Cost/Pricing
Housing Shortage by State 2026
Housing Shortage As % Of Housing Units
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State | Housing Unit Shortage 2023↓ | Housing Shortage As % Of Housing Units 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | California | 2,210,280 | 15% |
 | New York | 962,650 | 11.2% |
 | Florida | 486,211 | 4.7% |
 | Washington | 247,642 | 7.4% |
 | Massachusetts | 193,622 | 6.4% |
 | Colorado | 182,047 | 6.9% |
 | Texas | 163,119 | 1.3% |
 | Arizona | 138,295 | 4.3% |
 | New Jersey | 131,906 | 3.5% |
 | Oregon | 125,329 | 6.7% |
 | North Carolina | 107,792 | 2.2% |
 | Hawaii | 103,201 | 18% |
 | Georgia | 81,092 | 1.8% |
 | Nevada | 81,013 | 6% |
 | Virginia | 79,606 | 2.1% |
 | Tennessee | 72,475 | 2.3% |
 | Utah | 67,737 | 5.4% |
 | Maryland | 45,282 | 1.8% |
 | Idaho | 44,525 | 5.5% |
 | South Carolina | 43,063 | 1.7% |
 | Pennsylvania | 39,280 | 0.7% |
 | Montana | 32,703 | 6.1% |
 | District of Columbia | 31,839 | 8.7% |
 | Illinois | 28,713 | 0.5% |
 | Connecticut | 28,490 | 1.8% |
 | Louisiana | 23,172 | 1.1% |
 | Minnesota | 23,146 | 0.9% |
 | Wisconsin | 20,416 | 0.7% |
 | New Mexico | 18,273 | 1.9% |
 | Michigan | 17,701 | 0.4% |
 | Ohio | 17,268 | 0.3% |
 | Rhode Island | 16,942 | 3.5% |
 | Alabama | 13,175 | 0.6% |
 | Maine | 12,994 | 1.7% |
 | New Hampshire | 12,104 | 1.9% |
 | Delaware | 11,111 | 2.4% |
 | Kentucky | 11,065 | 0.5% |
 | Wyoming | 10,291 | 3.7% |
 | Indiana | 9,909 | 0.3% |
 | Missouri | 9,889 | 0.3% |
 | Arkansas | 8,251 | 0.6% |
 | Oklahoma | 5,765 | 0.3% |
 | Mississippi | 5,495 | 0.4% |
 | Kansas | 4,191 | 0.3% |
 | Vermont | 4,004 | 1.2% |
 | Alaska | 3,717 | 1.1% |
 | South Dakota | 3,632 | 0.9% |
 | Iowa | 3,126 | 0.2% |
 | Nebraska | 3,079 | 0.4% |
 | North Dakota | 1,909 | 0.5% |
 | West Virginia | 1,460 | 0.2% |
