US Metro Housing Markets – June 2008 – Cities 1-100
August 14, 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 – June 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 |
|
| Greenville, NC | 1 | 17.614 | 5.702 | 172,473 | 2,778 | 3,038 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 2 | 16.327 | 5.285 | 231,523 | 5,130 | 3,780 |
| Columbia, MO | 3 | 16.006 | 5.181 | 162,314 | 1,997 | 2,598 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 4 | 15.951 | 5.163 | 162,745 | 2,642 | 2,596 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | 15.333 | 4.963 | 249,925 | 5,547 | 3,832 |
| Wilmington, NC | 6 | 13.487 | 4.366 | 339,511 | 5,670 | 4,579 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 7 | 13.071 | 4.231 | 1,047,629 | 15,685 | 13,694 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 8 | 11.849 | 3.836 | 1,598,161 | 19,879 | 18,937 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 9 | 11.050 | 3.577 | 1,836,333 | 23,879 | 20,292 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 10 | 10.411 | 3.370 | 117,563 | 1,051 | 1,224 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 11 | 10.070 | 3.260 | 152,035 | 1,221 | 1,531 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 12 | 9.758 | 3.159 | 1,651,568 | 20,583 | 16,116 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 13 | 9.616 | 3.113 | 130,516 | 1,599 | 1,255 |
| Huntsville, AL | 14 | 9.345 | 3.025 | 386,632 | 4,392 | 3,613 |
| Bismarck, ND | 15 | 9.250 | 2.994 | 103,242 | 920 | 955 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 16 | 9.153 | 2.963 | 5,628,101 | 61,528 | 51,515 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 17 | 8.743 | 2.830 | 282,756 | 2,341 | 2,472 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 18 | 8.694 | 2.814 | 630,100 | 6,457 | 5,478 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 19 | 8.468 | 2.741 | 119,396 | 1,425 | 1,011 |
| St. George, UT | 20 | 8.274 | 2.678 | 133,791 | 1,793 | 1,107 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 21 | 7.962 | 2.577 | 205,218 | 1,818 | 1,634 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 22 | 7.892 | 2.555 | 134,442 | 1,469 | 1,061 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 23 | 7.801 | 2.525 | 139,082 | 1,366 | 1,085 |
| Bend, OR | 24 | 7.719 | 2.499 | 154,028 | 1,888 | 1,189 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 25 | 7.674 | 2.484 | 2,032,496 | 18,697 | 15,597 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 26 | 7.608 | 2.463 | 192,417 | 1,588 | 1,464 |
| Savannah, GA | 27 | 7.585 | 2.455 | 329,329 | 3,360 | 2,498 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 28 | 7.541 | 2.441 | 227,171 | 2,077 | 1,713 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 29 | 7.484 | 2.422 | 203,371 | 1,906 | 1,522 |
| Columbus, IN | 30 | 7.331 | 2.373 | 74,750 | 357 | 548 |
| Dover, DE | 31 | 7.317 | 2.368 | 152,255 | 1,335 | 1,114 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 32 | 7.100 | 2.298 | 131,837 | 1,519 | 936 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 33 | 7.077 | 2.291 | 710,514 | 6,216 | 5,028 |
| Burlington, NC | 34 | 6.859 | 2.220 | 145,360 | 1,342 | 997 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 35 | 6.854 | 2.219 | 370,008 | 2,584 | 2,536 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 36 | 6.791 | 2.198 | 435,714 | 3,265 | 2,959 |
| Lakeland, FL | 37 | 6.782 | 2.195 | 574,746 | 4,244 | 3,898 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 38 | 6.720 | 2.175 | 96,422 | 942 | 648 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 39 | 6.482 | 2.098 | 163,984 | 1,393 | 1,063 |
| Johnson City, TN | 40 | 6.375 | 2.064 | 193,554 | 942 | 1,234 |
| Valdosta, GA | 41 | 6.369 | 2.061 | 130,170 | 917 | 829 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 42 | 6.367 | 2.061 | 261,198 | 1,783 | 1,663 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 43 | 6.366 | 2.061 | 131,016 | 1,217 | 834 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 44 | 6.309 | 2.042 | 1,521,437 | 13,194 | 9,598 |
| Olympia, WA | 45 | 6.271 | 2.030 | 238,555 | 2,081 | 1,496 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 46 | 6.162 | 1.995 | 6,145,037 | 40,975 | 37,868 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 47 | 6.062 | 1.962 | 770,037 | 5,417 | 4,668 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 48 | 6.028 | 1.951 | 546,599 | 3,833 | 3,295 |
