Table 3av. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Valuation by Metropolitan Area (in thousands of dollars) Annual 2006 3 and 4 5 Units Total 1 Unit 2 Units Units or more Abilene, TX 61257 58363 1394 0 1500 Akron, OH 378296 354262 2565 8724 12745 Albany, GA 80696 75651 3009 1736 300 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 465854 402381 6485 4840 52148 Albuquerque,* NM 1090093 1028079 0 1665 60349 Alexandria, LA 126167 126167 0 0 0 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton,* PA-NJ 625089 597414 3419 8062 16194 Altoona, PA 30726 30381 180 165 0 Amarillo, TX 166854 138394 0 0 28460 Ames, IA 63518 52509 620 0 10389 Anchorage,* AK 299653 175800 28544 10701 84608 Anderson, IN 56216 54012 2204 0 0 Anderson, SC 223073 188329 399 0 34345 Ann Arbor, MI 135047 124417 618 385 9627 Anniston-Oxford, AL 33381 32138 523 540 180 Appleton, WI 167890 156444 6482 2824 2140 Asheville, NC 847083 801387 3991 11512 30193 Athens-Clarke County, GA 270517 248478 280 0 21759 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta,* GA 9290400 8014050 19644 44903 1211803 Atlantic City,* NJ 224612 206703 5894 2644 9371 Auburn-Opelika,* AL 299306 261688 1217 0 36401 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 575954 574341 1613 0 0 Austin-Round Rock,* TX 3148360 2551610 64257 40628 491865 Bakersfield, CA 918474 836735 12891 51672 17176 Baltimore-Towson,* MD 1324237 1174152 2076 1691 146318 Bangor, ME 97554 87735 2941 1998 4880 Barnstable Town, MA 256340 243998 400 1461 10481 Baton Rouge, LA 1051252 812702 3904 1758 232888 Battle Creek, MI 33132 32282 0 0 850 Bay City, MI 29924 29924 0 0 0 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 174953 137363 0 19700 17890 Bellingham, WA 251579 226197 2954 6401 16027 Bend,* OR 742456 719162 12043 5379 5872 Billings, MT 113885 108992 949 394 3550 Binghamton, NY 51347 51347 0 0 0 Birmingham-Hoover,* AL 1190867 1072600 1357 2675 114235 Bismarck, ND 133508 112500 3211 6184 11613 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 131632 123641 320 5076 2595 Bloomington, IN 103850 96478 5161 735 1476 Bloomington-Normal, IL 97577 93156 339 0 4082 Boise City-Nampa,* ID 1550887 1485548 10912 34372 20055 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy,* MA-NH 2131009 1351476 85038 63859 630636 Boulder, CO 171669 146587 2824 2978 19280 Bowling Green, KY 129389 117409 2020 3448 6512 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 243999 239791 2465 0 1743 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 721030 679270 9587 1302 30871 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 301838 266873 3069 6566 25330 Brunswick, GA 271134 266235 188 0 4711 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 344957 295255 10484 740 38478 Burlington, NC 226982 209371 0 0 17611 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 131620 115282 3845 1836 10657 Canton-Massillon, OH 158282 154731 1072 0 2479 Cape Coral-Fort Myers,* FL 3732956 3042256 8142 21368 661190 Carson City,* NV 25370 20763 163 1330 3114 Casper, WY 84668 84668 0 0 0 Cedar Rapids, IA 137626 118721 4080 11928 2897 Champaign-Urbana, IL 214867 165387 1922 2578 44980 Charleston, WV 73078 65004 900 444 6730 Charleston-North Charleston,* SC 1593011 1429059 4607 9099 150246 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord,* NC-SC 3790920 3344509 7722 15836 422853 Charlottesville, VA 389488 321051 1072 565 66800 Chattanooga, TN-GA 466791 433589 4547 5465 23190 Cheyenne, WY 88019 86702 320 257 740 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,* IL-IN-WI 7989797 6352816 81968 190575 1364438 Chico, CA 170299 162560 1310 3254 3175 Cincinnati-Middletown,* OH-KY-IN 1587879 1426028 6954 41771 113126 Clarksville, TN-KY 298490 244904 4954 11816 36816 Cleveland, TN 122629 119534 2555 540 0 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor,* OH 1005796 962208 6113 15372 22103 Coeur dAlene, ID 361604 266468 7353 1858 85925 College Station-Bryan, TX 175525 137879 4638 1689 31319 Colorado Springs,* CO 776875 739840 2092 15063 19880 Columbia, MO 206777 164457 14982 2340 24998 Columbia,* SC 904694 806147 1612 11842 85093 Columbus, GA-AL 271253 234827 663 1951 33812 Columbus, IN 60111 60111 0 0 0 Columbus,* OH 1445215 1237904 16007 69405 121899 Corpus Christi, TX 330724 268379 2241 7621 52483 Corvallis, OR 81314 75839 1102 4373 0 Cumberland, MD-WV 38136 38136 0 0 0 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington,* TX 9503456 8442367 40854 40238 979997 Dalton, GA 103274 92100 1230 2405 7539 Danville, IL 4752 4752 0 0 0 Danville, VA 35657 34371 0 105 1181 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 165943 145485 3726 1489 15243 Dayton, OH 399563 377025 4392 270 17876 Decatur, AL 46030 46030 0 0 0 Decatur, IL 54678 48166 741 0 5771 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 808785 617232 4182 1125 186246 Denver-Aurora,* CO 3541308 2979576 34518 18932 508282 Des Moines-West Des Moines,* IA 806982 667004 6295 2639 131044 Detroit-Warren-Livonia,* MI 1552714 1422571 11688 19132 99323 Dothan, AL 64748 64348 400 0 0 Dover,* DE 225135 217715 220 1915 5285 Dubuque, IA 67538 63427 2161 860 1090 Duluth, MN-WI 158669 135303 4293 2492 16581 Durham,* NC 799652 752718 2980 301 43653 Eau Claire, WI 112281 97135 6488 880 7778 El Centro, CA 331041 314882 851 646 14662 El Paso, TX 482567 467385 0 12125 3057 Elizabethtown, KY 125627 111789 4625 5244 3969 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 146682 145218 269 1195 0 Elmira, NY 14472 12847 0 1625 0 Erie, PA 82784 75978 2301 2234 2271 Eugene-Springfield, OR 290842 258396 6050 10416 15980 Evansville, IN-KY 211752 197514 726 3518 9994 Fairbanks,* AK 65789 58939 6040 810 0 Fargo, ND-MN 240115 187630 0 3167 49318 Farmington,* NM 76411 75627 0 784 0 Fayetteville, NC 485286 432851 146 3258 49031 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 756424 602339 53122 15053 85910 Flagstaff, AZ 183552 166354 415 0 16783 Flint, MI 148877 134187 1818 402 12470 Florence, SC 118102 118102 0 0 0 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 39766 39454 0 0 312 Fond du Lac, WI 69214 59525 3952 1690 4047 Fort Collins-Loveland,* CO 385651 305415 7539 15368 57329 Fort Smith, AR-OK 91076 82654 6748 1374 300 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 283616 277494 250 1107 4765 Fort Wayne,* IN 271671 256493 6846 867 7465 Fresno, CA 792193 691227 7156 9585 84225 Gadsden, AL 41941 37822 0 2300 1819 Gainesville, FL 222835 156629 320 0 65886 Gainesville, GA 344327 335490 233 5110 3494 Glens Falls, NY 113553 107929 308 2441 2875 Goldsboro, NC 83883 83217 666 0 0 Grand Forks, ND-MN 71530 41651 508 911 28460 Grand Junction,* CO 302597 286769 2792 2816 10220 Grand Rapids-Wyoming,* MI 464559 405101 2676 2136 54646 Great Falls, MT 51447 50386 226 835 0 Greeley,* CO 578181 530109 2254 2209 43609 Green Bay, WI 226274 193794 8229 3098 21153 Greensboro-High Point,* NC 903125 803208 3217 9172 87528 Greenville, NC 250154 212157 15070 183 22744 Greenville,* SC 662778 610230 314 0 52234 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 422758 389397 7966 6781 18614 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 546306 523017 7319 800 15170 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 125277 119354 916 2929 2078 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 335810 324805 542 1560 8903 Harrisonburg,* VA 164649 161757 2892 0 0 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 561777 501221 7186 3815 49555 Hattiesburg, MS 38180 28986 380 0 8814 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 298493 293380 3289 0 1824 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 35757 35217 0 540 0 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 193577 183545 2049 2291 5692 Honolulu,* HI 588966 478057 0 0 110909 Hot Springs, AR 14759 14759 0 0 0 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 196420 191660 3257 215 1288 