U.S. Metro Housing Markets – May 2008 – Cities 1-100
July 01, 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 – May 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 | 19.134 | 6.087 | 231,523 | 5,130 | 4,430 |
| Greenville, NC | 2 | 18.525 | 5.893 | 172,473 | 2,778 | 3,195 |
| Columbia, MO | 3 | 16.142 | 5.135 | 162,314 | 1,997 | 2,620 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 4 | 16.044 | 5.104 | 162,745 | 2,642 | 2,611 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | 15.909 | 5.061 | 249,925 | 5,547 | 3,976 |
| Wilmington, NC | 6 | 14.147 | 4.500 | 339,511 | 5,670 | 4,803 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 7 | 13.352 | 4.247 | 1,047,629 | 15,685 | 13,988 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 8 | 11.919 | 3.792 | 1,598,161 | 19,879 | 19,048 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 9 | 10.654 | 3.389 | 1,836,333 | 23,879 | 19,564 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 10 | 10.428 | 3.317 | 117,563 | 1,051 | 1,226 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 11 | 10.234 | 3.256 | 152,035 | 1,221 | 1,556 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 12 | 10.225 | 3.253 | 1,651,568 | 20,583 | 16,887 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 13 | 9.976 | 3.173 | 130,516 | 1,599 | 1,302 |
| Huntsville, AL | 14 | 9.836 | 3.129 | 386,632 | 4,392 | 3,803 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 15 | 9.690 | 3.083 | 5,628,101 | 61,528 | 54,537 |
| St. George, UT | 16 | 9.156 | 2.913 | 133,791 | 1,793 | 1,225 |
| Bismarck, ND | 17 | 9.008 | 2.866 | 103,242 | 920 | 930 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 18 | 8.987 | 2.859 | 119,396 | 1,425 | 1,073 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 19 | 8.806 | 2.801 | 282,756 | 2,341 | 2,490 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 20 | 8.737 | 2.779 | 630,100 | 6,457 | 5,505 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 21 | 8.284 | 2.635 | 205,218 | 1,818 | 1,700 |
| Bend, OR | 22 | 8.200 | 2.608 | 154,028 | 1,888 | 1,263 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 23 | 8.125 | 2.585 | 139,082 | 1,366 | 1,130 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 24 | 8.115 | 2.582 | 134,442 | 1,469 | 1,091 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 25 | 7.931 | 2.523 | 2,032,496 | 18,697 | 16,119 |
| Savannah, GA | 26 | 7.871 | 2.504 | 329,329 | 3,360 | 2,592 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 27 | 7.778 | 2.474 | 96,422 | 942 | 750 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 28 | 7.775 | 2.473 | 131,837 | 1,519 | 1,025 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 29 | 7.770 | 2.472 | 192,417 | 1,588 | 1,495 |
| Dover, DE | 30 | 7.632 | 2.428 | 152,255 | 1,335 | 1,162 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 31 | 7.523 | 2.393 | 203,371 | 1,906 | 1,530 |
| Columbus, IN | 32 | 7.411 | 2.358 | 74,750 | 357 | 554 |
| Burlington, NC | 33 | 7.334 | 2.333 | 145,360 | 1,342 | 1,066 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 34 | 7.260 | 2.309 | 710,514 | 6,216 | 5,158 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 35 | 7.239 | 2.303 | 163,984 | 1,393 | 1,187 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 36 | 7.076 | 2.251 | 435,714 | 3,265 | 3,083 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 37 | 7.065 | 2.248 | 227,171 | 2,077 | 1,605 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 38 | 6.900 | 2.195 | 370,008 | 2,584 | 2,553 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 39 | 6.755 | 2.149 | 131,016 | 1,217 | 885 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 40 | 6.651 | 2.116 | 587,689 | 5,172 | 3,909 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 41 | 6.633 | 2.110 | 1,521,437 | 13,194 | 10,092 |
| Olympia, WA | 42 | 6.594 | 2.098 | 238,555 | 2,081 | 1,573 |
| Valdosta, GA | 43 | 6.568 | 2.089 | 130,170 | 917 | 855 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 44 | 6.454 | 2.053 | 6,145,037 | 40,975 | 39,663 |
| Asheville, NC | 45 | 6.389 | 2.032 | 404,320 | 3,294 | 2,583 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 46 | 6.385 | 2.031 | 1,030,363 | 6,865 | 6,579 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 47 | 6.374 | 2.028 | 3,309,347 | 26,236 | 21,095 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 48 | 6.252 | 1.989 | 107,170 | 738 | 670 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 49 | 6.237 | 1.984 | 770,037 | 5,417 | 4,803 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 50 | 6.175 | 1.964 | 546,599 | 3,833 | 3,375 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 51 | 6.131 | 1.950 | 4,179,427 | 35,583 | 25,622 |
