Table Two: First Quarter 2002 HOI and 1990-2000 Growth

Published October 1, 2002
Table Two:
First Quarter 2002 Housing Opportunity Index (HOI)
and 1990-2000 Growth
Metropolitan Area HOI Growth
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 94.9 17.0
Kokomo, IN 94.8 4.7
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 94.5 13.7
Springfield, IL MSA 92.6 6.3
Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 90.8 2.4
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 90.0 -0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 89.8 2.3
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA 89.4 14.2
Muncie, IN 89.1 -0.7
Springfield, MO, MSA 88.7 23.2
Indianapolis, IN MSA 88.6 16.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 87.0 3.8
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 86.4 12.2
Lafayette, IN 86.1 13.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 85.8 -1.0
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA 85.6 6.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 85.5 19.4
Tallahassee, FL MSA 85.1 21.8
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 84.9 19.4
Rockford, IL MSA 84.9 12.6
Des Moines, IA 84.5 16.1
Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA 83.9 14.2
Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 83.8 18.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA 83.6 8.9
Mansfield, OH MSA 83.5 1.0
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC MSA 83.2 19.2
Charleston, WV 83.2 0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 83.0 3.3
Ocala, FL MSA 82.8 32.9
Syracuse, NY MSA 82.8 -1.4
Pensacola, FL MSA 82.8 19.7
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 82.6 0.9
Omaha, NE-IA MSA 82.2 12.1
Atlanta, GA MSA 81.8 38.9
Toledo, OH MSA 81.6 0.7
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 81.6 14.1
Columbia, SC MSA 81.5 18.4
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 81.5 15.9
Williamsport, PA MSA 81.4 1.1
Jackson, MS MSA 81.3 11.5
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 81.1 1.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 80.9 3.5
South Bend, IN MSA 80.8 7.5
Lexington, KY MSA 80.6 18.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 80.6 6.6
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 80.6 16.1
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 80.4 7.0
Punta Gorda, FL MSA 80.3 27.6
Panama City, FL MSA 80.2 16.7
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 80.1 -1.6
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 80.1 13.0
Fayetteville, NC 80.0 10.3
Reading, PA MSA 79.9 11.0
Akron, OH PMSA 79.9 5.7
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 79.9 2.2
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 79.7 25.1
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 79.3 15.1
Mobile, AL 78.7 13.3
Nashville, TN MSA 78.6 25.0
Rochester, NY MSA 78.6 3.4
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 78.4 27.2
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 78.3 16.6
Columbus, OH MSA 78.2 14.5
Jacksonville, FL MSA 77.8 21.4
Louisville, KY-IN MSA 77.8 8.1
Knoxville, TN 77.7 17.3
Boise City, ID 77.7 46.1
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 77.6 4.5
Tulsa, OK MSA 77.5 13.3
Baltimore, MD PMSA 77.4 7.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 77.4 15.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 77.0 13.8
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA, MSA 76.8 4.8
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 76.7 5.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 76.7 16.9
Hagerstown, MD PMSA 76.6 8.7
Goldsboro, NC MSA 76.4 8.3
Rocky Mount, NC MSA 76.4 7.3
Springfield, MA MSA 76.4 0.7
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 76.1 12.7
Gainesville, FL MSA 76.1 20.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 76.0 4.8
Hartford, CT MSA 75.8 2.2
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 75.6 38.9
Anchorage, AK MSA 75.6 15.0
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA 75.5 2.3
Orlando, FL MSA 75.5 34.3
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 75.5 8.8
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 75.4 45.3
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 74.8 5.5
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 74.2 31.6
Chicago, IL PMSA 73.7 11.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 73.7 29.0
Birmingham, AL MSA 73.4 9.6
