Housing Affordability in
Large US Urbanized Areas: 2000 Census:
With Smart Growth Classifications
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S OVER 1,000,000: 2000 US CENSUS |
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Housing Affordability Rank |
Urbanized Area |
House Price Multiple |
Smart Growth |
Affordability Compared to Average (Higher Equals More Affordable) |
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1 |
San Antonio, TX |
1.93 |
NO |
63% |
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2 |
Houston, TX |
2.01 |
NO |
57% |
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3 |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
2.08 |
NO |
51% |
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4 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
2.27 |
NO |
39% |
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5 |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
2.28 |
NO |
38% |
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6 |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
2.30 |
NO |
37% |
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7 |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
2.48 |
NO |
27% |
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8 |
Indianapolis, IN |
2.50 |
NO |
26% |
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9 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
2.54 |
NO |
24% |
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10 |
Orlando, FL |
2.58 |
NO |
22% |
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11 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
2.58 |
NO |
22% |
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12 |
Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN |
2.62 |
NO |
20% |
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13 |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
2.64 |
YES |
19% |
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14 |
Atlanta, GA |
2.64 |
NO |
19% |
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15 |
Baltimore, MD |
2.66 |
NO |
18% |
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16 |
Detroit, MI |
2.71 |
NO |
16% |
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17 |
Columbus, OH |
2.73 |
NO |
15% |
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18 |
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ |
2.83 |
NO |
11% |
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19 |
Cleveland, OH |
2.89 |
NO |
9% |
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20 |
New Orleans, LA |
2.92 |
NO |
8% |
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21 |
Milwaukee, WI |
2.93 |
NO |
7% |
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22 |
Washington, DC--VA--MD |
2.98 |
NO |
6% |
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23 |
Las Vegas, NV |
3.11 |
NO |
1% |
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24 |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
3.13 |
YES |
1% |
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25 |
Chicago, IL--IN |
3.18 |
NO |
-1% |
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26 |
Miami, FL |
3.18 |
YES |
-1% |
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27 |
Providence, RI--MA |
3.27 |
NO |
-4% |
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28 |
Sacramento, CA |
3.34 |
YES |
-6% |
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29 |
Denver--Aurora, CO |
3.45 |
YES |
-9% |
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30 |
Portland, OR--WA |
3.62 |
YES |
-13% |
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31 |
Seattle, WA |
4.04 |
YES |
-22% |
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32 |
Boston, MA--NH--RI |
4.08 |
NO |
-23% |
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33 |
New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT |
4.22 |
NO |
-25% |
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34 |
San Diego, CA |
4.82 |
YES |
-35% |
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35 |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA |
4.93 |
YES |
-36% |
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36 |
San Jose, CA |
5.98 |
YES |
-47% |
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37 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
6.08 |
YES |
-48% |
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Average |
3.15 |
NO |
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Market (Non-Smart Growth) Urbanized Areas |
2.74 |
NO |
15% |
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Smart Growth Urbanized Areas |
4.11 |
YES |
-23% |
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House Price Multiple: Median House Price Divided by Median Household Income |
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Smart Growth: Extensive reliance on strategies such as land rationing (urban growth boundaries, green belts, downzoning) and excessively expensive development impact fees. |
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