America's Top-Rated Cities, 2013

Demographics:   Population Growth    Household Size   Race   Hispanic Origin   Age   Segregation   Relgious Groups by Family   Relgious Groups by Tradition   Ancestry   Foreign-Born Population   Marital Status   Male/Female Ratio
Economy:   Gross Metropolitan Product
Income:   Income   Household Income Distribution   Poverty Rate   Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate
Residental Real Estate:   Building Permits   Homeownership Rates   Housing Vacancy Rates
Employment & Earnings:   Employment by Industry   Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth   Unemployment Rate
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations A-C   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations C-E   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations E-I
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations J-N   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations N-R   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations R-T
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations T-Z   Means of Transportation to Work   Travel Time to Work
Election Results:   2012 Presidential Election Results
Housing:   House Price Index   Year Housing Structure Built
Education:   Highest Level of Education   School Enrollment by Grade & Control   Educational Attainment by Race
Cost of Living:   Cost of Living Index   Grocery Prices   Housing and Utility Costs
Health Care:   Health Care, Transportation and Other Costs   Distribution of Physicians and Dentists   Health Insurance Coverage
Public Safety:   Crime Rate
Climate:   Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages and Extremes   Weather Conditions
Air Quality:   Air Quality Index   Air Quality Index Pollutants   Air Quality Index Trends
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter, Ozone, CO and Lead   Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide

Building Permits

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City	Top-Rated	State	Region	Single Family 2011	Single Family 2012	Single Family % Chg.	Multi Family 2011	Multi Family 2012	Multi Family % Chg.	Total 2011	Total 2012	Total % Chg.	City Report
Albuquerque, NM	T	NM	West	754	455	-39.7	270	744	175.6	1,024	1,199	17.1	Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VA	T	VA	East	105	151	43.8	654	221	-66.2	759	372	-51.0	Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AK	T	AK	West	344	497	44.5	103	035	-66.0	447	532	19.0	Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MI	T	MI	Central	014	012	-14.3	277	002	-99.3	291	014	-95.2	AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, CO	T	CO	West	171	393	129.8	378	024	-93.7	549	417	-24.0	Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GA	T	GA	South	084	185	120.2	087	168	93.1	171	353	106.4	Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GA	T	GA	South	227	359	58.1	510	1,764	245.9	737	2,123	188.1	Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TX	T	TX	South	1,713	2,539	48.2	2,465	7,671	211.2	4,178	10,210	144.4	Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WA	T	WA	West	068	145	113.2	066	248	275.8	134	393	193.3	Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MT	T	MT	West	243	406	67.1	010	181	1,710.0	253	587	132.0	Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, ID	T	ID	West	359	580	61.6	059	157	166.1	418	737	76.3	BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MA	T	MA	East	033	040	21.2	752	1,736	130.9	785	1,776	126.2	Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, CO	T	CO	West	059	059	0.0	056	356	535.7	115	415	260.9	Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OK	T	OK	Central	386	404	4.7	378	000	-100.0	764	404	-47.1	BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MA	T	MA	East	014	033	135.7	020	359	1,695.0	034	392	1,052.9	Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FL	T	FL	South	269	330	22.7	008	016	100.0	277	346	24.9	CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CA	T	CA	West	267	378	41.6	050	026	-48.0	317	404	27.4	Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NC	T	NC	East	970	1,088	12.2	000	1,407	-	970	2,495	157.2	Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IA	T	IA	Central	249	289	16.1	077	072	-6.5	326	361	10.7	CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SC	T	SC	South	392	477	21.7	223	338	51.6	615	815	32.5	Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NC	T	NC	East	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, IL	