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US Metro Housing Markets – August 2009 – Cities 1-100

September 22, 2009 - Jim Haughey

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This 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 301-361 please see Chart 4.

US Metro Housing Markets – August 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	2008 Total	Latest 12 Months
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	1	2.210	1.203	5,376,285	18,797	11,880
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	2	1.087	0.591	9,569,624	16,723	10,399
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3	2.744	1.494	4,281,899	17,414	11,750
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ	4	2.046	1.114	19,006,798	51,446	38,889
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	5	1.790	0.974	4,115,871	9,620	7,367
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6	4.031	2.194	6,300,006	33,180	25,396
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	7	1.008	0.549	5,414,772	8,166	5,459
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	8	5.637	3.068	5,728,143	42,226	32,287
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	9	5.374	2.925	1,865,746	12,550	10,027
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	10	0.797	0.434	12,872,808	15,290	10,263
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	11	1.844	1.004	593,138	1,567	1,094
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	12	2.898	1.577	2,733,761	9,092	7,922
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL	13	0.321	0.175	20,524,574	10,738	6,589
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA	14	2.352	1.280	5,358,130	14,479	12,600
San Antonio, TX	15	3.404	1.853	2,031,445	9,994	6,916
Lakeland, FL	16	3.694	2.011	580,594	3,190	2,145
Jacksonville, FL	17	4.573	2.489	1,313,228	6,870	6,005
Denver-Aurora, CO	18	2.369	1.290	2,506,626	8,951	5,939
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	19	3.237	1.762	3,344,813	15,136	10,828
Austin-Round Rock, TX	20	6.409	3.488	1,652,502	14,144	10,591
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL	21	2.117	1.152	687,823	2,051	1,456
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	22	5.198	2.829	1,701,799	12,140	8,846
Kansas City, MO-KS	23	1.744	0.949	2,002,047	5,557	3,492
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	24	8.680	4.724	257,380	2,986	2,234
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	25	2.579	1.404	2,207,462	7,745	5,694
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	26	1.042	0.567	4,274,531	6,891	4,454
Raleigh-Cary, NC	27	7.422	4.040	1,088,785	11,538	8,081
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE	28	1.274	0.694	5,838,471	9,932	7,441
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN	29	1.568	0.854	3,229,878	5,913	5,066
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	30	1.526	0.831	4,522,858	7,774	6,903
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN	31	3.690	2.008	1,550,733	7,104	5,722
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	32	2.068	1.126	2,109,832	5,170	4,364
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	33	1.275	0.694	3,001,072	4,911	3,825
Port St. Lucie, FL	34	1.850	1.007	403,768	1,310	747
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35	2.548	1.387	536,521	1,601	1,367
Tucson, AZ	36	2.205	1.200	1,012,018	3,400	2,231
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37	1.975	1.075	1,285,732	3,196	2,539
Ocala, FL	38	2.236	1.217	329,628	1,175	737
Boise City-Nampa, ID	39	3.171	1.726	589,763	2,746	1,870
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	40	0.419	0.228	4,425,110	2,603	1,856
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	41	5.404	2.941	644,506	4,530	3,483
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	42	1.629	0.886	2,155,137	4,335	3,510
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	43	1.761	0.958	498,036	1,342	877
Oklahoma City, OK	44	2.697	1.468	1,206,142	1,018	3,253
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	45	3.302	1.797	1,715,459	3,855	5,664
St. Louis, MO-IL	46	1.654	0.900	2,816,710	3,946	4,658
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	47	4.365	2.376	443,976	6,504	1,938
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	48	3.220	1.752	132,315	5,745	426
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	49	2.183	1.188	1,117,608	2,684	2,440
Baltimore-Towson, MD	50	1.518	0.826	2,667,117	651	4,048
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	51	4.410	2.400	726,604	3,501	3,204
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL	52	0.000	0.000	0	4,789	0
Albuquerque, NM	53	2.245	1.222	845,913	3,591	1,899
Richmond, VA	54	2.934	1.597	1,225,628	0	3,596
Bakersfield, CA	55	1.949	1.061	800,458	2,539	1,560
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	56	2.838	1.545	624,715	5,030	1,773
Colorado Springs, CO	57	2.595	1.412	617,714	2,034	1,603
Punta Gorda, FL	58	2.846	1.549	150,060	2,335	427
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	59	4.339	2.361	675,069	1,971	2,929
Naples-Marco Island, FL	60	2.541	1.383	315,258	532	801
Columbia, SC	61	4.560	2.482	728,063	2,628	3,320
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,	62	0.881	0.479	1,596,611	934	1,406
Tallahassee, FL	63	3.342	1.819	357,259	3,433	1,194
Provo-Orem, UT	64	2.123	1.155	540,820	1,596	1,148
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA	65	2.994	1.630	1,658,292	1,488	4,965
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	66	2.409	1.311	372,736	1,277	898
Honolulu, HI	67	1.528	0.832	905,034	5,045	1,383
Greensboro-High Point, NC	68	3.580	1.948	705,684	1,073	2,526
Columbus, OH	69	2.188	1.191	1,773,120	1,752	3,879
Bend, OR	70	3.496	1.903	158,458	3,208	554
Reno-Sparks, NV	71	2.232	1.215	414,784	3,599	926
Stockton, CA	72	1.031	0.561	672,388	763	693
Knoxville, TN	73	2.651	1.443	591,152	1,177	1,567
Prescott, AZ	74	2.288	1.245	215,503	892	493
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	75	1.106	0.602	1,819,198	2,192	2,012
Asheville, NC	76	3.612	1.966	404,436	751	1,461
Madison, WI	77	2.620	1.426	561,505	3,226	1,471
Visalia-Porterville, CA	78	2.580	1.404	426,276	1,779	1,100
Lexington-Fayette, KY	79	5.185	2.822	453,424	1,938	2,351
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	80	3.139	1.709	263,753	1,403	828
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	81	4.395	2.392	379,935	2,614	1,670
Greeley, CO	82	3.272	1.781	248,775	1,163	814
Springfield, MO	83	2.943	1.602	426,144	2,028	1,254
Merced, CA	84	0.370	0.201	246,117	996	91
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	85	2.389	1.300	452,992	1,784	1,082
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL	86	3.706	2.017	179,693	253	666
Durham, NC	87	4.528	2.464	488,762	1,422	2,213
Winston-Salem, NC	88	2.393	1.302	468,124	704	1,120
Ocean City, NJ	89	4.132	2.249	95,838	2,216	396
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	90	1.123	0.611	1,191,512	1,853	1,338
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	91	2.472	1.346	531,488	492	1,314
Burlington, NC	92	3.289	1.790	148,053	1,732	487
Worcester, MA	93	0.791	0.431	783,806	1,548	620
St. George, UT	94	3.874	2.108	137,589	715	533
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	95	0.548	0.298	797,740	624	437
Baton Rouge, LA	96	3.158	1.719	774,327	689	2,445
Rockford, IL	97	0.999	0.544	354,394	729	354
Jackson, MS	98	2.276	1.239	537,285	3,474	1,223
Corpus Christi, TX	99	1.909	1.039	415,376	447	793
Pittsburgh, PA	100	1.190	0.648	2,351,192	1,622	2,799

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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