Customers Employees Community Awards & Recognitions Sustainability Report
For nearly 70 years, we have built a business where families can create their dream homes – and where people can find a workplace they’re proud to call home. Our people-centric approach extends naturally to our stakeholders, including suppliers, trade partners, stockholders, local governments, and environmental organizations.
At KB, we don’t just build houses – we help shape communities in places where people want to live. We also support the revitalization of existing neighborhoods by redeveloping infill locations an transforming former commercial sites into vibrant new residential areas. Just as important is the sense of connection within and around our communities. We believe homeownership encourages people to put down roots and build lasting connections, strengthening both their immediate neighborhoods and the broader community.
KB Home was founded in 1957 on the idea that we could challenge conventional assumptions about homebuilding in order to make homeownership more affordable for more people. Our customers represent a range of backgrounds and experiences, with first-time homebuyers the core of our business — and we are inspired to help them every day.
We pay a lot of attention to what affordability means in different parts of the country to make homeownership possible for first-time buyers. We strive to build homes that are generally priced to be affordable for people with household incomes within the range of a market’s median level. As such, our team evaluates potential land purchases and product design decisions accordingly, carefully balancing sales prices to serve the local area’s median-income households.
We are proud that in 2025 we continued to keep homeownership, an its potential to build household wealth and financial stability within reach of people across a broad range of incomes. Our diverse customers share a common desire to own a personalized, high-performance home at a price that made sense for their household.
new KB Homeowners in 2025
overall customer satisfaction rating in 2025
of these customers would recommend KB Home to a friend
stars out of a possible five nationwide on TrustBuilder®
People are the heart of everything we do. The connection between our employees and our customers is fundamental to delivering the exceptional homebuying experience we strive to provide every day. Nurturing this connection starts with employees who feel valued and supported for who they are – and customers who trust in our commitment to making their dream of homeownership a reality.
Creating strong communities requires more than thoughtful design – it depends on the infrastructure that supports residents today and into the future. We are proud to partner with local governments, school districts, and utilities to develop schools, roads, utilities, and other essential systems. These investments reflect our commitment to the communities we serve and demonstrate that we are contributing to their long-term vitality. We believe this approach not only strengthens the places where we build, but also reinforces our reputation as a trusted partner when land sellers and local governments consider future opportunities.
We invest in our communities and their long-term success
to water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure
to school fees
to other community enhancements, such as parks
KB Cares is our philanthropic program that builds relationships and communities. We believe that every action we take, from how we build our homes to how we care for our neighborhoods has the potential to create a positive impact. Through KB Cares, our divisions make targeted local investments in four key areas: shelter, community, sustainability and environment, and construction skills and employment.
In many of the land-constrained areas where we build, we use our expertise to reimagine the potential of underutilized land to revitalize older neighborhoods with new housing that can attract new residents and bring fresh energy. Land sellers and local governments know that we have the experience to work collaboratively to design new neighborhoods that can elevate a community’s overall surroundings.
Creating infill communities in established areas and participating in redevelopment projects are among our considerations when evaluating potential land investments. Our homes are often an area’s first new residential construction in years, offering energy- and water-efficient housing that can positively impact a community’s financial and environmental resiliency.
A number of our neighborhoods have been built in established locations, including 5+ redevelopment and 36+ infill communities in 2025. We also strive to optimize use of limited land resources by designing high-density communities of greater than eight and up to 30 dwelling units per acre where permitted.
Using natural resources and building materials in the most efficient manner possible not only conserves precious natural resources but also reduces costs for our business, helping to keep first-time homeownership attainable.
Our identified areas of nature-related risk and opportunities are:
KB Home has adopted responsible lumber standards that outline environmental standards for all wood products sourced, with a goal of reducing deforestation and the loss of biodiversity
We see firsthand the growing concern around water availability in some of the regions in which we build. KB Home was the first national homebuilder to join the EPA’s WaterSense program in 2010 and now builds every home at our new communities in Arizona, California and Nevada to this standard.
Homebuilding operations have the potential to contribute to water pollution from jobsite runoffs to nearby waterways. Our jobsite management practices include Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) at each community. These mitigation efforts include dedicated concrete washouts, rain washouts, silt fencing and inlet drain protection.
Other approaches that we take to minimize our environmental footprint include:
Wherever required and possible, we create conservation spaces; modify or delay our activities to accommodate migratory cycles, and assist or make financial contributions to nearby dedicated nature conservancy zones and organizations.
KB Home’s portfolio includes a mix of brownfields, greyfields and infill communities built on previously developed lands and that are revitalizing older neighborhoods. With limited land resources available, we strive to maximize available housing stock by making efficient use of land.
We strive to cultivate technological innovations that reduce our impact on the environment, and multiply positive outcomes by selecting land developers and suppliers that integrate sustainability into their own practices wherever possible.
For our industry-leading environmental initiatives, dedication to social responsibility and strong corporate governance standards – the highest-ranked national homebuilder and the only one to receive this distinction six years in a row.
For our commitment to sustainability and creating a culture of excellence – the only national homebuilder to appear on this list every year since its inception.
At KB Home, we believe that sustainability is built on one essential idea: balance. We strive to ensure that today’s buyers can achieve the dream of homeownership while balancing the objective with mindfulness about the sustainability needs of future generations and our environment. Sustaining the dream of homeownership both today and into the future is what we do every day.
This year, we published our 19th annual Sustainability Report, the longest-running publication of its kind in the homebuilding industry. We invite you to learn about what matters to us and join us on our journey. We encourage you to review our previous sustainability reports to learn more about our consistent, long-term approach and all the work that lies behind our 2025 sustainability results.