US Metro Housing Markets – June 2008 – Cities 301-360

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.

		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

Akron, OH	301	1.255	0.406	699,356	1,068	878
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,	302	1.253	0.406	1,600,856	2,763	2,006
Danville, VA	303	1.201	0.389	105,773	162	127
Reading, PA	304	1.149	0.372	401,955	607	462
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	305	1.123	0.364	408,599	904	459
Jefferson City, MO	306	1.112	0.360	145,686	196	162
Worcester, MA	307	1.103	0.357	781,352	1,235	862
New Haven-Milford, CT	308	1.102	0.357	845,494	991	932
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	309	1.102	0.357	456,440	713	503
Canton-Massillon, OH	310	1.098	0.355	407,180	582	447
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA	311	1.086	0.352	71,803	321	78
Fond du Lac, WI	312	1.069	0.346	99,124	114	106
Springfield, MA	313	1.047	0.339	682,657	724	715
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	314	1.047	0.339	1,128,183	1,473	1,181
Rochester, NY	315	1.043	0.338	1,030,495	1,154	1,075
Syracuse, NY	316	1.043	0.338	645,293	854	673
Yakima, WA	317	1.025	0.332	233,062	327	239
Sheboygan, WI	318	1.013	0.328	114,504	137	116
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	319	0.981	0.318	570,704	685	560
Pine Bluff, AR	320	0.966	0.313	101,484	72	98
Mansfield, OH	321	0.891	0.288	125,679	152	112
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	322	0.884	0.286	159,589	181	141
Ann Arbor, MI	323	0.880	0.285	350,003	383	308
Joplin, MO	324	0.870	0.282	171,278	173	149
Lewiston, ID-WA	325	0.866	0.280	60,043	57	52
Cumberland, MD-WV	326	0.836	0.271	99,316	114	83
Anderson, IN	327	0.830	0.269	131,312	158	109
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	328	0.809	0.262	160,656	160	130
Kankakee-Bradley, IL	329	0.804	0.260	110,705	120	89
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	330	0.797	0.258	174,386	166	139
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	331	0.772	0.250	4,467,592	4,529	3,451
Corvallis, OR	332	0.749	0.242	81,428	123	61
Hot Springs, AR	333	0.747	0.242	96,371	92	72
Muncie, IN	334	0.684	0.222	115,419	103	79
Charleston, WV	335	0.681	0.220	303,950	257	207
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta,	336	0.668	0.216	404,197	528	270
Victoria, TX	337	0.668	0.216	113,797	88	76
St. Joseph, MO-KS	338	0.665	0.215	123,339	115	82
Kokomo, IN	339	0.631	0.204	99,845	82	63
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	340	0.501	0.162	549,430	321	275
Battle Creek, MI	341	0.468	0.152	136,615	172	64
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	342	0.460	0.149	202,268	100	93
Flint, MI	343	0.428	0.138	434,715	278	186
Carson City, NV	344	0.419	0.136	54,939	51	23
Pittsfield, MA	345	0.370	0.120	129,798	53	48
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	346	0.352	0.114	284,026	109	100
Decatur, IL	347	0.313	0.101	108,732	27	34
Bay City, MI	348	0.223	0.072	107,517	32	24
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	349	0.212	0.069	122,580	98	26
Binghamton, NY	350	0.203	0.066	246,426	44	50
Williamsport, PA	351	0.180	0.058	116,811	30	21
Lima, OH	352	0.171	0.055	105,233	18	18
Altoona, PA	353	0.151	0.049	125,527	29	19
Elmira, NY	354	0.102	0.033	88,015	17	9
Sherman-Denison, TX	355	0.084	0.027	118,675	13	10
Johnstown, PA	356	0.076	0.025	144,995	14	11
Utica-Rome, NY	357	0.068	0.022	294,862	27	20
Danville, IL	358	0.000	0.000	81,191	2	0
Wheeling, WV-OH	359	0.000	0.000	145,454	42	0
Sandusky, OH	360	0.000	0.000	77,323	0	0

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
Strongest Housing Markets: Carolina and Gulf Coast.

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