MARKET PROFILE

Educated Suburban Growth

Highly-educated large-metro suburbs with fast-moving markets and low inventory.

COUNTIES 110
MEAN BTI 44/100
Educated Suburban Growth

[01] What This Profile Means

Affluent suburbs of major metros where roughly 38% of adults hold bachelor's degrees or higher. Inventory is tight, days-on-market are short, and housing prices grow modestly but consistently. These are functioning, high-demand markets where supply-demand balance favors sellers.

DATA SIGNATURE

Bachelors-plus above 35%, months of supply below 3, days on market below 30, large-metro concentration.

[02] Typical Profile

Average values across the 110 counties in this profile.

1YR HOME PRICE
+2.4%
3YR CAGR
+4.2%
PANDEMIC SURGE
+37%
DRAWDOWN FROM PEAK
-0.0%
POP GROWTH
+0.43%
EDUCATION (BA+)
42%

[03] Largest Counties in This Profile

  1. 1 Middlesex County, MA
    POP 1,623,109 BTI 29
  2. 2 Nassau County, NY
    POP 1,389,160 BTI 50
  3. 3 Franklin County, OH
    POP 1,318,149 BTI 47
  4. 4 Oakland County, MI
    POP 1,272,264 BTI 57
  5. 5 Hennepin County, MN
    POP 1,270,787 BTI 59

[04] All 110 Counties in This Profile

Sorted by BoomTown Index score. Click any county for its full profile.

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 98
Laramie County, WY 98
Bedford County, VA 85
Passaic County, NJ 84
Chesapeake city, VA 83
Virginia Beach city, VA 81
Putnam County, NY 76
Ozaukee County, WI 75
Nassau County, NY 73
Kent County, RI 70
Mesa County, CO 67
Monmouth County, NJ 67
Lake County, IL 64
Saratoga County, NY 64
Chisago County, MN 63
Leavenworth County, KS 62
Jackson County, MO 62
Natrona County, WY 60
Franklin County, MA 60
Fauquier County, VA 59
Richmond County, NY 57
Rice County, MN 57
Wood County, OH 55
Dutchess County, NY 54
Guilford County, NC 54
Hanover County, VA 52
Hamilton County, OH 51
Providence County, RI 51
Warren County, NJ 50
Bristol County, MA 50
Bergen County, NJ 50
Hampshire County, MA 48
Anoka County, MN 48
Chester County, PA 48
Campbell County, KY 47
Northampton County, PA 46
Waukesha County, WI 44
Albany County, NY 44
Madison County, MS 43
Shelby County, AL 42
Hendricks County, IN 42
Butler County, OH 42
Centre County, PA 41
Johnson County, IN 41
Fayette County, KY 41
Clay County, MO 41
New Castle County, DE 40
Carroll County, MD 40
Harford County, MD 40
Ramsey County, MN 40
Douglas County, NE 39
Rockland County, NY 38
Franklin County, OH 38
Plymouth County, MA 38
Mercer County, NJ 38
Rockingham County, VA 37
Queen Anne's County, MD 37
Orange County, NY 36
Marion County, IN 36
Story County, IA 35
Chesterfield County, VA 34
St. Croix County, WI 34
Hennepin County, MN 34
Lancaster County, NE 34
Hillsborough County, NH 34
Westchester County, NY 34
St. Louis County, MO 33
Cumberland County, PA 33
Worcester County, MA 32
Clay County, MN 32
Stearns County, MN 32
Merrimack County, NH 32
Delaware County, PA 31
Montgomery County, PA 31
Boone County, KY 30
St. Charles County, MO 30
Oakland County, MI 29
Calvert County, MD 29
Platte County, MO 29
Tompkins County, NY 28
Dakota County, MN 27
Bucks County, PA 27
Henrico County, VA 27
Washtenaw County, MI 27
Polk County, IA 26
DuPage County, IL 25
Essex County, MA 25
Norfolk County, MA 25
Essex County, NJ 24
Jefferson County, KY 23
Washington County, MN 22
Prince William County, VA 22
Middlesex County, NJ 21
Morris County, NJ 21
Johnson County, KS 21
Rockingham County, NH 21
Sarpy County, NE 20
Johnson County, IA 20
Suffolk County, MA 19
Bristol County, RI 19
Baltimore County, MD 18
Burlington County, NJ 18
Union County, NJ 17
Dane County, WI 16
Warren County, OH 16
Somerset County, NJ 14
Middlesex County, MA 12
Strafford County, NH 12
Carver County, MN 12
Cass County, ND 11

[05] Other Market Profiles

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Western Premium Correction
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Sun Belt Post-Surge Correction
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Affordable Slow Markets
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Sun Belt Exurban Boom
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Secondary Market Surge
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Persistent Housing Weakness
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Market profiles describe each county's housing-market character, derived empirically from 24 housing, labor, and demographic features across 987 U.S. counties using hierarchical clustering. Counties whose BoomTown Score diverges sharply from a profile's typical range are moved to Idiosyncratic Markets and get a custom narrative instead. Read the methodology →