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

House Price Index (HPI)

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Metro Area¹	Top-Rated	State	Region	National Ranking³	Quarterly Change (%)	One-Year Change (%)	Five-Year Change (%)	City Report
Albuquerque, NM	T	NM	West	252	-0.4	-1.9	-15.9	Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VA²	T	VA	East	114	0.2	0.9	-17.2	Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AK	T	AK	West	125	1.0	0.7	1.4	Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MI	T	MI	Central	67	0.8	1.8	-12.6	AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, CO	T	CO	West	23	1.1	3.7	-1.2	Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GA	T	GA	South	234	-2.7	-1.5	-17.5	Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GA	T	GA	South	273	1.1	-2.5	-23.7	Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TX	T	TX	South	27	1.1	3.5	4.7	Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WA²	T	WA	West	63	1.4	2.0	-23.1	Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MT	T	MT	West	19	1.1	4.0	3.3	Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, ID	T	ID	West	3	3.2	8.3	-31.1	BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MA²	T	MA	East	137	0.3	0.6	-9.7	Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, CO	T	CO	West	59	0.6	2.1	0.6	Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OK	T	OK	Central	140	0.9	0.5	1.1	BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MA²	T	MA	East	109	0.5	1.1	-5.7	Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FL	T	FL	South	5	2.5	6.7	-37.7	CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CA	T	CA	West	34	2.0	3.0	-23.1	Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NC	T	NC	East	181	0.0	-0.2	-6.6	Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IA	T	IA	Central	117	0.6	0.9	0.8	CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SC	T	SC	South	194	0.5	-0.5	-17.9	Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NC	T	NC	East	201	0.4	-0.8	-12.9	Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, IL²	T	IL	Central	261	-0.1	-2.1	-25.5	Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TN	T	TN	South	n/r	n/a	1.5	2.7	Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, CO	T	CO	West	135	0.9	0.6	-8.1	ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MD	T	MD	East	210	0.1	-1.0	-19.9	Columbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MO	T	MO	Central	88	0.2	1.4	1.4	Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OH	T	OH	East	186	-0.3	-0.3	-6.9	Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FL²	T	FL	South	150	-0.3	0.3	-39.0	CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TX²	T	TX	South	57	0.8	2.1	0.6	Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, CO	T	CO	West	23	1.1	3.7	-1.2	Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NC	T	NC	East	111	1.3	1.0	-2.9	Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJ	T	NJ	East	255	0.1	-2.0	-18.4	Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TX	T	TX	South	247	-0.5	-1.8	-6.8	ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, OR	T	OR	West	126	1.0	0.7	-21.1	Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, ND	T	ND	Central	45	0.2	2.4	5.2	Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, CO	T	CO	West	76	-1.0	1.6	-0.9	FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, IN	T	IN	Central	142	0.5	0.5	-2.0	FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TX²	T	TX	South	96	0.1	1.3	-1.0	FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CA²	T	CA	West	15	2.6	4.3	-25.6	Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TX²	T	TX	South	57	0.8	2.1	0.6	Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZ	T	AZ	West	2	3.9	12.1	-38.4	Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NC	T	NC	East	187	0.0	-0.3	-7.5	Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NV	T	NV	West	12	3.4	4.6	-54.3	Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HI	T	HI	West	53	1.0	2.2	-6.2	Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TX	T	TX	South	30	0.9	3.4	5.5	Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, AL	T	AL	South	190	0.1	-0.5	-1.7	Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, IN	T	IN	Central	149	0.2	0.3	-3.9	Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CA²	T	CA	West	39	2.1	2.8	-22.5	Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MS	T	MS	South	242	-0.3	-1.7	-3.7	Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FL	T	FL	South	260	-0.3	-2.1	-33.3	Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MO	T	MO	Central	223	-0.2	-1.3	-9.7	KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WI²	T	WI	Central	269	0.0	-2.4	-25.0	Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NV	T	NV	West	12	3.4	4.6	-54.3	LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KY	T	KY	East	157	-0.8	0.1	