US Metro Housing Markets – January 2008 – Cities 301-360
Jim Haughey
This chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 301-360. For cities ranked 1-100 please see Chart 1, for cities ranked 101-200 please see Chart 2, and for cities ranked 201-300 please see Chart 3.
US Metro Housing Markets – January 2008
| 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 |
|
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 301 | 1.441 | 0.403 | 456,709 | 713 | 658 |
| Springfield, IL | 302 | 1.435 | 0.401 | 206,317 | 310 | 296 |
| Reading, PA | 303 | 1.433 | 0.400 | 400,665 | 607 | 574 |
| Jackson, MI | 304 | 1.416 | 0.396 | 164,605 | 206 | 233 |
| Gadsden, AL | 305 | 1.406 | 0.393 | 103,164 | 157 | 145 |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, | 306 | 1.399 | 0.391 | 1,629,651 | 2,763 | 2,280 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 307 | 1.369 | 0.383 | 142,473 | 195 | 195 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 308 | 1.366 | 0.382 | 410,591 | 582 | 561 |
| Yakima, WA | 309 | 1.350 | 0.377 | 233,353 | 327 | 315 |
| Corvallis, OR | 310 | 1.346 | 0.376 | 78,744 | 123 | 106 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 311 | 1.328 | 0.371 | 144,575 | 196 | 192 |
| Syracuse, NY | 312 | 1.259 | 0.352 | 652,030 | 854 | 821 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 313 | 1.218 | 0.340 | 114,977 | 137 | 140 |
| Ithaca, NY | 314 | 1.192 | 0.333 | 100,710 | 186 | 120 |
| Mansfield, OH | 315 | 1.182 | 0.330 | 127,777 | 152 | 151 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 316 | 1.173 | 0.328 | 99,724 | 114 | 117 |
| Anderson, IN | 317 | 1.148 | 0.321 | 129,835 | 158 | 149 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 318 | 1.145 | 0.320 | 100,428 | 114 | 115 |
| New Haven-Milford, CT | 319 | 1.133 | 0.317 | 851,107 | 991 | 964 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 320 | 1.126 | 0.315 | 139,410 | 172 | 157 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 321 | 1.112 | 0.311 | 59,341 | 57 | 66 |
| Rochester, NY | 322 | 1.108 | 0.310 | 1,039,141 | 1,154 | 1,151 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 323 | 1.103 | 0.308 | 108,788 | 120 | 120 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 324 | 1.100 | 0.308 | 345,366 | 383 | 380 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 325 | 1.098 | 0.307 | 1,143,468 | 1,473 | 1,255 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 326 | 1.073 | 0.300 | 162,141 | 160 | 174 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 327 | 1.070 | 0.299 | 591,351 | 685 | 633 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 328 | 1.045 | 0.292 | 162,612 | 181 | 170 |
| Springfield, MA | 329 | 1.014 | 0.283 | 688,615 | 724 | 698 |
| Joplin, MO | 330 | 0.977 | 0.273 | 167,868 | 173 | 164 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 331 | 0.953 | 0.266 | 4,494,327 | 4,529 | 4,282 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, | 332 | 0.940 | 0.263 | 400,975 | 528 | 377 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 333 | 0.909 | 0.254 | 94,584 | 92 | 86 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 334 | 0.901 | 0.252 | 176,556 | 166 | 159 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 335 | 0.891 | 0.249 | 104,387 | 72 | 93 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 336 | 0.888 | 0.248 | 121,561 | 115 | 108 |
| Muncie, IN | 337 | 0.828 | 0.232 | 115,900 | 103 | 96 |
| Charleston, WV | 338 | 0.798 | 0.223 | 305,837 | 257 | 244 |
| Carson City, NV | 339 | 0.793 | 0.222 | 56,765 | 51 | 45 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 340 | 0.765 | 0.214 | 125,419 | 98 | 96 |
| Victoria, TX | 341 | 0.765 | 0.214 | 113,695 | 88 | 87 |
| Kokomo, IN | 342 | 0.730 | 0.204 | 101,329 | 82 | 74 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 343 | 0.570 | 0.159 | 548,743 | 321 | 313 |
| Flint, MI | 344 | 0.561 | 0.157 | 445,256 | 278 | 250 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 345 | 0.457 | 0.128 | 208,038 | 100 | 95 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 346 | 0.431 | 0.120 | 285,540 | 109 | 123 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 347 | 0.396 | 0.111 | 131,279 | 53 | 52 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 348 | 0.284 | 0.079 | 147,839 | 42 | 42 |
| Bay City, MI | 349 | 0.276 | 0.077 | 108,809 | 32 | 30 |
| Decatur, IL | 350 | 0.247 | 0.069 | 109,302 | 27 | 27 |
| Williamsport, PA | 351 | 0.246 | 0.069 | 118,084 | 30 | 29 |
| Altoona, PA | 352 | 0.237 | 0.066 | 126,342 | 29 | 30 |
| Binghamton, NY | 353 | 0.190 | 0.053 | 247,702 | 44 | 47 |
| Lima, OH | 354 | 0.161 | 0.045 | 105,770 | 18 | 17 |
| Elmira, NY | 355 | 0.135 | 0.038 | 89,205 | 17 | 12 |
| Johnstown, PA | 356 | 0.102 | 0.028 | 147,239 | 14 | 15 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 357 | 0.102 | 0.028 | 117,993 | 13 | 12 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 358 | 0.097 | 0.027 | 297,535 | 27 | 29 |
| Danville, IL | 359 | 0.024 | 0.007 | 82,048 | 2 | 2 |
| Sandusky, OH | 360 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 78,477 | 0 | 0 |
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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