T	IL	Central	214	317	48.1	2,392	1,673	-30.1	2,606	1,990	-23.6	Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TN	T	TN	South	996	937	-5.9	510	421	-17.5	1,506	1,358	-9.8	Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, CO	T	CO	West	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MD	T	MD	East	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Columbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MO	T	MO	Central	316	733	132.0	550	304	-44.7	866	1,037	19.7	Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OH	T	OH	East	667	723	8.4	1,642	3,286	100.1	2,309	4,009	73.6	Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FL	T	FL	South	004	012	200.0	000	000	-	004	012	200.0	CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TX	T	TX	South	809	936	15.7	3,441	6,149	78.7	4,250	7,085	66.7	Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, CO	T	CO	West	703	1,056	50.2	1,982	4,522	128.2	2,685	5,578	107.7	Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NC	T	NC	East	883	874	-1.0	360	1,719	377.5	1,243	2,593	108.6	Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJ	T	NJ	East	027	021	-22.2	000	000	-	027	021	-22.2	Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TX	T	TX	South	2,966	2,815	-5.1	871	1,177	35.1	3,837	3,992	4.0	ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, OR	T	OR	West	112	120	7.1	315	383	21.6	427	503	17.8	Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, ND	T	ND	Central	283	403	42.4	683	694	1.6	966	1,097	13.6	Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, CO	T	CO	West	258	470	82.2	456	674	47.8	714	1,144	60.2	FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, IN	T	IN	Central	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TX	T	TX	South	2,426	2,716	12.0	1,144	1,485	29.8	3,570	4,201	17.7	FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CA	T	CA	West	127	161	26.8	379	064	-83.1	506	225	-55.5	Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TX	T	TX	South	1,309	1,578	20.6	000	1,482	-	1,309	3,060	133.8	Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZ	T	AZ	West	1,541	2,394	55.4	000	066	-	1,541	2,460	59.6	Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NC	T	NC	East	294	323	9.9	921	481	-47.8	1,215	804	-33.8	Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NV	T	NV	West	752	1,117	48.5	368	460	25.0	1,120	1,577	40.8	Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HI	T	HI	West	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TX	T	TX	South	2,575	3,513	36.4	5,160	9,020	74.8	7,735	12,533	62.0	Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, AL	T	AL	South	1,018	960	-5.7	004	420	10,400.0	1,022	1,380	35.0	Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, IN	T	IN	Central	517	472	-8.7	607	079	-87.0	1,124	551	-51.0	Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CA	T	CA	West	857	943	10.0	1,776	1,648	-7.2	2,633	2,591	-1.6	Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MS	T	MS	South	148	038	-74.3	153	000	-100.0	301	038	-87.4	Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FL	T	FL	South	957	1,310	36.9	558	2,499	347.8	1,515	3,809	151.4	Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MO	T	MO	Central	394	536	36.0	115	525	356.5	509	1,061	108.4	KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WI	T	WI	Central	036	026	-27.8	107	003	-97.2	143	029	-79.7	Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NV	T	NV	West	814	1,233	51.5	114	075	-34.2	928	1,308	40.9	LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KY	T	KY	East	513	750	46.2	226	1,066	371.7	739	1,816	145.7	Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NE	T	NE	Central	544	704	29.4	379	388	2.4	923	1,092	18.3	Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, AR	T	AR	South	325	347	6.8	1,004	323	-67.8	1,329	670	-49.6	LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CA	T	CA	West	525	870	65.7	5,422	5,830	7.5	5,947	6,700	12.7	LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WI	T	WI	Central	177	161	-9.0	444	1,047	135.8	621	1,208	94.5	Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NH	T	NH	East	091	061	-33.0	209	061	-70.8	300	122	-59.3	Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TX	T	TX	South	397	433	9.1	078	096	23.1	475	529	11.4	McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FL	T	FL	South	021	040	90.5	266	911	242.5	287	951	231.4	Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TN	T	TN	South	400	521	30.3	008	464	5,700.0	408	985	141.4	Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CA	