US Metro Housing Markets – January 2008 – Cities 101-200
May 15, 2008 - Jim Haughey
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RSS FeedThis chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 101-200. For cities ranked 1-100 please see Chart 1, for cities ranked 201-300 please see Chart 3, and for cities ranked 300-360 please see Chart 4.
US Metro Housing Markets – January 2008 – Cities 101-200
| Permits per 1,000 Population (based on latest 12 months) |
Residential Permits (units) | |||||
| Rank | Actuals | Relative to U.S. Average (set = 1.000) |
Population July 1, 2006 |
2007 Total |
Latest 12 Months |
|
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 101 | 5.318 | 1.486 | 2,127,828 | 12,888 | 11,315 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 102 | 5.294 | 1.480 | 1,320,093 | 6,865 | 6,988 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 103 | 5.269 | 1.473 | 1,168,621 | 6,316 | 6,158 |
| Amarillo, TX | 104 | 5.229 | 1.462 | 240,980 | 1,278 | 1,260 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 105 | 5.186 | 1.450 | 811,206 | 4,398 | 4,207 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 106 | 5.112 | 1.429 | 597,000 | 3,220 | 3,052 |
| Iowa City, IA | 107 | 5.092 | 1.423 | 139,831 | 737 | 712 |
| Johnson City, TN | 108 | 5.091 | 1.423 | 190,340 | 942 | 969 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 109 | 5.091 | 1.423 | 115,108 | 610 | 586 |
| Yuba City, CA | 110 | 5.065 | 1.416 | 159,331 | 965 | 807 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 111 | 5.032 | 1.407 | 112,877 | 558 | 568 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 112 | 4.964 | 1.388 | 238,507 | 1,224 | 1,184 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 113 | 4.921 | 1.376 | 495,226 | 2,683 | 2,437 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 114 | 4.899 | 1.369 | 415,614 | 1,998 | 2,036 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 115 | 4.891 | 1.367 | 403,787 | 2,127 | 1,975 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 116 | 4.881 | 1.364 | 1,662,518 | 8,217 | 8,115 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 117 | 4.848 | 1.355 | 524,329 | 2,690 | 2,542 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 118 | 4.844 | 1.354 | 541,934 | 2,910 | 2,625 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 119 | 4.824 | 1.348 | 275,728 | 1,353 | 1,330 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 120 | 4.773 | 1.334 | 775,432 | 4,045 | 3,701 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 121 | 4.755 | 1.329 | 191,165 | 927 | 909 |
| Jackson, MS | 122 | 4.753 | 1.329 | 527,427 | 2,730 | 2,507 |
| Madison, WI | 123 | 4.732 | 1.323 | 543,693 | 2,704 | 2,573 |
| Sumter, SC | 124 | 4.731 | 1.322 | 105,679 | 502 | 500 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 125 | 4.712 | 1.317 | 1,046,922 | 5,488 | 4,933 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 126 | 4.695 | 1.312 | 226,614 | 1,167 | 1,064 |
| El Centro, CA | 127 | 4.688 | 1.310 | 158,481 | 892 | 743 |
| Medford, OR | 128 | 4.656 | 1.302 | 198,013 | 1,113 | 922 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 129 | 4.656 | 1.301 | 649,534 | 3,153 | 3,024 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 130 | 4.631 | 1.294 | 68,026 | 321 | 315 |
| Cleveland, TN | 131 | 4.578 | 1.280 | 108,784 | 536 | 498 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 132 | 4.567 | 1.277 | 1,217,115 | 5,850 | 5,559 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 133 | 4.546 | 1.271 | 499,066 | 2,442 | 2,269 |
| Bellingham, WA | 134 | 4.501 | 1.258 | 186,639 | 946 | 840 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 135 | 4.500 | 1.258 | 4,036,135 | 20,621 | 18,162 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 136 | 4.474 | 1.251 | 1,097,473 | 5,205 | 4,910 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 137 | 4.473 | 1.250 | 242,322 | 1,083 | 1,084 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 138 | 4.448 | 1.243 | 383,281 | 1,579 | 1,705 |
| Casper, WY | 139 | 4.415 | 1.234 | 70,447 | 309 | 311 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 140 | 4.408 | 1.232 | 386,608 | 1,800 | 1,704 |
| Ames, IA | 141 | 4.403 | 1.231 | 79,937 | 337 | 352 |
| Topeka, KS | 142 | 4.367 | 1.221 | 229,918 | 939 | 1,004 |
| Green Bay, WI | 143 | 4.352 | 1.216 | 300,334 | 1,347 | 1,307 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 144 | 4.349 | 1.216 | 519,204 | 2,347 | 2,258 |
