20 cities with the highest homeownership rates

October 7, 2024 5:00 AM

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According to data from LendingTree, the top five cities with the highest homeownership rates boasted an average owner-occupied housing unit rate of 70.32% in 2022. Most cities saw growth in their rate of owner-occupied housing units over three years, with Cleveland seeing the largest increase of 2.38%.

Read more about the 20 cities with the highest homeownership rates.

Rank	Metro	Rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022	3 year percent change in rate of owner-occupied housing units	Total occupied housing units
20	Buffalo, NY	66.12%	0.47%	505,423
19	Hartford, CT	66.47%	0.59%	494,046
18	Atlanta, GA	66.50%	2.22%	2,311,639
17	Cleveland, OH	66.57%	2.38%	891,430
16	Phoenix, AZ	66.73%	2.18%	1,890,835
15	Philadelphia, PA	66.91%	0.22%	2,483,863
14	Tampa, FL	67.00%	0.27%	1,329,075
13	Jacksonville, FL	67.21%	1.20%	672,026
12	Baltimore, MD	67.27%	0.88%	1,126,216
11	Indianapolis, IN	67.51%	2.34%	852,384
10	Richmond, VA	67.63%	1.31%	538,478
9	Salt Lake City, UT	67.65%	-0.54%	448,172
8	Raleigh, NC	67.80%	2.22%	559,173
7	Cincinnati, OH	69.10%	2.15%	916,246
6	Louisville, KY	69.18%	1.97%	535,884
5	Birmingham, AL	69.46%	1.74%	443,821
4	St. Louis, MO	69.67%	0.49%	1,168,546
3	Pittsburgh, PA	70.45%	2.26%	1,021,314
2	Minneapolis, MN	70.54%	0.38%	1,483,453
1	Detroit, MI	71.49%	1.87%	1,762,104

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Buffalo, New York ranked 20th with a 66.12% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Hartford, Connecticut ranked 19th with a 66.47% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Atlanta, Georgia ranked 18th with a 66.50% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Cleveland, Ohio ranked 17th with a 66.57% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Phoenix, Arizona ranked 16th with a 66.73% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ranked 15th with a 66.91% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Tampa, Florida ranked 14th with a 67.00% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Jacksonville, Florida ranked 13th with a 67.21% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Baltimore, Maryland ranked 12th with a 67.27% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Indianapolis, Indiana ranked 11th with a 67.51% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Richmond, Virginia ranked 10th with a 67.63% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Salt Lake City, Utah ranked 9th with a 67.65% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Raleigh, North Carolina ranked 8th with a 67.80% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Cincinnati, Ohio ranked 7th with a 69.10% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Louisville, Kentucky ranked 6th with a 69.18% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Birmingham, Alabama ranked 5th with a 69.46% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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St. Louis, Missouri ranked 4th with a 69.67% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ranked 3rd with a 70.45% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota ranked 2nd with a 70.54% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.

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Detroit, Michigan ranked 1st with a 71.49% rate of housing units that were owner-occupied in 2022.