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown,* TX 9137366 7846565 27669 41520 1221612 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 52010 39380 3180 0 9450 Huntsville, AL 473758 460924 0 0 12834 Idaho Falls, ID 140573 133759 380 3035 3399 Indianapolis-Carmel,* IN 1930968 1771228 39569 21488 98683 Iowa City, IA 173731 137446 189 400 35696 Ithaca, NY 44221 30546 1190 0 12485 Jackson, MI 75430 68924 65 0 6441 Jackson, MS 532801 524902 550 0 7349 Jackson, TN 92770 88445 499 0 3826 Jacksonville,* FL 2681771 2256281 17361 13471 394658 Jacksonville, NC 234445 210298 9175 4870 10102 Janesville, WI 107332 98167 3580 0 5585 Jefferson City, MO 64230 58271 567 792 4600 Johnson City, TN 177102 166672 1276 3108 6046 Johnstown, PA 30203 27243 410 0 2550 Jonesboro, AR 57279 51171 746 1762 3600 Joplin, MO 65091 54861 2979 735 6516 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 239612 189335 4408 4955 40914 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 107118 104494 1944 0 680 Kansas City,* MO-KS 1976848 1653900 43681 59222 220045 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 360368 358823 1545 0 0 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 478843 391018 33941 24119 29765 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 150827 130187 550 0 20090 Kingston, NY 115546 107806 490 600 6650 Knoxville, TN 850884 737021 1892 3929 108042 Kokomo, IN 26678 25450 353 0 875 La Crosse, WI-MN 126583 116304 1955 1212 7112 Lafayette, IN 134791 117720 3200 358 13513 Lafayette, LA 299878 276745 1023 832 21278 Lake Charles, LA 85126 81095 1373 0 2658 Lakeland,* FL 1116655 954253 2724 3563 156115 Lancaster, PA 316504 293025 6894 1312 15273 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 184276 162205 1111 678 20282 Laredo,* TX 232391 211257 322 6508 14304 Las Cruces,* NM 386833 362809 1871 5233 16920 Las Vegas-Paradise,* NV 4375386 2749678 4789 49004 1571915 Lawrence, KS 80032 73532 1140 2485 2875 Lawton, OK 55146 47193 760 2800 4393 Lebanon, PA 86062 85912 150 0 0 Lewiston, ID-WA 33037 26920 3119 0 2998 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 57356 55833 1523 0 0 Lexington-Fayette, KY 556001 494048 2101 13221 46631 Lima, OH 29877 29083 614 180 0 Lincoln, NE 222007 211418 2281 236 8072 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 651885 630129 5458 340 15958 Logan, UT-ID 155630 142766 0 3686 9178 Longview, TX 78840 66829 282 0 11729 Longview, WA 146029 135848 1797 150 8234 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana,* CA 5966003 3362049 93431 106841 2403682 Louisville-Jefferson County,* KY-IN 893746 834999 4623 10915 43209 Lubbock, TX 214934 203404 3485 45 8000 Lynchburg, VA 320045 318807 1058 60 120 Macon, GA 235415 235130 285 0 0 Madera, CA 226810 220107 394 1042 5267 Madison,* WI 615768 392221 24700 20789 178058 Manchester-Nashua, NH 232272 206502 5794 2423 17553 Mansfield, OH 33410 31210 880 1320 0 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission,* TX 841386 770152 6153 39297 25784 Medford, OR 239124 215906 7708 5772 9738 Memphis,* TN-MS-AR 1697856 1594670 0 17413 85773 Merced, CA 386428 380362 1422 2579 2065 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach,* FL 6328378 2992382 69372 40301 3226323 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 60941 60641 0 300 0 Midland,* TX 59817 59817 0 0 0 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis,* WI 852921 715452 17789 21416 98264 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,* MN-WI 3267952 2718279 13781 23293 512599 Missoula,* MT 55569 49527 2850 219 2973 Mobile, AL 280745 252751 0 4728 23266 Modesto, CA 440787 411519 3071 4579 21618 Monroe, LA 118315 102457 153 5368 10337 Monroe, MI 96418 89759 306 627 5726 Montgomery, AL 234558 234024 534 0 0 Morgantown, WV 15293 14593 0 700 0 Morristown, TN 99087 98512 435 140 0 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 176944 166013 3000 2354 5577 Muncie, IN 30164 25980 671 2402 1111 