US Metro Housing Markets – August 2009 – Cities 101-200
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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 101-200. For cities ranked 1-100 please see Chart 1, 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 101-200
| 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 |
|
| Spokane, WA | 101 | 1.891 | 1.029 | 462,677 | 1,281 | 875 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 102 | 1.944 | 1.058 | 808,210 | 3,393 | 1,571 |
| Modesto, CA | 103 | 0.948 | 0.516 | 510,694 | 1,102 | 484 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 104 | 1.886 | 1.027 | 518,441 | 1,877 | 978 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 105 | 5.054 | 2.751 | 201,603 | 601 | 1,019 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 106 | 2.951 | 1.606 | 235,841 | 1,226 | 696 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 107 | 2.841 | 1.546 | 224,191 | 926 | 637 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 108 | 1.122 | 0.611 | 1,549,308 | 802 | 1,738 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 109 | 1.061 | 0.577 | 776,833 | 720 | 824 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 110 | 0.941 | 0.512 | 466,741 | 2,370 | 439 |
| Madera, CA | 111 | 1.443 | 0.785 | 148,333 | 1,138 | 214 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 112 | 2.800 | 1.524 | 292,825 | 506 | 820 |
| Greenville, NC | 113 | 5.822 | 3.168 | 176,758 | 241 | 1,029 |
| Fresno, CA | 114 | 2.177 | 1.185 | 909,153 | 1,329 | 1,979 |
| Medford, OR | 115 | 2.088 | 1.137 | 201,138 | 2,102 | 420 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 116 | 6.731 | 3.664 | 356,105 | 2,198 | 2,397 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 117 | 2.522 | 1.373 | 280,738 | 471 | 708 |
| Waco, TX | 118 | 2.437 | 1.326 | 230,213 | 2,247 | 561 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 119 | 4.318 | 2.350 | 133,161 | 1,000 | 575 |
| Laredo, TX | 120 | 3.338 | 1.817 | 236,941 | 647 | 791 |
| Savannah, GA | 121 | 3.804 | 2.071 | 334,353 | 704 | 1,272 |
| Chico, CA | 122 | 2.056 | 1.119 | 220,337 | 996 | 453 |
| Lafayette, LA | 123 | 2.825 | 1.537 | 258,073 | 1,911 | 729 |
| Roanoke, VA | 124 | 1.489 | 0.811 | 298,108 | 544 | 444 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 125 | 1.625 | 0.885 | 424,583 | 917 | 690 |
| Yuma, AZ | 126 | 3.052 | 1.661 | 194,322 | 698 | 593 |
| Toledo, OH | 127 | 1.333 | 0.725 | 649,104 | 994 | 865 |
| Gainesville, FL | 128 | 2.870 | 1.562 | 258,555 | 628 | 742 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 129 | 1.705 | 0.928 | 346,560 | 1,048 | 591 |
| Salem, OR | 130 | 1.432 | 0.780 | 391,680 | 1,012 | 561 |
| Yuba City, CA | 131 | 0.883 | 0.481 | 165,274 | 790 | 146 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 132 | 1.965 | 1.069 | 514,065 | 752 | 1,010 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 133 | 2.098 | 1.142 | 189,264 | 226 | 397 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 134 | 3.535 | 1.924 | 201,148 | 1,201 | 711 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 135 | 4.308 | 2.345 | 1,115,692 | 568 | 4,806 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 136 | 1.079 | 0.587 | 2,088,291 | 785 | 2,253 |
| Montgomery, AL | 137 | 1.301 | 0.708 | 365,924 | 4,259 | 476 |
| Gainesville, GA | 138 | 1.104 | 0.601 | 184,814 | 2,578 | 204 |
| Anchorage, AK | 139 | 1.505 | 0.819 | 364,701 | 569 | 549 |
| Dover, DE | 140 | 4.575 | 2.490 | 155,415 | 365 | 711 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 141 | 3.340 | 1.818 | 267,653 | 478 | 894 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 142 | 3.646 | 1.984 | 143,171 | 932 | 522 |
| Johnson City, TN | 143 | 2.538 | 1.381 | 195,849 | 1,521 | 497 |
| Pueblo, CO | 144 | 2.123 | 1.155 | 158,737 | 792 | 337 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 145 | 1.271 | 0.692 | 402,042 | 1,028 | 511 |
| Wichita, KS | 146 | 3.220 | 1.753 | 603,716 | 416 | 1,944 |
| Redding, CA | 147 | 2.014 | 1.096 | 180,214 | 579 | 363 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 148 | 2.013 | 1.096 | 270,681 | 2,020 | 545 |
| Mobile, AL | 149 | 4.757 | 2.589 | 406,309 | 428 | 1,933 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 150 | 3.451 | 1.878 | 117,947 | 795 | 407 |
