.5%	139	121	2.4
Somervell County	+0.4%	21	21	2.0
Burleson County	+0.3%	36	36	1.8
Midland County	+0.3%	1,289	1,289	6.9
Young County	+0.2%	7	7	0.4
Cass County	0.0%	18	10	0.6
Lavaca County	−0.1%	9	9	0.4
Madison County	−0.1%	5	5	0.4
Hartley County	−0.3%	0	0	0.0
Matagorda County	−0.5%	176	176	4.8
Archer County	−0.6%	44	38	4.8
Yoakum County	−0.6%	5	5	0.7
Lee County	−0.7%	23	15	1.2
Calhoun County	−1.1%	139	113	7.1
Runnels County	−1.2%	8	8	0.8
Blanco County	−2.0%	24	22	1.8
Franklin County	−2.6%	5	5	0.5
Leon County	−2.6%	0	0	0.0
Nolan County	−2.9%	4	4	0.3
Lamb County	−3.2%	13	9	1.0
Hemphill County	−3.5%	0	0	0.0
Morris County	−4.8%	3	3	0.2
Dallam County	−11.0%	5	5	0.7
Delta County	—	9	7	1.6
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	4	4	0.3

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.