US Metro Housing Markets – April 2008 – Cities 1-100
June 13, 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 1-100. For cities ranked 101-200 please see Chart 2, for cities ranked 201-300 please see Chart 3, and for cities ranked 300-360 please see Chart 4.
US Metro Housing Markets – April 2008 – Cities 1-100
| 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 |
|
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1 | 19.968 | 6.060 | 231,523 | 5,130 | 4,623 |
| Greenville, NC | 2 | 18.873 | 5.728 | 172,473 | 2,778 | 3,255 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 3 | 16.949 | 5.144 | 249,925 | 5,547 | 4,236 |
| Columbia, MO | 4 | 16.628 | 5.047 | 162,314 | 1,997 | 2,699 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 5 | 16.400 | 4.977 | 162,745 | 2,642 | 2,669 |
| Wilmington, NC | 6 | 14.786 | 4.487 | 339,511 | 5,670 | 5,020 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 7 | 13.986 | 4.245 | 1,047,629 | 15,685 | 14,652 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 8 | 12.142 | 3.685 | 1,598,161 | 19,879 | 19,405 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 9 | 11.043 | 3.352 | 1,836,333 | 23,879 | 20,279 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 10 | 10.621 | 3.223 | 1,651,568 | 20,583 | 17,541 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 11 | 10.504 | 3.188 | 152,035 | 1,221 | 1,597 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 12 | 10.221 | 3.102 | 130,516 | 1,599 | 1,334 |
| Huntsville, AL | 13 | 10.095 | 3.064 | 386,632 | 4,392 | 3,903 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 14 | 10.062 | 3.054 | 5,628,101 | 61,528 | 56,630 |
| St. George, UT | 15 | 9.933 | 3.015 | 133,791 | 1,793 | 1,329 |
| Bismarck, ND | 16 | 9.928 | 3.013 | 103,242 | 920 | 1,025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 17 | 9.833 | 2.984 | 119,396 | 1,425 | 1,174 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 18 | 9.522 | 2.890 | 630,100 | 6,457 | 6,000 |
| Bend, OR | 19 | 9.096 | 2.761 | 154,028 | 1,888 | 1,401 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 20 | 9.018 | 2.737 | 282,756 | 2,341 | 2,550 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 21 | 8.940 | 2.713 | 117,563 | 1,051 | 1,051 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 22 | 8.897 | 2.700 | 131,837 | 1,519 | 1,173 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 23 | 8.805 | 2.672 | 205,218 | 1,818 | 1,807 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 24 | 8.714 | 2.645 | 139,082 | 1,366 | 1,212 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 25 | 8.509 | 2.583 | 134,442 | 1,469 | 1,144 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 26 | 8.466 | 2.569 | 192,417 | 1,588 | 1,629 |
| Savannah, GA | 27 | 8.438 | 2.561 | 329,329 | 3,360 | 2,779 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 28 | 8.293 | 2.517 | 163,984 | 1,393 | 1,360 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 29 | 8.254 | 2.505 | 2,032,496 | 18,697 | 16,777 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 30 | 8.193 | 2.487 | 96,422 | 942 | 790 |
| Dover, DE | 31 | 8.118 | 2.464 | 152,255 | 1,335 | 1,236 |
| Burlington, NC | 32 | 8.028 | 2.437 | 145,360 | 1,342 | 1,167 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 33 | 7.880 | 2.391 | 227,171 | 2,077 | 1,790 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 34 | 7.711 | 2.340 | 710,514 | 6,216 | 5,479 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 35 | 7.626 | 2.315 | 203,371 | 1,906 | 1,551 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 36 | 7.429 | 2.255 | 435,714 | 3,265 | 3,237 |
| Columbus, IN | 37 | 7.398 | 2.245 | 74,750 | 357 | 553 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 38 | 7.389 | 2.243 | 370,008 | 2,584 | 2,734 |
| Rapid City, SD | 39 | 7.325 | 2.223 | 120,279 | 921 | 881 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 40 | 7.236 | 2.196 | 1,521,437 | 13,194 | 11,009 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 41 | 7.126 | 2.163 | 587,689 | 5,172 | 4,188 |
| Olympia, WA | 42 | 7.017 | 2.130 | 238,555 | 2,081 | 1,674 |
| Lakeland, FL | 43 | 7.001 | 2.125 | 574,746 | 4,244 | 4,024 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 44 | 6.772 | 2.055 | 348,940 | 2,440 | 2,363 |
| Asheville, NC | 45 | 6.772 | 2.055 | 404,320 | 3,294 | 2,738 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 46 | 6.738 | 2.045 | 261,198 | 1,783 | 1,760 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 47 | 6.726 | 2.041 | 261,816 | 1,977 | 1,761 |
