Pick any two metros. The bars share one scale across the gutter, so
their lengths are the comparison - no need to read the numbers to see which builds
more. Each metro is also flagged on its own against the U.S. average of about
4.2 units permitted per 1,000 residents.
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
10.7
Total units permitted
27,322
Single-family share
54%
Multifamily share
43%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
11.2
Total units permitted
17,543
Single-family share
67%
Multifamily share
32%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
8.9
Total units permitted
19,203
Single-family share
69%
Multifamily share
30%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Charlotte-Concord, NC
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
7.7
Total units permitted
22,233
Single-family share
73%
Multifamily share
26%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
7.7
Total units permitted
39,699
Single-family share
60%
Multifamily share
37%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
7.9
Total units permitted
66,179
Single-family share
60%
Multifamily share
37%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Houston-The Woodlands, TX
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
8.3
Total units permitted
65,075
Single-family share
71%
Multifamily share
25%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
5.3
Total units permitted
33,670
Single-family share
66%
Multifamily share
33%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Denver-Aurora, CO
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
5.2
Total units permitted
15,948
Single-family share
47%
Multifamily share
51%
Profile: steady
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
3.8
Total units permitted
15,659
Single-family share
39%
Multifamily share
52%
Profile: steady
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
3.6
Total units permitted
23,453
Single-family share
25%
Multifamily share
71%
Profile: steady
Boston-Cambridge, MA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
2.0
Total units permitted
10,072
Single-family share
39%
Multifamily share
57%
Profile: supply frozen
New York-Newark, NY
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
2.2
Total units permitted
44,444
Single-family share
24%
Multifamily share
71%
Profile: supply frozen
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
2.1
Total units permitted
27,242
Single-family share
47%
Multifamily share
46%
Profile: supply frozen
Chicago-Naperville, IL
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
1.7
Total units permitted
15,778
Single-family share
60%
Multifamily share
34%
Profile: supply frozen
San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
1.7
Total units permitted
7,750
Single-family share
35%
Multifamily share
63%
Profile: supply frozen
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
10.7
Total units permitted
27,322
Single-family share
54%
Multifamily share
43%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
11.2
Total units permitted
17,543
Single-family share
67%
Multifamily share
32%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
8.9
Total units permitted
19,203
Single-family share
69%
Multifamily share
30%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Charlotte-Concord, NC
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
7.7
Total units permitted
22,233
Single-family share
73%
Multifamily share
26%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
7.7
Total units permitted
39,699
Single-family share
60%
Multifamily share
37%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
7.9
Total units permitted
66,179
Single-family share
60%
Multifamily share
37%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Houston-The Woodlands, TX
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
8.3
Total units permitted
65,075
Single-family share
71%
Multifamily share
25%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
5.3
Total units permitted
33,670
Single-family share
66%
Multifamily share
33%
Profile: sunbelt boom
Denver-Aurora, CO
Above U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
5.2
Total units permitted
15,948
Single-family share
47%
Multifamily share
51%
Profile: steady
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
3.8
Total units permitted
15,659
Single-family share
39%
Multifamily share
52%
Profile: steady
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
3.6
Total units permitted
23,453
Single-family share
25%
Multifamily share
71%
Profile: steady
Boston-Cambridge, MA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
2.0
Total units permitted
10,072
Single-family share
39%
Multifamily share
57%
Profile: supply frozen
New York-Newark, NY
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
2.2
Total units permitted
44,444
Single-family share
24%
Multifamily share
71%
Profile: supply frozen
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
2.1
Total units permitted
27,242
Single-family share
47%
Multifamily share
46%
Profile: supply frozen
Chicago-Naperville, IL
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
1.7
Total units permitted
15,778
Single-family share
60%
Multifamily share
34%
Profile: supply frozen
San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Below U.S. avg
Units / 1,000 residents
1.7
Total units permitted
7,750
Single-family share
35%
Multifamily share
63%
Profile: supply frozen
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pairwise winner without shipping JavaScript - so it gives you shared-scale bars
and a fixed U.S.-average baseline instead, both honest without it. Figures are real
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