US Metro Housing Markets – September 2008 – Cities 1-100
November 03, 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 – September 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 | 18.600 | 5.519 | 172,473 | 2,778 | 3,208 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 2 | 17.941 | 5.324 | 249,925 | 5,547 | 4,484 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 3 | 17.376 | 5.156 | 231,523 | 5,130 | 4,023 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 4 | 17.150 | 5.089 | 162,745 | 2,642 | 2,791 |
| Columbia, MO | 5 | 16.080 | 4.772 | 162,314 | 1,997 | 2,610 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 6 | 15.593 | 4.627 | 1,047,629 | 15,685 | 16,336 |
| Wilmington, NC | 7 | 14.854 | 4.408 | 339,511 | 5,670 | 5,043 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 8 | 12.646 | 3.753 | 1,836,333 | 23,879 | 23,223 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 9 | 12.185 | 3.616 | 203,371 | 1,906 | 2,478 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 10 | 11.550 | 3.427 | 1,598,161 | 19,879 | 18,459 |
| Bismarck, ND | 11 | 10.974 | 3.257 | 103,242 | 920 | 1,133 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 12 | 10.728 | 3.183 | 152,035 | 1,221 | 1,631 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 13 | 10.273 | 3.048 | 1,651,568 | 20,583 | 16,966 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 14 | 10.224 | 3.034 | 117,563 | 1,051 | 1,202 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 15 | 10.219 | 3.032 | 5,628,101 | 61,528 | 57,512 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 16 | 10.075 | 2.990 | 130,516 | 1,599 | 1,315 |
| Huntsville, AL | 17 | 9.896 | 2.937 | 386,632 | 4,392 | 3,826 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 18 | 9.622 | 2.855 | 630,100 | 6,457 | 6,063 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 19 | 9.315 | 2.764 | 227,171 | 2,077 | 2,116 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 20 | 9.195 | 2.729 | 282,756 | 2,341 | 2,600 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 21 | 8.799 | 2.611 | 192,417 | 1,588 | 1,693 |
| Savannah, GA | 22 | 8.542 | 2.535 | 329,329 | 3,360 | 2,813 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 23 | 8.446 | 2.506 | 163,984 | 1,393 | 1,385 |
| St. George, UT | 24 | 8.304 | 2.464 | 133,791 | 1,793 | 1,111 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 25 | 8.182 | 2.428 | 134,442 | 1,469 | 1,100 |
| Bend, OR | 26 | 8.148 | 2.418 | 154,028 | 1,888 | 1,255 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 27 | 8.147 | 2.418 | 205,218 | 1,818 | 1,672 |
| Dover, DE | 28 | 7.987 | 2.370 | 152,255 | 1,335 | 1,216 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 29 | 7.974 | 2.366 | 139,082 | 1,366 | 1,109 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 30 | 7.868 | 2.335 | 2,032,496 | 18,697 | 15,992 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 31 | 7.775 | 2.307 | 131,837 | 1,519 | 1,025 |
| Columbus, IN | 32 | 7.706 | 2.287 | 74,750 | 357 | 576 |
| Odessa, TX | 33 | 7.641 | 2.267 | 129,570 | 439 | 990 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 34 | 7.463 | 2.214 | 119,396 | 1,425 | 891 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 35 | 7.462 | 2.214 | 710,514 | 6,216 | 5,302 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 36 | 7.430 | 2.205 | 370,008 | 2,584 | 2,749 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 37 | 7.242 | 2.149 | 348,940 | 2,440 | 2,527 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 38 | 7.195 | 2.135 | 435,714 | 3,265 | 3,135 |
| Lakeland, FL | 39 | 7.175 | 2.129 | 574,746 | 4,244 | 4,124 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 40 | 7.171 | 2.128 | 829,890 | 4,923 | 5,951 |
| Burlington, NC | 41 | 7.168 | 2.127 | 145,360 | 1,342 | 1,042 |
| Valdosta, GA | 42 | 7.098 | 2.106 | 130,170 | 917 | 924 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 43 | 7.096 | 2.106 | 6,145,037 | 40,975 | 43,608 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 44 | 6.895 | 2.046 | 3,309,347 | 26,236 | 22,817 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 45 | 6.804 | 2.019 | 138,144 | 1,043 | 940 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 46 | 6.796 | 2.017 | 261,198 | 1,783 | 1,775 |