T	CA	West	067	035	-47.8	040	000	-100.0	107	035	-67.3	Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, IL	T	IL	Central	186	295	58.6	000	000	-	186	295	58.6	Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TN	T	TN	South	1,078	1,305	21.1	854	1,529	79.0	1,932	2,834	46.7	Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LA	T	LA	South	717	690	-3.8	377	276	-26.8	1,094	966	-11.7	NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	264	280	6.1	8,672	10,054	15.9	8,936	10,334	15.6	NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OK	T	OK	Central	350	414	18.3	039	928	2,279.5	389	1,342	245.0	Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KS	T	KS	Central	317	409	29.0	018	015	-16.7	335	424	26.6	Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NE	T	NE	Central	1,160	1,305	12.5	674	610	-9.5	1,834	1,915	4.4	Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FL	T	FL	South	308	815	164.6	637	1,070	68.0	945	1,885	99.5	Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KS	T	KS	Central	274	351	28.1	462	230	-50.2	736	581	-21.1	OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NY	T	NY	East	072	065	-9.7	000	000	-	072	065	-9.7	OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PA	T	PA	East	445	566	27.2	1,107	1,609	45.3	1,552	2,175	40.1	Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PA	T	PA	East	284	137	-51.8	000	000	-	284	137	-51.8	Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, OR	T	OR	West	451	644	42.8	913	1,654	81.2	1,364	2,298	68.5	Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RI	T	RI	East	012	012	0.0	008	003	-62.5	020	015	-25.0	Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UT	T	UT	West	075	067	-10.7	028	046	64.3	103	113	9.7	Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NC	T	NC	East	988	1,414	43.1	1,319	3,596	172.6	2,307	5,010	117.2	Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CA	T	CA	West	411	663	61.3	000	000	-	411	663	61.3	Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TX	T	TX	South	259	259	0.0	000	596	-	259	855	230.1	RoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MN	T	MN	Central	031	034	9.7	044	735	1,570.5	075	769	925.3	SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TX	T	TX	South	1,594	1,896	18.9	2,476	2,747	10.9	4,070	4,643	14.1	SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CA	T	CA	West	451	535	18.6	2,241	2,548	13.7	2,692	3,083	14.5	SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CA	T	CA	West	031	022	-29.0	1,787	3,067	71.6	1,818	3,089	69.9	SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CA	T	CA	West	083	186	124.1	962	3,312	244.3	1,045	3,498	234.7	SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GA	T	GA	South	197	223	13.2	250	160	-36.0	447	383	-14.3	Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZ	T	AZ	West	148	275	85.8	257	666	159.1	405	941	132.3	Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WA	T	WA	West	316	498	57.6	2,857	6,799	138.0	3,173	7,297	130.0	Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SD	T	SD	Central	515	882	71.3	309	459	48.5	824	1,341	62.7	SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NY	T	NY	East	036	041	13.9	000	000	-	036	041	13.9	Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CT	T	CT	East	030	028	-6.7	177	536	202.8	207	564	172.5	Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MI	T	MI	Central	075	072	-4.0	000	000	-	075	072	-4.0	SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CA	T	CA	West	211	218	3.3	279	000	-100.0	490	218	-55.5	Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FL	T	FL	South	590	547	-7.3	104	1,945	1,770.2	694	2,492	259.1	Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CA	T	CA	West	018	009	-50.0	021	063	200.0	039	072	84.6	ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VA	T	VA	East	535	594	11.0	944	523	-44.6	1,479	1,117	-24.5	VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DC	T	DC	East	227	271	19.4	4,385	3,552	-19.0	4,612	3,823	-17.1	Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UT	T	UT	West	158	263	66.5	161	105	-34.8	319	368	15.4	WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJ	T	NJ	East	001	000	-100.0	000	000	-	001	000	-100.0	Woodbridge_NJ.pdf
United States				418,498	518,695	23.9	205,563	310,963	51.3	624,061	829,658	32.9

Note: Figures represent new, privately-owned housing units authorized (unadjusted data); All permit data are based on estimates with imputation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics, Building Permits, 2011, 2012