In the last few months, several major California technology companies have announced plans to move to Texas—an exodus that will further fuel the Lone Star state's ongoing  apartment construction boom. There are already currently 126,900 apartments under construction in Texas, making the state the national leader for new apartment construction, according to RENTCafe.

Nor is this influx likely to through the state's supply-demand balance out of whack. "Texas holds the indisputable advantage of land use," says Doug Ressler, manager of business intelligence at Yardi Matrix. "What's great about it is that it enjoys an adequate availability to support population growth and migration, from dense cores to available exurban or suburban areas."

Dallas is leading the state in new apartment construction with 49,000 new units under construction. In the last decade, more than 177,000 new units have been built in the market. Austin comes in second with 31,000 apartment units in the current construction pipeline and 22,600 of those units are located in Austin proper.