Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: 50 Most Active Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Listed by Total Building Permits)

Metropolitan Area 2001 through September 2000 through September RATIO: 2001/2000 through September Total Single Family Multi-Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family* Atlanta GA 51,858 38,372 13,486 50,340 36,392 13,948 1.030 1.054 0.967 Phoenix-Mesa AZ 35,973 28,105 7,868 36,011 27,276 8,735 0.999 1.030 0.901 Chicago IL 30,267 21,553 8,714 29,369 21,060 8,309 1.031 1.023 1.049 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV 28,893 22,113 6,780 29,173 22,346 6,827 0.990 0.990 0.993 Dallas TX 26,535 20,416 6,119 23,689 19,666 4,023 1.120 1.038 1.521 Las Vegas NV-AZ 25,824 18,912 6,912 21,240 17,604 3,636 1.216 1.074 1.901 Houston TX 24,430 19,934 4,496 23,154 18,313 4,841 1.055 1.089 0.929 Denver CO 22,110 11,778 10,332 19,389 11,390 7,999 1.140 1.034 1.292 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 19,823 17,600 2,223 16,456 14,266 2,190 1.205 1.234 1.015 Orlando FL 18,540 12,771 5,769 18,921 11,952 6,969 0.980 1.069 0.828 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC 17,293 13,497 3,796 19,457 13,440 6,017 0.889 1.004 0.631 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 16,500 11,333 5,167 14,560 9,779 4,781 1.133 1.159 1.081 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI 16,269 12,651 3,618 16,720 13,077 3,643 0.973 0.967 0.993 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL 15,951 12,222 3,729 13,948 10,197 3,751 1.144 1.199 0.994 New York NY 14,235 2,544 11,691 13,758 2,690 11,068 1.035 0.946 1.056 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA 13,725 6,427 7,298 13,012 6,367 6,645 1.055 1.009 1.098 Indianapolis IN 13,185 11,524 1,661 12,049 9,874 2,175 1.094 1.167 0.764 Detroit MI 12,853 10,226 2,627 14,318 11,926 2,392 0.898 0.857 1.098 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 12,731 7,199 5,532 14,690 7,045 7,645 0.867 1.022 0.724 Sacramento CA 12,570 10,669 1,901 11,330 9,089 2,241 1.109 1.174 0.848 San Diego CA 12,490 7,594 4,896 12,192 7,274 4,918 1.024 1.044 0.996 Columbus OH 11,847 7,926 3,921 11,470 7,007 4,463 1.033 1.131 0.879 Kansas City MO-KS 11,397 7,238 4,159 9,672 7,536 2,136 1.178 0.960 1.947 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA 10,926 8,484 2,442 10,199 7,716 2,483 1.071 1.100 0.983 Fort Worth-Arlington TX 10,798 9,159 1,639 10,420 8,208 2,212 1.036 1.116 0.741 Philadelphia PA-NJ 10,557 9,070 1,487 12,613 10,211 2,402 0.837 0.888 0.619 Miami FL 10,537 4,927 5,610 8,192 4,642 3,550 1.286 1.061 1.580 Jacksonville FL 9,762 7,409 2,353 8,473 6,105 2,368 1.152 1.214 0.994 Nashville TN 9,736 8,104 1,632 8,199 6,863 1,336 1.187 1.181 1.222 St. Louis MO-IL 9,624 7,925 1,699 9,960 7,596 2,364 0.966 1.043 0.719 Austin-San Marcos TX 9,291 5,014 4,277 13,423 7,622 5,801 0.692 0.658 0.737 San Antonio TX 8,695 6,648 2,047 7,798 6,131 1,667 1.115 1.084 1.228 Greensboro/Winston Salem/High Point NC 8,438 6,754 1,684 7,298 6,196 1,102 1.156 1.090 1.528 Fort Lauderdale FL 8,417 6,613 1,804 8,765 6,958 1,807 0.960 0.950 0.998 Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL 8,196 4,567 3,629 7,113 4,064 3,049 1.152 1.124 1.190 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 8,073 6,294 1,779 7,606 5,773 1,833 1.061 1.090 0.971 Baltimore MD 8,055 6,690 1,365 7,760 7,127 633 1.038 0.939 2.156 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 7,966 5,928 2,038 8,059 5,361 2,698 0.988 1.106 0.755 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT 7,274 5,544 1,730 6,307 5,183 1,124 1.153 1.070 1.539 Sarasota-Bradenton FL 6,558 5,186 1,372 5,870 4,553 1,317 1.117 1.139 1.042 Orange County CA 6,541 4,870 1,671 10,234 5,267 4,967 0.639 0.925 0.336 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA-NC 6,473 5,169 1,304 5,761 4,991 770 1.124 1.036 1.694 Richmond-Petersburg VA 6,442 5,035 1,407 4,752 4,486 266 1.356 1.122 5.289 Naples FL 6,171 3,064 3,107 6,192 3,224 2,968 0.997 0.950 1.047 Oakland CA 6,113 4,557 1,556 6,685 5,203 1,482 0.914 0.876 1.050 Memphis TN-AR-MS 6,041 4,718 1,323 7,788 4,845 2,943 0.776 0.974 0.450 Boston MA-NH 5,708 3,542 2,166 6,190 3,878 2,312 0.922 0.913 0.937 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 5,605 5,141 464 5,633 4,988 645 0.995 1.031 0.719 Grand Rapids-Muskego MI 5,596 4,732 864 5,309 4,586 723 1.054 1.032 1.195 Colorado Springs CO 5,546 4,335 1,211 4,845 3,858 987 1.145 1.124 1.227 *Multifamily is two or more units in structure. Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

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