U.S. Metro Housing Market Rankings

August 2026 · 273 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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Core Risk					Structural Drivers						Market Signals		Cycle		Context
#↑	Metro	Score	Risk Band	Chg	Price	Permits	Per Cap	Afford	Employ	Migr	Liquidity	Valuation	Diverg.	Cycle	Yield	S/L	Cuts	Emp	Value
1	Blacksburg, VA13980	78	ElevatedElevated	—	75	94	48	83	96	70	Stress↑	Balanced↓	Moderate	Recession	—	—	—	—	—	›
Structural Drivers Price75 Permits94 Per Cap48 Afford83 Employ96 Migr70 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced↓ DivergModerate CycleRecession Full metro detail →
25	Greensboro, NC24660	64	ElevatedElevated	—	77	80	67	47	28	82	Stress↑	Balanced—	High	Recession	—	—	—	Div	—	›
Structural Drivers Price77 Permits80 Per Cap67 Afford47 Employ28 Migr82 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergHigh CycleRecession Full metro detail →
27	Rochester, MN40340	63	ElevatedElevated	—	37	99	82	12	64	84	Stress↑	Balanced—	Low	Recession	—	—	—	Con	—	›
Structural Drivers Price37 Permits99 Per Cap82 Afford12 Employ64 Migr84 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergLow CycleRecession Full metro detail →
34	Auburn, AL12220	62	ElevatedElevated	—	84	90	97	62	3	38	Stress↑	Balanced—	—	Recession	—	—	—	—	—	›
Structural Drivers Price84 Permits90 Per Cap97 Afford62 Employ3 Migr38 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— CycleRecession Full metro detail →
40	Roanoke, VA40220	61	ElevatedElevated	—	51	90	46	48	64	69	Stress↑	Balanced—	High	Recession	—	—	—	—	—	›
Structural Drivers Price51 Permits90 Per Cap46 Afford48 Employ64 Migr69 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergHigh CycleRecession Full metro detail →
92	Lynchburg, VA31340	55	NeutralNeutral	—	73	30	46	74	44	62	Stress↑	Balanced—	High	Recession	—	—	—	Mod	—	›
Structural Drivers Price73 Permits30 Per Cap46 Afford74 Employ44 Migr62 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergHigh CycleRecession Full metro detail →
104	St. Cloud, MN41060	53	NeutralNeutral	—	43	15	39	44	91	85	Stress↑	Balanced—	—	Recession	—	—	—	Mod	—	›
Structural Drivers Price43 Permits15 Per Cap39 Afford44 Employ91 Migr85 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— CycleRecession Full metro detail →
128	Spartanburg, SC43900	50	NeutralNeutral	—	32	87	96	65	3	17	Stress↑	Balanced—	—	Recession	—	—	—	Con	—	›
Structural Drivers Price32 Permits87 Per Cap96 Afford65 Employ3 Migr17 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— CycleRecession Full metro detail →
155	Charlottesville, VA16820	48	NeutralNeutral	—	90	34	69	29	4	63	Stress↑	Balanced—	Moderate	Recession	—	—	—	Con	—	›
Structural Drivers Price90 Permits34 Per Cap69 Afford29 Employ4 Migr63 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergModerate CycleRecession Full metro detail →
174	Green Bay, WI24580	46	NeutralNeutral	—	72	41	65	27	37	34	Stress↑	Balanced—	High	Recession	—	—	—	—	—	›
Structural Drivers Price72 Permits41 Per Cap65 Afford27 Employ37 Migr34 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergHigh CycleRecession Full metro detail →
199	Minneapolis, MN-WI33460	43	NeutralNeutral	—	48	37	48	8	15	100	Stress↑	Balanced—	Moderate	Recession	—	—	—	Mod	—	›
Structural Drivers Price48 Permits37 Per Cap48 Afford8 Employ15 Migr100 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergModerate CycleRecession Full metro detail →
199	Baltimore, MD12580	43	NeutralNeutral	—	41	16	17	4	79	99	Stress↑	Balanced—	High	Recession	—	—	—	Mod	—	›
Structural Drivers Price41 Permits16 Per Cap17 Afford4 Employ79 Migr99 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— DivergHigh CycleRecession Full metro detail →
210	Worcester, MA49340	42	NeutralNeutral	—	46	61	20	27	6	93	Stress↑	Balanced—	—	Recession	—	—	—	Mod	—	›
Structural Drivers Price46 Permits61 Per Cap20 Afford27 Employ6 Migr93 LiqStress↑ ValBalanced— CycleRecession Full metro detail →

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