HousingStabilityIQStability Intelligence

Flagship Index

Housing Stability Index

A national research index measuring long-horizon housing sustainability across states, major city markets, and major counties. The index is designed for citation, local reporting, and public-interest analysis.

Current Snapshot

2024-12-30

Method: v3-2024-refresh-explainability

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National Score

41

Composite U.S. baseline

State Snapshots

51

All states plus D.C.

Major Cities

10

Preview list shown below

Major Counties

10

Preview list shown below

State Index

State Score Map

Tile visualization of state Housing Stability Scores. Higher scores indicate stronger relative housing sustainability.

IA

85

NE

79

KS

75

ND

74

WV

74

IL

71

IN

71

OH

70

SD

67

OK

64

PA

63

MO

62

AL

60

AR

59

MN

59

MI

57

WI

55

KY

54

MS

50

NY

48

TN

48

TX

47

SC

42

LA

41

GA

41

VA

40

ME

38

MT

37

NC

36

NM

35

WY

35

NV

31

CT

31

FL

29

AZ

28

AK

27

VT

27

MD

26

NH

26

CO

20

NJ

18

ID

15

DC

14

OR

13

UT

13

RI

13

DE

11

WA

10

MA

9

CA

6

HI

3

Major City Ranking

Most Stable Major Housing Markets

RankMarketHousing Stability ScoreTrend
#1Cedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids, IA ranks #1 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 92 / 100. Population basis: 192,755.

Score

92/100

improving#2Sioux City, IASioux City, IA ranks #2 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 88 / 100. Population basis: 112,823.

Score

88/100

stable#3Davenport, IADavenport, IA ranks #3 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 87 / 100. Population basis: 282,356.

Score

87/100

stable#4Bloomington, ILBloomington, IL ranks #4 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 85 / 100. Population basis: 133,107.

Score

85/100

stable#5Waterloo, IAWaterloo, IA ranks #5 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 84 / 100. Population basis: 113,832.

Score

84/100

improving#6Topeka, KSTopeka, KS ranks #6 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 80 / 100. Population basis: 150,343.

Score

80/100

stable#7Des Moines, IADes Moines, IA ranks #7 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 79 / 100. Population basis: 560,170.

Score

79/100

improving#8Springfield, ILSpringfield, IL ranks #8 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 79 / 100. Population basis: 156,240.

Score

79/100

stable#9Racine, WIRacine, WI ranks #9 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 77 / 100. Population basis: 135,512.

Score

77/100

improving#10Fort Smith, ARFort Smith, AR ranks #10 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 76 / 100. Population basis: 128,384.

Score

76/100

improving

County Ranking

Most Stable Major Counties

RankMarketHousing Stability ScoreTrend
#1Westmoreland County, PAWestmoreland County, PA ranks #1 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 97 / 100. Population basis: 352,500.

Score

97/100

improving#2Stark County, OHStark County, OH ranks #2 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 85 / 100. Population basis: 373,713.

Score

85/100

stable#3Allegheny County, PAAllegheny County, PA ranks #3 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 84 / 100. Population basis: 1,238,177.

Score

84/100

stable#4Lexington County, SCLexington County, SC ranks #4 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 83 / 100. Population basis: 304,887.

Score

83/100

stable#5Erie County, PAErie County, PA ranks #5 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 82 / 100. Population basis: 269,052.

Score

82/100

improving#6Summit County, OHSummit County, OH ranks #6 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 76 / 100. Population basis: 537,864.

Score

76/100

declining#7Madison County, ILMadison County, IL ranks #7 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 71 / 100. Population basis: 264,238.

Score

71/100

declining#8Erie County, NYErie County, NY ranks #8 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 69 / 100. Population basis: 950,622.

Score

69/100

stable#9Genesee County, MIGenesee County, MI ranks #9 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 67 / 100. Population basis: 403,305.

Score

67/100

stable#10Montgomery County, OHMontgomery County, OH ranks #10 among major U.S. counties with a Housing Stability Score of 67 / 100. Population basis: 536,096.

Score

67/100

stable