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 72.6 31.0
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 72.6 20.5
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 71.6 16.5
Greenville, NC MSA 71.6 24.0
Reno, NV MSA 70.8 33.3
Dallas, TX PMSA 70.5 31.5
Tucson, AZ MSA 70.4 26.5
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA 70.3 29.3
Benton Harbor, MI MSA 70.2 0.7
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 70.2 83.3
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 70.0 1.0
New Orleans, LA MSA 69.5 4.1
Bakersfield, CA MSA 69.4 21.7
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 69.4 -1.5
El Paso, TX MSA 68.8 14.9
Naples, FL MSA 68.8 65.3
Amarillo, TX MSA 68.7 16.2
San Antonio, TX MSA 68.5 20.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 68.5 8.3
Hattiesburg, MS MSA 68.5 13.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 68.5 1.6
Trenton, NJ PMSA 68.4 7.7
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 68.3 24.4
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 67.9 47.7
Houston, TX PMSA 67.8 25.8
Yuma, AZ MSA 67.5 49.7
Asheville, NC 67.2 17.8
Houma, LA MSA 67.1 6.4
Detroit, MI PMSA 67.1 4.1
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 67.0 5.4
Flint, MI PMSA 66.5 1.3
Spokane, WA, MSA 66.1 15.7
Pittsfield, MA MSA 65.7 -4.5
Brazoria, TX PMSA 65.2 26.1
Olympia, WA PMSA 64.9 28.6
Burlington, VT MSA 64.6 11.8
Pueblo, CO MSA 64.1 15.0
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 63.6 18.0
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 63.1 18.8
Lafayette, LA 62.7 11.8
Waterbury, CT PMSA 62.7 3.3
Bremerton, WA PMSA 62.5 22.3
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA 62.4 29.3
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA 62.4 11.1
Newark, NJ PMSA 62.1 6.1
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA 61.5 7.4
Provo-Orem, UT MSA 60.7 39.8
Danbury, CT PMSA 60.6 12.6
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 60.2 18.1
Colorado Springs, CO MSA 60.1 30.2
Honolulu, HI MSA 59.7 4.8
Santa Fe, NM, MSA 59.6 26.1
Denver, CO PMSA 59.6 30.0
Bellingham, WA 59.6 30.5
Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA 58.9 15.1
Nashua, NH PMSA 58.7 13.5
Miami, FL PMSA 58.1 16.3
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA 57.4 6.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 57.2 35.1
Tacoma, WA PMSA 54.7 19.6
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA, MSA 54.6 27.9
Fresno, CA MSA 52.1 22.1
Salem, OR PMSA 50.4 24.9
Redding, CA MSA 50.2 11.0
New York, NY PMSA 49.9 9.0
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA 49.6 25.7
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 48.2 5.5
Yuba City, CA MSA 47.2 13.5
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 46.6 26.6
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 45.4 10.1
Sacramento, CA PMSA 43.7 21.5
Greeley, CO PMSA 41.3 37.3
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 40.9 11.6
New Bedford, MA PMSA 39.9 -0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR 38.9 14.2
Yolo, CA PMSA 38.9 19.5
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA 38.1 22.2
Orange County, CA PMSA 37.7 18.1
Ventura, CA PMSA 36.9 12.6
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 36.7 20.5
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 35.6 7.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 34.4 7.4
Modesto, CA 33.6 20.6
Merced, CA MSA 33.0 18.0
Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 29.1 23.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 27.2 17.3
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 25.2 8.0
Oakland, CA PMSA 23.9 14.9
San Diego, CA MSA 21.6 12.6
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA 21.5 7.8
San Jose, CA PMSA 20.1 12.4
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA 17.9 15.0
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA 15.3 18.1
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 13.0 13.6
San Francisco, CA PMSA 9.2 8.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA 8.0 11.3
Salinas, CA MSA 7.7 13.0

HOI represents the percentage of homes in each region that is affordable to a family of median income in that region.

Growth is the population growth in percent between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.

MSA is metropolitan statistical area and PMSA is Partial MSA. MSAs and PMSAs are drawn along county boundaries.