Methodology

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The data used in this analysis is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey. To find the locations with the biggest increase in home construction, researchers at Construction Coverage calculated the percentage change in value of new residential housing units authorized by permit-issuing places from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023. In the event of a tie, the location with the bigger increase in total value of new residential housing units was ranked higher. The researchers also calculated the percentage change and total change in newly authorized residential housing units. For relevance, only metropolitan areas with complete data were included and those with less than 10 permits issued in Q4 2022 were omitted from the analysis. Additionally, metros were grouped into cohorts based on population size: small (less than 350,000), midsize (350,000–1,000,000), and large (more than 1,000,000).

For complete results, see Cities With the Biggest Year-Over-Year Increase in Residential Construction on Construction Coverage.