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 90
Jackson County, MO 78
Ramsey County, MN 76
Marion County, IN 76
Fayette County, KY 75
Ozaukee County, WI 71
Natrona County, WY 70
Lake County, IL 68
Polk County, IA 67
Waukesha County, WI 67
Lancaster County, NE 65
Passaic County, NJ 65
DuPage County, IL 65
Chisago County, MN 65
Cass County, ND 64
Clay County, MN 64
Saratoga County, NY 64
Johnson County, KS 62
Hamilton County, OH 61
Hanover County, VA 60
Douglas County, NE 60
Hennepin County, MN 59
Stearns County, MN 58
Mesa County, CO 57
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 57
Bristol County, MA 56
Henrico County, VA 56
Butler County, OH 55
Oakland County, MI 55
Sarpy County, NE 55
Hampshire County, MA 54
Guilford County, NC 54
Putnam County, NY 54
Chesapeake city, VA 52
Hendricks County, IN 52
Nassau County, NY 51
Johnson County, IA 49
Story County, IA 49
Washtenaw County, MI 48
St. Croix County, WI 48
Plymouth County, MA 47
Union County, NJ 47
Franklin County, OH 47
Rockingham County, VA 47
Leavenworth County, KS 46
Rice County, MN 45
Madison County, MS 45
Bergen County, NJ 45
Dutchess County, NY 45
Jefferson County, KY 44
Dakota County, MN 44
Middlesex County, NJ 44
Anoka County, MN 42
Providence County, RI 41
Virginia Beach city, VA 40
Chesterfield County, VA 40
Washington County, MN 39
Prince William County, VA 39
Queen Anne's County, MD 38
Kent County, RI 38
Essex County, NJ 38
Wood County, OH 37
Carroll County, MD 36
St. Louis County, MO 36
Campbell County, KY 36
Chester County, PA 36
Burlington County, NJ 35
Bedford County, VA 35
Hillsborough County, NH 35
Rockland County, NY 34
Monmouth County, NJ 34
Westchester County, NY 34
Richmond County, NY 33
Merrimack County, NH 31
Johnson County, IN 31
Clay County, MO 31
Delaware County, PA 30
Shelby County, AL 30
Franklin County, MA 30
Orange County, NY 29
Warren County, NJ 29
Middlesex County, MA 29
Calvert County, MD 28
Worcester County, MA 28
Centre County, PA 28
Boone County, KY 27
Cumberland County, PA 27
Suffolk County, MA 26
New Castle County, DE 25
Northampton County, PA 25
Norfolk County, MA 24
Baltimore County, MD 23
St. Charles County, MO 23
Montgomery County, PA 23
Dane County, WI 23
Carver County, MN 23
Rockingham County, NH 20
Mercer County, NJ 20
Morris County, NJ 19
Strafford County, NH 18
Tompkins County, NY 18
Bristol County, RI 18
Essex County, MA 17
Albany County, NY 16
Warren County, OH 16
Harford County, MD 15
Bucks County, PA 15
Platte County, MO 14
Somerset County, NJ 14
Fauquier County, VA 14

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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 →