| Johnson City, TN | 48 | 6.711 | 2.037 | 193,554 | 942 | 1,299 |
| Valdosta, GA | 49 | 6.637 | 2.014 | 130,170 | 917 | 864 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 50 | 6.555 | 1.989 | 546,599 | 3,833 | 3,583 |
| Durham, NC | 51 | 6.547 | 1.987 | 479,624 | 3,217 | 3,140 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 52 | 6.478 | 1.966 | 6,145,037 | 40,975 | 39,806 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 53 | 6.450 | 1.957 | 698,497 | 5,013 | 4,505 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 54 | 6.445 | 1.956 | 1,030,363 | 6,865 | 6,641 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 55 | 6.427 | 1.950 | 4,179,427 | 35,583 | 26,860 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 56 | 6.382 | 1.937 | 107,170 | 738 | 684 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 57 | 6.380 | 1.936 | 613,828 | 4,994 | 3,916 |
| El Paso, TX | 58 | 6.362 | 1.931 | 734,669 | 4,788 | 4,674 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 59 | 6.262 | 1.900 | 5,278,904 | 43,814 | 33,056 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 60 | 6.215 | 1.886 | 493,306 | 4,354 | 3,066 |
| Lubbock, TX | 61 | 6.182 | 1.876 | 267,211 | 1,250 | 1,652 |
| Laredo, TX | 62 | 6.155 | 1.868 | 233,152 | 1,641 | 1,435 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 63 | 6.104 | 1.852 | 1,300,823 | 9,680 | 7,940 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 64 | 6.079 | 1.845 | 152,814 | 1,370 | 929 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 65 | 5.926 | 1.798 | 198,791 | 1,351 | 1,178 |
| Ocala, FL | 66 | 5.910 | 1.794 | 324,857 | 3,041 | 1,920 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 67 | 5.871 | 1.782 | 463,159 | 3,069 | 2,719 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 68 | 5.816 | 1.765 | 131,016 | 1,217 | 762 |
| San Antonio, TX | 69 | 5.807 | 1.762 | 1,990,675 | 13,513 | 11,560 |
| Brunswick, GA | 70 | 5.796 | 1.759 | 101,792 | 687 | 590 |
| Gainesville, FL | 71 | 5.788 | 1.757 | 257,099 | 1,463 | 1,488 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 72 | 5.768 | 1.750 | 352,319 | 2,567 | 2,032 |
| Mobile, AL | 73 | 5.764 | 1.749 | 404,406 | 2,190 | 2,331 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 74 | 5.749 | 1.745 | 829,890 | 4,923 | 4,771 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 75 | 5.691 | 1.727 | 590,564 | 5,906 | 3,361 |
| Missoula, MT | 76 | 5.651 | 1.715 | 105,650 | 665 | 597 |
| Greeley, CO | 77 | 5.641 | 1.712 | 243,750 | 1,669 | 1,375 |
| Tucson, AZ | 78 | 5.379 | 1.633 | 967,089 | 5,660 | 5,202 |
| Richmond, VA | 79 | 5.365 | 1.628 | 1,212,977 | 6,805 | 6,508 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 80 | 5.364 | 1.628 | 138,144 | 1,043 | 741 |
| Tulsa, OK | 81 | 5.312 | 1.612 | 905,755 | 5,171 | 4,811 |
| Lafayette, LA | 82 | 5.298 | 1.608 | 256,494 | 1,465 | 1,359 |
| Prescott, AZ | 83 | 5.295 | 1.607 | 212,635 | 1,324 | 1,126 |
| Columbia, SC | 84 | 5.278 | 1.602 | 716,030 | 5,794 | 3,779 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 85 | 5.277 | 1.602 | 111,610 | 640 | 589 |
| Anderson, SC | 86 | 5.267 | 1.599 | 179,981 | 1,094 | 948 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 87 | 5.238 | 1.590 | 421,553 | 2,562 | 2,208 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 88 | 5.198 | 1.578 | 414,376 | 1,998 | 2,154 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 89 | 5.188 | 1.575 | 400,121 | 2,469 | 2,076 |
| Amarillo, TX | 90 | 5.177 | 1.571 | 242,240 | 1,278 | 1,254 |
| Knoxville, TN | 91 | 5.177 | 1.571 | 681,525 | 3,845 | 3,528 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 92 | 5.155 | 1.565 | 116,001 | 790 | 598 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 93 | 5.142 | 1.561 | 2,464,866 | 14,324 | 12,674 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 94 | 5.119 | 1.554 | 447,173 | 2,614 | 2,289 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 95 | 5.079 | 1.541 | 121,090 | 759 | 615 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 96 | 5.075 | 1.540 | 121,190 | 692 | 615 |
| Springfield, MO | 97 | 5.057 | 1.535 | 420,020 | 2,215 | 2,124 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 98 | 5.056 | 1.535 | 287,574 | 1,353 | 1,454 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 99 | 4.996 | 1.516 | 315,839 | 2,177 | 1,578 |
| Iowa City, IA | 100 | 4.951 | 1.503 | 147,038 | 737 | 728 |
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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