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In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +0.8%, against +2.8% for the United States and +2.3% in 2024.
210,217 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (140,579 single-family), −6.9% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
+0.8% Texas index, 2024–2025 US +2.8%
210,217 housing units permitted in 2025 140,579 single-family
129 of 171 counties with a rising index median county +2.1%
1,431,616 units permitted nationally in 2025
Counties in 2025 Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2025 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Starr County +21.3% 0 0 0.0 Dallam County +20.3% 2 2 0.3 Sherman County +16.5% 15 15 5.4 Colorado County +16.4% 28 28 1.3 Kleberg County +15.0% 18 18 0.6 Live Oak County +14.4% 9 9 0.8 Shelby County +14.2% 4 4 0.2 Ward County +14.0% 18 0 1.6 Jack County +12.0% 2 2 0.2 Jim Wells County +11.5% 3 3 0.1 Bosque County +11.4% 12 12 0.6 Burleson County +10.4% 31 31 1.5 Jasper County +10.4% 27 27 0.8 Andrews County +10.3% 93 67 4.9 Hartley County +9.3% 0 0 0.0 Falls County +9.2% 6 4 0.3 Bee County +8.9% 14 14 0.4 Moore County +8.9% 19 15 0.9 Robertson County +8.9% 30 30 1.7 Houston County +8.5% 1 1 0.0 Nolan County +8.5% 8 8 0.6 Hockley County +8.1% 9 9 0.4 Hopkins County +8.1% 62 62 1.6 Lavaca County +8.1% 7 5 0.3 Walker County +8.0% 533 485 6.4 Harrison County +7.3% 59 59 0.8 Camp County +7.2% 8 6 0.6 Lampasas County +6.9% 16 16 0.7 Swisher County +6.9% 0 0 0.0 Wilson County +6.8% 127 127 2.3 Maverick County +6.7% 94 64 1.6 Hardin County +6.4% 374 374 6.4 Jackson County +6.2% 0 0 0.0 Uvalde County +6.2% 11 11 0.4 Fort Bend County +6.0% 12,487 9,638 12.8 Trinity County +6.0% 0 0 0.0 Morris County +5.7% 7 7 0.6 Montague County +5.5% 20 16 0.9 Upshur County +5.5% 26 22 0.6 Lee County +5.3% 15 15 0.8 Cooke County +5.2% 69 69 1.6 Hale County +5.2% 6 6 0.2 Coryell County +5.1% 503 314 5.9 Howard County +5.1% 6 6 0.2 Cherokee County +5.0% 43 37 0.8 Hutchinson County +4.9% 2 2 0.1 Lamar County +4.9% 48 44 0.9 Brown County +4.7% 205 154 5.3 Calhoun County +4.7% 108 108 5.5 San Jacinto County +4.4% 523 519 17.7 Grimes County +4.3% 68 65 2.0 Limestone County +4.3% 14 8 0.6 Waller County +4.3% 339 339 4.9 Wharton County +4.2% 116 116 2.8 Brewster County +4.1% 3 0 0.3 Erath County +4.1% 36 16 0.8 Hidalgo County +4.1% 7,301 4,523 7.9 Van Zandt County +4.1% 72 72 1.1 Wichita County +4.1% 131 117 1.0 Callahan County +4.0% 103 103 7.1 Gillespie County +4.0% 51 51 1.8 Gray County +3.9% 8 8 0.4 Midland County +3.8% 1,317 1,317 7.0 Angelina County +3.7% 157 139 1.8 Chambers County +3.7% 564 562 9.8 Hill County +3.3% 68 68 1.7 Palo Pinto County +3.3% 22 22 0.7 Sabine County +3.2% 0 0 0.0 Taylor County +3.2% 1,057 731 7.0 Cass County +3.1% 14 12 0.5 Ector County +3.1% 921 921 5.3 Nacogdoches County +3.1% 31 31 0.5 Tom Green County +3.0% 335 333 2.8 Young County +3.0% 26 26 1.4 El Paso County +2.9% 2,050 1,790 2.3 Gaines County +2.8% 19 19 0.8 Hood County +2.6% 258 258 3.7 Panola County +2.6% 18 8 0.8 Webb County +2.5% 1,340 1,029 4.8 Archer County +2.4% 21 12 2.3 Rusk County +2.4% 9 9 0.2 Titus County +2.3% 253 13 8.0 Austin County +2.2% 304 304 9.0 Montgomery County +2.2% 13,614 11,597 17.4 Gregg County +2.1% 194 186 1.5 Hamilton County +2.1% 33 19 3.8 Brazos County +2.0% 2,330 1,687 9.4 Henderson County +1.9% 176 166 2.0 Jefferson County +1.9% 341 325 1.3 Washington County +1.9% 197 194 5.1 Randall County +1.8% 90 84 0.6 Smith County +1.8% 543 517 2.2 Anderson County +1.7% 19 19 0.3 Galveston County +1.7% 2,525 2,521 6.8 Madison County +1.7% 2 2 0.1 Bastrop County +1.6% 2,269 1,546 19.1 Orange County +1.6% 245 180 2.8 Potter County +1.5% 865 529 7.6 San Patricio County +1.5% 432 432 6.0 Brazoria County +1.4% 2,800 2,789 6.7 Eastland County +1.4% 75 23 4.1 Matagorda County +1.4% 300 251 8.2 Comanche County +1.3% 14 12 1.0 Leon County +1.3% 3 3 0.2 Lubbock County +1.3% 2,858 2,035 8.7 Kaufman County +1.2% 1,069 1,057 5.1 McLennan County +1.2% 1,442 770 5.3 Scurry County +1.2% 1 1 0.1 Grayson County +1.0% 1,881 1,175 12.2 Bowie County +0.9% 257 127 2.8 Fannin County +0.9% 84 82 2.1 Fayette County +0.9% 22 16 0.9 Kerr County +0.9% 179 91 3.3 DeWitt County +0.7% 19 19 0.9 Wise County +0.7% 402 394 4.8 Comal County +0.6% 1,726 1,726 8.3 Harris County +0.6% 30,909 16,940 6.1 Bexar County +0.5% 6,333 4,589 2.9 Tarrant County +0.5% 13,924 8,658 6.2 Tyler County +0.4% 0 0 0.0 Hunt County +0.3% 834 456 6.8 Nueces County +0.3% 1,496 1,332 4.2 Ochiltree County +0.3% 4 4 0.4 Parker County +0.3% 342 312 1.9 Franklin County +0.2% 0 0 0.0 Somervell County +0.2% 27 27 2.6 Cameron County +0.1% 2,702 1,838 6.2 Johnson County +0.1% 2,356 1,952 10.8 Val Verde County +0.1% 73 73 1.5 Dallas County −0.1% 12,691 4,651 4.8 Hays County −0.1% 4,595 4,153 15.1 Navarro County −0.2% 477 459 8.3 Parmer County −0.2% 4 4 0.4 Ellis County −0.3% 3,678 3,230 15.3 Medina County −0.3% 70 70 1.2 Wood County −0.4% 67 67 1.3 Milam County −0.5% 73 63 2.8 Victoria County −0.6% 185 42 2.0 Collin County −0.7% 19,082 11,136 14.7 Jones County −0.7% 0 0 0.0 Liberty County −0.7% 1,010 1,010 8.3 Polk County −0.7% 661 661 12.4 Denton County −0.9% 10,210 6,357 9.5 Rockwall County −0.9% 1,591 1,587 11.3 Williamson County −1.0% 4,956 3,945 6.6 Freestone County −1.2% 4 4 0.2 Atascosa County −1.3% 242 242 4.5 Aransas County −1.6% 188 188 7.2 Kendall County −1.6% 351 351 6.6 Guadalupe County −1.7% 1,697 1,546 8.4 Travis County −1.7% 15,059 4,727 10.8 Bell County −2.1% 2,839 2,170 7.1 Deaf Smith County −2.3% 33 15 1.8 Blanco County −2.4% 9 9 0.7 Caldwell County −2.4% 443 439 8.0 Pecos County −2.5% 4 4 0.3 Dawson County −2.6% 3 3 0.3 Rains County −2.7% 11 11 0.8 Burnet County −3.5% 736 734 12.9 Llano County −3.6% 117 109 5.0 Lamb County −4.2% 6 6 0.5 Gonzales County −4.7% 25 25 1.2 Wilbarger County −4.8% 6 6 0.5 Bandera County −6.5% 0 0 0.0 Clay County −6.8% 8 4 0.7 Carson County −7.3% 39 39 6.7 Marion County −12.9% 11 7 1.1 Goliad County −13.9% 1 1 0.1 Runnels County −14.5% 4 4 0.4 Stephens County −16.2% 3 3 0.3 Hansford County −17.8% 0 0 0.0 Delta County — 8 8 1.4 Hemphill County — 0 0 0.0 Lynn County — 0 0 0.0 McCulloch County — 6 6 0.8 Martin County — 5 5 0.9 Mills County — 0 0 0.0 Terry County — 0 0 0.0 Yoakum County — 1 1 0.1
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Texas by year 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 1995: 105,102 units (70,418 single-family, 34,684 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 118,823 units (83,103 single-family, 35,720 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 125,974 units (82,180 single-family, 43,794 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 156,729 units (99,831 single-family, 56,898 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 146,564 units (101,848 single-family, 44,716 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 141,231 units (108,613 single-family, 32,618 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 150,342 units (111,915 single-family, 38,427 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 165,027 units (122,623 single-family, 42,404 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 177,194 units (134,197 single-family, 42,997 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 188,842 units (149,056 single-family, 39,786 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 210,611 units (166,178 single-family, 44,433 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 216,642 units (162,750 single-family, 53,892 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 176,992 units (118,455 single-family, 58,537 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 129,523 units (79,626 single-family, 49,897 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 84,440 units (67,069 single-family, 17,371 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 88,461 units (66,973 single-family, 21,488 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 97,450 units (65,506 single-family, 31,944 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 135,514 units (79,532 single-family, 55,982 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 147,460 units (90,832 single-family, 56,628 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 166,982 units (99,701 single-family, 67,281 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 175,443 units (105,448 single-family, 69,995 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 165,853 units (106,511 single-family, 59,342 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 175,112 units (116,766 single-family, 58,346 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 192,878 units (126,048 single-family, 66,830 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 209,895 units (129,094 single-family, 80,801 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 230,503 units (158,242 single-family, 72,261 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 265,955 units (179,620 single-family, 86,335 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 263,007 units (154,793 single-family, 108,214 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 232,373 units (149,860 single-family, 82,513 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 225,756 units (158,121 single-family, 67,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 210,217 units (140,579 single-family, 69,638 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Texas by year
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 .