Top 101 cities with fewest building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006 (population 50,000+)
1.
Lake Forest, CA
(
housing
, pop. 76,323): 0.0
2.
Cicero, IL
(
housing
, pop. 81,823): 0.0
3.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
(
housing
, pop. 50,618): 0.0
4.
Mission Viejo, CA
(
housing
, pop. 94,848): 0.0
5.
Lakewood, CA
(
housing
, pop. 80,055): 0.1
6.
Lakewood, OH
(
housing
, pop. 52,194): 0.1
7.
Pembroke Pines, FL
(
housing
, pop. 150,064): 0.1
8.
Union City, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 63,930): 0.1
9.
Union, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 54,405): 0.1
10.
Niagara Falls, NY
(
housing
, pop. 52,326): 0.2
11.
Hialeah, FL
(
housing
, pop. 217,141): 0.2
12.
Huntington Park, CA
(
housing
, pop. 62,165): 0.2
13.
Trenton, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 83,923): 0.2
14.
Elizabeth, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 126,179): 0.2
15.
Pico Rivera, CA
(
housing
, pop. 64,336): 0.2
16.
Albany, NY
(
housing
, pop. 93,963): 0.3
17.
Hammond, IN
(
housing
, pop. 78,292): 0.3
18.
San Francisco, CA
(
housing
, pop. 744,041): 0.3
19.
Schenectady, NY
(
housing
, pop. 61,560): 0.3
20.
Fountain Valley, CA
(
housing
, pop. 55,857): 0.3
21.
Medford, MA
(
housing
, pop. 55,681): 0.3
22.
North Miami, FL
(
housing
, pop. 57,670): 0.3
23.
Utica, NY
(
housing
, pop. 59,082): 0.3
24.
Mount Vernon, NY
(
housing
, pop. 68,395): 0.3
25.
Norwalk, CA
(
housing
, pop. 105,240): 0.3
26.
Somerville, MA
(
housing
, pop. 74,554): 0.3
27.
Passaic, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 67,974): 0.3
28.
Glendale, CA
(
housing
, pop. 199,463): 0.4
29.
Greenburgh, NY
(
housing
, pop. 90,263): 0.4
30.
Berkeley, CA
(
housing
, pop. 101,555): 0.4
31.
Whittier, CA
(
housing
, pop. 84,015): 0.4
32.
Syracuse, NY
(
housing
, pop. 140,658): 0.4
33.
Downey, CA
(
housing
, pop. 109,376): 0.4
34.
Hartford, CT
(
housing
, pop. 124,512): 0.5
35.
Buffalo, NY
(
housing
, pop. 276,059): 0.5
36.
Green Bay, WI
(
housing
, pop. 100,353): 0.5
37.
Redwood City, CA
(
housing
, pop. 73,691): 0.5
38.
Boston, MA
(
housing
, pop. 590,763): 0.5
39.
Berwyn, IL
(
housing
, pop. 50,820): 0.5
40.
San Mateo, CA
(
housing
, pop. 91,601): 0.5
41.
Camden, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 79,318): 0.5
42.
Coral Springs, FL
(
housing
, pop. 129,805): 0.6
43.
Long Beach, CA
(
housing
, pop. 472,494): 0.6
44.
Bethlehem, PA
(
housing
, pop. 72,704): 0.6
45.
Reading, PA
(
housing
, pop. 81,183): 0.7
46.
Daly City, CA
(
housing
, pop. 101,005): 0.7
47.
Philadelphia, PA
(
housing
, pop. 1,448,394): 0.7
48.
Anaheim, CA
(
housing
, pop. 334,425): 0.7
49.
Sunrise, FL
(
housing
, pop. 90,793): 0.7
50.
Cerritos, CA
(
housing
, pop. 52,353): 0.7
51.
Montebello, CA
(
housing
, pop. 62,968): 0.7
52.
South Gate, CA
(
housing
, pop. 98,434): 0.8
53.
Irondequoit, NY
(
housing
, pop. 52,354): 0.8
54.
Brookline, MA
(
housing
, pop. 57,107): 0.8
55.
Yonkers, NY
(
housing
, pop. 197,852): 0.8
56.
Saginaw, MI
(
housing
, pop. 57,523): 0.8
57.
Miami Beach, FL
(
housing
, pop. 86,916): 0.8
58.
Gary, IN
(
housing
, pop. 97,715): 0.8
59.
Lancaster, PA
(
housing
, pop. 54,779): 0.9
60.
Racine, WI
(
housing
, pop. 79,592): 0.9
61.
Clifton, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 79,606): 0.9
62.
South San Francisco, CA
(
housing
, pop. 61,354): 0.9
63.
Lawrence, MA
(
housing
, pop. 70,662): 0.9
64.
Paramount, CA
(
housing
, pop. 56,369): 0.9
65.
Alhambra, CA
(
housing
, pop. 87,506): 0.9
66.
Westminster, CA
(
housing
, pop. 89,520): 0.9
67.
Cheektowaga, NY
(
housing
, pop. 79,988): 0.9
68.
Evanston, IL
(
housing
, pop. 75,543): 1.0
69.
Cambridge, MA
(
housing
, pop. 101,365): 1.0
70.
New Rochelle, NY
(
housing
, pop. 73,446): 1.0
71.
Providence, RI
(
housing
, pop. 175,255): 1.0
72.
Garden Grove, CA
(
housing
, pop. 166,296): 1.0
73.
Detroit, MI
(
housing
, pop. 871,121): 1.0
74.
Yakima, WA
(
housing
, pop. 82,805): 1.0
75.
Pittsburgh, PA
(
housing
, pop. 312,819): 1.0
76.
Lynn, MA
(
housing
, pop. 87,991): 1.0
77.
Milwaukee, WI
(
housing
, pop. 573,358): 1.0
78.
Jersey City, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 241,789): 1.1
79.
White Plains, NY
(
housing
, pop. 57,081): 1.1
80.
Erie, PA
(
housing
, pop. 102,036): 1.1
81.
Malden, MA
(
housing
, pop. 55,595): 1.2
82.
Glendora, CA
(
housing
, pop. 50,370): 1.2
83.
North Hempstead, NY
(
housing
, pop. 221,907): 1.2
84.
Toledo, OH
(
housing
, pop. 298,446): 1.2
85.
Parma, OH
(
housing
, pop. 80,009): 1.3
86.
West Haven, CT
(
housing
, pop. 52,721): 1.3
87.
Pawtucket, RI
(
housing
, pop. 72,998): 1.3
88.
New Britain, CT
(
housing
, pop. 70,746): 1.4
89.
Flint, MI
(
housing
, pop. 117,068): 1.4
90.
La Habra, CA
(
housing
, pop. 59,264): 1.4
91.
Chicago, IL
(
housing
, pop. 2,833,321): 1.4
92.
Springfield, OH
(
housing
, pop. 62,844): 1.4
93.
Oak Park, IL
(
housing
, pop. 50,272): 1.4
94.
Lynwood, CA
(
housing
, pop. 71,061): 1.4
95.
Hollywood, FL
(
housing
, pop. 145,794): 1.5
96.
Warren, MI
(
housing
, pop. 134,589): 1.5
97.
New Brunswick, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 50,172): 1.6
98.
Quincy, MA
(
housing
, pop. 91,058): 1.6
99.
Hamden, CT
(
housing
, pop. 57,841): 1.6
100.
Orange, CA
(
housing
, pop. 135,070): 1.6
101.
Cincinnati, OH
(
housing
, pop. 332,252): 1.6
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