Which metro area has the lowest median year built?

Pottsville, PA ranks #1 with 1940 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median year built?

Pottsville, PA, Amsterdam, NY, Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, Houghton, MI, Sunbury, PA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is median year built measured?

Median year that housing structures were built. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN YEAR BUILTVS 1990

501Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951976+1%

502Lubbock, TXTX368,43119760%

503Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951976+1%

504Madison, WIWI709,6851976+1%

505Cadillac, MIMI49,71919760%

506Lynchburg, VAVA269,16919760%

507Longview, TXTX297,31519760%

508Helena, MTMT97,15319760%

509Columbus, GAGA324,83019760%

510Oxford, ALAL115,83419760%

511Chico, CACA209,21119760%

512Big Rapids, MIMI42,32019760%

513Garden City, KSKS37,50519760%

514Corsicana, TXTX57,18119760%

515Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49719760%

516Forest City, NCNC65,74519760%

517Forrest City, ARAR21,80019760%

518Martin, TNTN33,26119760%

519Moscow, IDID41,8421976+1%

520Newberry, SCSC39,56119760%

521Rock Springs, WYWY41,26719760%

522Spearfish, SDSD29,4591976+1%

523Gettysburg, PAPA107,5941976+1%

524Santa Rosa, CACA486,44419760%

525Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9381976+1%

526Athens, OHOH63,1971976+1%

527Baraboo, WIWI66,6521976+1%

528Bonham, TXTX39,2651976+1%

529Cedartown, GAGA45,51419760%

530Clearlake, CACA67,77219760%

531Cody, WYWY31,17119760%

532McMinnville, TNTN43,71719760%

533Stevens Point, WIWI71,94319760%

534Stillwater, OKOK83,88919760%

535Grenada, MSMS30,22219760%

536Chattanooga, TNTN594,53019760%

537Houma, LALA199,66819760%

538Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81319760%

539Appleton, WIWI249,8761976+1%

540Frankfort, KYKY77,87419760%

541Danville, KYKY56,98519760%

542Portland, OROR2,542,2821976+1%

543Monroe, LALA222,39019760%

544Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27319760%

545Idaho Falls, IDID173,85119760%

546Jackson, TNTN184,56919760%

547Washington, DCDC6,465,72419770%

548Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21319770%

549Wenatchee, WAWA128,4141977+1%

550Victoria, TXTX99,86419770%

551Lake Charles, LALA244,6551977+1%

552Blacksburg, VAVA181,61619770%

553Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5531977+1%

554Bismarck, NDND139,75019770%

555Gainesville, TXTX44,46119770%

556Bloomington, ILIL171,4191977+1%

557Gallipolis, OHOH29,07219770%

558Holland, MIMI123,1881977+1%

559Jacksonville, TXTX53,33719770%

560Natchitoches, LALA36,08919770%

561Newport, OROR50,63619770%

562North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23319770%

563Red Bluff, CACA64,66519770%

564Shelby, NCNC103,32519770%

565Silver City, NMNM27,25219770%

566Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09919770%

567Marion, NCNC45,19819770%

568San Diego, CACA3,282,24819770%

569Alexandria, MNMN40,12019770%

570Menomonie, WIWI46,2231977+1%

571Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06319770%

572Texarkana, TXTX146,81619770%

573Richmond, VAVA1,389,33819770%

574Hagerstown, MDMD315,2801977+1%

575Brainerd, MNMN100,56219770%

576Dothan, ALAL156,26619770%

577Iowa City, IAIA182,7111977+1%

578Johnson City, TNTN216,41619770%

579Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7661978+1%

580Midland, TXTX193,13919780%

581Yuba City, CACA187,47819780%

582Salem, OROR445,81419780%

583Rapid City, SDSD156,93419780%

584Talladega, ALAL91,76419780%

585Glasgow, KYKY56,2241978+1%

586McComb, MSMS52,64019780%

587Fresno, CACA1,203,38319780%

588Missoula, MTMT128,69819780%

589LaGrange, GAGA107,0971978+1%

590Paris, TXTX63,31919780%

591Farmington, MOMO67,80919780%

592Fayetteville, TNTN36,8531978+1%

593Gaffney, SCSC58,27519780%

594Waynesville, NCNC63,3691978+1%

595Crescent City, CACA26,41019780%

