State, one year
Texas in 2021
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +12.6%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.3% in 2020.
265,955 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (179,620 single-family), +15.4% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.
+12.6%Texas index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
265,955housing units permitted in 2021179,620 single-family
173 of 177counties with a rising indexmedian county +11.7%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
Counties in 2021
Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2021 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swisher County | +26.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Williamson County | +24.8% | 15,036 | 9,437 | 20.0 |
| Morris County | +24.3% | 4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Blanco County | +23.7% | 27 | 27 | 2.0 |
| Falls County | +23.0% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Franklin County | +22.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nolan County | +21.1% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Parmer County | +20.5% | 12 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Hays County | +20.4% | 5,439 | 4,609 | 17.9 |
| Travis County | +20.2% | 29,052 | 9,204 | 20.9 |
| Hemphill County | +20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lampasas County | +19.3% | 50 | 46 | 2.1 |
| Caldwell County | +19.1% | 544 | 410 | 9.9 |
| Bastrop County | +19.0% | 836 | 826 | 7.0 |
| Comanche County | +18.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Cass County | +17.2% | 7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Lynn County | +17.2% | 2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Bell County | +17.1% | 4,019 | 2,437 | 10.0 |
| Henderson County | +17.1% | 243 | 241 | 2.7 |
| Brown County | +16.9% | 147 | 121 | 3.8 |
| Navarro County | +16.7% | 478 | 464 | 8.4 |
| Palo Pinto County | +16.7% | 13 | 13 | 0.4 |
| Coryell County | +16.5% | 243 | 93 | 2.8 |
| Hood County | +16.2% | 291 | 227 | 4.1 |
| Young County | +16.2% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Clay County | +15.9% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Dallam County | +15.8% | 6 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Llano County | +15.8% | 261 | 248 | 11.2 |
| Titus County | +15.6% | 8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Hopkins County | +15.5% | 128 | 47 | 3.3 |
| Van Zandt County | +15.4% | 82 | 22 | 1.2 |
| Ellis County | +15.3% | 3,895 | 2,871 | 16.2 |
| Gillespie County | +15.1% | 85 | 85 | 3.0 |
| Bosque County | +15.0% | 9 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Milam County | +15.0% | 25 | 13 | 1.0 |
| Rains County | +15.0% | 25 | 25 | 1.8 |
| Deaf Smith County | +14.9% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Hamilton County | +14.8% | 21 | 19 | 2.4 |
| Hill County | +14.8% | 112 | 106 | 2.8 |
| Rockwall County | +14.8% | 3,392 | 2,830 | 24.1 |
| Collin County | +14.7% | 17,140 | 13,496 | 13.2 |
| Kaufman County | +14.7% | 1,589 | 1,563 | 7.6 |
| Archer County | +14.6% | 44 | 42 | 4.8 |
| Grayson County | +14.6% | 1,048 | 932 | 6.8 |
| Johnson County | +14.5% | 2,218 | 1,358 | 10.2 |
| Parker County | +14.5% | 765 | 719 | 4.1 |
| Medina County | +14.4% | 27 | 27 | 0.5 |
| Calhoun County | +14.3% | 137 | 123 | 7.0 |
| Wise County | +14.2% | 132 | 124 | 1.6 |
| Hale County | +14.1% | 26 | 26 | 0.8 |
| Lamar County | +14.1% | 81 | 32 | 1.6 |
| Denton County | +14.0% | 11,575 | 9,076 | 10.8 |
| Kerr County | +14.0% | 98 | 98 | 1.8 |
| Tarrant County | +14.0% | 18,169 | 11,220 | 8.1 |
| Wichita County | +14.0% | 145 | 145 | 1.1 |
| Lee County | +13.9% | 30 | 30 | 1.6 |
| Guadalupe County | +13.8% | 1,868 | 1,730 | 9.3 |
| Burleson County | +13.6% | 57 | 53 | 2.8 |
| Cooke County | +13.6% | 51 | 47 | 1.1 |
| Comal County | +13.5% | 4,459 | 3,858 | 21.3 |
| McLennan County | +13.5% | 1,097 | 973 | 4.0 |
| Montague County | +13.5% | 22 | 22 | 1.0 |
| Hunt County | +13.3% | 1,031 | 1,011 | 8.4 |
| Lamb County | +13.3% | 2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Sabine County | +13.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wilbarger County | +13.3% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Colorado County | +13.2% | 15 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Runnels County | +13.0% | 6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Anderson County | +12.9% | 220 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Starr County | +12.9% | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Burnet County | +12.7% | 991 | 991 | 17.4 |
| Erath County | +12.7% | 54 | 42 | 1.2 |
| Leon County | +12.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nueces County | +12.7% | 1,950 | 1,716 | 5.5 |
| San Jacinto County | +12.7% | 575 | 575 | 19.5 |
| Wood County | +12.7% | 22 | 18 | 0.4 |
| Galveston County | +12.6% | 2,512 | 2,474 | 6.7 |
| Smith County | +12.6% | 912 | 741 | 3.6 |
| Kleberg County | +12.5% | 44 | 27 | 1.5 |
| Bandera County | +12.3% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bexar County | +12.3% | 15,294 | 7,714 | 7.1 |
| Fannin County | +12.2% | 59 | 45 | 1.5 |
| Dallas County | +12.1% | 18,799 | 7,728 | 7.1 |
| Cameron County | +12.0% | 2,052 | 1,573 | 4.7 |
| Gregg County | +12.0% | 363 | 255 | 2.9 |
| Wilson County | +12.0% | 149 | 149 | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | +11.9% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Montgomery County | +11.9% | 13,750 | 12,227 | 17.6 |
