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Comparison by Housing Characteristic
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MSA Healthy Housing
Central City Healthy Housing
Location
Anaheim-Santa Ana (Orange County)
Atlanta
Baltimore
Birmingham
Boston
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Fort Worth-Arlington
Hartford
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Memphis
Miami-Hialeah
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
New Orleans
New York City
Norfolk/Newport News
Northern New Jersey
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Providence
Rochester
Sacramento
Saint Louis
San Antonio
San Bernardino-Riverside (metro surveys)
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Seattle
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater
Washington
Housing Characteristic
Severe physical problems
Moderate physical problems
Holes in floors
Open cracks or holes in walls
Broken plaster/peeling paint
Signs of rats
Signs of mice
Water leaks from inside
Water leaks from outside
Water supply stoppage
Flush toilet breakdown
Sewage disposal breakdown
Lacking complete plumbing
Heating equip breakdown
Room heater without flue
Exposed wiring in unit
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
Lacking kitchen facilities
Roofing problems
Siding problems
Window problems
Foundation problems
Any Identified Problem
Supporting Documentation
Any Identified Problem
State
MSA
MSA
Central City
Outside Central City
Rental
Owner Occupied
Year
AL
Birmingham
45.1%
61.7%
41.3%
59.3%
42.3%
2011
AZ
Phoenix
34.6%
35.0%
34.1%
39.2%
33.4%
2011
CA
Anaheim-Santa Ana (Orange County)
34.4%
37.5%
33.7%
37.0%
33.8%
2011
CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach
40.6%
45.5%
36.8%
47.4%
37.8%
2011
CA
Oakland
38.2%
36.9%
38.5%
45.2%
36.1%
2011
CA
Sacramento
37.4%
41.9%
35.7%
41.8%
35.9%
2011
CA
San Bernardino-Riverside (metro surveys)
37.9%
30.4%
39.6%
38.7%
37.6%
2011
CA
San Diego
37.4%
38.6%
36.4%
41.9%
35.8%
2011
CA
San Francisco
32.9%
35.4%
31.6%
35.4%
32.2%
2011
CA
San Jose
32.2%
33.0%
31.3%
39.3%
30.1%
2011
CO
Denver
41.8%
42.4%
41.7%
48.7%
40.3%
2011
CT
Hartford
40.5%
46.0%
40.3%
42.9%
40.3%
2004
DC
Washington
38.7%
46.6%
37.8%
39.8%
38.5%
2007
FL
Miami-Hialeah
31.4%
45.5%
29.7%
38.9%
29.8%
2007
FL
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater
31.3%
36.2%
30.2%
38.6%
30.2%
2007
GA
Atlanta
36.9%
32.0%
37.3%
42.5%
35.4%
2011
IL
Chicago
38.9%
44.1%
36.8%
54.1%
37.4%
2009
IN
Indianapolis
39.9%
47.2%
34.9%
50.2%
37.7%
2011
LA
New Orleans
35.0%
40.4%
32.7%
46.8%
32.1%
2011
MA
Boston
41.9%
47.9%
41.4%
42.0%
41.9%
2007
MD
Baltimore
44.1%
55.8%
41.0%
58.4%
41.8%
2007
MI
Detroit
47.1%
61.2%
43.5%
55.7%
45.6%
2009
MN
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
35.5%
56.1%
31.9%
43.1%
34.8%
2007
MO
Kansas City
45.1%
48.3%
43.3%
51.5%
43.5%
2011
MO
Saint Louis
40.5%
49.2%
39.5%
46.6%
39.4%
2011
NC
Charlotte
40.8%
40.8%
39.5%
41.2%
2011
NJ
Northern New Jersey
27.3%
43.3%
26.2%
34.3%
26.5%
2009
NY
Buffalo
43.4%
52.7%
41.6%
54.2%
42.1%
2011
NY
New York City
24.3%
24.9%
24.0%
37.7%
22.4%
2009
NY
Rochester
44.7%
54.0%
43.2%
53.8%
43.4%
2004
OH
Cincinnati
43.3%
47.1%
42.8%
47.3%
42.6%
2011
OH
Cleveland
39.9%
52.1%
37.3%
42.8%
39.4%
2011
OH
Columbus
39.6%
41.4%
37.7%
49.1%
36.7%
2011
OK
Oklahoma City
40.6%
39.3%
41.7%
53.0%
37.7%
2004
OR
Portland
43.5%
47.9%
42.2%
46.7%
42.8%
2011
PA
Philadelphia
42.8%
54.5%
38.2%
52.5%
41.2%
2009
PA
Pittsburgh
45.2%
63.6%
42.7%
53.3%
43.6%
2011
RI
Providence
45.5%
53.5%
44.1%
50.6%
44.8%
2011
TN
Memphis
52.1%
58.8%
45.8%
55.5%
51.0%
2011
TX
Dallas
46.0%
40.9%
48.5%
48.1%
45.5%
2011
TX
Fort Worth-Arlington
35.5%
32.8%
38.5%
38.6%
34.6%
2011
TX
Houston
39.4%
41.3%
38.7%
48.3%
38.0%
2007
TX
San Antonio
48.6%
52.9%
41.0%
64.3%
45.2%
2004
VA
Norfolk/Newport News
39.6%
41.2%
36.4%
49.7%
36.4%
2011
WA
Seattle
35.3%
42.5%
33.0%
43.4%
33.4%
2009
WI
Milwaukee
36.6%
40.7%
34.5%
46.1%
35.7%
2011
National Averages
Year
MSA
Central City
Outside Central City
Rental
Owner Occupied
1999
39.8
43.9
37.2
45.3
36.8
2005
35.3
38.8
33.1
41.6
32.1
2007
35.7
39.0
33.6
40.5
33.2
2009
34.8
38.8
32.4
39.5
32.4
2011
39.8
42.3
38.3
42.8
38.1