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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	462,042	691,531	66.81%
#2	COLUMBUS, OH	419,471	884,356	47.43%
#3	TULSA, OK	313,289	397,253	78.86%
#4	PHOENIX, AZ	258,773	1,708,127	15.15%
#5	MANHATTAN, NY	210,495	1,611,989	13.06%
#6	LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA	172,680	1,017,519	16.97%
#7	BROOKLYN, NY	166,641	2,538,934	6.56%
#8	CLEVELAND, OH	154,381	378,589	40.78%
#9	ATLANTA, GA	143,613	471,266	30.47%
#10	BRONX, NY	131,619	1,401,142	9.39%
#11	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	123,921	866,606	14.30%
#12	SAN DIEGO, CA	114,996	1,422,420	8.08%
#13	MIAMI, FL	98,284	471,525	20.84%
#14	QUEENS, NY	92,186	2,225,821	4.14%
#15	DETROIT, MI	84,371	665,369	12.68%
#16	PITTSBURGH, PA	81,819	299,226	27.34%
#17	CHICAGO, IL	79,364	2,677,643	2.96%
#18	RALEIGH, NC	72,013	473,139	15.22%
#19	LOS ANGELES, CA	71,979	3,970,219	1.81%
#20	FORT WORTH, TX	71,410	918,105	7.78%
#21	DENVER, CO	69,867	735,538	9.50%
#22	KING, WA	69,283	247,193	28.03%
#23	ORLANDO, FL	56,768	289,457	19.61%
#24	STATEN ISLAND, NY	46,243	475,327	9.73%
#25	PHILADELPHIA, PA	39,943	1,578,487	2.53%
#26	SACRAMENTO, CA	37,126	512,838	7.24%
#27	RENTON, WA	36,502	101,494	35.96%
#28	LAS VEGAS, NV	36,113	662,368	5.45%
#29	SEATTLE, WA	36,079	769,714	4.69%
#30	PORTLAND, OR	34,760	654,033	5.31%
#31	KENT, WA	32,869	130,676	25.15%
#32	HONOLULU, HI	31,069	963,826	3.22%
#33	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	30,386	433,111	7.02%
#34	EVERETT, WA	29,746	112,482	26.45%
#35	DUVAL, FL	22,293	Not available	0.00%
#36	BELLEVUE, WA	20,163	148,073	13.62%
#37	OAKLAND, CA	18,869	424,891	4.44%
#38	SANTA CLARITA, CA	17,137	209,990	8.16%
#39	LYNNWOOD, WA	16,230	39,042	41.57%
#40	AUSTIN, TX	16,089	937,492	1.72%
#41	NASHVILLE, TN	15,642	671,295	2.33%
#42	DALLAS, TX	14,980	1,258,858	1.19%
#43	SALT LAKE, UT	14,245	204,087	6.98%
#44	SAN JOSE, CA	13,308	1,013,616	1.31%
#45	BOISE, ID	13,203	229,776	5.75%
#46	FEDERAL WAY, WA	13,057	96,307	13.56%
#47	SHORELINE, WA	11,878	58,197	20.41%
#48	BENTONVILLE, AR	11,520	57,537	20.02%
#49	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC	11,088	712,816	1.56%
#50	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA	10,379	178,849	5.80%
#51	BOTHELL, WA	9,635	28,793	33.46%
#52	REDMOND, WA	9,360	72,507	12.91%
#53	TACOMA, WA	8,893	219,945	4.04%
#54	HAYWARD, CA	8,892	157,966	5.63%
#55	OCEANSIDE, CA	8,362	174,648	4.79%
#56	KENMORE, WA	7,992	23,062	34.65%
#57	ISSAQUAH, WA	6,073	39,681	15.30%
#58	TUKWILA, WA	5,928	20,256	29.27%
#59	SAMMAMISH, WA	5,723	65,960	8.68%
#60	BOULDER, CO	5,558	107,645	5.16%
#61	COVINA, CA	5,338	47,259	11.30%
