Cities in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Houston, TX had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 253 cities in 2025, at 11,878. Raymondville, TX had the lowest, at 0. The median was 147 and the figure for Texas was 210,217. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest11,878Houston, TX

Lowest0Raymondville, TX

Median147253 cities

Texas210,217History

Top 40 cities, 2025

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Houston, TX Estimated	11,878	-0.2%
2	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	9,437	-28.2%
3	Austin, TX Estimated	8,893	-5.8%
4	Dallas, TX Estimated	6,993	+15.8%
5	Frisco, TX Estimated	5,652	+324%
6	San Antonio, TX Estimated	5,320	-15%
7	Denton, TX Estimated	3,438	+74%
8	Fulshear, TX Estimated	3,264	-17.8%
9	McKinney, TX Estimated	3,040	-22.3%
10	Celina, TX Estimated	2,803	-35.7%
11	Lubbock, TX Estimated	2,382	+28.6%
12	Conroe, TX Estimated	1,893	-21.9%
13	Georgetown, TX Estimated	1,770	-24.8%
14	El Paso, TX Estimated	1,722	-8.7%
15	Princeton, TX Estimated	1,610	-29.3%
16	Arlington, TX Estimated	1,576	-7.5%
17	McAllen, TX Estimated	1,504	-12.7%
18	Edinburg, TX Estimated	1,431	+10.5%
19	Brownsville, TX Estimated	1,421	+32.8%
20	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	1,384	+7.2%
21	Laredo, TX Estimated	1,340	-7.5%
22	Leander, TX Estimated	1,336	+12%
23	Midland, TX Estimated	1,317	-12.4%
24	College Station, TX Estimated	1,298	+16.7%
24	Kyle, TX Estimated	1,298	-26.6%
26	Lavon, TX Estimated	1,266	+5.8%
27	Temple, TX Estimated	1,220	-7.4%
28	Manor, TX Estimated	1,181	+79.2%
29	Carrollton, TX Estimated	1,166	+5,200%
30	Waco, TX Estimated	1,119	+58.7%
31	Sherman, TX Estimated	1,034	-18.7%
32	Bryan, TX Estimated	1,032	-6.1%
33	Allen, TX Estimated	1,028	+406.4%
34	Abilene, TX Estimated	1,020	+112.1%
35	Rowlett, TX Estimated	1,018	+556.8%
36	Odessa, TX Estimated	921	-8.3%
37	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	920	+7.5%
38	Killeen, TX Estimated	910	-19.8%
39	Waxahachie, TX Estimated	900	+52%
40	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	879	-63.9%
41	Amarillo, TX Estimated	865	-28.7%
42	Anna, TX Estimated	864	-26.3%
43	Round Rock, TX Estimated	845	-56.4%
44	Midlothian, TX Estimated	825	-9.8%
45	League City, TX Estimated	816	-12.1%
46	Seguin, TX Estimated	811	-20%
47	Elgin, TX Estimated	766	+105.9%
48	Lewisville, TX Estimated	756	-55.3%
49	Manvel, TX Estimated	745	+18.3%
50	Iowa Colony, TX Estimated	743	-37%
51	Missouri City, TX Estimated	737	+524.6%
52	Mission, TX Estimated	722	+3.9%
53	San Marcos, TX Estimated	718	-44%
54	Richardson, TX Estimated	677	-14.3%
55	Mansfield, TX Estimated	675	-61%
56	Red Oak, TX Estimated	667	+81.7%
57	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	664	-58%
58	Greenville, TX Estimated	663	-34.9%
59	Weslaco, TX Estimated	649	+61.8%
60	Texas City, TX Estimated	640	-34.3%
61	Hutto, TX Estimated	582	-42.4%
62	Cleburne, TX Estimated	574	-11.4%
63	Melissa, TX Estimated	553	-57.3%
64	Dripping Springs, TX Estimated	521	+6.1%
65	Rockwall, TX Estimated	511	+60.2%
66	Royse City, TX Estimated	498	-28.1%
67	Mesquite, TX Estimated	491	-31.7%
68	Copperas Cove, TX Estimated	474	+29.2%
69	Providence Village, TX Estimated	467	-34.9%
70	Josephine, TX Estimated	449	-7%
71	Northlake, TX Estimated	438	-31.2%
71	Schertz, TX Estimated	438	-22.6%
73	Stafford, TX Estimated	432	-10.7%
74	Cibolo, TX Estimated	428	-8%
75	Sanger, TX Estimated	422	+615.3%
76	Sugar Land, TX Estimated	420	+526.9%
77	Rosenberg, TX Estimated	419	+34.7%