| Polk County | +11.7% | 960 | 958 | 18.0 |
| Kendall County | +11.6% | 387 | 387 | 7.3 |
| Robertson County | +11.6% | 31 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Tom Green County | +11.6% | 333 | 333 | 2.8 |
| Angelina County | +11.5% | 138 | 138 | 1.6 |
| Jack County | +11.4% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Lavaca County | +11.4% | 10 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Shelby County | +11.3% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Yoakum County | +11.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| El Paso County | +11.2% | 2,989 | 2,655 | 3.4 |
| Potter County | +11.1% | 574 | 542 | 5.0 |
| San Patricio County | +11.1% | 625 | 497 | 8.7 |
| Somervell County | +11.1% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Upshur County | +11.1% | 35 | 23 | 0.8 |
| Cherokee County | +11.0% | 18 | 18 | 0.3 |
| Walker County | +11.0% | 1,064 | 659 | 12.7 |
| Hutchinson County | +10.9% | 4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Marion County | +10.8% | 12 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Randall County | +10.8% | 152 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Grimes County | +10.7% | 92 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Fort Bend County | +10.6% | 10,762 | 9,938 | 11.0 |
| Harrison County | +10.6% | 114 | 114 | 1.6 |
| Tyler County | +10.6% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Jim Wells County | +10.4% | 5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Atascosa County | +10.3% | 79 | 79 | 1.5 |
| Gonzales County | +10.3% | 17 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Lubbock County | +10.3% | 3,402 | 2,723 | 10.3 |
| Brazoria County | +10.1% | 4,462 | 4,455 | 10.6 |
| Waller County | +10.1% | 265 | 57 | 3.8 |
| Bowie County | +10.0% | 229 | 229 | 2.5 |
| Hidalgo County | +10.0% | 6,055 | 4,844 | 6.6 |
| Taylor County | +10.0% | 882 | 505 | 5.9 |
| Terry County | +10.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Limestone County | +9.9% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Nacogdoches County | +9.9% | 29 | 29 | 0.4 |
| Austin County | +9.8% | 22 | 22 | 0.7 |
| Stephens County | +9.8% | 4 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Carson County | +9.4% | 2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Camp County | +9.3% | 4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Liberty County | +9.3% | 1,234 | 1,234 | 10.2 |
| Matagorda County | +9.3% | 506 | 506 | 13.9 |
| Scurry County | +9.2% | 4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Rusk County | +9.0% | 67 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Washington County | +9.0% | 319 | 190 | 8.3 |
| Chambers County | +8.9% | 1,052 | 1,052 | 18.3 |
| Madison County | +8.9% | 6 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Moore County | +8.8% | 5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Brazos County | +8.6% | 2,212 | 1,681 | 8.9 |
| Freestone County | +8.6% | 4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Gray County | +8.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jasper County | +8.5% | 161 | 71 | 4.9 |
| Mills County | +8.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fayette County | +8.3% | 11 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Hardin County | +8.1% | 465 | 449 | 7.9 |
| Eastland County | +8.0% | 17 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Hansford County | +8.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Uvalde County | +8.0% | 24 | 24 | 1.0 |
| Houston County | +7.9% | 3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Dawson County | +7.7% | 80 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jefferson County | +7.6% | 911 | 761 | 3.6 |
| Panola County | +7.6% | 10 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Victoria County | +7.4% | 349 | 181 | 3.8 |
| Webb County | +7.4% | 1,684 | 1,462 | 6.0 |
| Hartley County | +7.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wharton County | +7.3% | 261 | 245 | 6.2 |
| Bee County | +7.2% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Maverick County | +7.2% | 135 | 126 | 2.3 |
| Val Verde County | +7.2% | 155 | 155 | 3.2 |
| Live Oak County | +6.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aransas County | +6.7% | 214 | 210 | 8.2 |
| DeWitt County | +6.5% | 11 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Martin County | +6.4% | 14 | 14 | 2.6 |
| Orange County | +6.4% | 209 | 191 | 2.4 |
| Harris County | +6.2% | 35,204 | 21,260 | 7.0 |
| Callahan County | +6.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hockley County | +5.8% | 17 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Howard County | +5.6% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Brewster County | +5.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jones County | +5.1% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| McCulloch County | +4.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Midland County | +2.5% | 858 | 858 | 4.6 |
| Andrews County | +2.4% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Gaines County | +2.4% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Ector County | +1.0% | 1,406 | 1,373 | 8.1 |
| Pecos County | +0.4% | 13 | 13 | 0.9 |
| Ward County | −0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goliad County | −1.2% | 42 | 42 | 5.8 |
| Ochiltree County | −1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sherman County | −6.0% | 15 | 15 | 5.4 |
| Delta County | — | 14 | 14 | 2.5 |
| 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.