| Columbia, MO | 151 | 6.379 | 3.472 | 164,283 | 2,048 | 1,048 |
| Lincoln, NE | 152 | 2.129 | 1.159 | 295,486 | 452 | 629 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 153 | 1.041 | 0.567 | 364,883 | 1,484 | 380 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 154 | 2.478 | 1.348 | 245,809 | 731 | 609 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 155 | 2.521 | 1.372 | 194,391 | 575 | 490 |
| Anderson, SC | 156 | 1.745 | 0.950 | 182,825 | 764 | 319 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 157 | 0.460 | 0.251 | 454,035 | 615 | 209 |
| Peoria, IL | 158 | 1.197 | 0.652 | 372,487 | 589 | 446 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 159 | 3.309 | 1.801 | 122,995 | 256 | 407 |
| Napa, CA | 160 | 1.004 | 0.547 | 133,433 | 544 | 134 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 161 | 1.914 | 1.042 | 363,036 | 500 | 695 |
| Akron, OH | 162 | 0.889 | 0.484 | 698,553 | 146 | 621 |
| El Centro, CA | 163 | 1.220 | 0.664 | 163,972 | 911 | 200 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 164 | 2.392 | 1.302 | 1,244,696 | 741 | 2,977 |
| Bellingham, WA | 165 | 1.857 | 1.011 | 196,529 | 262 | 365 |
| New Haven-Milford, CT | 166 | 0.708 | 0.385 | 846,101 | 3,629 | 599 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 167 | 1.628 | 0.886 | 260,364 | 502 | 424 |
| Valdosta, GA | 168 | 3.697 | 2.012 | 133,348 | 778 | 493 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 169 | 1.963 | 1.069 | 199,137 | 488 | 391 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 170 | 1.525 | 0.830 | 853,919 | 658 | 1,302 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 171 | 0.587 | 0.320 | 347,379 | 506 | 204 |
| Salisbury, MD | 172 | 1.698 | 0.924 | 120,165 | 1,446 | 204 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 173 | 1.626 | 0.885 | 895,030 | 257 | 1,455 |
| Salinas, CA | 174 | 1.009 | 0.549 | 408,238 | 302 | 412 |
| Dayton, OH | 175 | 1.124 | 0.612 | 836,544 | 1,706 | 940 |
| Dalton, GA | 176 | 1.834 | 0.998 | 134,139 | 535 | 246 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 177 | 6.601 | 3.593 | 133,010 | 1,102 | 878 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 178 | 4.887 | 2.660 | 837,925 | 341 | 4,095 |
| Brunswick, GA | 179 | 3.053 | 1.662 | 102,850 | 876 | 314 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, | 180 | 0.975 | 0.531 | 672,525 | 396 | 656 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 181 | 1.683 | 0.916 | 221,049 | 747 | 372 |
| Racine, WI | 182 | 1.669 | 0.908 | 199,510 | 467 | 333 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 183 | 1.628 | 0.886 | 265,297 | 226 | 432 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 184 | 1.442 | 0.785 | 350,261 | 593 | 505 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 185 | 1.981 | 1.078 | 239,769 | 601 | 475 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 186 | 1.355 | 0.737 | 407,515 | 635 | 552 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 187 | 3.637 | 1.980 | 206,765 | 554 | 752 |
| Macon, GA | 188 | 1.114 | 0.606 | 230,777 | 1,180 | 257 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 189 | 1.752 | 0.954 | 149,518 | 589 | 262 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 190 | 4.158 | 2.263 | 556,230 | 323 | 2,313 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 191 | 2.950 | 1.606 | 122,369 | 2,986 | 361 |
| Bloomington, IN | 192 | 2.631 | 1.432 | 183,944 | 426 | 484 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 193 | 1.333 | 0.725 | 304,689 | 548 | 406 |
| Green Bay, WI | 194 | 1.951 | 1.062 | 302,935 | 534 | 591 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 195 | 1.622 | 0.883 | 87,542 | 810 | 142 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 196 | 2.375 | 1.293 | 162,111 | 191 | 385 |
| Jackson, TN | 197 | 2.387 | 1.299 | 112,685 | 564 | 269 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 198 | 1.069 | 0.582 | 323,713 | 361 | 346 |
| Alexandria, LA | 199 | 1.953 | 1.063 | 153,105 | 475 | 299 |
| Boulder, CO | 200 | 0.982 | 0.535 | 293,161 | 352 | 288 |
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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