| Johnson City, TN | 47 | 6.768 | 2.008 | 193,554 | 942 | 1,310 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 48 | 6.760 | 2.006 | 1,521,437 | 13,194 | 10,285 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 49 | 6.716 | 1.993 | 587,689 | 5,172 | 3,947 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 50 | 6.663 | 1.977 | 131,016 | 1,217 | 873 |
| Lawrence, KS | 51 | 6.600 | 1.958 | 113,488 | 448 | 749 |
| Olympia, WA | 52 | 6.506 | 1.931 | 238,555 | 2,081 | 1,552 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 53 | 6.452 | 1.915 | 116,402 | 558 | 751 |
| San Antonio, TX | 54 | 6.443 | 1.912 | 1,990,675 | 13,513 | 12,826 |
| Asheville, NC | 55 | 6.443 | 1.912 | 404,320 | 3,294 | 2,605 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 56 | 6.427 | 1.907 | 770,037 | 5,417 | 4,949 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 57 | 6.398 | 1.898 | 261,816 | 1,977 | 1,675 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 58 | 6.346 | 1.883 | 1,030,363 | 6,865 | 6,539 |
| Gainesville, FL | 59 | 6.336 | 1.880 | 257,099 | 1,463 | 1,629 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 60 | 6.301 | 1.870 | 1,300,823 | 9,680 | 8,197 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 61 | 6.291 | 1.867 | 447,173 | 2,614 | 2,813 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 62 | 6.235 | 1.850 | 698,497 | 5,013 | 4,355 |
| Amarillo, TX | 63 | 6.167 | 1.830 | 242,240 | 1,278 | 1,494 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 64 | 6.153 | 1.826 | 546,599 | 3,833 | 3,363 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 65 | 6.125 | 1.818 | 4,179,427 | 35,583 | 25,599 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 66 | 6.082 | 1.805 | 287,574 | 1,353 | 1,749 |
| Durham, NC | 67 | 6.038 | 1.792 | 479,624 | 3,217 | 2,896 |
| Laredo, TX | 68 | 5.949 | 1.765 | 233,152 | 1,641 | 1,387 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 69 | 5.867 | 1.741 | 352,319 | 2,567 | 2,067 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 70 | 5.840 | 1.733 | 463,159 | 3,069 | 2,705 |
| Missoula, MT | 71 | 5.821 | 1.727 | 105,650 | 665 | 615 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 72 | 5.808 | 1.723 | 613,828 | 4,994 | 3,565 |
| Columbia, SC | 73 | 5.754 | 1.707 | 716,030 | 5,794 | 4,120 |
| Rapid City, SD | 74 | 5.753 | 1.707 | 120,279 | 921 | 692 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 75 | 5.634 | 1.672 | 198,791 | 1,351 | 1,120 |
| El Paso, TX | 76 | 5.613 | 1.666 | 734,669 | 4,788 | 4,124 |
| Tulsa, OK | 77 | 5.612 | 1.665 | 905,755 | 5,171 | 5,083 |
| Ocala, FL | 78 | 5.587 | 1.658 | 324,857 | 3,041 | 1,815 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 79 | 5.582 | 1.656 | 152,814 | 1,370 | 853 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 80 | 5.574 | 1.654 | 5,278,904 | 43,814 | 29,426 |
| Mobile, AL | 81 | 5.556 | 1.649 | 404,406 | 2,190 | 2,247 |
| Greeley, CO | 82 | 5.526 | 1.640 | 243,750 | 1,669 | 1,347 |
| Iowa City, IA | 83 | 5.522 | 1.639 | 147,038 | 737 | 812 |
| Casper, WY | 84 | 5.436 | 1.613 | 71,750 | 309 | 390 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 85 | 5.421 | 1.609 | 111,610 | 640 | 605 |
| Springfield, MO | 86 | 5.371 | 1.594 | 420,020 | 2,215 | 2,256 |
| Brunswick, GA | 87 | 5.325 | 1.580 | 101,792 | 687 | 542 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 88 | 5.302 | 1.573 | 121,090 | 759 | 642 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 89 | 5.210 | 1.546 | 201,137 | 721 | 1,048 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 90 | 5.198 | 1.543 | 116,001 | 790 | 603 |
| Richmond, VA | 91 | 5.156 | 1.530 | 1,212,977 | 6,805 | 6,254 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 92 | 5.132 | 1.523 | 107,170 | 738 | 550 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 93 | 5.117 | 1.519 | 2,175,113 | 12,888 | 11,131 |
| Tucson, AZ | 94 | 5.074 | 1.506 | 967,089 | 5,660 | 4,907 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 95 | 5.071 | 1.505 | 666,401 | 3,153 | 3,379 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 96 | 5.031 | 1.493 | 1,695,037 | 8,217 | 8,527 |
| Madison, WI | 97 | 5.025 | 1.491 | 555,626 | 2,704 | 2,792 |
| Lafayette, LA | 98 | 5.006 | 1.485 | 256,494 | 1,465 | 1,284 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 99 | 4.957 | 1.471 | 1,192,989 | 6,316 | 5,914 |
| Sumter, SC | 100 | 4.935 | 1.465 | 103,943 | 502 | 513 |
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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