According to the latest construction data reports from HBW, over 720 new swimming pool construction permits, with a combined value of approximately $53.6 million, were recorded in the HBW database for Texas last month. This represents a 25 percent increase in new pool construction activity compared to the previous month.

Among the four major metropolitan areas analyzed, Dallas exhibited the highest volume of new pool construction activity, with 300 permits issued. While Houston reported the highest average permit value, with an average construction value of $108,324.

Here is a closer look at the total permits, average value of new construction projects and leading counties for new swimming pool construction in the four major metro regions of Texas last month:

Dallas

Dallas ranked #1 for new pool construction last month, having 300 new permits with a total value of nearly $19 million.  The average value of new pool construction projects was $62,920, and the bulk of new permitting activity took place in the two counties of Dallas (103 permits) and Tarrant (70 permits).

Houston

The Houston area carried the second greatest volume of pool starts out of the four Texas regions reviewed, having 243 new permits with a total construction value in excess of $26 million.  The average value of new pool construction was highest in Houston (average value: $108,324) in comparison to other Texas areas reviewed, and well more than half of all new permits originated from Harris County where there were 161 new permits on record with HBW for the one-month period.

Austin

In Austin, there were 120 new swimming pool construction permits with a total value of nearly $6.2 million added to the HBW database last month.  The average value of construction was $51,307, and 80 percent of all new pool construction activity took place in Travis County (96 permits).

San Antonio

Last month, there were approximately 60 new swimming pool construction permits with a total value of $2.2 million in the San Antonio area.  The average value of construction was lowest in San Antonio (average value: $37,373) in comparison to other areas reviewed, and nearly all new construction took place in Bexar County (42 permits).

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