78	Little Elm, TX Estimated	414	-51.3%
79	Benbrook, TX Estimated	395	+1,419.2%
80	Ennis, TX Estimated	380	+5.6%
81	Bastrop, TX Estimated	372	-2.1%
82	Harlingen, TX Estimated	361	-12.6%
83	Boerne, TX Estimated	351	-37.3%
84	San Angelo, TX Estimated	335	+43.8%
85	Plano, TX Estimated	313	-60.8%
86	Tomball, TX Estimated	309	-10.4%
87	San Juan, TX Estimated	303	-16.5%
88	Fate, TX Estimated	297	-48.3%
89	Belton, TX Estimated	295	+4.2%
90	Converse, TX Estimated	293	-11.2%
91	Alvin, TX Estimated	285	+1.1%
92	Seagoville, TX Estimated	280	-26.5%
93	Mercedes, TX Estimated	279	+4.1%
94	Forney, TX Estimated	273	-58.8%
95	Tyler, TX Estimated	270	-22.2%
96	Wylie, TX Estimated	269	-39.4%
97	Prosper, TX Estimated	261	-44.7%
97	Santa Fe, TX Estimated	261	-28.3%
99	Galveston, TX Estimated	254	-9%
100	Mount Pleasant, TX Estimated	253	+622.9%
101	Azle, TX Estimated	241	+29.6%
102	Texarkana, TX Estimated	235	+115.6%
103	Crowley, TX Estimated	234	-8.9%
103	Granbury, TX Estimated	234	+157.1%
105	Baytown, TX Estimated	233	-52.4%
106	Alton, TX Estimated	224	-56.3%
107	Balch Springs, TX Estimated	220	+228.4%
108	Euless, TX Estimated	219	-45.3%
109	Brenham, TX Estimated	197	+77.5%
110	Victoria, TX Estimated	185	+330.2%
111	Lago Vista, TX Estimated	182	-18.8%
111	Pharr, TX Estimated	182	-38.9%
113	Kerrville, TX Estimated	177	-55.9%
114	Cedar Hill, TX Estimated	174	-29.6%
115	Bay City, TX Estimated	167	+288.4%
115	Mont Belvieu, TX Estimated	167	-11.2%
117	Bedford, TX Estimated	166	+5,433.3%
117	Huntsville, TX Estimated	166	-60.1%
117	Saginaw, TX Estimated	166	-51%
120	Burleson, TX Estimated	163	-21.6%
121	Garland, TX Estimated	159	-70.8%
121	Horizon City, TX Estimated	159	-5.4%
123	Beaumont, TX Estimated	157	-20.3%
124	Lockhart, TX Estimated	154	-40.5%
125	Heath, TX Estimated	148	+49.5%
125	Longview, TX Estimated	148	-5.7%
127	DeSoto, TX Estimated	147	-21%
128	Pleasanton, TX Estimated	143	+180.4%
129	La Marque, TX Estimated	137	+30.5%
130	Terrell, TX Estimated	135	+23.9%
131	Hidalgo, TX Estimated	131	-10.3%
132	Denison, TX Estimated	123	-61.1%
132	Orange, TX Estimated	123	+3.4%
132	Rockport, TX Estimated	123	-8.2%
135	Dayton, TX Estimated	119	-11.9%
136	Katy, TX Estimated	116	-31.8%
137	Flower Mound, TX Estimated	115	+62%
138	Palmview, TX Estimated	114	+111.1%
139	Glenn Heights, TX Estimated	108	-54.4%
140	Liberty Hill, TX Estimated	107	-80.6%
141	Portland, TX Estimated	104	-6.3%
142	Irving, TX Estimated	103	-81.1%
142	Lufkin, TX Estimated	103	+33.8%
144	Pearland, TX Estimated	101	+68.3%
145	Weatherford, TX Estimated	99	-41.8%
146	Eagle Pass, TX Estimated	94	+22.1%
147	Andrews, TX Estimated	93	+29.2%
148	Friendswood, TX Estimated	92	-29.2%
149	Alamo, TX Estimated	90	-9.1%
149	Brownwood, TX Estimated	90	+328.6%
149	Corinth, TX Estimated	90	-77.6%
152	Pasadena, TX Estimated	87	+85.1%
153	Harker Heights, TX Estimated	85	-10.5%
153	South Houston, TX Estimated	85	-24.1%
155	Canyon, TX Estimated	84	+121.1%
155	La Porte, TX Estimated	84	-22.9%
157	North Richland Hills, TX Estimated	83	-51.5%
158	San Benito, TX Estimated	81	-27%
159	Leon Valley, TX Estimated	79	+146.9%
160	Buda, TX Estimated	72	+5.9%
160	Socorro, TX Estimated	72	-36.8%
162	Watauga, TX Estimated	67	-10.7%
163	Corsicana, TX Estimated	64	-22.9%
163	Farmers Branch, TX Estimated	64	-89.5%
165	Keller, TX Estimated	60	+71.4%
165	Sulphur Springs, TX Estimated	60	-4.8%
167	Murphy, TX Estimated	58	+544.4%
168	Haltom City, TX Estimated	57	-63.5%
168	Southlake, TX Estimated	57	+32.6%
170	Donna, TX Estimated	56	+143.5%
171	Robinson, TX Estimated	55	+22.2%
