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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	LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA	389,314	1,017,519	38.26%
#2	PHOENIX, AZ	361,829	1,708,127	21.18%
#3	TULSA, OK	321,757	397,253	81.00%
#4	MANHATTAN, NY	212,142	1,611,989	13.16%
#5	SAN DIEGO, CA	199,306	1,422,420	14.01%
#6	BROOKLYN, NY	164,400	2,538,934	6.48%
#7	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	155,920	866,606	17.99%
#8	RENO, NV	138,045	259,290	53.24%
#9	BRONX, NY	134,088	1,401,142	9.57%
#10	TAMPA, FL	114,124	407,599	28.00%
#11	KING, WA	111,267	247,193	45.01%
#12	COLUMBUS, OH	101,330	884,356	11.46%
#13	CHICAGO, IL	86,318	2,677,643	3.22%
#14	DETROIT, MI	84,479	665,369	12.70%
#15	QUEENS, NY	84,343	2,225,821	3.79%
#16	MIAMI, FL	84,216	471,525	17.86%
#17	PITTSBURGH, PA	75,377	299,226	25.19%
#18	DENVER, CO	69,046	735,538	9.39%
#19	LOS ANGELES, CA	67,790	3,970,219	1.71%
#20	CLEVELAND, OH	65,366	378,589	17.27%
#21	ATLANTA, GA	64,369	471,266	13.66%
#22	ESCONDIDO, CA	57,851	149,943	38.58%
#23	FORT WORTH, TX	57,818	918,105	6.30%
#24	CINCINNATI, OH	55,434	304,548	18.20%
#25	ORLANDO, FL	53,417	289,457	18.45%
#26	RALEIGH, NC	52,806	473,139	11.16%
#27	PHILADELPHIA, PA	38,873	1,578,487	2.46%
#28	STATEN ISLAND, NY	37,849	475,327	7.96%
#29	NASHVILLE, TN	35,428	671,295	5.28%
#30	SACRAMENTO, CA	34,566	512,838	6.74%
#31	BOSTON, MA	34,218	691,531	4.95%
#32	PORTLAND, OR	34,172	654,033	5.22%
#33	SAN JOSE, CA	32,771	1,013,616	3.23%
#34	KENT, WA	31,125	130,676	23.82%
#35	HONOLULU, HI	30,301	963,826	3.14%
#36	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	28,233	433,111	6.52%
#37	BELLEVUE, WA	22,688	148,073	15.32%
#38	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA	22,656	178,849	12.67%
#39	DUVAL, FL	22,030	Not available	0.00%
#40	OAKLAND, CA	20,277	424,891	4.77%
#41	SEATTLE, WA	20,158	769,714	2.62%
#42	TACOMA, WA	17,128	219,945	7.79%
#43	DALLAS, TX	15,386	1,258,858	1.22%
#44	SANTA CLARITA, CA	14,434	209,990	6.87%
#45	AUSTIN, TX	13,869	937,492	1.48%
#46	SHORELINE, WA	13,718	58,197	23.57%
#47	BOISE, ID	12,826	229,776	5.58%
#48	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC	12,444	712,816	1.75%
#49	FEDERAL WAY, WA	11,401	96,307	11.84%
#50	SALT LAKE, UT	10,885	204,087	5.33%
#51	EVERETT, WA	10,864	112,482	9.66%
#52	VISTA, CA	9,947	100,636	9.88%
#53	OCEANSIDE, CA	9,862	174,648	5.65%
#54	RENTON, WA	9,262	101,494	9.13%
#55	BENTONVILLE, AR	9,024	57,537	15.68%
#56	KIRKLAND, WA	8,676	95,431	9.09%
#57	KENMORE, WA	8,100	23,062	35.12%
#58	HAYWARD, CA	7,046	157,966	4.46%
#59	REDMOND, WA	6,617	72,507	9.13%
#60	BOULDER, CO	6,245	107,645	5.80%
#61	TUKWILA, WA	5,792	20,256	28.59%
#62	CARLSBAD, CA	5,719	115,599	4.95%
#63	MARYSVILLE, WA	5,688	71,392	7.97%
#64	COVINA, CA	5,297	47,259	11.21%
#65	BOTHELL, WA	4,806	28,793	16.69%
#66	ENCINITAS, CA	4,675	62,671	7.46%
#67	BOZEMAN, MT	4,649	50,970	9.12%
#68	REDWOOD CITY, CA	4,593	84,466	5.44%
