Houston continues to grow up from #10 to #8:
Last year’s totals for reference
So some data mining:
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The Top 40 Markets were the same markets as last year
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4 Cities moved up
- Houston from #10 to #8, passing Boston and Atlanta
- Orlando from #19 to #18, passing Cleveland
- Raleigh-Durham from #26 to #25, passing Portland
- San Antonio from #32 to #31, passing Columbus, OH
- The Top 6 biggest gains in Homes:
- Houston - 77,100
- Dallas/Ft.Worth - 67,010
- Denver - 54,290
- Tampa/St. Petersburg - 48,770
- Seattle/Tacoma - 42,460
- Phoenix - 41,250
- The Top 6 lowest gains in Homes:
- New York City - (-19,700)
- Los Anglees - (-12,980)
- Chicago - (-12,160)
- Cincinnati - (-5,100)
- St. Louis - (-1,800)
- San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose - 3,400
- The Top 6 Percentage gains:
- West Palm Beacj/Ft. Pierce - 4.28%
- Salt Lake City - 3.62%
- San Antonio - 3.45%
- Denver - 3.44%
- Austin - 3.43%
- Houston - 3.20%
- Projected 2017-2018 shifts (If a similar shift occurs):
- Houston should pass both Washington DC and San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose next year to become the 6th largest media market.
- Washington DC should pass San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose to remain in 7th
- Atlanta should pass Boston to move into 9th
- Charlotte may pass St. Louis to become the 21st largest market
- Raleigh Durham should pass Pittsburgh to become the 23rd largest market
- Salt Lake City should pass both Kansas City and Columbus to become the 32nd largest market
- Kansas City should pass Columbus to remain the 33rd largest market
- West Palm Beach has a chance to pass both Greenville and Cincinnati to move into 36th
- Greenville has a chance to pass Cincinnati to remain in 37th
Houston stays at 7th this year; actually declines a bit: