Would you like to know the cities where more married couples are purchasing more new homes? If you just said “I do,” read on! In this article from Builder, Katie Gloede highlights the top markets for married new home buyers.
Even beyond a starter home, some markets are saturated with married couples dominating the majority of new home sales, while some metros attract nearly a 50/50 split between married and single new home buyers.
Using data from Metrostudy Analytics, we searched for the top 15 markets with the highest percentage of new home buyers being married over the last three full years – 2012 through 2014.
While it’s likely no surprise three markets in Utah – a state with extremely high marriage rates – made the cut, the top market is a bit of a surprise. San Jose, Calif. was No. 1, where an average of 91.14% of new home buyers were married between 2012 and 2014, the height occurring in 2013 at 92.80%. The Washington, D.C., metro area, where marriage rates are a bit lower than many other big cities, also ranks high at an average of 86.74%.
Other major markets that top the list are Bakersfield, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Denver.
