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.

Laramie County, WY 92
Putnam County, NY 92
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 90
Kent County, RI 88
Bedford County, VA 87
Jackson County, MO 85
Chesapeake city, VA 83
Waukesha County, WI 83
Saratoga County, NY 81
Chester County, PA 81
Johnson County, IA 79
Stearns County, MN 79
Virginia Beach city, VA 78
Chisago County, MN 76
Northampton County, PA 75
Dutchess County, NY 74
Providence County, RI 74
Orange County, NY 70
Warren County, NJ 69
Tompkins County, NY 69
Lake County, IL 67
Bristol County, MA 67
Anoka County, MN 66
Albany County, NY 66
Centre County, PA 65
Queen Anne's County, MD 65
Mercer County, NJ 65
Monmouth County, NJ 64
Ozaukee County, WI 62
Madison County, MS 62
Burlington County, NJ 59
Rice County, MN 59
Rockland County, NY 59
Cumberland County, PA 59
Montgomery County, PA 58
Hampshire County, MA 58
Fauquier County, VA 57
Hanover County, VA 57
Campbell County, KY 56
Calvert County, MD 56
Oakland County, MI 56
Butler County, OH 55
Leavenworth County, KS 54
Platte County, MO 53
Clay County, MN 52
Nassau County, NY 50
Norfolk County, MA 50
Wood County, OH 50
St. Louis County, MO 49
Douglas County, NE 49
Merrimack County, NH 49
Warren County, OH 49
Washington County, MN 48
Passaic County, NJ 48
Richmond County, NY 47
Natrona County, WY 47
Boone County, KY 47
Sarpy County, NE 47
New Castle County, DE 46
Essex County, MA 46
Hennepin County, MN 46
Bergen County, NJ 46
Westchester County, NY 46
Bristol County, RI 45
St. Croix County, WI 43
Delaware County, PA 42
Fayette County, KY 41
DuPage County, IL 40
Harford County, MD 40
Plymouth County, MA 40
Clay County, MO 40
Dakota County, MN 39
Prince William County, VA 39
Washtenaw County, MI 38
Shelby County, AL 37
Bucks County, PA 37
Worcester County, MA 36
Story County, IA 35
Franklin County, MA 35
Strafford County, NH 35
Rockingham County, VA 34
St. Charles County, MO 34
Guilford County, NC 34
Lancaster County, NE 33
Mesa County, CO 33
Hendricks County, IN 33
Middlesex County, MA 33
Hillsborough County, NH 31
Essex County, NJ 31
Morris County, NJ 31
Middlesex County, NJ 30
Carroll County, MD 29
Johnson County, IN 28
Rockingham County, NH 28
Johnson County, KS 27
Somerset County, NJ 25
Ramsey County, MN 24
Chesterfield County, VA 24
Henrico County, VA 21
Franklin County, OH 20
Dane County, WI 20
Carver County, MN 19
Suffolk County, MA 18
Union County, NJ 17
Baltimore County, MD 15
Marion County, IN 13
Hamilton County, OH 12
Jefferson County, KY 10
Cass County, ND 10
Polk County, IA 9

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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 →