U.S. Housing Stability Intelligence
City Component
Market Volatility evaluates how stable housing price behavior is through expansion and contraction cycles.
Large swings in prices can increase displacement risk, undermine planning confidence, and weaken long-horizon housing stability.
2024 Score Edition Component Score
3
/100
Band: Critical
Score date 2024-12-30 · Method v3-2024-refresh-explainability
City score provenance: direct local · 10/10 direct local ACS baseline inputs · Major-city ranking eligible.
Comparative Context
State percentile: 4th.
National percentile: 3rd.
City ACS valuation consistency with county FHFA volatility context (2024, v3-2024-refresh-explainability).
Measures consistency in housing price behavior and vulnerability to sharp boom-bust cycles that can destabilize resident outcomes.
Signal 1
Magnitude and frequency of large directional price swings.
Signal 2
Relative deviation from national and state reference behavior.
Signal 3
Persistence of instability versus short-lived noise.
Signal 4
Structural volatility pressure independent of one-off shocks.
Interpretation
Higher scores indicate steadier market behavior over time.
Lower scores indicate greater exposure to destabilizing cycles.
Use with affordability and supply signals to avoid over-reading a single pillar.
Questions
Is this location structurally stable beyond short market cycles?
How vulnerable is this market to boom-bust behavior?
Does local volatility diverge from state and national norms?