#69	LONG BEACH, CA	4,039	454,681	0.89%
#70	SOUTH GATE, CA	3,976	93,134	4.27%
#71	BURIEN, WA	3,799	51,268	7.41%
#72	SAMMAMISH, WA	3,043	65,960	4.61%
#73	ARLINGTON, VA	3,015	240,119	1.26%
#74	PARAMOUNT, CA	3,011	53,018	5.68%
#75	INGLEWOOD, CA	2,815	107,203	2.63%
#76	MIAMI-DADE, FL	2,311	1,179,504	0.20%
#77	BEND, OR	2,259	101,886	2.22%
#78	LAKEWOOD, WA	2,005	60,976	3.29%
#79	ISSAQUAH, WA	1,970	39,681	4.96%
#80	TORRANCE, CA	1,906	141,553	1.35%
#81	TRAVIS, TX	1,793	220,513	0.81%
#82	HUNTINGTON PARK, CA	1,585	56,714	2.79%
#83	BURBANK, CA	1,523	101,866	1.50%
#84	SANTA MONICA, CA	1,476	90,024	1.64%
#85	MONTEBELLO, CA	1,311	61,531	2.13%
#86	FREMONT, CA	1,212	234,569	0.52%
#87	THOUSAND OAKS, CA	1,100	126,310	0.87%
#88	CULVER CITY, CA	1,069	38,471	2.78%
#89	DOWNEY, CA	1,045	109,202	0.96%
#90	SIMI VALLEY, CA	986	125,168	0.79%
#91	GLENDALE, CA	884	197,747	0.45%
#92	LYNNWOOD, WA	870	39,042	2.23%
#93	PASADENA, CA	857	141,045	0.61%
#94	MONTEREY PARK, CA	802	59,344	1.35%
#95	SUMNER, WA	785	10,551	7.44%
#96	WHITTIER, CA	784	83,194	0.94%
#97	REDONDO BEACH, CA	755	65,533	1.15%
#98	KETCHUM, ID	671	2,910	23.06%
#99	WASHOE, NV	623	110,892	0.56%
#100	ROSEMEAD, CA	620	53,088	1.17%
#101	HAWTHORNE, CA	613	83,775	0.73%
#102	SAN MATEO, CA	585	102,398	0.57%
#103	LAS VEGAS, NV	524	662,368	0.08%
#104	JERSEY CITY, NJ	423	262,664	0.16%
#105	BELMONT, CA	412	26,533	1.55%
#106	MUKILTEO, WA	400	21,351	1.87%
#107	SUNNYVALE, CA	393	151,746	0.26%
#108	WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA	343	35,111	0.98%
#109	UPLAND, CA	335	77,850	0.43%
#110	SANTA CLARA, CA	326	131,055	0.25%
#111	NEWCASTLE, WA	300	12,905	2.32%
#112	ANCHORAGE, AK	287	Not available	0.00%
#113	BERKELEY, CA	256	122,726	0.21%
#114	SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA	253	66,558	0.38%
#115	PUYALLUP, WA	241	42,569	0.57%
#116	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA	187	80,030	0.23%
#117	SOUTH PASADENA, CA	157	24,995	0.63%
#118	TROUTDALE, OR	136	16,403	0.83%
#119	PALM BAY, FL	129	116,932	0.11%
#120	BONNEY LAKE, WA	85	22,572	0.38%
#121	SANTEE, CA	83	57,770	0.14%
#122	MILPITAS, CA	73	75,867	0.10%
#123	SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA	65	17,349	0.37%
#124	PICO RIVERA, CA	59	61,338	0.10%
#125	CUPERTINO, CA	57	58,598	0.10%
#125	PALO ALTO, CA	57	67,008	0.09%
#127	ORANGE, FL	49	897,822	0.01%
#128	MULTNOMAH, OR	29	18,119	0.16%
#129	PLEASANTON, CA	28	80,247	0.03%
#130	HOBOKEN, NJ	23	53,081	0.04%
#131	MONROVIA, CA	19	37,771	0.05%
#132	LAKEWOOD, CA	17	78,119	0.02%
#132	TARRANT, TX	17	48,185	0.04%
#134	BRISBANE, CA	15	4,576	0.33%
#134	WALNUT, CA	15	29,324	0.05%
#136	LIVERMORE, CA	14	91,617	0.02%
#137	MANHATTAN BEACH, CA	3	34,298	0.01%
#137	SAN BRUNO, CA	3	44,051	0.01%
#139	MENLO PARK, CA	1	34,934	0.00%
#139	SANTA CLARA, CA	1	83,463	0.00%
#139	SOUTH FULTON, GA	1	102,567	0.00%
#139	BLENDON, OH	1	Not available	0.00%
#139	PLAIN, OH	1	10,845	0.01%
#139	TULSA, OK	1	37,204	0.00%