US Metro Real Estate Intelligence

U.S. Metro Housing Market Rankings

December 2025 · 287 metros scored

Each metro scores 0–100 for housing cycle risk, derived from six public-data factors ranked against peers. How it works →

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MetroScoreRisk BandChg
Bowling Green, KY68Elevated 2
Structural Drivers
Price82
Permits65
Per Cap84
Afford57
Employ75
Migr46
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Panama City, FL68Elevated 11
Structural Drivers
Price89
Permits25
Per Cap93
Afford81
Employ95
Migr23
LiqStable
ValCompressed
CycleExpansion
Bremerton, WA63Elevated 16
Structural Drivers
Price70
Permits91
Per Cap73
Afford25
Employ99
Migr19
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
La Crosse, WI-MN62Elevated 5
Structural Drivers
Price90
Permits87
Per Cap36
Afford73
Employ23
Migr60
LiqStable
ValCompressed
DivergLow
CycleExpansion
Joplin, MO-KS62Elevated 2
Structural Drivers
Price66
Permits41
Per Cap43
Afford70
Employ97
Migr52
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Gulfport, MS62Elevated 3
Structural Drivers
Price63
Permits71
Per Cap84
Afford62
Employ55
Migr39
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
New Orleans, LA60Neutral 12
Structural Drivers
Price74
Permits32
Per Cap15
Afford78
Employ61
Migr97
LiqStable
ValCompressed
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
College Station, TX59Neutral 6
Structural Drivers
Price40
Permits67
Per Cap88
Afford96
Employ3
Migr61
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
Prescott Valley, AZ58Neutral 9
Structural Drivers
Price73
Permits28
Per Cap77
Afford93
Employ69
Migr11
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Milwaukee, WI58Neutral 12
Structural Drivers
Price80
Permits30
Per Cap20
Afford29
Employ90
Migr97
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
Jacksonville, NC58Neutral 2
Structural Drivers
Price6
Permits67
Per Cap72
Afford75
Employ92
Migr34
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Baton Rouge, LA57Neutral0
Structural Drivers
Price75
Permits84
Per Cap59
Afford30
Employ9
Migr86
LiqStable
ValCompressed
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Youngstown, OH57Neutral 7
Structural Drivers
Price89
Permits58
Per Cap1
Afford59
Employ68
Migr65
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Cleveland, OH56Neutral
Structural Drivers
Price88
Permits68
Per Cap17
Afford8
Employ56
Migr97
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Duluth, MN-WI56Neutral 9
Structural Drivers
Price91
Permits11
Per Cap26
Afford97
Employ66
Migr46
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Providence, RI-MA56Neutral 6
Structural Drivers
Price71
Permits86
Per Cap11
Afford78
Employ60
Migr28
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Grand Rapids, MI55Neutral 9
Structural Drivers
Price68
Permits68
Per Cap46
Afford47
Employ40
Migr61
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Niles, MI55Neutral 7
Structural Drivers
Price87
Permits60
Per Cap27
Afford69
Employ48
Migr41
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Virginia Beach, VA-NC55Neutral0
Structural Drivers
Price55
Permits20
Per Cap25
Afford47
Employ96
Migr87
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Peoria, IL54Neutral0
Structural Drivers
Price93
Permits75
Per Cap0
Afford3
Employ94
Migr62
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Dayton, OH54Neutral 4
Structural Drivers
Price91
Permits46
Per Cap27
Afford8
Employ62
Migr92
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
Kenosha, WI54Neutral
Structural Drivers
Price47
Permits100
Per Cap63
Afford11
Employ57
Migr47
CycleExpansion
Lubbock, TX54Neutral 6
Structural Drivers
Price36
Permits86
Per Cap85
Afford39
Employ42
Migr38
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Muskegon, MI54Neutral 3
Structural Drivers
Price73
Permits61
Per Cap32
Afford96
Employ16
Migr44
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Racine, WI54Neutral 12
Structural Drivers
Price86
Permits51
Per Cap27
Afford26
Employ99
Migr37
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Bridgeport, CT53Neutral 11
Structural Drivers
Price96
Permits97
Per Cap46
Afford1
Employ66
Migr13
LiqStable
ValCompressed
CycleExpansion
Birmingham, AL53Neutral 6
Structural Drivers
Price49
Permits74
Per Cap45
Afford24
Employ37
Migr89
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Macon, GA52Neutral 1
Structural Drivers
Price97
Permits28
Per Cap23
Afford55
Employ67
Migr44
LiqStable
ValCompressed
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
South Bend, IN-MI52Neutral 15
Structural Drivers
Price59
Permits37
Per Cap30
Afford67
Employ47
Migr74
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Columbia, SC52Neutral 1
Structural Drivers
Price59
Permits55
Per Cap78
Afford42
Employ30
Migr48
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
New York, NY-NJ52Neutral0
Structural Drivers
Price84
Permits19
Per Cap30
Afford35
Employ41
Migr100
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Shreveport, LA51Neutral 5
Structural Drivers
Price50
Permits60
Per Cap34
Afford31
Employ47
Migr82
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Waterbury, CT51Neutral
Structural Drivers
Price76
Permits74
Per Cap8
Afford12
Employ93
Migr41
CycleExpansion
Brownsville, TX51Neutral 5
Structural Drivers
Price12
Permits58
Per Cap61
Afford86
Employ8
Migr79
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Houma, LA51Neutral 7
Structural Drivers
Price15
Permits42
Per Cap35
Afford53
Employ88
Migr74
