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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 | TULSA, OK | 495,288 | 397,253 | 124.68% |
| #2 | BOSTON, MA | 493,349 | 691,531 | 71.34% |
| #3 | PHOENIX, AZ | 349,576 | 1,708,127 | 20.47% |
| #4 | MANHATTAN, NY | 246,545 | 1,611,989 | 15.29% |
| #5 | BROOKLYN, NY | 199,588 | 2,538,934 | 7.86% |
| #6 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA | 195,052 | 1,017,519 | 19.17% |
| #7 | ATLANTA, GA | 186,842 | 471,266 | 39.65% |
| #8 | BRONX, NY | 175,241 | 1,401,142 | 12.51% |
| #9 | CLEVELAND, OH | 166,294 | 378,589 | 43.92% |
| #10 | SAN DIEGO, CA | 135,533 | 1,422,420 | 9.53% |
| #11 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 128,340 | 866,606 | 14.81% |
| #12 | MIAMI, FL | 120,198 | 471,525 | 25.49% |
| #13 | QUEENS, NY | 107,770 | 2,225,821 | 4.84% |
| #14 | RALEIGH, NC | 88,169 | 473,139 | 18.63% |
| #15 | CHICAGO, IL | 82,374 | 2,677,643 | 3.08% |
| #16 | PITTSBURGH, PA | 77,673 | 299,226 | 25.96% |
| #17 | KING, WA | 74,646 | 247,193 | 30.20% |
| #18 | LOS ANGELES, CA | 71,975 | 3,970,219 | 1.81% |
| #19 | DENVER, CO | 70,297 | 735,538 | 9.56% |
| #20 | FORT WORTH, TX | 69,795 | 918,105 | 7.60% |
| #21 | STATEN ISLAND, NY | 67,150 | 475,327 | 14.13% |
| #22 | DETROIT, MI | 65,416 | 665,369 | 9.83% |
| #23 | ORLANDO, FL | 55,862 | 289,457 | 19.30% |
| #24 | LYNNWOOD, WA | 40,383 | 39,042 | 103.43% |
| #25 | SEATTLE, WA | 40,142 | 769,714 | 5.22% |
| #26 | SACRAMENTO, CA | 37,920 | 512,838 | 7.39% |
| #27 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 37,508 | 433,111 | 8.66% |
| #28 | LAS VEGAS, NV | 37,044 | 662,368 | 5.59% |
| #29 | RENTON, WA | 36,234 | 101,494 | 35.70% |
| #30 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | 35,280 | 1,578,487 | 2.24% |
| #31 | KENT, WA | 33,495 | 130,676 | 25.63% |
| #32 | EVERETT, WA | 31,837 | 112,482 | 28.30% |
| #33 | PORTLAND, OR | 30,603 | 654,033 | 4.68% |
| #34 | BELLEVUE, WA | 25,658 | 148,073 | 17.33% |
| #35 | HONOLULU, HI | 20,192 | 963,826 | 2.09% |
| #36 | SANTA CLARITA, CA | 17,463 | 209,990 | 8.32% |
| #37 | OAKLAND, CA | 17,040 | 424,891 | 4.01% |
| #38 | NASHVILLE, TN | 15,722 | 671,295 | 2.34% |
| #39 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC | 14,098 | 712,816 | 1.98% |
| #40 | FEDERAL WAY, WA | 13,430 | 96,307 | 13.94% |
| #41 | SALT LAKE, UT | 12,554 | 204,087 | 6.15% |
| #42 | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | 11,994 | 178,849 | 6.71% |
| #43 | TACOMA, WA | 11,686 | 219,945 | 5.31% |
| #44 | DALLAS, TX | 10,892 | 1,258,858 | 0.87% |
| #45 | REDMOND, WA | 10,757 | 72,507 | 14.84% |
| #46 | SHORELINE, WA | 10,717 | 58,197 | 18.42% |
| #47 | BOISE, ID | 10,266 | 229,776 | 4.47% |
| #48 | BOTHELL, WA | 10,006 | 28,793 | 34.75% |
| #49 | SAMMAMISH, WA | 9,613 | 65,960 | 14.57% |
| #50 | BOULDER, CO | 9,535 | 107,645 | 8.86% |
| #51 | AUSTIN, TX | 8,709 | 937,492 | 0.93% |