| San Antonio, TX | 49 | 6.024 | 1.950 | 1,990,675 | 13,513 | 11,991 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 50 | 6.009 | 1.945 | 107,170 | 738 | 644 |
| Asheville, NC | 51 | 5.998 | 1.941 | 404,320 | 3,294 | 2,425 |
| Lubbock, TX | 52 | 5.834 | 1.889 | 267,211 | 1,250 | 1,559 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 53 | 5.796 | 1.876 | 829,890 | 4,923 | 4,810 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 54 | 5.792 | 1.875 | 698,497 | 5,013 | 4,046 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 55 | 5.792 | 1.875 | 348,940 | 2,440 | 2,021 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 56 | 5.765 | 1.866 | 116,402 | 558 | 671 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 57 | 5.711 | 1.849 | 4,179,427 | 35,583 | 23,868 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 58 | 5.613 | 1.817 | 1,300,823 | 9,680 | 7,302 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 59 | 5.565 | 1.801 | 1,030,363 | 6,865 | 5,734 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 60 | 5.545 | 1.795 | 463,159 | 3,069 | 2,568 |
| Durham, NC | 61 | 5.527 | 1.789 | 479,624 | 3,217 | 2,651 |
| Laredo, TX | 62 | 5.520 | 1.787 | 233,152 | 1,641 | 1,287 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 5.496 | 1.779 | 261,816 | 1,977 | 1,439 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 64 | 5.469 | 1.770 | 613,828 | 4,994 | 3,357 |
| Greeley, CO | 65 | 5.370 | 1.738 | 243,750 | 1,669 | 1,309 |
| Missoula, MT | 66 | 5.367 | 1.737 | 105,650 | 665 | 567 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 67 | 5.327 | 1.724 | 198,791 | 1,351 | 1,059 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 68 | 5.316 | 1.721 | 352,319 | 2,567 | 1,873 |
| Gainesville, FL | 69 | 5.294 | 1.714 | 257,099 | 1,463 | 1,361 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 70 | 5.268 | 1.705 | 111,610 | 640 | 588 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 71 | 5.249 | 1.699 | 5,278,904 | 43,814 | 27,710 |
| Ocala, FL | 72 | 5.168 | 1.673 | 324,857 | 3,041 | 1,679 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 73 | 5.114 | 1.655 | 447,173 | 2,614 | 2,287 |
| Mobile, AL | 74 | 5.091 | 1.648 | 404,406 | 2,190 | 2,059 |
| Amarillo, TX | 75 | 5.040 | 1.632 | 242,240 | 1,278 | 1,221 |
| Tulsa, OK | 76 | 4.961 | 1.606 | 905,755 | 5,171 | 4,493 |
| Brunswick, GA | 77 | 4.951 | 1.603 | 101,792 | 687 | 504 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 78 | 4.921 | 1.593 | 152,814 | 1,370 | 752 |
| Anderson, SC | 79 | 4.917 | 1.592 | 179,981 | 1,094 | 885 |
| Rapid City, SD | 80 | 4.897 | 1.585 | 120,279 | 921 | 589 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 81 | 4.864 | 1.575 | 121,090 | 759 | 589 |
| Knoxville, TN | 82 | 4.863 | 1.574 | 681,525 | 3,845 | 3,314 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 83 | 4.854 | 1.571 | 287,574 | 1,353 | 1,396 |
| Springfield, MO | 84 | 4.819 | 1.560 | 420,020 | 2,215 | 2,024 |
| Tucson, AZ | 85 | 4.793 | 1.551 | 967,089 | 5,660 | 4,635 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 86 | 4.776 | 1.546 | 493,306 | 4,354 | 2,356 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 87 | 4.770 | 1.544 | 421,553 | 2,562 | 2,011 |
| Iowa City, IA | 88 | 4.767 | 1.543 | 147,038 | 737 | 701 |
| Casper, WY | 89 | 4.725 | 1.529 | 71,750 | 309 | 339 |
| Prescott, AZ | 90 | 4.722 | 1.528 | 212,635 | 1,324 | 1,004 |
| Richmond, VA | 91 | 4.712 | 1.525 | 1,212,977 | 6,805 | 5,716 |
| Lafayette, LA | 92 | 4.702 | 1.522 | 256,494 | 1,465 | 1,206 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 93 | 4.610 | 1.492 | 243,580 | 1,224 | 1,123 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 94 | 4.562 | 1.477 | 1,192,989 | 6,316 | 5,442 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 95 | 4.542 | 1.470 | 666,401 | 3,153 | 3,027 |
| Columbia, SC | 96 | 4.536 | 1.468 | 716,030 | 5,794 | 3,248 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 97 | 4.529 | 1.466 | 2,464,866 | 14,324 | 11,164 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 98 | 4.516 | 1.462 | 400,121 | 2,469 | 1,807 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 99 | 4.506 | 1.459 | 536,161 | 2,910 | 2,416 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 100 | 4.483 | 1.451 | 116,001 | 790 | 520 |
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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