In doing continued research, I pulled the last 10 years of population statistics from Census. This is very interesting data and can be useful, it took days to work my magic on this data to come up with the tables below and I hope you find it helpful. Population is not everything, I urge you to consider other factors such as competition, availability of great deals, unemployment, returns, vacancy rate, depreciation, etc. In fact, many of the fastest growing markets also have the highest depreciation, unemployment and vacancy rates. A lot of these markets became very speculative, over hyped, over built and have too much competition. Population increase still never hurts as it is demand for housing, just make sure when choosing a market to consider more important factors. Check out my other blog post on Unemployment recap, Where to Invest as well as my guides on Market Stability, Where to Invest, Markets with Highest Returns etc. The will provide very useful info on a lot of the other factors to consider when choosing where to invest.
Top 50 Markets by 1 year change
|
City |
1 yr change |
10 year change |
July 1, |
|
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
2.46% |
23.80% |
5,867,489 |
|
.Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX |
2.36% |
24.49% |
4,326,384 |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2.33% |
24.08% |
6,447,615 |
|
.Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2.26% |
23.25% |
2,121,231 |
|
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO /1 |
2.07% |
16.32% |
2,552,195 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
2.04% |
20.52% |
2,072,128 |
|
.Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1.88% |
14.13% |
4,276,661 |
|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1.83% |
13.59% |
5,476,241 |
|
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1.79% |
33.11% |
4,364,094 |
|
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
1.73% |
15.79% |
2,241,841 |
|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
1.66% |
27.87% |
5,475,213 |
|
.Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA |
1.61% |
11.18% |
2,611,012 |
|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1.60% |
5.75% |
1,839,700 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1.53% |
11.65% |
3,407,848 |
|
.Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA |
1.48% |
5.38% |
2,532,756 |
|
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA |
1.35% |
4.38% |
4,317,853 |
|
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
1.26% |
36.56% |
1,902,834 |
|
.Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA |
1.26% |
5.97% |
3,026,786 |
|
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA |
1.25% |
17.63% |
2,127,355 |
|
Columbus, OH |
1.24% |
11.26% |
1,801,848 |
|
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1.23% |
26.41% |
4,143,113 |
|
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
1.14% |
8.10% |
3,053,793 |
|
Kansas City, MO-KS |
1.05% |
12.19% |
2,067,585 |
|
.Boston-Quincy, MA |
1.04% |
5.58% |
1,918,227 |
|
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL |
1.04% |
25.69% |
2,082,421 |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
0.99% |
9.67% |
3,269,814 |
|
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH |
0.97% |
4.23% |
4,588,680 |
|
.Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL |
0.88% |
10.71% |
2,500,625 |
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA |
0.83% |
3.84% |
12,874,797 |
|
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL |
0.82% |
10.37% |
5,547,051 |
|
.Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL |
0.72% |
4.65% |
7,998,257 |
|
.Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA |
0.70% |
3.20% |
9,848,011 |
|
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
0.68% |
5.08% |
9,580,567 |
|
.Edison-New Brunswick, NJ |
0.66% |
7.01% |
2,335,390 |
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
0.63% |
14.27% |
2,747,272 |
|
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN |
0.61% |
7.80% |
2,171,896 |
|
.New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ |
0.58% |
3.73% |
11,732,233 |
|
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA |
0.53% |
3.91% |
19,069,796 |
|
.Philadelphia, PA |
0.52% |
4.16% |
4,012,573 |
|
Baltimore-Towson, MD |
0.49% |
5.22% |
2,690,886 |
|
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
0.47% |
4.83% |
5,968,252 |
|
.Newark-Union, NJ-PA |
0.44% |
1.22% |
2,126,269 |
|
St. Louis, MO-IL |
0.37% |
4.71% |
2,828,990 |
|
.Nassau-Suffolk, NY |
0.33% |
4.21% |
2,875,904 |
|
.Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI |
0.11% |
3.29% |
2,477,589 |
|
Pittsburgh, PA |
-0.02% |
-3.05% |
2,354,957 |
|
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH |
-0.13% |
-2.64% |
2,091,286 |
|
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
-0.46% |
-1.21% |
4,403,437 |
|
.Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI |
-1.19% |
-6.46% |
1,925,848 |
Top 50 markets by 10 year change
|
City |
1 yr change |
10 year change |
July 1, |
|
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
1.26% |
36.56% |
1,902,834 |
|
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1.79% |
33.11% |
4,364,094 |
|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
1.66% |
27.87% |
5,475,213 |
|
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1.23% |
26.41% |
4,143,113 |
|
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL |
1.04% |
25.69% |
2,082,421 |
|
.Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX |
2.36% |
24.49% |
4,326,384 |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2.33% |
24.08% |
6,447,615 |
|
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
2.46% |
23.80% |
5,867,489 |
|
.Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2.26% |
23.25% |
2,121,231 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
2.04% |
20.52% |
2,072,128 |
|
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA |
1.25% |
17.63% |
2,127,355 |
|
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO /1 |
2.07% |
16.32% |
2,552,195 |
|
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
1.73% |
15.79% |
2,241,841 |
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
0.63% |
14.27% |
2,747,272 |
|
.Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1.88% |
14.13% |
4,276,661 |
|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1.83% |
13.59% |
5,476,241 |
|
Kansas City, MO-KS |
1.05% |
12.19% |
2,067,585 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1.53% |
11.65% |
3,407,848 |
|
Columbus, OH |
1.24% |
11.26% |
1,801,848 |
|
.Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA |
1.61% |
11.18% |
2,611,012 |
|
.Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL |
0.88% |
10.71% |
2,500,625 |
|
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL |
0.82% |
10.37% |
5,547,051 |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
0.99% |
9.67% |
3,269,814 |
|
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
1.14% |
8.10% |
3,053,793 |
|
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN |
0.61% |
7.80% |
2,171,896 |
|
.Edison-New Brunswick, NJ |
0.66% |
7.01% |
2,335,390 |
|
.Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA |
1.26% |
5.97% |
3,026,786 |
|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1.60% |
5.75% |
1,839,700 |
|
.Boston-Quincy, MA |
1.04% |
5.58% |
1,918,227 |
|
.Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA |
1.48% |
5.38% |
2,532,756 |
|
Baltimore-Towson, MD |
0.49% |
5.22% |
2,690,886 |
|
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
0.68% |
5.08% |
9,580,567 |
|
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
0.47% |
4.83% |
5,968,252 |
|
St. Louis, MO-IL |
0.37% |
4.71% |
2,828,990 |
|
.Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL |
0.72% |
4.65% |
7,998,257 |
|
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA |
1.35% |
4.38% |
4,317,853 |
|
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH |
0.97% |
4.23% |
4,588,680 |
|
.Nassau-Suffolk, NY |
0.33% |
4.21% |
2,875,904 |
|
.Philadelphia, PA |
0.52% |
4.16% |
4,012,573 |
|
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA |
0.53% |
3.91% |
19,069,796 |
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA |
0.83% |
3.84% |
12,874,797 |
|
.New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ |
0.58% |
3.73% |
11,732,233 |
|
.Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI |
0.11% |
3.29% |
2,477,589 |
|
.Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA |
0.70% |
3.20% |
9,848,011 |
|
.Newark-Union, NJ-PA |
0.44% |
1.22% |
2,126,269 |
|
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
-0.46% |
-1.21% |
4,403,437 |
|
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH |
-0.13% |
-2.64% |
2,091,286 |
|
Pittsburgh, PA |
-0.02% |
-3.05% |
2,354,957 |
|
.Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI |
-1.19% |
-6.46% |
1,925,848 |
