The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will add 20,392 new apartment units this year. The only metro adding more units is New York, according to a new report from RentCafe.

Specifically, a majority of those units — 4,059 — are located in Fort Worth, followed by Dallas proper at 4,015. That makes them the No. 14 and No. 15 cities in the United States for new apartment construction, respectively. McKinney and Arlington will also see just over 1,000 new units each.

That massive quantity of new units actually represents a 45.1% annual decline for DFW, though. RentCafe attributed the Metroplex’s construction dip to the major building boom over the past several years, which is now tapering.

Across the U.S., apartment construction declined 27% from 2025: The country saw 605,768 new units last year and will see approximately 442,395 this year. Apartment deliveries previously peaked in 2024 at 664,599 units. 2026’s volume will likely fall more in line with 2021 levels, when almost 452,000 units joined the market.

Regionally, the South will account for nearly half of all new units in 2026, with Texas and Florida leading the charge. The West will follow, accounting for 23% of new apartments. California, Arizona and Washington will contribute the most units in the region.

The Northeast will account for 18% of all new units in 2026, surpassing year-ago production by nearly 80,000 apartments. It will be the only region in the U.S. where apartment deliveries exceed 2025 volumes. Finally, the Midwest will add just 12% of the country’s new units in 2026.