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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA<\/td>\n247,900<\/td>\n2.501<\/td>\n$80,000<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX<\/td>\n74,000<\/td>\n2.126<\/td>\n$77,100<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV<\/td>\n64,800<\/td>\n2.000<\/td>\n$73,900<\/td>\n45%<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH<\/td>\n38,300<\/td>\n1.482<\/td>\n$88,100<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College Station-Bryan, TX<\/td>\n37,800<\/td>\n31.847<\/td>\n$82,600<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD<\/td>\n34,300<\/td>\n1.125<\/td>\n$84,800<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI<\/td>\n29,900<\/td>\n0.613<\/td>\n$82,200<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX<\/td>\n28,900<\/td>\n0.917<\/td>\n$81,900<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA<\/td>\n28,500<\/td>\n1.014<\/td>\n$74,600<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/td>\n22,200<\/td>\n2.210<\/td>\n$88,800<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL<\/td>\n14,700<\/td>\n0.502<\/td>\n$70,600<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI<\/td>\n13,900<\/td>\n0.682<\/td>\n$72,300<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC<\/td>\n11,300<\/td>\n4.128<\/td>\n$84,700<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/td>\n11,300<\/td>\n0.466<\/td>\n$90,500<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL<\/td>\n10,800<\/td>\n0.756<\/td>\n$82,600<\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trenton, NJ<\/td>\n9,500<\/td>\n4.857<\/td>\n$83,300<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/td>\n9,000<\/td>\n0.137<\/td>\n$75,200<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin-Round Rock, TX<\/td>\n8,300<\/td>\n0.820<\/td>\n$85,600<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD<\/td>\n7,400<\/td>\n0.505<\/td>\n$77,100<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pittsburgh, PA<\/td>\n6,600<\/td>\n0.546<\/td>\n$83,700<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT<\/td>\n6,300<\/td>\n1.350<\/td>\n$100,200<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richmond, VA<\/td>\n5,800<\/td>\n0.898<\/td>\n$86,500<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA<\/td>\n5,200<\/td>\n0.267<\/td>\n$98,100<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT<\/td>\n4,900<\/td>\n0.785<\/td>\n$81,500<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worcester, MA-CT<\/td>\n4,800<\/td>\n1.403<\/td>\n$79,100<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raleigh, NC<\/td>\n4,400<\/td>\n0.703<\/td>\n$79,600<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC<\/td>\n4,400<\/td>\n0.367<\/td>\n$82,800<\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL<\/td>\n3,600<\/td>\n0.305<\/td>\n$76,200<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA<\/td>\n3,400<\/td>\n0.492<\/td>\n$90,100<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA<\/td>\n2,900<\/td>\n1.003<\/td>\n$73,800<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN<\/td>\n2,700<\/td>\n0.296<\/td>\n$86,500<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX<\/td>\n2,600<\/td>\n0.246<\/td>\n$78,900<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ<\/td>\n2,300<\/td>\n0.107<\/td>\n$97,100<\/td>\n69%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacksonville, FL<\/td>\n2,000<\/td>\n0.282<\/td>\n$78,500<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI<\/td>\n1,900<\/td>\n0.100<\/td>\n$90,500<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisville\/Jefferson County, KY-IN<\/td>\n1,900<\/td>\n0.298<\/td>\n$79,600<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO<\/td>\n1,900<\/td>\n0.127<\/td>\n$91,300<\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Louis, MO-IL<\/td>\n1,900<\/td>\n0.126<\/td>\n$84,700<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA<\/td>\n1,800<\/td>\n0.117<\/td>\n$86,600<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbus, OH<\/td>\n1,800<\/td>\n0.176<\/td>\n$72,500<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memphis, TN-MS-AR<\/td>\n1,700<\/td>\n0.272<\/td>\n$77,700<\/td>\n69%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY<\/td>\n1,600<\/td>\n0.286<\/td>\n$89,900<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO<\/td>\n1,500<\/td>\n0.632<\/td>\n$91,600<\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN<\/td>\n1,500<\/td>\n0.137<\/td>\n$70,200<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI<\/td>\n1,500<\/td>\n0.179<\/td>\n$84,800<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas City, MO-KS<\/td>\n1,400<\/td>\n0.126<\/td>\n$76,500<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ<\/td>\n1,300<\/td>\n0.312<\/td>\n$75,400<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rochester, NY<\/td>\n1,300<\/td>\n0.244<\/td>\n$72,200<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manchester-Nashua, NH<\/td>\n1,300<\/td>\n1.111<\/td>\n$78,200<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n0.275<\/td>\n$82,100<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burlington-South Burlington, VT<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n0.983<\/td>\n$81,200<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baton Rouge, LA<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n0.300<\/td>\n$71,500<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n0.112<\/td>\n$87,800<\/td>\n68%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Haven-Milford, CT<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n0.362<\/td>\n$79,800<\/td>\n66%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ann Arbor, MI<\/td>\n1,000<\/td>\n0.538<\/td>\n$68,500<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Orleans-Metairie, LA<\/td>\n1,000<\/td>\n0.167<\/td>\n$70,600<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oklahoma City, OK<\/td>\n1,000<\/td>\n0.147<\/td>\n$72,800<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tulsa, OK<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n0.188<\/td>\n$74,300<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlottesville, VA<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n0.768<\/td>\n$49,500<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n0.240<\/td>\n$67,600<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gainesville, FL<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n0.592<\/td>\n$71,600<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greensboro-High Point, NC<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n0.209<\/td>\n$80,500<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n0.088<\/td>\n$73,300<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n0.144<\/td>\n$90,400<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birmingham-Hoover, AL<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n0.124<\/td>\n$80,900<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erie, PA<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n0.480<\/td>\n$89,100<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n0.158<\/td>\n$84,800<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n0.064<\/td>\n$71,700<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

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