.The 50 largest major metros according to the report issued by Zillow shows that New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC, have the largest housing deficits.

Metro Area*

Housing
Deficit
(2023)

Change in Housing
Deficit Year over
Year (YoY)**

Change in
Available Units
YoY (%)

Raise Needed for Median-
Income Family to Afford a
Mortgage on a Typical Home at
20% Down

United States

4,699,836

159,063

-2.8 %

$17,670

New York, NY

402,361

12,437

-3.2 %

$99,343

Los Angeles, CA

338,750

2,022

0.9 %

$149,375

Chicago, IL

106,522

9,143

-9.4 %

-$187

Dallas, TX

49,204

1,054

1.9 %

$17,448

Houston, TX

20,164

136

2.3 %

$6,304

Washington, DC

132,238

(983)

-3.1 %

$26,513

Philadelphia, PA

81,448

8,580

-4.7 %

$16,344

Miami, FL

71,966

5,022

-4.5 %

$59,379

Atlanta, GA

66,323

780

2.6 %

$14,735

Boston, MA

150,541

(4,571)

2.6 %

$78,703

Phoenix, AZ

98,703

4,719

7.8 %

$22,500

San Francisco, CA

139,990

(11,501)

8.2 %

$165,566

Riverside, CA

85,087

8,099

-5.6 %

$60,685

Detroit, MI

36,187

1,198

3.4 %

-$1,804

Seattle, WA

101,923

(5,974)

8.3 %

$84,356

Minneapolis, MN

73,059

(4,501)

6.2 %

$8,627

San Diego, CA

95,831

1,892

0.7 %

$128,954

Tampa, FL

33,200

1,858

-0.2 %

$27,198

Denver, CO

70,919

(749)

1.8 %

$43,588

Baltimore, MD

40,644

3,836

-12.3 %

$8,104

St. Louis, MO

17,368

2,544

-7.7 %

-$4,897

Orlando, FL

24,402

2,874

2.2 %

$26,497

Charlotte, NC

22,098

3,507

-2.9 %

$15,302

San Antonio, TX

13,558

(2,220)

7.5 %

$8,064

Portland, OR

70,485

(1,799)

-0.9 %

$48,708

Sacramento, CA

60,431

(2,293)

4.9 %

$53,660

Pittsburgh, PA

15,420

(212)

0.7 %

-$11,244

Cincinnati, OH

32,025

(256)

-1.6 %

-$4,396

Austin, TX

63,210

1,878

-0.1 %

$27,545

Las Vegas, NV

32,192

3,117

-6.8 %

$29,140

Kansas City, MO

27,923

344

-5.9 %

$7,383

Columbus, OH

36,219

1,240

-2.5 %

$2,561

Indianapolis, IN

15,005

330

-6.1 %

-$3,052

Cleveland, OH

13,774

(1,609)

-1.0 %

-$11,588

San Jose, CA

56,378

(1,178)

5.2 %

$251,597

Nashville, TN

34,843

(1,142)

-4.1 %

$25,508

Virginia Beach, VA

19,887

1,044

-7.6 %

$13,898

Providence, RI

29,791

3,318

-13.9 %

$50,418

Jacksonville, FL

13,243

(1,007)

10.8 %

$19,202

Milwaukee, WI

13,929

(977)

1.8 %

$36,519

Oklahoma City, OK

11,605

(2,365)

-5.1 %

-$2,201

Raleigh, NC

11,096

(635)

3.3 %

$16,602

Memphis, TN

1,543

(1,807)

1.8 %

$807

Richmond, VA

15,245

(1,118)

8.5 %

$12,816

Louisville, KY

11,107

1,144

-1.8 %

-$855

New Orleans, LA

4,234

30

1.3 %

$10,543

Salt Lake City, UT

33,258

3,078

0.2 %

$40,038

Hartford, CT

13,131

(426)

-5.1 %

$16,104

Buffalo, NY

17,194

1,993

-12.6 %

-$3,137

Birmingham, AL

5,966

1,925

-13.5 %

-$3,933

These stats were published by Zillow.

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