Which U.S. Cities Have Changed the Most Over the Past Decade?
MagnifyMoney analyzed home prices, crime rates, building permits, commute times and other elements to identify areas of high metropolitan change and give each city a "Change Score" of 0 to 100. According to the data,
Rank |
Metro |
Change Score |
Highest ranked changes |
Lowest ranked changes |
1 |
|
90.4 |
House prices (#1), Recent moves (#3) |
Building permits (#25) |
2 |
|
89.7 |
Crime Rate (#4), House prices (#5) |
Rent (#19) |
3 |
|
86.2 |
House prices (#2), |
Crime Rate (#23) |
4 |
|
84.8 |
Employment (#5), |
Commute |
5 |
|
83.9 |
Rent (#4), Income (#5) |
Crime Rate (#33) |
5 |
|
83.9 |
Rent (#2), House Prices (#3) |
Crime Rate (#39) |
7 |
|
83.7 |
Employment (#2), |
Commute time (#48) |
8 |
|
82.9 |
Employment (#4), House Prices (#6) |
Crime Rate (#42) |
9 |
|
82.7 |
Crime Rate (#2), |
House Prices (#35) |
10 |
|
82.4 |
Commute |
Crime rate (#37) |
11 |
|
81.4 |
Income (#4), Recent Moves (#8) |
Resident Age (#49) |
12 |
|
80.6 |
Rent (#3), Income (#8) |
Resident Age (#50) |
13 |
|
80.1 |
Crime Rate (#2), Recent Moves (#4) |
Income (#48) |
14 |
|
80.0 |
Recent Moves (#2), Resident Age (#2) |
Commute |
15 |
|
79.0 |
BuiIding Permits (#9), Commute Times (#9) |
Income (#38) |
16 |
|
78.9 |
Crime Rate (#1), Recent Moves (#6) |
Income (#34) |
17 |
|
78.6 |
Resident Age (#6), Rent (#7) |
Crime Rate (#49) |
18 |
|
78.1 |
Crime Rate (#6), Recent Moves (#11) |
Commute |
19 |
|
77.6 |
Resident Age (#3), Recent Moves (#9) |
Rent (#41) |
20 |
|
76.9 |
Rent (#8), Crime rate (#12) |
Resident Age (#43) |
21 |
|
76.0 |
Resident Age (#1), House Prices (#8) |
Income (#45) |
22 |
|
74.9 |
Recent Moves (#1), House Prices (#4) |
Rent (#50) |
22 |
|
74.9 |
House Prices (#15), Resident Age (#18) |
Income (#44) |
24 |
|
74.7 |
Income (#1), Commute Times (#2) |
House Prices (#47) |
25 |
|
72.7 |
Employment (#10), Crime Rate (#11) |
Building Permits (#46) |
26 |
|
72.6 |
Rent (#13), Commute Times (#16) |
Recent Moves (#48) |
27 |
|
72.2 |
Commute |
House Prices (#50) |
28 |
|
72.0 |
Income (#7), Commute Times (#11) |
Recent Moves (#50) |
29 |
|
71.7 |
Crime Rate (#14), Employment (#22) |
Resident Age (#38) |
29 |
|
71.7 |
Income (#12), Rent (#12) |
Resident Age (#42) |
31 |
|
71.4 |
Resident Age (#8), |
Recent Moves (#40) |
32 |
|
70.8 |
Commute |
Crime Rate (#46) |
33 |
|
70.4 |
Resident Age (#13), Crime Rate (#16) |
Employment (#46) |
34 |
|
70.3 |
Recent Moves (#14), |
House Prices (#44) |
35 |
|
70.2 |
Crime Rate (#5), Resident Age (#12) |
Building Permits (#43) |
36 |
|
69.8 |
Commute |
Building Permits (#50) |
37 |
|
68.7 |
Resident age (#18), Crime Rate (#19) |
Commute |
38 |
|
68.4 |
Building Permit (#8), Recent Moves (#25) |
House Prices (#49) |
39 |
|
68.1 |
Crime Rate (#21), Income (#23) |
House Prices (#46) |
39 |
|
68.1 |
Resident Age (#4), Crime Rate (#7) |
Employment (#50) |
41 |
|
68.0 |
Rent (#16), Recent Moves (#22) |
Commute |
42 |
|
67.9 |
Income (#20), |
Crime Rate (#48) |
43 |
|
67.7 |
Commute |
Crime Rate (#50) |
44 |
|
67.3 |
Commute |
Recent Moves (#49) |
45 |
|
67.1 |
Building Permit (#1), Resident Age (#18) |
Employment (#48) |
46 |
|
67.0 |
Employment (#11), Recent Moves (#20) |
House Prices (#45) |
47 |
|
65.7 |
House Prices (#12), Income (#14) |
Building Permits (#48) |
48 |
|
63.4 |
Employment (#3), |
Income (#49) |
49 |
|
61.7 |
Recent Moves (#29), Crime Rate (#29) |
Resident Age (#47) |
50 |
|
61.1 |
Resident Age (#26), |
Commute |
Places that Changed the Most
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2.
3.
Places that Changed the Least
50.
49.
48.
Ranking Highlights
Commute times
% change in commute times, 2006 - 2016
San Francisco +18%San Jose + 18%Los Angeles +12%Boston +12%Portland +12%
Employment
Employment change, 2006 - 2016
Austin +40%Raleigh +32%New Orleans +30%San Antonio +29%Nashville +24%
Income
Median income change, 2006 - 2016
San Francisco +37%San Jose +36%Austin +34%Oklahoma City +31%Portland +31%
House prices
House price index change, 2006 - 2016
Austin +54%Houston +38%Denver +35%Las Vegas -34%Dallas +32%
Rent
% change in median rent, 2006-2016
San Jose +68%Denver +60%Seattle +55%Portland +52%San Francisco +49%
Recent moves
% of residents who moved into their residence in 2010 or later
Las Vegas 66%Phoenix 61%Austin 60%Orlando 58%Denver 56%
Median age
Change in median age of residents, 2006 - 2016
Riverside, Calif. +3.4 yearsPhoenix +2.8 yearsSacramento, Calif. +2.6 yearsDetroit +2.4 yearsLos Angeles +2.3 years
For more information on the study, visit http://www.magnifymoney.com/blog/featured/which-cities-have-changed-the-most/.
Methodology
We looked at nine factors to assess change, including:
- Commute times — the percentage change in average commute times reported for each metro area in the
U.S. CensusAmerican Community Survey , released inSeptember 2017 and covering 2006-2016. - Building permits — The number of residential building permits issued, 2007-2016, as a percentage of the 2006 base of households, using data from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development . - Median age — The change in median age of residents, 2006-2016, via the
American Community Survey . - Employment — The percentage change in people employed from 2006-2016, via the
American Community Survey . - Income — The percentage change in nominal median household income, 2006-2016, via the
American Community Survey . - House prices — The percentage change in the nominal house price index, 2006-2016, via the
Federal Housing Finance Agency . - Rent — The percentage change in median rent from 2006 - 2016, via the
American Community Survey . - Crime rate — The percentage change in the crime rate from 2006-2016, via the
Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting program. - Recent moves — The percentage of residents who moved into their current residence in 2010 or later, via the
American Community Survey .
Ranks for each of the nine factors were evenly weighted to create a Change Score for each metro, from 0-100, with 100 representing the top score.
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