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Rank Ranking is based on the number of buildable housing units on publicly owned land	Jurisdiction	Potential Housing Potential affordable housing units on publicly-owned land	Current Population	Potential Population Housed Percentage of population that could be housed on publicly owned land
#1	BOSTON, MA	462,048	691,531	66.82%
#2	COLUMBUS, OH	419,461	884,356	47.43%
#3	TULSA, OK	313,289	397,253	78.86%
#4	PHOENIX, AZ	261,196	1,708,127	15.29%
#5	MANHATTAN, NY	210,495	1,611,989	13.06%
#6	LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA	172,590	1,017,519	16.96%
#7	BROOKLYN, NY	166,638	2,538,934	6.56%
#8	CLEVELAND, OH	158,746	378,589	41.93%
#9	ATLANTA, GA	143,613	471,266	30.47%
#10	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	131,715	866,606	15.20%
#11	BRONX, NY	131,620	1,401,142	9.39%
#12	SAN DIEGO, CA	113,911	1,422,420	8.01%
#13	MIAMI, FL	98,249	471,525	20.84%
#14	QUEENS, NY	92,505	2,225,821	4.16%
#15	DETROIT, MI	83,653	665,369	12.57%
#16	PITTSBURGH, PA	82,113	299,226	27.44%
#17	CHICAGO, IL	79,383	2,677,643	2.96%
#18	RENO, NV	78,985	259,290	30.46%
#19	LOS ANGELES, CA	71,979	3,970,219	1.81%
#20	KING, WA	71,657	247,193	28.99%
#21	FORT WORTH, TX	71,410	918,105	7.78%
#22	DENVER, CO	69,714	Not available	0.00%
#23	RALEIGH, NC	64,894	473,139	13.72%
#24	ORLANDO, FL	53,578	289,457	18.51%
#25	STATEN ISLAND, NY	46,243	475,327	9.73%
#26	PHILADELPHIA, PA	39,943	1,578,487	2.53%
#27	SACRAMENTO, CA	37,126	512,838	7.24%
#28	RENTON, WA	37,067	101,494	36.52%
#29	LAS VEGAS, NV	36,113	662,368	5.45%
#30	PORTLAND, OR	34,760	654,033	5.31%
#31	SEATTLE, WA	31,852	769,714	4.14%
#32	HONOLULU, HI	31,053	963,826	3.22%
#33	KENT, WA	30,517	130,676	23.35%
#34	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	30,386	433,111	7.02%
#35	EVERETT, WA	30,165	112,482	26.82%
#36	DUVAL, FL	22,293	Not available	0.00%
#37	BELLEVUE, WA	20,336	148,073	13.73%
#38	AUSTIN, TX	19,236	937,492	2.05%
#39	OAKLAND, CA	18,869	424,891	4.44%
#40	SANTA CLARITA, CA	17,137	209,990	8.16%
#41	LYNNWOOD, WA	16,228	39,042	41.57%
#42	NASHVILLE, TN	15,642	671,295	2.33%
#43	SHORELINE, WA	15,068	58,197	25.89%
#44	DALLAS, TX	14,957	1,258,858	1.19%
#45	SALT LAKE, UT	14,245	204,087	6.98%
#46	SAN JOSE, CA	13,308	1,013,616	1.31%
#47	BOISE, ID	13,208	229,776	5.75%
#48	FEDERAL WAY, WA	13,057	96,307	13.56%
#49	BENTONVILLE, AR	11,520	57,537	20.02%
#50	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC	11,084	712,816	1.55%
#51	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA	10,379	178,849	5.80%
#52	BOTHELL, WA	9,991	28,793	34.70%
#53	REDMOND, WA	9,359	72,507	12.91%
#54	TACOMA, WA	8,893	219,945	4.04%
#55	HAYWARD, CA	8,892	157,966	5.63%
#56	OCEANSIDE, CA	8,362	174,648	4.79%
#57	TUKWILA, WA	8,355	20,256	41.25%
#58	ISSAQUAH, WA	6,073	39,681	15.30%
