Sun Belt Housing Markets

Housing data across the fastest-growing migration markets — home price index, rents, building permits, jobs, and population growth from FHFA, HUD, Census, and BLS.

Phoenix
AZ
$1,734/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+0.8%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.4%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.14%
Census · 2025
Charlotte
NC
$1,785/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+1.5%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
3.3%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.88%
Census · 2025
Tampa
FL
$1,917/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+1.1%
FHFA · Tampa div. · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.3%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+0.40%
Census · 2025
Austin
TX
$1,817/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+0.3%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
3.7%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+2.10%
Census · 2025
Nashville
TN
$1,798/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+1.6%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
2.9%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.60%
Census · 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth
TX
$1,807/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+0.5%
FHFA · Dallas div. · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.1%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.48%
Census · 2025
Houston
TX
$1,497/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+3.4%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.6%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.63%
Census · 2025
San Antonio
TX
$1,441/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
-0.5%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.3%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.38%
Census · 2025
Atlanta
GA
$1,762/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+1.0%
FHFA · Atlanta div. · Q2 2026
Unemployment
3.5%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+0.96%
Census · 2025
Raleigh
NC
$1,689/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+1.1%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
2.7%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+2.36%
Census · 2025
Jacksonville
FL
$1,694/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+0.1%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.5%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.49%
Census · 2025
Orlando
FL
$1,959/mo
2BR Fair Market Rent · HUD FY2027
Home prices YoY
+0.8%
FHFA · Q2 2026
Unemployment
4.2%
BLS · Sep 2026
Pop. growth
+1.29%
Census · 2025

Home prices YoY: FHFA House Price Index, Q2 2026 vs. a year earlier. Tampa: Tampa division. Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas-Plano-Irving division. Atlanta: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell division.