Texas homes averaged 2,158 sq-ft, placing the state 13th nationally for home size and firmly in the top half of states overall.
Among major Texas cities, Dallas led at 2,279 sq-ft and ranked eighth nationally; Fort Worth ranked 13th, with Houston 15th among major cities.
Statewide, buyers paid an avg. $210 per sq-ft, giving Texas a relatively affordable cost-to-space profile compared with pricier states across the country.
Beaumont offered Texas' lowest avg. price per sq-ft at $126.62, making it the 17th-most affordable city nationally on that measure for buyers.
Texas combined larger homes with relatively affordable per-sq-ft costs, linking statewide space and value across Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Beaumont for buyers.
