TABLE 1

Substantial Portions of Land are Reserved Exclusively For Single-Family Housing in Cities Across the U.S.

Share of residential land by zoning specification

“Multi-family housing” is defined by having four or more units. Data sample includes 20 large cities with populations between 500,000 and one million residents.
Source: Bronin, S., Markley, S., Fader, A., and Derickson, E. 2026. National Zoning Atlas [dataset]. Get the dataDownload image