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 69461 64315 3141 983 1022 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 1485081 964970 4643 9657 505811 Napa, CA 115586 94914 0 77 20595 Naples-Marco Island,* FL 1228774 794506 2632 205443 226193 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro,* TN 2637967 2469930 31720 3336 132981 New Haven-Milford, CT 227367 195322 4301 370 27374 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner,* LA 906662 857315 21363 4600 23384 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,* NY-NJ-PA 7571187 3790773 624950 584623 2570841 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 129109 124922 237 450 3500 Norwich-New London, CT 162196 147583 2889 28 11696 Ocala,* FL 1060228 1049298 2748 4125 4057 Ocean City,* NJ 312822 190031 48293 15337 59161 Odessa,* TX 45893 45893 0 0 0 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 883873 849660 6049 12249 15915 Oklahoma City,* OK 1135473 1109019 3332 1206 21916 Olympia, WA 525795 472370 4277 14290 34858 Omaha-Council Bluffs,* NE-IA 641698 566061 6492 5959 63186 Orlando-Kissimmee,* FL 5337739 4571087 13368 45460 707824 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 120704 98850 5985 3518 12351 Owensboro, KY 32254 31172 164 918 0 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 525309 427800 16334 10137 71038 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville,* FL 988009 849860 1799 4496 131854 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 379633 103162 3666 24847 247958 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 29850 29046 504 300 0 Pascagoula, MS 233891 183898 932 2200 46861 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent,* FL 418907 347754 7372 452 63329 Peoria, IL 287313 252308 20434 631 13940 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,* PA-NJ-DE-MD 2258143 1927038 10508 26575 294022 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale,* AZ 7735432 6835674 20893 149064 729801 Pine Bluff, AR 8963 8515 210 238 0 Pittsburgh,* PA 904697 835278 7515 12257 49647 Pittsfield, MA 91335 91335 0 0 0 Pocatello, ID 76763 72094 2329 1440 900 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 949072 879502 1425 15272 52873 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 529595 483853 14522 6681 24539 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton,* OR-WA 2767808 2245818 26764 26775 468451 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 383648 343454 2285 1026 36883 Prescott, AZ 543037 533194 3042 1365 5436 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 600744 506351 25079 13067 56247 Provo-Orem, UT 1349881 1228060 5255 20529 96037 Pueblo,* CO 195058 190482 4576 0 0 Punta Gorda, FL 840057 649790 19010 46421 124836 Racine, WI 137214 104137 3128 4500 25449 Raleigh-Cary,* NC 3118971 2761483 12313 3980 341195 Rapid City, SD 114133 96321 2529 1188 14095 Reading, PA 207980 196825 8093 420 2642 Redding, CA 156904 133509 2573 7906 12916 Reno-Sparks,* NV 690344 639122 1428 6534 43260 Richmond,* VA 1361924 1323676 2960 12588 22700 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario,* CA 7171343 6753380 40716 55739 321508 Roanoke, VA 214324 211068 609 541 2106 Rochester, MN 201812 175114 1072 693 24933 Rochester, NY 381944 358678 2819 3653 16794 Rockford, IL 263106 240873 15135 6013 1085 Rocky Mount, NC 71134 70359 700 75 0 Rome, GA 50695 46467 4028 200 0 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville,* CA 2120168 1865583 15642 18601 220342 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 35512 33920 1592 0 0 Salem, OR 379597 332152 9311 4017 34117 Salinas, CA 266494 253138 2233 1381 9742 Salisbury, MD 141995 103504 0 0 38491 Salt Lake City,* UT 1378307 1240150 5970 16376 115811 San Angelo,* TX 67839 53839 0 0 14000 San Antonio,* TX 2709240 2230500 10401 28960 439379 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos,* CA 1780966 1275548 26948 39623 438847 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont,* CA 