This chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 201-300. For cities ranked 1-100 please see Chart 1, for cities ranked 101-200 please see Chart 2, and for cities ranked 300-360 please see Chart 4.
US Metro Housing Markets – May 2008 – Cities 201-300
| 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 |
|
| Chico, CA | 201 | 2.866 | 0.912 | 218,779 | 828 | 627 |
| State College, PA | 202 | 2.855 | 0.908 | 144,658 | 399 | 413 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 203 | 2.848 | 0.906 | 127,450 | 416 | 363 |
| Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR | 204 | 2.846 | 0.905 | 134,215 | 425 | 382 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 205 | 2.837 | 0.902 | 2,803,707 | 10,372 | 7,953 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 206 | 2.822 | 0.898 | 143,149 | 317 | 404 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 207 | 2.814 | 0.895 | 197,942 | 675 | 557 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 208 | 2.813 | 0.895 | 9,524,673 | 34,199 | 26,796 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ | 209 | 2.782 | 0.885 | 18,815,988 | 55,194 | 52,345 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 210 | 2.759 | 0.878 | 164,209 | 562 | 453 |
| Lafayette, IN | 211 | 2.737 | 0.871 | 192,161 | 593 | 526 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 212 | 2.699 | 0.858 | 2,091,120 | 8,046 | 5,643 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 213 | 2.683 | 0.854 | 181,499 | 882 | 487 |
| Appleton, WI | 214 | 2.656 | 0.845 | 218,026 | 647 | 579 |
| Florence, SC | 215 | 2.642 | 0.840 | 198,719 | 569 | 525 |
| Farmington, NM | 216 | 2.638 | 0.839 | 122,427 | 372 | 323 |
| Modesto, CA | 217 | 2.635 | 0.838 | 511,263 | 1,665 | 1,347 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 218 | 2.610 | 0.830 | 2,133,678 | 6,764 | 5,568 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 219 | 2.572 | 0.818 | 289,693 | 893 | 745 |
| Dubuque, IA | 220 | 2.566 | 0.816 | 92,359 | 304 | 237 |
| Rockford, IL | 221 | 2.504 | 0.796 | 352,290 | 1,309 | 882 |
| Great Falls, MT | 222 | 2.458 | 0.782 | 81,775 | 288 | 201 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 223 | 2.447 | 0.778 | 185,555 | 611 | 454 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN | 224 | 2.419 | 0.769 | 3,208,212 | 9,926 | 7,760 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 225 | 2.411 | 0.767 | 207,361 | 549 | 500 |
| Madera, CA | 226 | 2.409 | 0.766 | 146,513 | 459 | 353 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 227 | 2.407 | 0.766 | 259,206 | 778 | 624 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 228 | 2.383 | 0.758 | 410,070 | 1,115 | 977 |
| Stockton, CA | 229 | 2.353 | 0.749 | 670,990 | 2,510 | 1,579 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 230 | 2.324 | 0.739 | 528,892 | 1,198 | 1,229 |
| Norwich-New London, CT | 231 | 2.319 | 0.738 | 267,376 | 674 | 620 |
| Albany, GA | 232 | 2.292 | 0.729 | 164,069 | 499 | 376 |
| Honolulu, HI | 233 | 2.253 | 0.717 | 905,601 | 2,700 | 2,040 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 234 | 2.248 | 0.715 | 4,203,898 | 9,883 | 9,449 |
| Rome, GA | 235 | 2.228 | 0.709 | 95,618 | 305 | 213 |
| Merced, CA | 236 | 2.212 | 0.704 | 245,514 | 752 | 543 |
| Columbus, OH | 237 | 2.212 | 0.704 | 1,754,337 | 5,324 | 3,880 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 238 | 2.205 | 0.701 | 1,803,643 | 4,589 | 3,977 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 239 | 2.184 | 0.695 | 274,308 | 683 | 599 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 240 | 2.170 | 0.690 | 303,686 | 704 | 659 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 241 | 2.167 | 0.689 | 316,639 | 1,031 | 686 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 242 | 2.161 | 0.688 | 169,346 | 461 | 366 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 243 | 2.149 | 0.684 | 163,329 | 382 | 351 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 244 | 2.128 | 0.677 | 2,668,056 | 6,468 | 5,678 |
| Lancaster, PA | 245 | 2.127 | 0.676 | 498,465 | 1,120 | 1,060 |
| Janesville, WI | 246 | 2.117 | 0.674 | 159,623 | 466 | 338 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 247 | 2.111 | 0.671 | 5,413,212 | 14,787 | 11,426 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE | 248 | 2.106 | 0.670 | 5,827,962 | 13,263 | 12,275 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 249 | 2.087 | 0.664 | 349,717 | 873 | 730 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 250 | 2.087 | 0.664 | 776,742 | 1,866 | 1,621 |
