US Metro Housing Markets – January 2009 – Cities 1-100
March 02, 2009 - 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 301-367 please see Chart 4.
US Metro Housing Markets – January 2009 – 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 | 13.726 | 5.942 | 231,523 | 5,130 | 3,178 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 2 | 11.327 | 4.903 | 249,925 | 5,547 | 2,831 |
| Wilmington, NC | 3 | 11.025 | 4.772 | 339,511 | 5,670 | 3,743 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 4 | 10.348 | 4.479 | 1,047,629 | 15,685 | 10,841 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 5 | 10.174 | 4.404 | 203,371 | 1,906 | 2,069 |
| Columbia, MO | 6 | 10.055 | 4.352 | 162,314 | 1,997 | 1,632 |
| Greenville, NC | 7 | 9.561 | 4.139 | 172,473 | 2,778 | 1,649 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 8 | 8.333 | 3.607 | 1,598,161 | 19,879 | 13,318 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 9 | 7.987 | 3.458 | 117,563 | 1,051 | 939 |
| Bismarck, ND | 10 | 7.594 | 3.287 | 103,242 | 920 | 784 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 11 | 7.419 | 3.212 | 5,628,101 | 61,528 | 41,756 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 12 | 7.237 | 3.133 | 227,171 | 2,077 | 1,644 |
| Huntsville, AL | 13 | 7.136 | 3.089 | 386,632 | 4,392 | 2,759 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 14 | 6.931 | 3.000 | 162,745 | 2,642 | 1,128 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 15 | 6.914 | 2.993 | 1,651,568 | 20,583 | 11,419 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 16 | 6.854 | 2.967 | 630,100 | 6,457 | 4,319 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 17 | 6.750 | 2.922 | 1,836,333 | 23,879 | 12,396 |
| Lawrence, KS | 18 | 6.653 | 2.880 | 113,488 | 448 | 755 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 19 | 6.646 | 2.877 | 348,940 | 2,440 | 2,319 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 20 | 6.467 | 2.799 | 130,516 | 1,599 | 844 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 21 | 6.257 | 2.709 | 192,417 | 1,588 | 1,204 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 22 | 6.092 | 2.637 | 447,173 | 2,614 | 2,724 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 23 | 5.931 | 2.567 | 131,016 | 1,217 | 777 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 24 | 5.926 | 2.565 | 435,714 | 3,265 | 2,582 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 25 | 5.757 | 2.492 | 134,442 | 1,469 | 774 |
| Dover, DE | 26 | 5.721 | 2.476 | 152,255 | 1,335 | 871 |
| Savannah, GA | 27 | 5.572 | 2.412 | 329,329 | 3,360 | 1,835 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 28 | 5.551 | 2.403 | 152,035 | 1,221 | 844 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 29 | 5.476 | 2.371 | 163,984 | 1,393 | 898 |
| Odessa, TX | 30 | 5.364 | 2.322 | 129,570 | 439 | 695 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 31 | 5.331 | 2.308 | 205,218 | 1,818 | 1,094 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 32 | 5.306 | 2.297 | 139,082 | 1,366 | 738 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 33 | 5.232 | 2.265 | 198,791 | 1,351 | 1,040 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 34 | 5.173 | 2.239 | 370,008 | 2,584 | 1,914 |
| Johnson City, TN | 35 | 5.063 | 2.192 | 193,554 | 942 | 980 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 36 | 5.058 | 2.189 | 6,145,037 | 40,975 | 31,080 |
| El Paso, TX | 37 | 5.005 | 2.167 | 734,669 | 4,788 | 3,677 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 38 | 5.000 | 2.164 | 261,816 | 1,977 | 1,309 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 39 | 4.962 | 2.148 | 546,599 | 3,833 | 2,712 |
| Mobile, AL | 40 | 4.948 | 2.142 | 404,406 | 2,190 | 2,001 |
| Durham, NC | 41 | 4.916 | 2.128 | 479,624 | 3,217 | 2,358 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 42 | 4.911 | 2.126 | 829,890 | 4,923 | 4,076 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 43 | 4.903 | 2.122 | 1,300,823 | 9,680 | 6,378 |
| Valdosta, GA | 44 | 4.840 | 2.095 | 130,170 | 917 | 630 |
| Lakeland, FL | 45 | 4.795 | 2.076 | 574,746 | 4,244 | 2,756 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 46 | 4.791 | 2.074 | 96,422 | 942 | 462 |
| Columbus, IN | 47 | 4.789 | 2.073 | 74,750 | 357 | 358 |
| Columbia, SC | 48 | 4.786 | 2.072 | 716,030 | 5,794 | 3,427 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 49 | 4.766 | 2.063 | 710,514 | 6,216 | 3,386 |
