CELINA — New residential building permit data shows Collin County’s housing boom is still running hot in 2025, with Celina leading the county by a wide margin and fast-growing northern cities continuing to dominate new home construction.

According to an analysis of HUD building permit data for 2025, Celina issued 2,489 residential permits, the highest total in Collin County so far this year. It was followed by McKinney (1,649), Princeton (1,598), Frisco (1,090) and Anna (864).

Together, those five cities account for the overwhelming share of new residential permitting activity in the county, underscoring how the region’s housing growth is increasingly concentrated in fast-expanding communities along the U.S. 380 and Dallas North Tollway corridors.

The numbers reflect what many Collin County residents are already seeing on the ground: more subdivisions, more rooftops and more pressure on roads, schools and utilities.

Celina’s top ranking is hardly a surprise. The city has become one of the most closely watched growth markets in North Texas, helped by its large supply of developable land and its location near some of the metro area’s biggest growth corridors. Recent Census estimates showed Celina was among the fastest-growing cities in the United States, while nearby Princeton and Anna also ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing communities in recent years.

The permit totals suggest that trend is continuing in 2025.

Princeton’s strong showing is especially notable. With 1,598 permits, the city is keeping pace with much larger and more established markets. That reflects just how quickly the eastern side of Collin County has become a major destination for new homebuyers seeking relatively more attainable housing compared with some of the county’s older suburban cores.

Meanwhile, McKinney and Frisco remain major engines of housing activity, even as both cities move deeper into a more mature stage of development. Frisco’s estimated 2024 population reached 235,208, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, showing that the city is still adding residents even as available land becomes more limited.

Beyond the top five, several mid-sized Collin County communities also posted meaningful permit activity in 2025, including Lavon (571), Melissa (553), Josephine (449), Farmersville (441) and Prosper (367). Those figures reinforce the idea that homebuilding is no longer concentrated only in the county’s largest cities; it is spreading deeper into smaller communities that are now absorbing the next wave of North Texas growth.

The local data also fits a larger statewide pattern. Texas remained the nation’s leader in single-family building permits in 2024, issuing 158,121 permits, according to the National Association of Home Builders using Census permit data.

For Collin County, that means the growth story is not slowing — it is simply moving outward.

And in 2025, the clearest signal of where that growth is landing is found in one city above all others: Celina.