Housing Affordability Trend:
US Urban Areas over 1,000,000 Population:
1990-2000
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URBAN AREAS OVER 1,000,000 |
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MULTIPLE: MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE TO MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
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Urbanized Area |
Urban Area |
1990 |
Afforda-bility Rank |
2000 |
Afforda-bility Rank |
Change |
Afforda-bility Change Rank |
Land Ration-ing? |
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Atlanta, GA Urbanized Area |
Atlanta, GA |
2.53 |
15 |
2.64 |
14 |
4.5% |
24 |
NO |
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Baltimore, MD Urbanized Area |
Baltimore, MD |
2.63 |
16 |
2.66 |
15 |
1.0% |
19 |
NO |
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Boston, MA--NH--RI Urbanized Area |
Boston, MA |
4.69 |
32 |
4.08 |
32 |
-13.0% |
8 |
YES |
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Chicago, IL--IN Urbanized Area |
Chicago, IL--IN |
2.99 |
24 |
3.18 |
25 |
6.5% |
26 |
NO |
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Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN Urbanized Area |
Cincinnati, OH--KY |
2.34 |
9 |
2.62 |
12 |
11.9% |
30 |
NO |
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Cleveland, OH Urbanized Area |
Cleveland, OH |
2.41 |
12 |
2.89 |
19 |
19.5% |
33 |
NO |
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Columbus, OH Urbanized Area |
Columbus, OH |
2.42 |
13 |
2.73 |
17 |
12.8% |
31 |
NO |
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Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX Urbanized Area |
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX |
2.39 |
11 |
2.08 |
3 |
-13.0% |
7 |
NO |
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Denver--Aurora, CO Urbanized Area |
Denver, CO |
2.68 |
19 |
3.45 |
29 |
28.8% |
35 |
YES |
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Detroit, MI Urbanized Area |
Detroit, MI |
1.95 |
1 |
2.71 |
16 |
39.3% |
36 |
NO |
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Houston, TX Urbanized Area |
Houston, TX |
2.02 |
2 |
2.01 |
2 |
-0.6% |
17 |
NO |
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Indianapolis, IN Urbanized Area |
Indianapolis, IN |
2.13 |
6 |
2.50 |
8 |
17.2% |
32 |
NO |
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Kansas City, MO--KS Urbanized Area |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
2.12 |
4 |
2.30 |
6 |
8.6% |
28 |
NO |
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Las Vegas, NV Urbanized Area |
Las Vegas, NV |
2.99 |
25 |
3.11 |
23 |
4.0% |
23 |
NO |
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Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA Urbanized Area |
Los Angeles, CA |
6.24 |
36 |
4.93 |
35 |
-21.0% |
1 |
YES |
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Miami, FL Urbanized Area |
Miami, FL |
3.07 |
26 |
3.18 |
26 |
3.5% |
21 |
YES |
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Milwaukee, WI Urbanized Area |
Milwaukee, WI |
2.35 |
10 |
2.93 |
21 |
24.8% |
34 |
NO |
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Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN Urbanized Area |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
2.44 |
14 |
2.64 |
13 |
8.1% |
27 |
YES |
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New Orleans, LA Urbanized Area |
New Orleans, LA |
2.95 |
23 |
2.92 |
20 |
-0.7% |
16 |
NO |
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New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT Urbanized Area |
New York, NY--NJ--CT |
5.06 |
33 |
4.22 |
33 |
-16.6% |
6 |
NO |
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Orlando, FL Urbanized Area |
Orlando, FL |
2.66 |
17 |
2.58 |
10 |
-3.1% |
15 |
NO |
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Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD Urbanized Area |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ |
2.76 |
21 |
2.54 |
9 |
-7.8% |
12 |
NO |
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Phoenix--Mesa, AZ Urbanized Area |
Phoenix, AZ |
2.73 |
20 |
2.83 |
18 |
3.8% |
22 |
NO |
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Pittsburgh, PA Urbanized Area |
Pittsburgh, PA |
2.05 |
3 |
2.27 |
4 |
10.4% |
29 |
NO |
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Portland, OR--WA Urbanized Area |
Portland, OR--WA |
2.32 |
8 |
3.62 |
30 |
55.7% |
37 |
YES |
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Providence, RI--MA Urbanized Area |
Providence,, RI--MA |
4.08 |
31 |
3.27 |
27 |
-19.9% |
2 |
NO |
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Riverside--San Bernardino, CA Urbanized Area |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
3.79 |
28 |
3.13 |
24 |
-17.4% |
4 |
YES |
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Sacramento, CA Urbanized Area |
Sacramento, CA |
4.02 |
30 |
3.34 |
28 |
-17.0% |
5 |
YES |
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San Antonio, TX Urbanized Area |
San Antonio, TX |
2.12 |
5 |
1.93 |
1 |
-9.3% |
9 |
NO |
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San Diego, CA Urbanized Area |
San Diego, CA |
5.30 |
34 |
4.82 |
34 |
-9.0% |
10 |
YES |
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San Francisco--Oakland, CA Urbanized Area |
San Francisco,, CA |
6.50 |
37 |
6.08 |
37 |
-6.4% |
14 |
YES |
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San Jose, CA Urbanized Area |
San Jose, CA |
5.97 |
35 |
5.98 |
36 |
0.2% |
18 |
YES |
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Seattle, WA Urbanized Area |
Seattle, WA |
3.80 |
29 |
4.04 |
31 |
6.4% |
25 |
YES |
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St. Louis, MO--IL Urbanized Area |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
2.25 |
7 |
2.28 |
5 |
1.7% |
20 |
NO |
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Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL Urbanized Area |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2.68 |
18 |
2.48 |
7 |
-7.4% |
13 |
NO |
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Virginia Beach, VA Urbanized Area |
Virginia Beach, VA |
2.81 |
22 |
2.58 |
11 |
-8.0% |
11 |
NO |
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Washington, DC--VA--MD Urbanized Area |
Washington, DC--MD--VA |
3.64 |
27 |
2.98 |
22 |
-18.1% |
3 |
NO |
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Average |
Average |
3.19 |
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3.15 |
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-1.1% |
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Areas with Little or No Land Rationing (or not determined) |
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2.69 |
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NO |
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Areas with Significant Land Rationing in 2000 |
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4.11 |
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YES |
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Calculated from US Census data |
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Miami 1990 estimated based on Broward, Dade & Palm Beach Counties ratios (comparable 1990 data not available). |
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