U.S. Trends in Urban Expansion

Elena IrwinOhio State University

Prepared for Plenary Session 2: “Urban Sprawl, A Remaining Challenge,” OECD GREEN GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2016

November 9-10, 2016

New Single Family Residential Housing by Decade, 1950-2014

Data source: Corelogic

Data source: Corelogic

Reference Map for Urban Sprawl AnalysisNew Single Family Housing Outside Urban Areas in Large US Metros (> 1

Million), 1996-2014

Count of New Single Family Housing in Large U.S. Metros

by Distance from Urbanized Area Boundary

Data sources: U.S. Census, Corelogic

Time period

% Total New Housing Outside

Urban Area or Urban Cluster

1996-2000 21%2001-2005 46%2006-2009 55%2010-2014 58%

2000 Urban Area and Urban Cluster boundaries held

constant over all time periods

Proportion of New Single Family Housing in Large U.S. Metros

by Distance from Urbanized Area Boundary

Data sources: U.S. Census, Corelogic

Time period

% Total New Housing Outside

Urban Area or Urban Cluster

1996-2000 21%2001-2005 46%2006-2009 55%2010-2014 58%

2000 Urban Area and Urban Cluster boundaries held

constant over all time periods