Top 20 Austin-area neighborhoods recorded 4,603 housing starts in 2025, Zonda data show
April 4, 2026
- What: A list ranking Austin-area residential developments by housing starts during 2025 shows the top 20 neighborhoods produced 4,603 starts.
- Who: Zonda Advisory provided the housing data and field inspections for the list, compiled in partnership with a local business publication.
- Why it matters: The figures show a pullback in new-home construction across the five-county Austin region, offering a snapshot for buyers, builders and planners.
A local list of rapidly expanding Austin-area neighborhoods was compiled with data from Zonda Advisory and ranks communities by housing starts that occurred in 2025. The compilation treats a housing start as the moment crews pour a foundation, and neighborhoods are ordered by that count.
The 20 neighborhoods at the top of the list together accounted for 4,603 housing starts in 2025. That tally contrasts with 5,684 starts for the same group in 2024, reflecting a decline among the fastest-growing developments.
Across the wider five-county region, Zonda recorded 14,107 housing starts in 2025. That represents a 15 percent decrease from 16,672 starts in 2024, signaling fewer new single-family foundations regionwide.
Zonda Advisory compiles the underlying figures by tracking starts, home closings, pricing and active builders. Its teams conduct quarterly field inspections to observe starts and closings in person, and the dataset is built from those on-the-ground checks as well as builder activity metrics.
Additional neighborhood details, including amenities and community features, were gathered from developer and builder websites to round out the listings. The geographic sweep for the analysis covers Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties, encompassing the core Austin metropolitan growth area.
The list offers a concentrated view of where the most new construction occurred in 2025, and the reduced totals point to a broader slowdown in starts compared with the previous year. Developers, homebuyers and municipal planners can use the rankings and underlying data to assess where new supply has been strongest and how that supply shifted year over year.
Sources
- Zonda Advisory data and field inspections
- Neighborhood and builder websites
- Local business publication list