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How many new single-family homes each of Texas's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

140,579 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of Texas counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025Brixton Development, Porter, TX (affiliated with Build This Plan)
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataWhere our builders work todayBuilders on the siteBrixton Development: Affiliated with Build This Plan. Follows the same introduction rules as every builder: your details reach it only after you say yes.US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

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Every county in Texas

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Harris County16,940$317,000
Montgomery County11,597$287,000
Collin County11,136$303,000
Fort Bend County9,638$292,000
Tarrant County8,658$307,000
Denton County6,357$310,000
Travis County4,727$305,000
Dallas County4,651$295,000
Bexar County4,589$284,000
Hidalgo County4,523$257,000
Hays County4,153$318,000
Williamson County3,945$314,000
Ellis County3,230$269,000
Brazoria County2,789$354,000
Galveston County2,521$278,000
Bell County2,170$289,000
Lubbock County2,035$304,000
Johnson County1,952$298,000
Cameron County1,838$221,000
El Paso County1,790$238,000
Comal County1,726$294,000
Brazos County1,687$219,000
Rockwall County1,587$313,000
Bastrop County1,546$299,000
Guadalupe County1,546$277,000
Nueces County1,332$288,000
Midland County1,317$226,000
Grayson County1,175$299,000
Kaufman County1,057$260,000
Webb County1,029$281,000
Liberty County1,010$192,000
Ector County921$248,000
McLennan County770$293,000
Burnet County734$304,000
Taylor County731$294,000
Polk County661$288,000
Chambers County562$273,000
Potter County529$299,000
San Jacinto County519$221,000
Smith County517$293,000
Walker County485$211,000
Navarro County459$282,000
Hunt County456$219,000
Caldwell County439$253,000
San Patricio County432$245,000
Wise County394$285,000
Hardin County374$296,000
Kendall County351$200,000
Waller County339$261,000
Tom Green County333$298,000
Jefferson County325$311,000
Coryell County314$146,000
Parker County312$321,000
Austin County304$291,000
Hood County258$315,000
Matagorda County251$252,000
Atascosa County242$260,000
Washington County194$179,000
Aransas County188$275,000
Gregg County186$302,000
Orange County180$248,000
Henderson County166$310,000
Brown County154$245,000
Angelina County139$275,000
Bowie County127$284,000
Wilson County127$290,000
Wichita County117$297,000
Wharton County116$293,000
Llano County109$298,000
Calhoun County108$363,000
Callahan County103$95,000
Kerr County91$294,000
Randall County84$297,000
Fannin County82$218,000
Val Verde County73$235,000
Van Zandt County72$85,000
Medina County70$467,000
Cooke County69$278,000
Hill County68$250,000
Andrews County67$236,000
Wood County67$296,000
Grimes County65$161,000
Maverick County64$330,000
Milam County63$170,000
Hopkins County62$203,000
Karnes County62$187,000
Harrison County59$273,000
Gillespie County51$212,000
Lamar County44$240,000
Willacy County43$222,000
Victoria County42$295,000
Carson County39$259,000
Cherokee County37$279,000
Burleson County31$188,000
Nacogdoches County31$242,000
Robertson County30$252,000
Colorado County28$179,000
Jasper County27$299,000
Somervell County27$313,000
Reeves County26$242,000
Young County26$146,000
Gonzales County25$242,000
Eastland County23$177,000
Palo Pinto County22$296,000
Upshur County22$288,000
Anderson County19$228,000
DeWitt County19$298,000
Gaines County19$184,000
Hamilton County19$296,000
Kleberg County18$168,000
Presidio County17$254,000
Refugio County17$286,000
Erath County16$193,000
Fayette County16$174,000
Lampasas County16$280,000
Montague County16$287,000
Deaf Smith County15$296,000
Lee County15$283,000
Moore County15$175,000
Sherman County15$109,000
Bee County14$296,000
Titus County13$297,000
Archer County12$315,000
Bosque County12$170,000
Cass County12$238,000
Comanche County12$303,000
Red River County12$100,000
Rains County11$299,000
Uvalde County11$133,000
Blanco County9None
Frio County9None
Hockley County9None
Live Oak County9None
Rusk County9None
Delta County8None
Gray County8None
Limestone County8None
Nolan County8None
Panola County8None
Marion County7None
Morris County7None
Camp County6None
Hale County6None
Howard County6None
Lamb County6None
McCulloch County6None
Wilbarger County6None
Coleman County5None
Culberson County5None
Donley County5None
Lavaca County5None
Martin County5None
Clay County4None
Crane County4None
Dimmit County4None
Falls County4None
Freestone County4None
Mason County4None
Ochiltree County4None
Parmer County4None
Pecos County4None
Runnels County4None
Shelby County4None
Dawson County3None
Jim Wells County3None
Leon County3None
Mitchell County3None
Reagan County3None
Schleicher County3None
Stephens County3None
Winkler County3None
Bailey County2None
Dallam County2None
Garza County2None
Hutchinson County2None
Jack County2None
Madison County2None
Floyd County1None
Goliad County1None
Houston County1None
Kimble County1None
La Salle County1None
San Augustine County1None
Scurry County1None
Upton County1None
Yoakum County1None
Armstrong County0None
Bandera County0None
Baylor County0None
Brewster County0None
Brooks County0None
Castro County0None
Childress County0None
Cochran County0None
Coke County0None
Collingsworth County0None
Concho County0None
Cottle County0None
Crosby County0None
Franklin County0None
Hall County0None
Hansford County0None
Hardeman County0None
Haskell County0None
Hemphill County0None
Jackson County0None
Jones County0None
Kinney County0None
Lipscomb County0None
Lynn County0None
Oldham County0None
Real County0None
Sabine County0None
San Saba County0None
Starr County0None
Sutton County0None
Swisher County0None
Terry County0None
Trinity County0None
Tyler County0None
Ward County0None
Wheeler County0None
Zavala County0None
Borden CountyNo dataNone
Briscoe CountyNo dataNone
Crockett CountyNo dataNone
Dickens CountyNo dataNone
Duval CountyNo dataNone
Edwards CountyNo dataNone
Fisher CountyNo dataNone
Foard CountyNo dataNone
Glasscock CountyNo dataNone
Hartley CountyNo dataNone
Hudspeth CountyNo dataNone
Irion CountyNo dataNone
Jeff Davis CountyNo dataNone
Jim Hogg CountyNo dataNone
Kenedy CountyNo dataNone
Kent CountyNo dataNone
King CountyNo dataNone
Knox CountyNo dataNone
Loving CountyNo dataNone
McMullen CountyNo dataNone
Menard CountyNo dataNone
Mills CountyNo dataNone
Motley CountyNo dataNone
Newton CountyNo dataNone
Roberts CountyNo dataNone
Shackelford CountyNo dataNone
Sterling CountyNo dataNone
Stonewall CountyNo dataNone
Terrell CountyNo dataNone
Throckmorton CountyNo dataNone
Zapata CountyNo dataNone

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

Builders and pros listed in Texas

  • Brixton Development

    Builder · Porter, TX

    Affiliated with Build This Plan. Follows the same introduction rules as every builder: your details reach it only after you say yes.

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