2021 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 2020*
1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Market Ranking 1
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 50.4%
50.4%
2 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
  • Market Ranking 2
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 51.2%
51.2%
3 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Market Ranking 3
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 45.8%
45.8%
4 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Market Ranking 4
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 63.6%
63.6%
5 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
  • Market Ranking 5
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 52.9%
52.9%
6 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • Market Ranking 6
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 70.5%
70.5%
7 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Market Ranking 7
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 74.9%
74.9%
8 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Market Ranking 8
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 76.8%
76.8%
9 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Market Ranking 9
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 67.8%
67.8%
10 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Market Ranking 10
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 68.0%
68.0%
11 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
  • Market Ranking 11
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 47.6%
47.6%
12 Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Market Ranking 12
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 50.8%
50.8%
13 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
  • Market Ranking 13
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 65.6%
65.6%
14 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Market Ranking 14
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 78.4%
78.4%
15 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
  • Market Ranking 15
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 90.2%
90.2%
16 Jacksonville, FL
  • Market Ranking 16
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 86.9%
86.9%
17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
  • Market Ranking 17
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 70.2%
70.2%
18 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Market Ranking 18
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 50.2%
50.2%
19 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
  • Market Ranking 19
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 36.1%
36.1%
20 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Market Ranking 20
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 68.2%
68.2%
21 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
  • Market Ranking 21
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 84.5%
84.5%
22 Boise City, ID
  • Market Ranking 22
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 69.8%
69.8%
23 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
  • Market Ranking 23
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 89.3%
89.3%
24 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Market Ranking 24
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 62.9%
62.9%
25 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Market Ranking 25
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 52.0%
52.0%
26 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
  • Market Ranking 26
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 61.6%
61.6%
27 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Market Ranking 27
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 76.4%
76.4%
28 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Market Ranking 28
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 60.7%
60.7%
29 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
  • Market Ranking 29
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 72.1%
72.1%
30 Provo-Orem, UT
  • Market Ranking 30
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 66.2%
66.2%
31 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
  • Market Ranking 31
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 76.6%
76.6%
32 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
  • Market Ranking 32
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 68.9%
68.9%
33 Oklahoma City, OK
  • Market Ranking 33
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 62.2%
62.2%
34 Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Market Ranking 34
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 86.0%
86.0%
35 Salt Lake City, UT
  • Market Ranking 35
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 43.7%
43.7%
36 Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Market Ranking 36
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 29.8%
29.8%
37 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
  • Market Ranking 37
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 61.9%
61.9%
38 Greenville-Anderson, SC
  • Market Ranking 38
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 73.5%
73.5%
39 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Market Ranking 39
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 82.0%
82.0%
40 Colorado Springs, CO
  • Market Ranking 40
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 77.1%
77.1%
41 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Market Ranking 41
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 78.7%
78.7%
42 Columbia, SC
  • Market Ranking 42
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 85.2%
85.2%
43 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
  • Market Ranking 43
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 69.4%
69.4%
44 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Market Ranking 44
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 35.2%
35.2%
45 Columbus, OH
  • Market Ranking 45
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 91.6%
91.6%
46 Tucson, AZ
  • Market Ranking 46
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 95.1%
95.1%
47 St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Market Ranking 47
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 67.8%
67.8%
48 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
  • Market Ranking 48
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 59.9%
59.9%
49 Richmond, VA
  • Market Ranking 49
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 93.7%
93.7%
50 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Market Ranking 50
  • Top 10 Market Share 2020* 64.3%
64.3%

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