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Boise City, ID50Neutral 5
Structural Drivers
Price32
Permits62
Per Cap94
Afford86
Employ18
Migr6
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Springfield, MA50Neutral 8
Structural Drivers
Price74
Permits36
Per Cap1
Afford61
Employ36
Migr91
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Auburn, AL50Neutral 2
Structural Drivers
Price58
Permits26
Per Cap86
Afford62
Employ31
Migr37
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Coeur d'Alene, ID50Neutral 2
Structural Drivers
Price22
Permits66
Per Cap91
Afford94
Employ6
Migr19
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Jackson, MI49Neutral 9
Structural Drivers
Price69
Permits95
Per Cap17
Afford47
Employ16
Migr52
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Lexington Park, MD49Neutral
Structural Drivers
Price55
Permits82
Per Cap21
Afford0
Employ100
Migr36
CycleExpansion
San Francisco, CA49Neutral 10
Structural Drivers
Price9
Permits81
Per Cap12
Afford4
Employ86
Migr100
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
St. Louis, MO-IL48Neutral 3
Structural Drivers
Price53
Permits34
Per Cap24
Afford13
Employ64
Migr98
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Kiryas Joel, NY46Neutral
Structural Drivers
Price78
Permits42
Per Cap37
Afford18
Employ72
Migr27
CycleExpansion
Boulder, CO46Neutral 1
Structural Drivers
Price11
Permits78
Per Cap65
Afford49
Employ44
Migr26
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Tulsa, OK46Neutral 13
Structural Drivers
Price39
Permits78
Per Cap59
Afford58
Employ10
Migr29
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Myrtle Beach, SC46Neutral 2
Structural Drivers
Price43
Permits45
Per Cap100
Afford83
Employ1
Migr4
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Minneapolis, MN-WI46Neutral 4
Structural Drivers
Price44
Permits36
Per Cap48
Afford8
Employ38
Migr100
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Tampa, FL46Neutral 10
Structural Drivers
Price13
Permits65
Per Cap77
Afford100
Employ22
Migr1
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Allentown, PA-NJ44Neutral 1
Structural Drivers
Price86
Permits86
Per Cap34
Afford17
Employ20
Migr21
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
Jackson, MS44Neutral 5
Structural Drivers
Price63
Permits73
Per Cap23
Afford14
Employ8
Migr85
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Amherst Town, MA44Neutral
Structural Drivers
Price75
Permits20
Per Cap13
Afford42
Employ44
Migr71
CycleExpansion
Chicago, IL-IN45Neutral 9
Structural Drivers
Price80
Permits41
Per Cap15
Afford1
Employ36
Migr99
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergLow
CycleExpansion
Pittsburgh, PA43Neutral 3
Structural Drivers
Price64
Permits27
Per Cap22
Afford28
Employ19
Migr99
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Akron, OH43Neutral 5
Structural Drivers
Price77
Permits6
Per Cap7
Afford10
Employ72
Migr88
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Beaumont, TX43Neutral 8
Structural Drivers
Price14
Permits47
Per Cap28
Afford44
Employ44
Migr83
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergLow
CycleExpansion
Jefferson City, MO42Neutral 5
Structural Drivers
Price89
Permits52
Per Cap10
Afford37
Employ7
Migr56
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergHigh
CycleExpansion
Vineland, NJ42Neutral 13
Structural Drivers
Price60
Permits50
Per Cap9
Afford63
Employ14
Migr53
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Little Rock, AR42Neutral 2
Structural Drivers
Price32
Permits84
Per Cap52
Afford22
Employ20
Migr45
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Memphis, TN-MS-AR42Neutral 7
Structural Drivers
Price24
Permits17
Per Cap29
Afford21
Employ60
Migr98
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Hartford, CT41Neutral 4
Structural Drivers
Price81
Permits8
Per Cap7
Afford2
Employ53
Migr95
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
York, PA41Neutral 2
Structural Drivers
Price37
Permits82
Per Cap44
Afford9
Employ48
Migr24
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Huntsville, AL41Neutral 10
Structural Drivers
Price68
Permits30
Per Cap88
Afford10
Employ33
Migr19
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Lakeland, FL40Below0
Structural Drivers
Price7
Permits13
Per Cap92
Afford97
Employ28
Migr4
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Norwich, CT39Below 11
Structural Drivers
Price84
Permits16
Per Cap8
Afford11
Employ74
Migr42
LiqStable
ValCompressed
CycleExpansion
Austin, TX37Below 3
Structural Drivers
Price5
Permits21
Per Cap93
Afford68
Employ32
Migr1
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergLow
CycleExpansion
Springfield, MO36Below 2
Structural Drivers
Price42
Permits14
Per Cap43
Afford49
Employ10
Migr57
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergLow
CycleExpansion
Hattiesburg, MS36Below 2
Structural Drivers
Price12
Permits9
Per Cap1
Afford73
Employ70
Migr52
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Monroe, MI34Below 11
Structural Drivers
Price77
Permits7
Per Cap8
Afford7
Employ62
Migr45
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Rochester, MN31Below 23
Structural Drivers
Price48
Permits1
Per Cap42
Afford12
Employ0
Migr84
LiqStable
ValBalanced
DivergModerate
CycleExpansion
Sebastian, FL26Below 6
Structural Drivers
Price3
Permits0
Per Cap10
Afford84
Employ40
Migr17
LiqStable
ValBalanced
CycleExpansion
Slidell, LA25Below
Structural Drivers
Price4
Permits59
Per Cap51
Afford4
Employ4
Migr28
CycleExpansion

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