596Del Rio, TXTX47,83519780%

597Fort Payne, ALAL74,08519780%

598Laurinburg, NCNC33,32219780%

599Lufkin, TXTX88,15419780%

600Magnolia, ARAR21,8941978+1%

601Moses Lake, WAWA105,7271978+1%

602Mountain Home, IDID29,46519780%

603Palestine, TXTX59,80519780%

604Safford, AZAZ40,15719780%

605Scottsboro, ALAL54,28119780%

606Sonora, CACA53,16019780%

607Tahlequah, OKOK49,19619780%

608Taos, NMNM34,56419780%

609Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21919780%

610Cullman, ALAL94,00919780%

611Redding, CACA181,64819780%

612Visalia, CACA485,14619780%

613Americus, GAGA33,39419780%

614Angola, ININ34,7991978+1%

615Columbus, MSMS67,14419780%

616Murray, KYKY39,4211978+1%

617Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831978+1%

618Miami, FLFL6,391,07219780%

619Albany, GAGA145,51019780%

620Salisbury, MDMD131,8721978+1%

621Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6381978+1%

622Denver, COCO3,092,03719780%

623Fort Smith, ARAR234,14019780%

624Jefferson City, MOMO152,71219780%

625Harrison, ARAR45,65419780%

626Spartanburg, SCSC407,6561978+1%

627Fargo, NDND269,52819780%

628Laurel, MSMS82,28119790%

629Kennewick, WAWA324,33419790%

630Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37719790%

631Vidalia, GAGA36,18019790%

632Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07619790%

633Breckenridge, COCO39,06919790%

634Bloomington, ININ165,2311979+1%

635Hickory, NCNC376,89019790%

636West Plains, MOMO40,79819790%

637Bemidji, MNMN47,05519790%

638Gallup, NMNM68,11919790%

639Española, NMNM39,83219790%

640Greeneville, TNTN73,8311979+1%

641Henderson, NCNC42,63819790%

642Juneau city and, AKAK31,60919790%

643Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9141979+1%

644Moultrie, GAGA47,4381979+1%

645Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6911979+1%

646Ozark, ALAL49,91219790%

647Paragould, ARAR47,41119790%

648Paris, TNTN32,89619790%

649Port Angeles, WAWA78,20219790%

650Rolla, MOMO45,2471979+1%

651Ruston, LALA48,36019790%

652Wilson, NCNC81,15019790%

653Grants Pass, OROR87,86719790%

654Hot Springs, ARAR99,69519790%

655Modesto, CACA557,71919790%

656Stockton, CACA823,8151979+1%

657Vallejo, CACA455,37619790%

658Alexander City, ALAL40,9531979+1%

659Bainbridge, GAGA29,43219790%

660Batesville, ARAR38,78519790%

661Brenham, TXTX38,28819790%

662Brevard, NCNC34,21119790%

663Brookings, OROR22,62119790%

664Cañon City, COCO50,0391979+1%

665Key West, FLFL80,40619790%

666Petoskey, MIMI33,7751979+1%

667El Paso, TXTX881,29119790%

668Lafayette, LALA423,75819790%

669Hailey, IDID32,43619790%

670Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121979+1%

671Pikeville, KYKY89,12219790%

672Tupelo, MSMS133,16719790%

673Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15519790%

674St. Cloud, MNMN205,85419790%

675Eufaula, ALAL26,86119790%

676Sacramento, CACA2,477,27419790%

677Athens, TNTN71,59019790%

678Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20619790%

679Knoxville, TNTN968,1371979+1%

680Tullahoma, TNTN69,3391979+1%

681Cleveland, TNTN134,05719800%

682Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48619800%

683Durant, OKOK51,36719800%

684Easton, MDMD38,2381980+1%

685Boulder, COCO328,56019800%

686Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031980+1%

687Mountain Home, ARAR42,98219800%

688Ruidoso, NMNM19,84419800%

689Vernal, UTUT38,27819800%

690Washington, NCNC44,6701980+1%

691Winchester, TNTN45,5791980+1%

692Bakersfield, CACA927,06819800%

693Fairbanks, AKAK93,97219800%

694Merced, CACA297,26019800%

695Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9751980+1%

696San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36719800%

697Sumter, SCSC105,06719800%

698Albertville, ALAL103,53719800%

699Arcadia, FLFL37,07819800%

700Brookhaven, MSMS35,0121980+1%

701Calhoun, GAGA61,70119800%

702Lewisburg, TNTN38,0711980+1%

703Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03519800%