| San Antonio, TX | 50 | 4.698 | 2.034 | 1,990,675 | 13,513 | 9,353 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 51 | 4.695 | 2.032 | 131,837 | 1,519 | 619 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 52 | 4.691 | 2.031 | 138,144 | 1,043 | 648 |
| Iowa City, IA | 53 | 4.652 | 2.014 | 147,038 | 737 | 684 |
| Lubbock, TX | 54 | 4.626 | 2.002 | 267,211 | 1,250 | 1,236 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 55 | 4.565 | 1.976 | 587,689 | 5,172 | 2,683 |
| Burlington, NC | 56 | 4.554 | 1.971 | 145,360 | 1,342 | 662 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 57 | 4.544 | 1.967 | 2,032,496 | 18,697 | 9,236 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 58 | 4.530 | 1.961 | 282,756 | 2,341 | 1,281 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 59 | 4.466 | 1.933 | 1,521,437 | 13,194 | 6,795 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 60 | 4.461 | 1.931 | 3,309,347 | 26,236 | 14,763 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 61 | 4.442 | 1.923 | 698,497 | 5,013 | 3,103 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 62 | 4.356 | 1.885 | 116,402 | 558 | 507 |
| Olympia, WA | 63 | 4.309 | 1.865 | 238,555 | 2,081 | 1,028 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 64 | 4.308 | 1.865 | 287,574 | 1,353 | 1,239 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 65 | 4.305 | 1.864 | 770,037 | 5,417 | 3,315 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 66 | 4.260 | 1.844 | 666,401 | 3,153 | 2,839 |
| Asheville, NC | 67 | 4.180 | 1.809 | 404,320 | 3,294 | 1,690 |
| Casper, WY | 68 | 4.167 | 1.804 | 71,750 | 309 | 299 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 69 | 4.154 | 1.798 | 1,030,363 | 6,865 | 4,280 |
| Laredo, TX | 70 | 4.148 | 1.795 | 233,152 | 1,641 | 967 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 71 | 4.121 | 1.784 | 1,099,973 | 5,488 | 4,533 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 72 | 4.112 | 1.780 | 261,198 | 1,783 | 1,074 |
| Missoula, MT | 73 | 4.098 | 1.774 | 105,650 | 665 | 433 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 74 | 4.087 | 1.769 | 352,319 | 2,567 | 1,440 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 75 | 4.012 | 1.737 | 119,396 | 1,425 | 479 |
| Greeley, CO | 76 | 3.979 | 1.723 | 243,750 | 1,669 | 970 |
| Richmond, VA | 77 | 3.967 | 1.717 | 1,212,977 | 6,805 | 4,812 |
| Tulsa, OK | 78 | 3.914 | 1.694 | 905,755 | 5,171 | 3,545 |
| Springfield, MO | 79 | 3.905 | 1.690 | 420,020 | 2,215 | 1,640 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 80 | 3.848 | 1.666 | 4,179,427 | 35,583 | 16,083 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 81 | 3.779 | 1.636 | 201,137 | 721 | 760 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 82 | 3.768 | 1.631 | 1,695,037 | 8,217 | 6,387 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 83 | 3.750 | 1.623 | 116,001 | 790 | 435 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 84 | 3.747 | 1.622 | 181,499 | 882 | 680 |
| Midland, TX | 85 | 3.742 | 1.620 | 126,408 | 514 | 473 |
| Ames, IA | 86 | 3.729 | 1.614 | 84,752 | 337 | 316 |
| Brunswick, GA | 87 | 3.694 | 1.599 | 101,792 | 687 | 376 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 88 | 3.625 | 1.569 | 121,090 | 759 | 439 |
| Sumter, SC | 89 | 3.608 | 1.562 | 103,943 | 502 | 375 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 90 | 3.597 | 1.557 | 613,828 | 4,994 | 2,208 |
| Gainesville, FL | 91 | 3.555 | 1.539 | 257,099 | 1,463 | 914 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 92 | 3.540 | 1.532 | 220,923 | 1,337 | 782 |
| Billings, MT | 93 | 3.495 | 1.513 | 149,657 | 556 | 523 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 94 | 3.493 | 1.512 | 252,784 | 1,036 | 883 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 95 | 3.472 | 1.503 | 2,175,113 | 12,888 | 7,552 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 96 | 3.434 | 1.486 | 107,170 | 738 | 368 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 97 | 3.416 | 1.479 | 121,190 | 692 | 414 |
| Madison, WI | 98 | 3.414 | 1.478 | 555,626 | 2,704 | 1,897 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 99 | 3.402 | 1.473 | 228,992 | 1,167 | 779 |
| Lafayette, LA | 100 | 3.400 | 1.472 | 256,494 | 1,465 | 872 |
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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