| San Antonio, TX | 52 | 6.092 | 1.938 | 1,990,675 | 13,513 | 12,127 |
| Lakeland, FL | 53 | 6.060 | 1.928 | 574,746 | 4,244 | 3,483 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 54 | 6.054 | 1.926 | 261,816 | 1,977 | 1,585 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 55 | 5.940 | 1.890 | 698,497 | 5,013 | 4,149 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 56 | 5.912 | 1.881 | 348,940 | 2,440 | 2,063 |
| Durham, NC | 57 | 5.911 | 1.880 | 479,624 | 3,217 | 2,835 |
| Laredo, TX | 58 | 5.773 | 1.836 | 233,152 | 1,641 | 1,346 |
| Lubbock, TX | 59 | 5.745 | 1.827 | 267,211 | 1,250 | 1,535 |
| Missoula, MT | 60 | 5.689 | 1.810 | 105,650 | 665 | 601 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 61 | 5.657 | 1.800 | 463,159 | 3,069 | 2,620 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 62 | 5.650 | 1.797 | 613,828 | 4,994 | 3,468 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 63 | 5.639 | 1.794 | 198,791 | 1,351 | 1,121 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 64 | 5.628 | 1.790 | 5,278,904 | 43,814 | 29,709 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 65 | 5.609 | 1.784 | 829,890 | 4,923 | 4,655 |
| Ocala, FL | 66 | 5.569 | 1.771 | 324,857 | 3,041 | 1,809 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 67 | 5.522 | 1.757 | 493,306 | 4,354 | 2,724 |
| Brunswick, GA | 68 | 5.521 | 1.756 | 101,792 | 687 | 562 |
| Gainesville, FL | 69 | 5.480 | 1.743 | 257,099 | 1,463 | 1,409 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 70 | 5.475 | 1.742 | 1,300,823 | 9,680 | 7,122 |
| Greeley, CO | 71 | 5.444 | 1.732 | 243,750 | 1,669 | 1,327 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 72 | 5.421 | 1.725 | 352,319 | 2,567 | 1,910 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 73 | 5.361 | 1.705 | 116,402 | 558 | 624 |
| Mobile, AL | 74 | 5.274 | 1.678 | 404,406 | 2,190 | 2,133 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 75 | 5.229 | 1.663 | 152,814 | 1,370 | 799 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 76 | 5.170 | 1.645 | 111,610 | 640 | 577 |
| Anderson, SC | 77 | 5.117 | 1.628 | 179,981 | 1,094 | 921 |
| Tucson, AZ | 78 | 5.111 | 1.626 | 967,089 | 5,660 | 4,943 |
| Amarillo, TX | 79 | 5.102 | 1.623 | 242,240 | 1,278 | 1,236 |
| Tulsa, OK | 80 | 5.070 | 1.613 | 905,755 | 5,171 | 4,592 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 81 | 5.070 | 1.613 | 590,564 | 5,906 | 2,994 |
| Prescott, AZ | 82 | 5.070 | 1.613 | 212,635 | 1,324 | 1,078 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 83 | 5.057 | 1.609 | 2,464,866 | 14,324 | 12,466 |
| Knoxville, TN | 84 | 5.024 | 1.598 | 681,525 | 3,845 | 3,424 |
| Lafayette, LA | 85 | 5.022 | 1.597 | 256,494 | 1,465 | 1,288 |
| Rapid City, SD | 86 | 4.988 | 1.587 | 120,279 | 921 | 600 |
| Springfield, MO | 87 | 4.976 | 1.583 | 420,020 | 2,215 | 2,090 |
| Iowa City, IA | 88 | 4.931 | 1.569 | 147,038 | 737 | 725 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 89 | 4.929 | 1.568 | 447,173 | 2,614 | 2,204 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 90 | 4.917 | 1.564 | 287,574 | 1,353 | 1,414 |
| Richmond, VA | 91 | 4.886 | 1.554 | 1,212,977 | 6,805 | 5,926 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 92 | 4.839 | 1.539 | 121,090 | 759 | 586 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 93 | 4.823 | 1.534 | 421,553 | 2,562 | 2,033 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 94 | 4.761 | 1.515 | 400,121 | 2,469 | 1,905 |
| Columbia, SC | 95 | 4.743 | 1.509 | 716,030 | 5,794 | 3,396 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 96 | 4.712 | 1.499 | 121,190 | 692 | 571 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 97 | 4.707 | 1.497 | 116,001 | 790 | 546 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 98 | 4.676 | 1.487 | 1,192,989 | 6,316 | 5,578 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 99 | 4.653 | 1.480 | 275,534 | 1,553 | 1,282 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 100 | 4.615 | 1.468 | 243,580 | 1,224 | 1,124 |
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) and Reed Construction Data.
Table: Reed Construction Data and Reed Construction Data – CanaData.
For more information, please see
Carolina and Gulf Coasts Remain the Strongest Housing Markets.
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