HousingPermits

Metro area in Texas · part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX combined area

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area authorized 10,546 new housing units in 2025. Permits fell 29% between 2024 and 2025, the steepest decline among the 56 metro areas with 1 million or more residents. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 39% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the third-highest share among the 45 metro areas based in the West South Central states.

08,00016k24k32k2004: 17,539 units (12,634 single-family, 367 in 2–4 unit, 4,538 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 22,305 units (14,706 single-family, 305 in 2–4 unit, 7,294 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 19,761 units (13,841 single-family, 538 in 2–4 unit, 5,382 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 13,295 units (9,350 single-family, 308 in 2–4 unit, 3,637 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 10,574 units (6,010 single-family, 187 in 2–4 unit, 4,377 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 5,924 units (5,486 single-family, 80 in 2–4 unit, 358 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 6,865 units (5,144 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 1,645 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 7,127 units (4,410 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 2,684 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 8,004 units (5,102 single-family, 142 in 2–4 unit, 2,760 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 6,128 units (5,827 single-family, 124 in 2–4 unit, 177 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 10,332 units (6,220 single-family, 234 in 2–4 unit, 3,878 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 7,824 units (6,478 single-family, 160 in 2–4 unit, 1,186 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 12,241 units (6,464 single-family, 347 in 2–4 unit, 5,430 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 12,516 units (7,535 single-family, 385 in 2–4 unit, 4,596 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 11,497 units (8,013 single-family, 124 in 2–4 unit, 3,360 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 15,895 units (9,103 single-family, 242 in 2–4 unit, 6,550 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 16,697 units (10,541 single-family, 320 in 2–4 unit, 5,836 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 22,264 units (13,945 single-family, 243 in 2–4 unit, 8,076 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 24,336 units (10,223 single-family, 375 in 2–4 unit, 13,738 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 16,485 units (8,718 single-family, 519 in 2–4 unit, 7,248 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 14,857 units (10,999 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 3,803 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 10,546 units (8,651 single-family, 49 in 2–4 unit, 1,846 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252022 high · 24,3362009 low · 5,924010k20k30k2004: 17,539 units (12,634 single-family, 367 in 2–4 unit, 4,538 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 22,305 units (14,706 single-family, 305 in 2–4 unit, 7,294 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 19,761 units (13,841 single-family, 538 in 2–4 unit, 5,382 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 13,295 units (9,350 single-family, 308 in 2–4 unit, 3,637 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 10,574 units (6,010 single-family, 187 in 2–4 unit, 4,377 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 5,924 units (5,486 single-family, 80 in 2–4 unit, 358 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 6,865 units (5,144 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 1,645 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 7,127 units (4,410 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 2,684 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 8,004 units (5,102 single-family, 142 in 2–4 unit, 2,760 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 6,128 units (5,827 single-family, 124 in 2–4 unit, 177 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 10,332 units (6,220 single-family, 234 in 2–4 unit, 3,878 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 7,824 units (6,478 single-family, 160 in 2–4 unit, 1,186 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 12,241 units (6,464 single-family, 347 in 2–4 unit, 5,430 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 12,516 units (7,535 single-family, 385 in 2–4 unit, 4,596 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 11,497 units (8,013 single-family, 124 in 2–4 unit, 3,360 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 15,895 units (9,103 single-family, 242 in 2–4 unit, 6,550 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 16,697 units (10,541 single-family, 320 in 2–4 unit, 5,836 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 22,264 units (13,945 single-family, 243 in 2–4 unit, 8,076 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 24,336 units (10,223 single-family, 375 in 2–4 unit, 13,738 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 16,485 units (8,718 single-family, 519 in 2–4 unit, 7,248 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 14,857 units (10,999 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 3,803 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 10,546 units (8,651 single-family, 49 in 2–4 unit, 1,846 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252022 high · 24,336

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 47 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was San Antonio, with 46,077 units or 52% of the total, followed by New Braunfels with 10,467. Among the three largest, Bexar County (unincorporated) put 100% of its units in five-plus buildings, San Antonio 45%.

  • San Antonio52% (46,077 units)
  • New Braunfels12% (10,467 units)
  • Bexar County (unincorporated)8.3% (7,304 units)
  • Comal County (unincorporated)7% (6,157 units)
  • Seguin6.1% (5,361 units)
  • Cibolo2.8% (2,466 units)
  • Boerne2.2% (1,933 units)
  • Schertz2.1% (1,872 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Relative to population

With 2,813,140 residents in July 2025, San Antonio authorized 6.5 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.4 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Iowa City (6.5) and Pensacola (6.5).

Where in the metro

Bexar County accounted for 65% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Comal County for 20%.

  • Bexar County65% (6,333 in 2025)
  • Comal County20% (1,726 in 2025)
  • Guadalupe County11% (1,697 in 2025)
  • Kendall County2.2% (351 in 2025)
  • Atascosa County0.8% (242 in 2025)
  • Wilson County0.8% (127 in 2025)
  • Medina County0.3% (70 in 2025)
  • Bandera County0% (0 in 2025)

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Bozeman (39% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 29%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (13,738), single-family houses in 2005 (14,706).

2021–202559.4%59%1.4%39.2%39%2004–200669.1%69%2.0%28.9%29%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202559.4%59%1.4%39.2%39%2004–200669.1%69%2.0%28.9%29%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

San Antonio authorized the most units in 2022 (24,336); 2025 reached 43% of that. Its peak year is shared by 19 other metro areas, among them Raleigh, Richmond, Winston. Annual permits fell from 22,305 during the mid-2000s boom to 5,924 in 2009, a drop of 73%. The nearest bust profile in the West South Central states was Monroe, LA's (73%). The 2021–2025 pace of 17,698 units a year is 11% below the 2004–2006 pace.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL27,8459.640%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC22,2339.630%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD5,7992.444%
St. Louis, MO-IL6,0662.733%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX10,5466.539%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put San Antonio beside St. Louis

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Texas. Counting rules.