SMART GROWTH STATES LOSE MOST AFFORDABILITY: OREGON WORST
Housing Affordability: USA States: 1970 to 2000
|
State/District |
1970 |
Rank |
2000 |
Rank |
Change |
Rank |
Significant Land Rationing or Shortage? |
|
Alabama |
1.90 |
24 |
2.59 |
16 |
36.0% |
17 |
|
|
Alaska |
1.92 |
27 |
2.73 |
24 |
42.0% |
26 |
|
|
Arizona |
1.99 |
33 |
3.16 |
39 |
58.8% |
41 |
|
|
Arkansas |
1.96 |
30 |
2.25 |
6 |
14.6% |
2 |
|
|
California |
2.48 |
49 |
4.65 |
50 |
87.1% |
50 |
YES |
|
Colorado |
2.05 |
36 |
3.62 |
45 |
76.2% |
47 |
YES |
|
Connecticut |
2.34 |
47 |
3.15 |
37 |
34.3% |
13 |
YES |
|
Delaware |
1.84 |
14 |
2.79 |
26 |
52.0% |
37 |
|
|
D.C |
2.57 |
50 |
4.01 |
49 |
56.1% |
39 |
YES |
|
Florida |
2.09 |
40 |
2.88 |
34 |
37.5% |
19 |
YES |
|
Georgia |
1.99 |
32 |
2.80 |
28 |
41.1% |
24 |
|
|
Hawaii |
3.29 |
51 |
5.65 |
51 |
71.8% |
45 |
YES |
|
Idaho |
1.88 |
20 |
2.83 |
30 |
50.4% |
33 |
|
|
Illinois |
2.04 |
35 |
2.86 |
32 |
40.0% |
20 |
|
|
Indiana |
1.55 |
1 |
2.33 |
9 |
50.9% |
34 |
|
|
Iowa |
1.76 |
10 |
2.10 |
2 |
19.2% |
4 |
|
|
Kansas |
1.60 |
4 |
2.10 |
1 |
31.3% |
9 |
|
|
Kentucky |
1.93 |
29 |
2.71 |
21 |
40.7% |
21 |
|
|
Louisiana |
2.23 |
44 |
2.72 |
23 |
21.8% |
5 |
|
|
Maine |
1.75 |
8 |
2.82 |
29 |
61.2% |
44 |
|
|
Maryland |
1.85 |
15 |
2.80 |
27 |
51.1% |
36 |
YES |
|
Massachusetts |
2.15 |
43 |
3.89 |
48 |
80.7% |
48 |
YES |
|
Michigan |
1.75 |
9 |
2.70 |
20 |
54.3% |
38 |
|
|
Minnesota |
2.06 |
37 |
2.55 |
14 |
24.1% |
6 |
YES |
|
Mississippi |
2.15 |
42 |
2.35 |
10 |
9.5% |
1 |
|
|
Missouri |
1.88 |
17 |
2.44 |
12 |
30.2% |
7 |
|
|
Montana |
1.88 |
19 |
3.00 |
36 |
59.6% |
43 |
|
|
Nebraska |
1.67 |
5 |
2.27 |
7 |
36.0% |
16 |
|
|
Nevada |
2.36 |
48 |
3.34 |
43 |
41.7% |
25 |
|
|
New Hampshire |
1.90 |
22 |
2.78 |
25 |
46.8% |
29 |
YES |
|
New Jersey |
2.26 |
45 |
3.18 |
40 |
41.0% |
23 |
YES |
|
New Mexico |
1.83 |
13 |
3.20 |
42 |
74.4% |
46 |
|
|
New York |
2.34 |
46 |
3.46 |
44 |
47.9% |
30 |
YES |
|
North Carolina |
1.82 |
12 |
2.86 |
33 |
57.1% |
40 |
|
|
North Dakota |
1.88 |
18 |
2.18 |
4 |
15.9% |
3 |
|
|
Ohio |
1.90 |
23 |
2.60 |
18 |
37.2% |
18 |
|
|
Oklahoma |
1.68 |
6 |
2.20 |
5 |
30.9% |
8 |
|
|
Oregon |
1.86 |
16 |
3.81 |
47 |
105.3% |
51 |
YES |
|
Pennsylvania |
1.59 |
2 |
2.39 |
11 |
50.3% |
32 |
|
|
Rhode Island |
2.11 |
41 |
3.19 |
41 |
51.1% |
35 |
YES |
|
South Carolina |
1.90 |
25 |
2.85 |
31 |
49.7% |
31 |
|
|
South Dakota |
1.77 |
11 |
2.33 |
8 |
32.0% |
11 |
|
|
Tennessee |
1.89 |
21 |
2.65 |
19 |
40.8% |
22 |
|
|
Texas |
1.59 |
3 |
2.14 |
3 |
34.2% |
12 |
|
|
Utah |
1.98 |
31 |
3.15 |
38 |
59.3% |
42 |
|
|
Vermont |
2.06 |
38 |
2.93 |
35 |
42.3% |
27 |
|
|
Virginia |
2.06 |
39 |
2.72 |
22 |
31.7% |
10 |
YES |
|
Washington |
2.03 |
34 |
3.74 |
46 |
84.4% |
49 |
YES |
|
West Virginia |
1.74 |
7 |
2.53 |
13 |
45.1% |
28 |
|
|
Wisconsin |
1.92 |
28 |
2.60 |
17 |
35.3% |
14 |
|
|
Wyoming |
1.90 |
26 |
2.58 |
15 |
35.4% |
15 |
|
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|
|
United States |
2.00 |
|
2.92 |
|
45.5% |
|
|
|
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|
|
Land Rationing/Shortage (2000) |
|
|
3.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
Others |
|
|
2.56 |
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Calculated from US Census Bureau data |
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