2020 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.

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Market Ranking
Market
Top 10 Market Share 2019*
1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Market Ranking 1
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 51.5%
51.5%
2 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
  • Market Ranking 2
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 52.5%
52.5%
3 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Market Ranking 3
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 49.8%
49.8%
4 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Market Ranking 4
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 62.0%
62.0%
5 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
  • Market Ranking 5
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 53.0%
53.0%
6 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Market Ranking 6
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 70.4%
70.4%
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Market Ranking 7
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 68.8%
68.8%
8 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Market Ranking 8
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 66.3%
66.3%
9 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • Market Ranking 9
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 68.9%
68.9%
10 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Market Ranking 10
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 75.3%
75.3%
11 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
  • Market Ranking 11
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 61.4%
61.4%
12 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
  • Market Ranking 12
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 39.7%
39.7%
13 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
  • Market Ranking 13
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 85.3%
85.3%
14 Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Market Ranking 14
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 52.3%
52.3%
15 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
  • Market Ranking 15
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 71.6%
71.6%
16 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Market Ranking 16
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 75.2%
75.2%
17 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
  • Market Ranking 17
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 34.1%
34.1%
18 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Market Ranking 18
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 46.9%
46.9%
19 Jacksonville, FL
  • Market Ranking 19
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 83.9%
83.9%
20 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Market Ranking 20
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 58.4%
58.4%
21 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Market Ranking 21
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 61.8%
61.8%
22 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Market Ranking 22
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 58.7%
58.7%
23 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
  • Market Ranking 23
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 55.8%
55.8%
24 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
  • Market Ranking 24
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 84.6%
84.6%
25 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Market Ranking 25
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 75.0%
75.0%
26 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
  • Market Ranking 26
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 90.5%
90.5%
27 Boise City, ID
  • Market Ranking 27
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 68.2%
68.2%
28 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Market Ranking 28
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 53.6%
53.6%
29 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
  • Market Ranking 29
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 65.8%
65.8%
30 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
  • Market Ranking 30
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 85.2%
85.2%
31 Provo-Orem, UT
  • Market Ranking 31
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 68.9%
68.9%
32 Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Market Ranking 32
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 76.5%
76.5%
33 Oklahoma City, OK
  • Market Ranking 33
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 52.1%
52.1%
34 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Market Ranking 34
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 77.1%
77.1%
35 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
  • Market Ranking 35
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 67.2%
67.2%
36 Salt Lake City, UT
  • Market Ranking 36
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 55.3%
55.3%
37 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
  • Market Ranking 37
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 61.3%
61.3%
38 Greenville-Anderson, SC
  • Market Ranking 38
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 71.6%
71.6%
39 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • Market Ranking 39
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 74.6%
74.6%
40 Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Market Ranking 40
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 31.3%
31.3%
41 Columbus, OH
  • Market Ranking 41
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 83.8%
83.8%
42 Colorado Springs, CO
  • Market Ranking 42
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 77.9%
77.9%
43 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Market Ranking 43
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 86.8%
86.8%
44 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Market Ranking 44
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 70.5%
70.5%
45 El Paso, TX
  • Market Ranking 45
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 80.5%
80.5%
46 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
  • Market Ranking 46
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 71.2%
71.2%
47 St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Market Ranking 47
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 62.4%
62.4%
48 Naples-Marco Island, FL
  • Market Ranking 48
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 78.2%
78.2%
49 Greeley, CO
  • Market Ranking 49
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 71.2%
71.2%
50 Richmond, VA
  • Market Ranking 50
  • Top 10 Market Share 2019* 91.2%
91.2%

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