TEXAS — Texas metropolitan cities make up four of the top 10 metro cities in the country with the highest turnover rates – people selling their homes, according to a report published Saturday by Realtor.com.

The report analyzed the 50 largest metros and their turnover rates from September 2024 to August 2025 to narrow down the top 10.

But many residents selling their homes doesn’t necessarily mean bad things for these Texas cities: San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and Houston.

Cities with a high turnover rate have a “healthier balance” of buyers and sellers in the market, said Hannah Jones, an economic research analyst with Realtor.com.

“Metros like San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin have seen significant building activity over the past five years, which has helped temper home price growth and expand options for buyers, ultimately encouraging more frequent home sales,” Jones said.

San Antonio ranked number two, Dallas ranked number five, Austin was seven and Houston was nine. The other cities on the list are Kansas City, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Nashville, Charlotte and St. Louis.

Analysts said they believe job relocations, specifically in corporate hiring and military rotations, are the main cause for San Antonio’s high turnover rate, which is 45 sales per 1,000 housing units.

The turnover rate in Dallas is 42 sales per 1,000 housing units. Harrison Polsky, director of luxury sales at Douglas Elliman in Dallas, said homes are rising in value, and it’s caused residents to put their properties on the market and move into larger homes.

Austin, on the other hand, may have lost buyers due to a cost of living increase post-pandemic in 2020, said Noá Levy of The Boutique Real Estate. Its turnover rate is also 42 sales per 1,000 housing units.

Houston has a turnover rate of 40 sales per 1,000 housing units. According to Ahed Harhara, who founded HoustonHomeTools.com, people who bought houses in Houston when markets felt competitive now are planning to relocate if their budget or lifestyle has changed.

“Turnover doesn’t necessarily reflect dissatisfaction; it reflects how dynamic the market has become,” Harhara said.