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.

Putnam County, NY 95
Laramie County, WY 89
Rockland County, NY 87
Westchester County, NY 86
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 82
Waukesha County, WI 81
Lake County, IL 81
Monmouth County, NJ 79
Natrona County, WY 78
Dutchess County, NY 77
Chisago County, MN 76
Saratoga County, NY 76
Stearns County, MN 75
Chesapeake city, VA 75
Northampton County, PA 74
Ozaukee County, WI 71
Mercer County, NJ 71
Fauquier County, VA 70
Virginia Beach city, VA 70
Nassau County, NY 70
Burlington County, NJ 69
Franklin County, MA 67
Wood County, OH 66
Bergen County, NJ 65
Bedford County, VA 64
Kent County, RI 63
Chester County, PA 63
Boone County, KY 62
Jackson County, MO 61
Montgomery County, PA 60
Albany County, NY 58
Madison County, MS 57
Warren County, OH 57
Anoka County, MN 56
Rice County, MN 56
Oakland County, MI 56
Providence County, RI 55
New Castle County, DE 55
Bristol County, RI 53
Johnson County, IN 53
St. Louis County, MO 52
Fayette County, KY 51
Johnson County, IA 49
Hennepin County, MN 49
Clay County, MO 49
Bucks County, PA 48
DuPage County, IL 47
Morris County, NJ 46
Passaic County, NJ 46
Essex County, MA 43
Douglas County, NE 42
Rockingham County, VA 42
Orange County, NY 41
Story County, IA 41
Franklin County, OH 41
Butler County, OH 40
Carroll County, MD 39
Merrimack County, NH 39
Mesa County, CO 38
Polk County, IA 38
Calvert County, MD 37
Warren County, NJ 35
Richmond County, NY 35
Cumberland County, PA 35
Hillsborough County, NH 35
Leavenworth County, KS 34
Platte County, MO 34
Sarpy County, NE 34
Campbell County, KY 33
Hampshire County, MA 33
Hendricks County, IN 32
Worcester County, MA 32
Washington County, MN 32
Rockingham County, NH 32
Tompkins County, NY 31
Hanover County, VA 31
Ramsey County, MN 30
Lancaster County, NE 30
Bristol County, MA 29
Norfolk County, MA 29
Dane County, WI 28
Centre County, PA 28
Prince William County, VA 28
Shelby County, AL 28
Dakota County, MN 27
Essex County, NJ 27
Washtenaw County, MI 26
Clay County, MN 26
St. Charles County, MO 26
Middlesex County, NJ 25
Strafford County, NH 25
St. Croix County, WI 24
Middlesex County, MA 24
Henrico County, VA 23
Harford County, MD 23
Union County, NJ 21
Chesterfield County, VA 21
Somerset County, NJ 19
Jefferson County, KY 18
Guilford County, NC 18
Baltimore County, MD 18
Plymouth County, MA 17
Queen Anne's County, MD 17
Johnson County, KS 15
Delaware County, PA 14
Carver County, MN 12
Suffolk County, MA 10
Marion County, IN 10
Hamilton County, OH 6
Cass County, ND 5

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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 →