3007162 1911127 16712 44537 1034786 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara,* CA 1238035 690885 1409 12303 533438 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 314754 268837 10309 6546 29062 Sandusky, OH 33450 31922 0 1528 0 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 217360 192669 2542 6532 15617 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 132596 118522 724 1532 11818 Santa Fe,* NM 55674 55674 0 0 0 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 403507 342568 10737 447 49755 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL 1547446 1293761 8218 20027 225440 Savannah, GA 668830 625242 2343 2964 38281 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 247149 235029 1425 3154 7541 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,* WA 4557138 3300680 94827 99725 1061906 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 723207 680702 885 1888 39732 Sheboygan, WI 94868 66363 8305 1000 19200 Sherman-Denison, TX 49638 44898 940 0 3800 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 278109 274574 926 435 2174 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 53087 49689 2438 960 0 Sioux Falls, SD 264311 224327 4260 11840 23884 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 177220 149952 450 0 26818 Spartanburg, SC 223319 223319 0 0 0 Spokane, WA 467584 383486 3888 3328 76882 Springfield, IL 122763 105392 10053 1443 5875 Springfield, MA 270301 234351 11036 292 24622 Springfield, MO 555739 471875 22794 7686 53384 Springfield, OH 29167 27927 400 840 0 St. Cloud, MN 187302 177434 1026 0 8842 St. George, UT 418320 399991 1238 1154 15937 St. Joseph, MO-KS 33229 28440 3389 0 1400 St. Louis,* MO-IL 2157734 1984927 25384 18559 128864 State College, PA 117289 110751 2575 0 3963 Stockton,* CA 822210 804297 1339 5038 11536 Sumter,* SC 87536 87010 526 0 0 Syracuse, NY 245046 228724 686 301 15335 Tallahassee, FL 430989 389643 3141 3870 34335 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,* FL 3777805 3309581 38793 44149 385282 Terre Haute, IN 45412 37608 964 429 6411 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 22785 21171 1484 130 0 Toledo, OH 283561 264866 4275 1611 12809 Topeka, KS 137922 129340 2175 1175 5232 Trenton-Ewing,* NJ 85845 70544 3770 0 11531 Tucson,* AZ 1497172 1468237 8917 7840 12178 Tulsa,* OK 812476 791302 10402 1207 9565 Tuscaloosa, AL 268237 190271 0 0 77966 Tyler, TX 94005 89189 0 750 4066 Utica-Rome, NY 83631 76460 2116 341 4714 Valdosta, GA 158409 144753 2982 350 10324 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 251988 224314 437 2134 25103 Victoria, TX 35066 35066 0 0 0 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton,* NJ 84239 78377 2640 3222 0 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,* VA-NC 1293057 1104056 20711 44785 123505 Visalia-Porterville, CA 589961 527133 18066 21598 23164 Waco, TX 149876 142600 5511 1765 0 Warner Robins, GA 247792 226332 0 701 20759 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,* DC-VA-MD-WV 4372546 3307624 4661 676 1059585 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 105907 91681 1268 789 12169 Wausau, WI 104531 94392 4209 1325 4605 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 7616 7616 0 0 0 Wenatchee, WA 154453 137189 1728 6455 9081 Wheeling, WV-OH 8266 6250 0 0 2016 Wichita Falls, TX 53752 52121 550 1081 0 Wichita, KS 397366 358268 8142 746 30210 Williamsport, PA 44925 42610 1555 760 0 Wilmington,* NC 1224107 1105780 6392 9677 102258 Winchester, VA-WV 248985 246671 0 0 2314 Winston-Salem, NC 498612 484549 1754 1139 11170 Worcester, MA 448137 408229 8708 4877 26323 Yakima, WA 126449 123543 336 699 1871 York-Hanover, PA 486920 444909 6708 6712 28591 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 169625 160236 3590 3240 2559 Yuba City, CA 231300 229097 184 0 2019 Yuma, AZ 217812 217327 185 300 0 * - Metropolitan areas where all permit offices are requested to report monthly.