TEXAS — The Texas housing market had quite the year in 2024, with the state having some of the most popular ZIP codes in the country.
According to a study from Opendoor–an online real estate company, six of the top 10 hottest ZIP codes in the U.S. were in Texas, with the top four all being in the Lone Star State.
To determine which cities were the hottest real estate markets, Opendoor analyzed data from listing services and ranked ZIP codes by how many homes went into contract within 90 days of listing.
The top two most popular ZIP codes of 2024 were in the Houston area, with Katy (77493) at No. 1 and Cypress (77433) at No. 2.
The two Houston suburbs flipped from last year’s rankings, and Opendoor attributed their continued domination to the area’s housing costs being some of the lowest in the nation.
The next spots on the list went to two Central Texas cities, San Antonio (78253) and New Braunfels (78130). Last year, New Braunfels came in at No. 8 while San Antonio came in at No. 9.
Moving down the list a little, Forney (75126)–located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area–came in at No. 6 on the list. And rounding out the top 10, Kyle (78640), an Austin-area suburb, was ranked 10th.
“Over the past three years, we’ve seen people choose to move away from city centers in favor of tighter-knit communities, but still live close enough to commute and be close to the action,” Opendoor said in a news release. “This year’s most popular areas are known for being fast-growing cities with plenty of new development, with healthy job growth in Florida and Texas in particular.”
Here’s the complete list of 2024’s most popular ZIP codes:
- Katy, Texas - 77493
- Cypress, Texas - 77433
- San Antonio, Texas - 78253
- New Braunfels, Texas - 78130
- Summerville, South Carolina - 29486
- Forney, Texas - 75126
- Yukon, Oklahoma - 73099
- Clarksville, Tennessee - 37042
- Parrish, Florida - 34219
- Kyle, Texas - 78640
- Davenport, Florida - 33837
- McKinney, Texas - 75071
- Winter Garden, Florida - 34787
- Saint Augustine, Florida - 32092
- Haines City, Florida - 33844
- Palm Coast, Florida - 32137
- Venice, Florida - 34293
- Maricopa, Arizona - 85138
- Ocala, Florida - 34473
- Fuquay Varina, North Carolina - 27526