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New-build market context

Where does your build deserve a closer look?

Compare city-scale household budgets and housing context, then test the product, land price and site evidence for a build-for-sale project.

Saved markets

Six cities · Historical background for new-build research. Housing and income: ACS 2020–2024. Population: July 2025. These city boundaries differ from metropolitan markets; the selection is not a build-opportunity ranking.

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NC · Build-market context

Charlotte

Median household income$82,068 /yr
Owner-occupied value$385,700

2020–2024 ACS · City limits · 2024 dollars. Historical values are not new-build sale comparables.

TX · Build-market context

Dallas

Median household income$70,518 /yr
Owner-occupied value$320,700

2020–2024 ACS · City limits · 2024 dollars. Historical values are not new-build sale comparables.

TX · Build-market context

Houston

Median household income$64,813 /yr
Owner-occupied value$277,800

2020–2024 ACS · City limits · 2024 dollars. Historical values are not new-build sale comparables.

AZ · Build-market context

Phoenix

Median household income$81,332 /yr
Owner-occupied value$420,700

2020–2024 ACS · City limits · 2024 dollars. Historical values are not new-build sale comparables.

NC · Build-market context

Raleigh

Median household income$85,395 /yr
Owner-occupied value$415,800

2020–2024 ACS · City limits · 2024 dollars. Historical values are not new-build sale comparables.

FL · Build-market context

Tampa

Median household income$75,475 /yr
Owner-occupied value$420,400

2020–2024 ACS · City limits · 2024 dollars. Historical values are not new-build sale comparables.

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