| #52 | OCEANSIDE, CA | 7,958 | 174,648 | 4.56% |
| #53 | KENMORE, WA | 6,638 | 23,062 | 28.78% |
| #54 | HAYWARD, CA | 6,358 | 157,966 | 4.02% |
| #55 | KIRKLAND, WA | 6,315 | 95,431 | 6.62% |
| #56 | ISSAQUAH, WA | 6,076 | 39,681 | 15.31% |
| #57 | TUKWILA, WA | 5,313 | 20,256 | 26.23% |
| #58 | REDWOOD CITY, CA | 4,479 | 84,466 | 5.30% |
| #59 | LONG BEACH, CA | 4,064 | 454,681 | 0.89% |
| #60 | MUKILTEO, WA | 3,962 | 21,351 | 18.56% |
| #61 | CARLSBAD, CA | 3,579 | 115,599 | 3.10% |
| #62 | BEND, OR | 3,538 | 101,886 | 3.47% |
| #63 | BOZEMAN, MT | 3,499 | 50,970 | 6.86% |
| #64 | INGLEWOOD, CA | 3,425 | 107,203 | 3.19% |
| #65 | SAN JOSE, CA | 3,345 | 1,013,616 | 0.33% |
| #66 | BURIEN, WA | 3,256 | 51,268 | 6.35% |
| #67 | ARLINGTON, VA | 3,083 | 240,119 | 1.28% |
| #68 | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2,104 | 66,558 | 3.16% |
| #69 | NEWCASTLE, WA | 1,857 | 12,905 | 14.39% |
| #70 | MONTEBELLO, CA | 1,567 | 61,531 | 2.55% |
| #71 | CULVER CITY, CA | 1,536 | 38,471 | 3.99% |
| #72 | DOWNEY, CA | 1,498 | 109,202 | 1.37% |
| #73 | MONTEREY PARK, CA | 1,303 | 59,344 | 2.20% |
| #74 | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | 1,272 | 126,310 | 1.01% |
| #75 | SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA | 1,197 | 17,349 | 6.90% |
| #76 | UPLAND, CA | 1,096 | 77,850 | 1.41% |
| #77 | FREMONT, CA | 1,049 | 234,569 | 0.45% |
| #78 | WHITTIER, CA | 1,032 | 83,194 | 1.24% |
| #79 | SANTA MONICA, CA | 902 | 90,024 | 1.00% |
| #80 | BURBANK, CA | 894 | 101,866 | 0.88% |
| #81 | HUNTINGTON PARK, CA | 867 | 56,714 | 1.53% |
| #82 | SIMI VALLEY, CA | 799 | 125,168 | 0.64% |
| #83 | PASADENA, CA | 789 | 141,045 | 0.56% |
| #84 | SAN MATEO, CA | 671 | 102,398 | 0.66% |
| #84 | KETCHUM, ID | 671 | 2,910 | 23.06% |
| #86 | GLENDALE, CA | 633 | 197,747 | 0.32% |
| #87 | REDONDO BEACH, CA | 617 | 65,533 | 0.94% |
| #88 | HAWTHORNE, CA | 551 | 83,775 | 0.66% |
| #89 | BELMONT, CA | 535 | 26,533 | 2.02% |
| #90 | SUNNYVALE, CA | 455 | 151,746 | 0.30% |
| #91 | PALM BAY, FL | 421 | 116,932 | 0.36% |
| #92 | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | 414 | 35,111 | 1.18% |
| #93 | CUPERTINO, CA | 343 | 58,598 | 0.59% |
| #94 | PICO RIVERA, CA | 338 | 61,338 | 0.55% |
| #95 | ROSEMEAD, CA | 306 | 53,088 | 0.58% |
| #96 | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 210 | 80,030 | 0.26% |
| #97 | BERKELEY, CA | 199 | 122,726 | 0.16% |
| #98 | PLEASANTON, CA | 183 | 80,247 | 0.23% |
| #99 | TORRANCE, CA | 171 | 141,553 | 0.12% |
| #100 | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | 107 | 24,995 | 0.43% |
| #101 | MILPITAS, CA | 86 | 75,867 | 0.11% |
| #102 | BRISBANE, CA | 40 | 4,576 | 0.87% |
| #103 | LAKEWOOD, CA | 19 | 78,119 | 0.02% |
| #103 | MONROVIA, CA | 19 | 37,771 | 0.05% |
| #105 | SAN BRUNO, CA | 5 | 44,051 | 0.01% |
| #106 | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | 3 | 34,298 | 0.01% |
| #107 | MENLO PARK, CA | 2 | 34,934 | 0.01% |