-2.2	Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NE	T	NE	Central	74	0.4	1.6	1.7	Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, AR	T	AR	South	129	0.4	0.7	-0.2	LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CA²	T	CA	West	70	1.5	1.7	-28.2	LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WI	T	WI	Central	177	0.3	-0.2	-6.0	Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NH	T	NH	East	233	0.1	-1.5	-16.9	Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TX	T	TX	South	n/r	n/a	1.1	-3.5	McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FL²	T	FL	South	16	3.6	4.2	-40.5	Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TN	T	TN	South	120	-0.3	0.8	-6.0	Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CA	T	CA	West	62	2.2	2.0	-41.3	Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, IL²	T	IL	Central	261	-0.1	-2.1	-25.5	Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TN	T	TN	South	120	-0.3	0.8	-6.0	Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LA	T	LA	South	72	-0.2	1.7	-5.7	NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NY²	T	NY	East	229	-0.2	-1.5	-15.9	NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OK	T	OK	Central	64	0.7	2.0	2.2	Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KS	T	KS	Central	223	-0.2	-1.3	-9.7	Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NE	T	NE	Central	192	-0.1	-0.5	-2.4	Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FL	T	FL	South	196	1.1	-0.6	-42.8	Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KS	T	KS	Central	223	-0.2	-1.3	-9.7	OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NY²	T	NY	East	274	-0.4	-2.6	-17.7	OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PA²	T	PA	East	205	0.3	-0.9	-10.2	Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PA	T	PA	East	84	0.4	1.4	5.9	Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, OR	T	OR	West	66	1.8	2.0	-21.0	Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RI	T	RI	East	245	0.1	-1.7	-20.4	Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UT	T	UT	West	25	2.4	3.7	-21.4	Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NC	T	NC	East	181	0.0	-0.2	-6.6	Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CA	T	CA	West	17	2.9	4.2	-33.0	Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TX	T	TX	South	27	1.1	3.5	4.7	RoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MN	T	MN	Central	119	1.4	0.8	-19.9	SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TX	T	TX	South	36	2.1	3.0	1.2	SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CA	T	CA	West	34	2.0	3.0	-23.1	SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CA²	T	CA	West	8	2.7	6.1	-14.7	SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CA	T	CA	West	4	2.8	6.9	-15.8	SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GA	T	GA	South	236	2.8	-1.6	-18.6	Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZ	T	AZ	West	2	3.9	12.1	-38.4	Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WA²	T	WA	West	63	1.4	2.0	-23.1	Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SD	T	SD	Central	81	1.0	1.5	2.4	SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NY²	T	NY	East	274	-0.4	-2.6	-17.7	Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CT	T	CT	East	256	-0.3	-2.0	-17.6	Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MI²	T	MI	Central	29	2.0	3.4	-22.1	SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CA	T	CA	West	4	2.8	6.9	-15.8	Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FL	T	FL	South	138	0.7	0.6	-35.9	Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CA	T	CA	West	80	1.5	1.5	-27.3	ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VA	T	VA	East	254	0.0	-2.0	-17.7	VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DC²	T	DC	East	114	0.2	0.9	-17.2	Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UT	T	UT	West	24	1.7	3.7	-17.0	WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJ²	T	NJ	East	255	0.1	-2.0	-18.4	Woodbridge_NJ.pdf
United States⁴				-	1.39	5.45	-12.87

Note: The HPI is a weighted repeat sales index. It measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. This Information is obtained by reviewing repeat mortgage transactions on single-family properties whose mortgages have been purchased or securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in January 1975; (1) figures cover the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unless noted otherwise; (2) Metropolitan Division (3) Rankings are based on annual percentage change, for all MSAs containing at least 15,000 transactions over the last 10 years and ranges from 1 to 302; (4) figures are based on a weighted division average; all figures are for the period ended December 31, 2012; n/a not available; n/r not ranked.
Source: Federal housing Finance Agency, House Price Index, February 26, 2013