#59	SAMMAMISH, WA	5,861	65,960	8.89%
#60	BOULDER, CO	5,723	107,645	5.32%
#61	KENMORE, WA	5,716	23,062	24.79%
#62	COVINA, CA	5,338	47,259	11.30%
#63	BOZEMAN, MT	5,268	50,970	10.34%
#64	KIRKLAND, WA	5,213	95,431	5.46%
#65	REDWOOD CITY, CA	4,479	84,466	5.30%
#66	LONG BEACH, CA	4,351	454,681	0.96%
#67	SOUTH GATE, CA	4,149	93,134	4.45%
#68	BURIEN, WA	3,629	51,268	7.08%
#69	INGLEWOOD, CA	3,521	107,203	3.28%
#70	CARLSBAD, CA	3,487	115,599	3.02%
#71	BEND, OR	3,394	101,886	3.33%
#72	ARLINGTON, VA	3,137	240,119	1.31%
#73	CLARK, NV	2,851	1,027,477	0.28%
#74	PARAMOUNT, CA	2,556	53,018	4.82%
#75	MIAMI-DADE, FL	2,311	1,179,504	0.20%
#76	SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA	2,105	66,558	3.16%
#77	HUNTINGTON PARK, CA	1,947	56,714	3.43%
#78	TRAVIS, TX	1,884	220,513	0.85%
#79	NEWCASTLE, WA	1,646	12,905	12.75%
#80	CULVER CITY, CA	1,536	38,471	3.99%
#81	MUKILTEO, WA	1,534	21,351	7.18%
#82	SUNNYVALE, CA	1,369	151,746	0.90%
#83	MONTEBELLO, CA	1,314	61,531	2.14%
#84	MONTEREY PARK, CA	1,303	59,344	2.20%
#85	THOUSAND OAKS, CA	1,272	126,310	1.01%
#86	FREMONT, CA	1,049	234,569	0.45%
#87	WHITTIER, CA	1,032	83,194	1.24%
#88	DOWNEY, CA	963	109,202	0.88%
#89	BURBANK, CA	894	101,866	0.88%
#90	SANTA MONICA, CA	821	90,024	0.91%
#91	PASADENA, CA	783	141,045	0.56%
#92	SIMI VALLEY, CA	701	125,168	0.56%
#93	ROSEMEAD, CA	695	53,088	1.31%
#94	KETCHUM, ID	671	2,910	23.06%
#95	UPLAND, CA	637	77,850	0.82%
#96	GLENDALE, CA	628	197,747	0.32%
#97	REDONDO BEACH, CA	617	65,533	0.94%
#98	ANCHORAGE, AK	575	Not available	0.00%
#99	HAWTHORNE, CA	551	83,775	0.66%
#100	BELMONT, CA	535	26,533	2.02%
#101	SAN MATEO, CA	488	102,398	0.48%
#102	JERSEY CITY, NJ	475	262,664	0.18%
#103	WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA	414	35,111	1.18%
#104	MILPITAS, CA	383	75,867	0.50%
#105	PICO RIVERA, CA	338	61,338	0.55%
#106	BERKELEY, CA	257	122,726	0.21%
#107	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA	190	80,030	0.24%
#108	PLEASANTON, CA	183	80,247	0.23%
#109	TORRANCE, CA	171	141,553	0.12%
#110	PALM BAY, FL	161	116,932	0.14%
#111	TROUTDALE, OR	136	16,403	0.83%
#112	SOUTH PASADENA, CA	108	24,995	0.43%
#113	CUPERTINO, CA	96	58,598	0.16%
#114	SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA	65	17,349	0.37%
#115	PALO ALTO, CA	49	67,008	0.07%
#115	ORANGE, FL	49	897,822	0.01%
#117	SANTA CLARA, CA	44	131,055	0.03%
#118	BRISBANE, CA	40	4,576	0.87%
#119	MENLO PARK, CA	33	34,934	0.09%
#120	MULTNOMAH, OR	29	18,119	0.16%
#121	MONROVIA, CA	19	37,771	0.05%
#122	LAKEWOOD, CA	17	78,119	0.02%
#122	TARRANT, TX	17	48,185	0.04%
#124	LIVERMORE, CA	14	91,617	0.02%
#125	HOBOKEN, NJ	11	53,081	0.02%
#126	SNOHOMISH, WA	10	365,662	0.00%
#127	SAN BRUNO, CA	6	44,051	0.01%
#128	MANHATTAN BEACH, CA	3	34,298	0.01%
#129	SANTA CLARA, CA	1	83,463	0.00%
#129	SOUTH FULTON, GA	1	102,567	0.00%
#129	TULSA, OK	1	37,204	0.00%