| Lawrence, KS | 145 | 4.339 | 1.213 | 103,473 | 448 | 449 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 146 | 4.308 | 1.204 | 2,696,334 | 12,324 | 11,616 |
| Montgomery, AL | 147 | 4.303 | 1.203 | 359,285 | 1,694 | 1,546 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 148 | 4.267 | 1.193 | 1,968,665 | 7,963 | 8,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA | 149 | 4.238 | 1.184 | 5,293,328 | 23,115 | 22,431 |
| Bloomington, IN | 150 | 4.234 | 1.183 | 178,102 | 767 | 754 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 151 | 4.219 | 1.179 | 358,175 | 1,634 | 1,511 |
| Dalton, GA | 152 | 4.191 | 1.171 | 133,856 | 612 | 561 |
| Wausau, WI | 153 | 4.184 | 1.169 | 129,545 | 514 | 542 |
| Wichita, KS | 154 | 4.156 | 1.162 | 590,055 | 2,378 | 2,452 |
| Midland, TX | 155 | 4.146 | 1.159 | 122,537 | 514 | 508 |
| Longview, WA | 156 | 4.084 | 1.142 | 98,180 | 402 | 401 |
| Salem, OR | 157 | 4.084 | 1.142 | 381,017 | 1,586 | 1,556 |
| Salisbury, MD | 158 | 4.074 | 1.139 | 117,572 | 486 | 479 |
| Yuma, AZ | 159 | 4.024 | 1.125 | 185,382 | 768 | 746 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 160 | 3.986 | 1.114 | 248,134 | 1,036 | 989 |
| Billings, MT | 161 | 3.964 | 1.108 | 148,086 | 556 | 587 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 162 | 3.924 | 1.097 | 495,112 | 2,039 | 1,943 |
| Morristown, TN | 163 | 3.917 | 1.095 | 131,981 | 559 | 517 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 164 | 3.914 | 1.094 | 129,276 | 549 | 506 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 165 | 3.907 | 1.092 | 155,122 | 595 | 606 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 166 | 3.893 | 1.088 | 184,425 | 882 | 718 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 167 | 3.849 | 1.076 | 274,596 | 1,203 | 1,057 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 168 | 3.832 | 1.071 | 85,851 | 330 | 329 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 169 | 3.822 | 1.068 | 337,530 | 1,418 | 1,290 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 170 | 3.762 | 1.052 | 200,701 | 721 | 755 |
| Owensboro, KY | 171 | 3.744 | 1.047 | 111,914 | 419 | 419 |
| Pueblo, CO | 172 | 3.740 | 1.045 | 153,216 | 677 | 573 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 173 | 3.729 | 1.042 | 414,011 | 1,600 | 1,544 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 174 | 3.726 | 1.042 | 146,000 | 605 | 544 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 175 | 3.680 | 1.029 | 154,619 | 582 | 569 |
| Odessa, TX | 176 | 3.675 | 1.027 | 126,262 | 439 | 464 |
| Lebanon, PA | 177 | 3.649 | 1.020 | 126,607 | 462 | 462 |
| Waco, TX | 178 | 3.554 | 0.993 | 226,794 | 814 | 806 |
| Lincoln, NE | 179 | 3.545 | 0.991 | 284,327 | 1,032 | 1,008 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 180 | 3.544 | 0.991 | 800,242 | 2,955 | 2,836 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 181 | 3.529 | 0.987 | 689,093 | 2,672 | 2,432 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 182 | 3.520 | 0.984 | 384,658 | 1,452 | 1,354 |
| Jackson, TN | 183 | 3.515 | 0.983 | 111,516 | 501 | 392 |
| Chico, CA | 184 | 3.514 | 0.982 | 216,264 | 828 | 760 |
| Redding, CA | 185 | 3.495 | 0.977 | 183,117 | 674 | 640 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 186 | 3.476 | 0.972 | 159,972 | 455 | 556 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA | 187 | 3.471 | 0.970 | 1,660,785 | 6,276 | 5,764 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 188 | 3.452 | 0.965 | 2,793,855 | 10,372 | 9,645 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 189 | 3.429 | 0.958 | 145,247 | 584 | 498 |
| Rochester, MN | 190 | 3.415 | 0.955 | 179,507 | 702 | 613 |
| Great Falls, MT | 191 | 3.412 | 0.954 | 79,434 | 288 | 271 |
| Spokane, WA | 192 | 3.399 | 0.950 | 445,108 | 1,826 | 1,513 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 193 | 3.369 | 0.942 | 257,031 | 865 | 866 |
| Pocatello, ID | 194 | 3.354 | 0.937 | 86,468 | 309 | 290 |
| Rockford, IL | 195 | 3.340 | 0.934 | 342,797 | 1,309 | 1,145 |
| Fresno, CA | 196 | 3.333 | 0.932 | 892,667 | 3,316 | 2,975 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 197 | 3.329 | 0.930 | 2,089,035 | 8,046 | 6,954 |
| San Angelo, TX | 198 | 3.315 | 0.927 | 105,289 | 350 | 349 |
| Roanoke, VA | 199 | 3.304 | 0.924 | 293,897 | 900 | 971 |
| Macon, GA | 200 | 3.287 | 0.919 | 229,968 | 868 | 756 |
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) and Reed Construction Data.
Table: Reed Construction Data and Reed Construction Data – CanaData.
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