172	Lakeway, TX Estimated	54	-1.8%
173	Lumberton, TX Estimated	53	+65.6%
174	University Park, TX Estimated	52	-20%
175	Fredericksburg, TX Estimated	51	-1.9%
176	Wichita Falls, TX Estimated	49	-53.8%
177	Bellaire, TX Estimated	48	+4.3%
177	West University Place, TX Estimated	48	+37.1%
179	Live Oak, TX Estimated	46	-17.9%
179	The Colony, TX Estimated	46	-82%
181	Port Neches, TX Estimated	45	+36.4%
182	Dickinson, TX Estimated	41	-14.6%
182	Gainesville, TX Estimated	41	-68.5%
182	Paris, TX Estimated	41	-59.4%
182	Town of Pecos, TX Estimated	41	+36.7%
186	Grapevine, TX Estimated	40	+33.3%
186	Helotes, TX Estimated	40	-47.4%
186	Hurst, TX Estimated	40	+1,900%
189	Humble, TX Estimated	38	+100%
190	Hewitt, TX Estimated	36	+2.9%
191	Port Arthur, TX Estimated	35	+25%
192	Addison, TX Estimated	34	-38.2%
193	Fairview, TX Estimated	33	+3.1%
193	Hereford, TX Estimated	33	-29.8%
195	Kaufman, TX Estimated	32	-84.9%
196	Nacogdoches, TX Estimated	31	-11.4%
197	Groves, TX Estimated	30	-16.7%
197	Jacksonville, TX Estimated	30	+233.3%
197	Seabrook, TX Estimated	30	-51.6%
200	Clute, TX Estimated	29	+38.1%
200	Gatesville, TX Estimated	29	+61.1%
200	Trophy Club, TX Estimated	29	+38.1%
203	Stephenville, TX Estimated	27	-74.8%
204	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Estimated	26	-72%
204	White Settlement, TX Estimated	26	+8.3%
206	Kilgore, TX Estimated	24	+14.3%
207	Del Rio, TX Estimated	23	-20.7%
207	Lancaster, TX Estimated	23	-42.5%
209	Athens, TX Estimated	22	+10%
209	Bellmead, TX Estimated	22	+4.8%
209	Colleyville, TX Estimated	22	-45%
209	Marshall, TX Estimated	22	-45%
209	Mineral Wells, TX Estimated	22	-8.3%
209	Roanoke, TX Estimated	22	-12%
215	Dumas, TX Estimated	19	-26.9%
215	Taylor, TX Estimated	19	-87.2%
217	Kingsville, TX Estimated	18	+63.6%
217	Port Lavaca, TX Estimated	18	+125%
219	Ingleside, TX Estimated	17	+13.3%
220	Universal City, TX Estimated	16	-5.9%
221	Beeville, TX Estimated	14	0%
222	Palestine, TX Estimated	12	-52%
223	Richmond, TX Estimated	11	-88.8%
223	Uvalde, TX Estimated	11	-35.3%
225	Coppell, TX Estimated	10	+100%
225	El Campo, TX Estimated	10	-79.2%
227	Bonham, TX Estimated	9	-85.2%
227	Henderson, TX Estimated	9	+200%
229	Deer Park, TX Estimated	8	+60%
229	Kennedale, TX Estimated	8	0%
229	Nederland, TX Estimated	8	-27.3%
229	Pampa, TX Estimated	8	+166.7%
229	Selma, TX Estimated	8	-46.7%
234	Burkburnett, TX Estimated	6	-57.1%
234	Lake Jackson, TX Estimated	6	+20%
234	Sweetwater, TX Estimated	6	-62.5%
234	Webster, TX Estimated	6	-86.7%
238	Forest Hill, TX Estimated	5	0%
238	Levelland, TX Estimated	5	0%
240	Angleton, TX Estimated	4	-98.4%
240	Robstown, TX Estimated	4	-33.3%
240	Sachse, TX Estimated	4	-91.7%
243	Freeport, TX Estimated	3	-50%
244	Alice, TX Estimated	2	-33.3%
244	Borger, TX Estimated	2	n/a
246	Highland Village, TX Estimated	1	-66.7%
246	Plainview, TX Estimated	1	0%
246	Snyder, TX Estimated	1	-96.9%
249	Big Spring, TX Estimated	0	-100%
249	Cedar Park, TX Estimated	0	-100%

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Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/texas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/texas-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/texas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/texas-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South\%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Houston, TX, with 11,878 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Raymondville, TX, with 0 in 2025.

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