#62	KIRKLAND, WA	5,214	95,431	5.46%
#63	REDWOOD CITY, CA	4,479	84,466	5.30%
#64	LONG BEACH, CA	4,351	454,681	0.96%
#65	SOUTH GATE, CA	4,149	93,134	4.45%
#66	INGLEWOOD, CA	3,521	107,203	3.28%
#67	CARLSBAD, CA	3,487	115,599	3.02%
#67	BURIEN, WA	3,487	51,268	6.80%
#69	BEND, OR	3,394	101,886	3.33%
#70	BOZEMAN, MT	3,224	50,970	6.33%
#71	ARLINGTON, VA	3,179	240,119	1.32%
#72	CLARK, NV	2,851	1,027,477	0.28%
#73	PARAMOUNT, CA	2,556	53,018	4.82%
#74	MIAMI-DADE, FL	2,311	1,179,504	0.20%
#75	SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA	2,105	66,558	3.16%
#76	HUNTINGTON PARK, CA	1,947	56,714	3.43%
#77	TRAVIS, TX	1,884	220,513	0.85%
#78	NEWCASTLE, WA	1,639	12,905	12.70%
#79	CULVER CITY, CA	1,536	38,471	3.99%
#80	MUKILTEO, WA	1,534	21,351	7.18%
#81	SUNNYVALE, CA	1,369	151,746	0.90%
#82	MONTEBELLO, CA	1,314	61,531	2.14%
#83	MONTEREY PARK, CA	1,303	59,344	2.20%
#84	THOUSAND OAKS, CA	1,272	126,310	1.01%
#85	FREMONT, CA	1,049	234,569	0.45%
#86	WHITTIER, CA	1,032	83,194	1.24%
#87	DOWNEY, CA	963	109,202	0.88%
#88	BURBANK, CA	894	101,866	0.88%
#89	SANTA MONICA, CA	821	90,024	0.91%
#90	PASADENA, CA	783	141,045	0.56%
#91	SIMI VALLEY, CA	701	125,168	0.56%
#92	ROSEMEAD, CA	695	53,088	1.31%
#93	KETCHUM, ID	671	2,910	23.06%
#94	UPLAND, CA	637	77,850	0.82%
#95	GLENDALE, CA	628	197,747	0.32%
#96	REDONDO BEACH, CA	617	65,533	0.94%
#97	HAWTHORNE, CA	551	83,775	0.66%
#98	BELMONT, CA	535	26,533	2.02%
#99	SAN MATEO, CA	488	102,398	0.48%
#100	JERSEY CITY, NJ	474	262,664	0.18%
#101	WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA	414	35,111	1.18%
#102	PICO RIVERA, CA	338	61,338	0.55%
#103	MILPITAS, CA	267	75,867	0.35%
#104	BERKELEY, CA	257	122,726	0.21%
#105	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA	190	80,030	0.24%
#106	PLEASANTON, CA	183	80,247	0.23%
#107	TORRANCE, CA	171	141,553	0.12%
#108	PALM BAY, FL	161	116,932	0.14%
#109	TROUTDALE, OR	136	16,403	0.83%
#110	SOUTH PASADENA, CA	108	24,995	0.43%
#111	CUPERTINO, CA	96	58,598	0.16%
#112	SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA	65	17,349	0.37%
#113	PALO ALTO, CA	49	67,008	0.07%
#113	ORANGE, FL	49	897,822	0.01%
#115	SANTA CLARA, CA	44	131,055	0.03%
#116	BRISBANE, CA	40	4,576	0.87%
#117	MENLO PARK, CA	33	34,934	0.09%
#118	MULTNOMAH, OR	29	18,119	0.16%
#119	MONROVIA, CA	19	37,771	0.05%
#120	LAKEWOOD, CA	17	78,119	0.02%
#120	TARRANT, TX	17	48,185	0.04%
#122	LIVERMORE, CA	14	91,617	0.02%
#123	HOBOKEN, NJ	11	53,081	0.02%
#124	SNOHOMISH, WA	10	365,662	0.00%
#125	SAN BRUNO, CA	6	44,051	0.01%
#126	MANHATTAN BEACH, CA	3	34,298	0.01%
#127	SANTA CLARA, CA	1	83,463	0.00%
#127	SOUTH FULTON, GA	1	102,567	0.00%
#127	TULSA, OK	1	37,204	0.00%