The U.S. Cities With the Most New Housing in 2020

This data is based on 2020 statistics for metropolitan areas from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In the beginning of 2020, the median sale price for new homes in the United States increased to a record high of $348,200. Based on the data, the states in both the south and the west are investing the most in new home construction.

In Idaho and Utah, both of these states exceeded the national rate of home construction (41.9 units per 10,000 residents) by more than 100 percent. Meanwhile, the states in the Northeast have been constructing the fewest new homes per capita, as these states have seen their populations either decline or stay stagnant.

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<img src="https://www.yourlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cities-most-new-housing-3.png" title="The U.S. Cities With the Most New Housing in 2020 - YourLawyer.com - Infographic" alt="The U.S. Cities With the Most New Housing in 2020 - YourLawyer.com - Infographic"></a><br><a href="https://yourlawyercom.wpengine.com" alt="YourLawyer.com" title="YourLawyer.com">By YourLawyer.com</a>Florida has more metro areas with new housing growth than any other state in the country. The areas with the most construction can be found in Florida, as it’s home to six of the 20 counties with the most new houses. Idaho also appears in the top five twice, with the Coeur d’Alene and Boise City metro areas having the fourth and fifth highest growth. Here are the 50 metropolitan areas with the most new housing units per 10,000 residents.

1. The Villages, FL: 227.4
2. St. George, UT: 161.1
3. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX: 147.7
4. Coeur d’Alene, ID: 146.9
5. Boise City, ID: 145.9
6. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC: 133.9
7. Auburn-Opelika, AL: 127.5
8. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL: 127.2
9. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR: 125.7
10. Greeley, CO: 124
11. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL: 123.2
12. Punta Gorda, FL: 121.3
13. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL: 121.2
14. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL: 120.6
15. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL: 120.6
16. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN: 113.1
17. Reno, NV: 110.5
18. Raleigh-Cary, NC: 109.9
19. Odessa, TX: 109.9
20. Provo-Orem, UT: 109.4
21. Bend, OR: 105.6
22. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: 100.7
23. Naples-Marco Island, FL: 99.3
24. Wilmington, NC: 99.3
25. Jacksonville, FL: 96.9
26. Orlando-Kissimee-Sanford, FL: 96.3
27. Salisbury, MD: 93.3
28. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC: 90.7
29. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX: 88.3
30. Salt Lake City, UT: 86.8
31. Charleston-North Charleston, SC: 85.7
32. Kennewick-Richland, WA: 83.2
33. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: 83
34. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: 79.2
35. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL: 78.8
36. Clarksville, TN: 77.8
37. Bellingham, WA: 77.6
38. Sioux Falls, SD: 76.2
39. Spartanburg, SC: 76.1
40. Huntsville, AL: 76
41. Dover, DE: 75.1
42. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: 75
43. Colorado Springs, CO: 74.5
44. Valdosta, GA: 74
45. Gainesville, FL: 73.8
46. Idaho Falls, ID: 73.3
47. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ: 72.9
48. Fort Collins, CO: 72.5
49. Midland, TX: 72.3
50. Greenville-Anderson, SC: 72.1

Of the metro areas with the most population growth over the past five years, Florida tops the charts here as well, with seven of the top 20 metro areas. The Villages, Florida, saw the highest growth in population, 20.3%! Of these 50 metropolitan areas, here’s how they rank in terms of their percentage of population growth over five years.

1. The Villages, FL: 20.3%
2. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC: 18.8%
3. Greeley, CO: 16.5%
4. St. George, UT: 16.2%
5. Bend, OR: 15.7%
6. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX: 15.1%
7. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL: 14.1%
8. Midland, TX: 13.8%
9. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL: 13.6%
10. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL: 13.5%
11. Boise City, ID: 12.8%
12. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR: 12.6%
13. Provo-Orem, UT: 12.5%
14. Punta Gorda, FL: 12.3%
15. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL: 12.2%
16. Raleigh-Cary, NC: 12.2%
17. Coeur d’Alene, ID: 12.0%
18. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL: 11.5%
19. Naples-Marco Island, FL: 11.4%
20. Fort Collins, CO: 10.9%
21. Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL: 10.9%
22. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX: 10.8%
23. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: 10.7%
24. Charleston-North Charleston, SC: 10.6%
25. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ: 10.4%
26. Jacksonville, FL: 10.0%
27. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC: 10.0%
28. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL: 9.9%
29. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN: 9.9%
30. Wilmington, NC: 9.6%
31. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: 9.5%
32. Bellingham, WA: 9.4%
33. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: 9.3%
34. Kennewick-Richland, WA: 9.3%
35. Sioux Falls, SD: 9.2%
36. Colorado Springs, CO: 8.9%
37. Auburn-Opelika, AL: 8.6%
38. Odessa, TX: 8.5%
39. Idaho Falls, ID: 8.4%
40. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: 7.6%
41. Reno, NV: 7.3%
42. Salt Lake City, UT: 7.2%
43. Spartanburg, SC: 7.0%
44. Clarksville, TN: 6.7%
45. Greenville-Anderson, SC: 6.5%
46. Salisbury, MD: 6.4%
47. Huntsville, AL: 6.2%
48. Gainesville, FL: 5.7%
49. Dover, DE: 5.4%
50. Valdosta, GA: 0%