2026 Local Leaders
The hottest markets for home building, and the top builders in each. Here's our annual list of the country’s 50 largest new-home markets.
Change Year:
|
Market Ranking
|
Market
|
Top 10 Market Share 2025*
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
|
63.0% |
| 2 |
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
|
55.7% |
| 3 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
|
69.7% |
| 4 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
|
77.1% |
| 5 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
|
65.6% |
| 6 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
|
63.4% |
| 7 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
|
75.1% |
| 8 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
|
68.2% |
| 9 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
|
76.0% |
| 10 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
|
77.3% |
| 11 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
|
91.7% |
| 12 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC
|
73.7% |
| 13 |
Jacksonville, FL
|
74.4% |
| 14 |
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
|
53.4% |
| 15 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
|
83.0% |
| 16 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
|
94.6% |
| 17 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
|
92.7% |
| 18 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
|
83.1% |
| 19 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
|
78.4% |
| 20 |
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
|
75.4% |
| 21 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
|
84.5% |
| 22 |
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
|
75.3% |
| 23 |
Boise City, ID
|
83.3% |
| 24 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
|
69.3% |
| 25 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
|
89.3% |
| 26 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
|
88.6% |
| 27 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
|
57.0% |
| 28 |
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
|
72.7% |
| 29 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
|
84.2% |
| 30 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
|
96.9% |
| 31 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
|
60.9% |
| 32 |
Columbus, OH
|
95.4% |
| 33 |
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
|
79.9% |
| 34 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
|
74.2% |
| 35 |
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
|
98.3% |
| 36 |
Port St. Lucie, FL
|
86.8% |
| 37 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
|
71.0% |
| 38 |
Wilmington, NC
|
80.8% |
| 39 |
Spartanburg, SC
|
83.1% |
| 40 |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
86.0% |
| 41 |
Huntsville, AL
|
89.7% |
| 42 |
Columbia, SC
|
98.5% |
| 43 |
Ocala, FL
|
81.2% |
| 44 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
|
91.5% |
| 45 |
Richmond, VA
|
91.3% |
| 46 |
Tucson, AZ
|
99.5% |
| 47 |
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
|
58.2% |
| 48 |
Punta Gorda, FL
|
85.1% |
| 49 |
Colorado Springs, CO
|
69.0% |
| 50 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
|
73.6% |