| Ithaca, NY | 251 | 2.058 | 0.655 | 101,055 | 186 | 208 |
| Toledo, OH | 252 | 2.043 | 0.650 | 650,955 | 1,432 | 1,330 |
| Anchorage, AK | 253 | 2.034 | 0.647 | 362,340 | 1,063 | 737 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 254 | 2.032 | 0.646 | 2,974,859 | 7,431 | 6,045 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 255 | 2.008 | 0.639 | 323,264 | 630 | 649 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 256 | 2.003 | 0.637 | 1,544,398 | 3,202 | 3,094 |
| Monroe, LA | 257 | 1.956 | 0.622 | 172,275 | 476 | 337 |
| Dothan, AL | 258 | 1.935 | 0.616 | 139,499 | 298 | 270 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 259 | 1.928 | 0.613 | 148,875 | 367 | 287 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 260 | 1.926 | 0.613 | 402,302 | 907 | 775 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 261 | 1.903 | 0.605 | 4,482,857 | 10,333 | 8,530 |
| Morgantown, WV | 262 | 1.902 | 0.605 | 117,770 | 94 | 224 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 263 | 1.860 | 0.592 | 464,435 | 1,297 | 864 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 264 | 1.855 | 0.590 | 251,747 | 541 | 467 |
| Kingston, NY | 265 | 1.848 | 0.588 | 181,860 | 420 | 336 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 266 | 1.835 | 0.584 | 1,189,113 | 2,520 | 2,182 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 267 | 1.811 | 0.576 | 895,015 | 1,847 | 1,621 |
| Decatur, AL | 268 | 1.809 | 0.575 | 149,279 | 307 | 270 |
| Peoria, IL | 269 | 1.786 | 0.568 | 371,206 | 729 | 663 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 270 | 1.781 | 0.567 | 376,160 | 751 | 670 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 271 | 1.757 | 0.559 | 365,449 | 597 | 642 |
| Salinas, CA | 272 | 1.752 | 0.557 | 407,637 | 775 | 714 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 273 | 1.751 | 0.557 | 2,355,712 | 4,724 | 4,125 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 274 | 1.740 | 0.554 | 97,691 | 241 | 170 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 275 | 1.691 | 0.538 | 853,358 | 1,798 | 1,443 |
| Abilene, TX | 276 | 1.669 | 0.531 | 159,343 | 287 | 266 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 277 | 1.654 | 0.526 | 12,875,587 | 25,942 | 21,290 |
| Springfield, OH | 278 | 1.652 | 0.525 | 140,477 | 395 | 232 |
| Boulder, CO | 279 | 1.636 | 0.521 | 290,262 | 467 | 475 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 280 | 1.617 | 0.514 | 2,096,471 | 3,925 | 3,389 |
| Racine, WI | 281 | 1.589 | 0.505 | 195,099 | 409 | 310 |
| Napa, CA | 282 | 1.561 | 0.497 | 132,565 | 227 | 207 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 283 | 1.548 | 0.493 | 109,787 | 216 | 170 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 284 | 1.527 | 0.486 | 798,364 | 1,615 | 1,219 |
| Bangor, ME | 285 | 1.519 | 0.483 | 148,784 | 250 | 226 |
| Tyler, TX | 286 | 1.510 | 0.480 | 198,705 | 364 | 300 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 287 | 1.507 | 0.479 | 106,815 | 186 | 161 |
| Erie, PA | 288 | 1.483 | 0.472 | 279,092 | 560 | 414 |
| Dayton, OH | 289 | 1.457 | 0.463 | 835,537 | 1,334 | 1,217 |
| Longview, TX | 290 | 1.434 | 0.456 | 203,611 | 313 | 292 |
| Gadsden, AL | 291 | 1.405 | 0.447 | 103,217 | 157 | 145 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 292 | 1.399 | 0.445 | 142,955 | 277 | 200 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, | 293 | 1.381 | 0.439 | 669,915 | 1,120 | 925 |
| Springfield, IL | 294 | 1.351 | 0.430 | 206,588 | 310 | 279 |
| Jackson, MI | 295 | 1.337 | 0.425 | 163,006 | 206 | 218 |
| Akron, OH | 296 | 1.305 | 0.415 | 699,356 | 1,068 | 913 |
| Johnson City, TN | 297 | 6.561 | 2.087 | 193,554 | 942 | 1,270 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 298 | 6.459 | 2.055 | 261,198 | 1,783 | 1,687 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 299 | 1.303 | 0.414 | 142,794 | 195 | 186 |
| Monroe, MI | 300 | 1.302 | 0.414 | 153,608 | 251 | 200 |
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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Carolina and Gulf Coasts Remain the Strongest Housing Markets.
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