15 Counties With the Most Housing Growth in the Past 10 Years

These places have added the most housing over the past decade.

By Jonathan Jones

May 20, 2025 • Advertising Disclosure

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Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on Construction Coverage.

The need for affordable housing in the United States has never been greater. After a dizzying run-up in residential real estate prices and rents in the last few years, housing costs are putting a financial squeeze on renters and homebuyers nationwide as they compete for a scarce, expensive supply of housing.

Research from federal mortgage backer Freddie Mac estimates that the U.S. is short 3.7 million housing units relative to current market needs, while the National Association of Realtors pegs the figure even higher at 5.5 million units.

Regardless of the precise number, it is clear that the U.S. housing supply is insufficient, creating more competition for fewer units.

Measuring housing supply growth alone does not fully capture how well a location is meeting current and future housing needs. In some counties, new housing is being built at a faster rate than the population is growing, which helps maintain affordability and prepares these markets to accommodate future residents.

To find the U.S. counties with the most housing growth, researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed data from the Census Bureau and Zillow. For more information, see the methodology section at the end.

Here’s a breakdown of the top counties for housing growth.

15. Bexar County, TX

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Metro/micro area: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +24.0%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +14.9%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +109.5%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +161,747
Total change in population (2013-2023): +270,069
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$139,277
Total housing units (2023): 836,113

14. Clark County, WA

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Metro/micro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +24.1%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +17.4%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +140.2%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +40,899
Total change in population (2013-2023): +77,333
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$300,381
Total housing units (2023): 210,629

13. Denver County, CO

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Metro/micro area: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +25.1%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +10.3%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +125.9%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +73,730
Total change in population (2013-2023): +67,082
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$310,307
Total housing units (2023): 366,952

12. Mecklenburg County, NC

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Metro/micro area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +25.1%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +17.4%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +144.5%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +103,159
Total change in population (2013-2023): +172,724
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$234,916
Total housing units (2023): 513,772

11. Polk County, FL

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Metro/micro area: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +26.0%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +31.4%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +183.7%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +72,722
Total change in population (2013-2023): +195,321
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$200,023
Total housing units (2023): 352,635

10. Davidson County, TN

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Metro/micro area: Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +28.9%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +8.2%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +157.3%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +83,415
Total change in population (2013-2023): +53,732
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$257,314
Total housing units (2023): 372,293

9. Wake County, NC

Homes in Raleigh, North Carolina — zimmytws / Shutterstock.com

Metro/micro area: Raleigh-Cary, NC
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +30.7%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +22.2%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +111.4%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +120,215
Total change in population (2013-2023): +215,986
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$244,977
Total housing units (2023): 512,256

8. Ada County, ID

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Metro/micro area: Boise City, ID
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +33.2%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +26.0%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +166.2%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +54,414
Total change in population (2013-2023): +108,209
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$305,424
Total housing units (2023): 218,300

7. Travis County, TX

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Metro/micro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +39.7%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +19.1%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +127.5%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +183,395
Total change in population (2013-2023): +214,007
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$293,574
Total housing units (2023): 644,946

6. Collin County, TX

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Metro/micro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +42.1%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +39.8%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +130.9%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +134,589
Total change in population (2013-2023): +340,581
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$285,596
Total housing units (2023): 453,903

5. Utah County, UT

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Metro/micro area: Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +43.2%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +30.3%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +139.2%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +66,612
Total change in population (2013-2023): +167,283
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$300,269
Total housing units (2023): 220,652

4. Denton County, TX

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Metro/micro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +43.4%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +38.3%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +123.9%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +118,335
Total change in population (2013-2023): +278,904
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$249,666
Total housing units (2023): 390,775

3. Fort Bend County, TX

Houses in the Houston Heights community in Houston, Texas — Brenda F / Shutterstock.com

Metro/micro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +48.3%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +40.5%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +89.9%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +103,576
Total change in population (2013-2023): +264,413
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$177,729
Total housing units (2023): 318,065

2. Montgomery County, TX

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Metro/micro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +48.8%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +42.5%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +85.0%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +91,998
Total change in population (2013-2023): +212,217
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$158,736
Total housing units (2023): 280,341

1. Williamson County, TX

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Metro/micro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Percentage change in housing units (2013-2023): +61.0%
Percentage change in population (2013-2023): +48.0%
Percentage change in median home price (2013-2023): +124.7%
Total change in housing units (2013-2023): +104,446
Total change in population (2013-2023): +226,177
Total change median home price (2013-2023): +$246,672
Total housing units (2023): 275,590

Methodology

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Population and housing unit estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (2013 and 2023).

Median home prices are from Zillow’s Housing Data Series. All changes were calculated between 2013 and 2023.

Only locations with data available from the Census Bureau and Zillow were included in the analysis.

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