2024 Score Edition · Major Market Ranking

Least Stable Housing Markets in America

A major-market ranking of cities where the current housing stability framework shows the strongest combined pressure.

Score date 2024-12-30Method v3-2024-refresh-explainabilityDownload CSV Citation Guidance Index Overview

Markets Ranked

Major cities with population of at least 100,000 and all 10 direct local ACS baseline inputs

Top Market

El Cajon, CA

El Cajon, CA ranks #1 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 104,909.

Housing Stability Score

1 / 100

Metric used to sort this ranking

Ranking Table

Top 50 Major Markets

Rankings include only cities with complete direct local baseline inputs. Movement lists include only the matching published trend direction and are never filled with stable or opposite-direction cities.

RankMarketPopulationHousing Stability ScoreTrend

#1El Cajon, CAEl Cajon, CA ranks #1 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 104,909.104,909

Score

1/100

stable #2El Monte, CAEl Monte, CA ranks #2 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 107,066.107,066

Score

1/100

stable #3Downey, CADowney, CA ranks #3 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 111,793.111,793

Score

1/100

stable #4Santa Ana, CASanta Ana, CA ranks #4 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 311,639.311,639

Score

1/100

stable #5Garden Grove, CAGarden Grove, CA ranks #5 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 170,603.170,603

Score

1/100

stable #6Anaheim, CAAnaheim, CA ranks #6 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 1 / 100. Population basis: 344,553.344,553

Score

1/100

stable #7Escondido, CAEscondido, CA ranks #7 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 149,913.149,913

Score

2/100

stable #8Gilroy, CAGilroy, CA ranks #8 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 115,448.115,448

Score

2/100

stable #9Orange, CAOrange, CA ranks #9 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 138,723.138,723

Score

2/100

stable #10Pomona, CAPomona, CA ranks #10 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 148,391.148,391

Score

2/100

stable #11Norwalk, CANorwalk, CA ranks #11 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 100,713.100,713

Score

2/100

stable #12Corona, CACorona, CA ranks #12 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 158,839.158,839

Score

2/100

stable #13Salinas, CASalinas, CA ranks #13 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 172,995.172,995

Score

2/100

stable #14West Covina, CAWest Covina, CA ranks #14 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 107,436.107,436

Score

2/100

stable #15Fullerton, CAFullerton, CA ranks #15 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 141,278.141,278

Score

2/100

stable #16Indio, CAIndio, CA ranks #16 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 371,926.371,926

Score

2/100

stable #17Santa Maria, CASanta Maria, CA ranks #17 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 144,857.144,857

Score

2/100

stable #18Ontario, CAOntario, CA ranks #18 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 178,347.178,347

Score

2/100

stable #19Riverside, CARiverside, CA ranks #19 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 2,288,508.2,288,508

Score

2/100

stable #20Paradise, NVParadise, NV ranks #20 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 186,178.186,178

Score

2/100

stable #21East Los Angeles, CAEast Los Angeles, CA ranks #21 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 114,617.114,617

Score

2/100

stable #22Santa Clarita, CASanta Clarita, CA ranks #22 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 265,529.265,529

Score

2/100

stable #23San Jose, CASan Jose, CA ranks #23 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 1,771,563.1,771,563

Score

2/100

stable #24Chula Vista, CAChula Vista, CA ranks #24 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 275,030.275,030

Score

2/100

stable #25Fontana, CAFontana, CA ranks #25 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 211,921.211,921

Score

2/100

stable #26Rancho Cucamonga, CARancho Cucamonga, CA ranks #26 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 174,693.174,693

Score

2/100

stable #27San Bernardino, CASan Bernardino, CA ranks #27 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 221,774.221,774

Score

2/100

stable #28Simi Valley, CASimi Valley, CA ranks #28 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 126,503.126,503

Score

2/100

stable #29Seaside, CASeaside, CA ranks #29 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 2 / 100. Population basis: 118,398.118,398

Score

2/100

stable #30Jurupa Valley, CAJurupa Valley, CA ranks #30 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 106,244.106,244

Score

3/100

stable #31Hialeah, FLHialeah, FL ranks #31 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 221,901.221,901

Score

3/100

stable #32Temecula, CATemecula, CA ranks #32 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 110,404.110,404

Score

3/100

stable #33Provo, UTProvo, UT ranks #33 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 639,820.639,820

Score

3/100

stable #34Palmdale, CAPalmdale, CA ranks #34 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 165,487.165,487

Score

3/100

stable #35Costa Mesa, CACosta Mesa, CA ranks #35 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 110,538.110,538

Score

3/100

stable #36Hayward, CAHayward, CA ranks #36 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 159,201.159,201

Score

3/100

stable #37Antioch, CAAntioch, CA ranks #37 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 333,347.333,347

Score

3/100

stable #38Kent, WAKent, WA ranks #38 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 135,015.135,015

Score

3/100

stable #39Concord, CAConcord, CA ranks #39 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 525,233.525,233

Score

3/100

stable #40Marysville, WAMarysville, WA ranks #40 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 168,664.168,664

Score

3/100

stable #41Renton, WARenton, WA ranks #41 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 105,279.105,279

Score

3/100

stable #42Rialto, CARialto, CA ranks #42 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 103,866.103,866

Score

3/100

stable #43Moreno Valley, CAMoreno Valley, CA ranks #43 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 210,378.210,378

Score

3/100

stable #44Hesperia, CAHesperia, CA ranks #44 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 100,141.100,141

Score

3/100

stable #45Murrieta, CAMurrieta, CA ranks #45 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 111,621.111,621

Score

3/100

stable #46Mission Viejo, CAMission Viejo, CA ranks #46 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 634,674.634,674

Score

3/100

stable #47Thousand Oaks, CAThousand Oaks, CA ranks #47 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 208,302.208,302

Score

3/100

stable #48Richmond, CARichmond, CA ranks #48 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 3 / 100. Population basis: 115,396.115,396

Score

3/100

stable #49Asheville, NCAsheville, NC ranks #49 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 4 / 100. Population basis: 295,040.295,040

Score

4/100

stable #50Fairfield, CAFairfield, CA ranks #50 among major U.S. city housing markets with a Housing Stability Score of 4 / 100. Population basis: 150,794.150,794

Score

4/100

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