704Orangeburg, SCSC83,17719800%

705Thomasville, GAGA72,9581980+1%

706Tifton, GAGA51,23719800%

707Greensboro, NCNC805,9451980+1%

708Evanston, WYWY23,41519800%

709Decatur, ALAL160,32619800%

710Logan, UTUT160,8891980+1%

711Dublin, GAGA60,35119800%

712Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66619800%

713Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45119800%

714Lexington, KYKY535,1741980+1%

715Morristown, TNTN128,86719810%

716Florence, SCSC201,3921981+1%

717Jonesboro, ARAR139,44019810%

718Montgomery, ALAL388,7471981+1%

719Asheville, NCNC422,3451981+1%

720Baton Rouge, LALA888,69919810%

721Traverse City, MIMI156,97219810%

722Kahului, HIHI160,67419810%

723Bellingham, WAWA236,3921981+1%

724Bremerton, WAWA283,37419810%

725Burlington, NCNC186,1771981+1%

726Carson, NVNV58,57119810%

727Deming, NMNM25,40719810%

728DeRidder, LALA36,67319810%

729Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2011981+1%

730Enterprise, ALAL56,95319810%

731Goldsboro, NCNC122,2781981+1%

732Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08319810%

733Lebanon, MOMO36,94319810%

734Palatka, FLFL77,73419810%

735Payson, AZAZ53,80119810%

736Somerset, KYKY67,38419810%

737Stephenville, TXTX43,9111981+1%

738Toccoa, GAGA27,8541981+1%

739Troy, ALAL33,68819810%

740Truckee, CACA101,91119810%

741El Centro, CACA181,4111981+1%

742Grand Junction, COCO162,84519810%

743Lawrence, KSKS120,9201981+1%

744Medford, OROR221,7951981+1%

745Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33219810%

746Tyler, TXTX252,54919810%

747Alamogordo, NMNM70,3681981+1%

748Boone, NCNC54,78619810%

749Milledgeville, GAGA44,02919810%

750Sanford, NCNC70,25819810%

751Jackson, MSMS609,8471981+1%

752Cookeville, TNTN152,47719810%

753Augusta, GAGA641,23119810%

754Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971981+1%

755Albuquerque, NMNM925,27919810%

756Springfield, MOMO500,6941981+1%

757Winchester, VAVA152,3321981+1%

758Tampa, FLFL3,418,89519820%

759Anchorage, AKAK405,82119820%

760Little Rock, ARAR777,6071982+1%

761Greenville, SCSC1,014,1011982+1%

762Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4281982+1%

763Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5271982+1%

764Hilo, HIHI210,04319820%

765Kalispell, MTMT115,4291982+1%

766Kapaa, HIHI73,40019820%

767Kerrville, TXTX54,03719820%

768Lumberton, NCNC119,9411982+1%

769Newport, TNTN37,8891982+1%

770Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701982+1%

771East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17919820%

772Farmington, NMNM120,34019820%

773Hanford, CACA154,3271982+1%

774Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68519820%

775Cordele, GAGA19,2371982+1%

776Nantucket, MAMA14,7581982+1%

777Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45919820%

778Okeechobee, FLFL42,60819820%

779Colorado Springs, COCO781,79619820%

780Columbia, MOMO219,0621982+1%

781Houston, TXTX7,904,62719820%

782Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0141982+1%

783Savannah, GAGA438,3141982+1%

784Rexburg, IDID69,3801982+1%

785Columbia, SCSC879,9181982+1%

786San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401983+1%

787Starkville, MSMS62,0631983+1%

788Ogden, UTUT672,7841983+1%

789Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8501983+1%

790Corbin, KYKY150,04019830%

791Durango, COCO56,8981983+1%

792Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80819830%

793Jesup, GAGA32,4811983+1%

794Montrose, COCO44,5911983+1%

795Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571983+1%

796Sandpoint, IDID54,4201983+1%

797Shelton, WAWA71,16519830%

798Athens, TXTX88,59519830%

799Shelbyville, TNTN55,2731983+1%

800Show Low, AZAZ109,94619830%

801Dalton, GAGA147,81919830%

802Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161983+1%

803Douglas, GAGA52,86119830%

804Bowling Green, KYKY197,1801983+1%

805Huntsville, ALAL556,4441983+1%

806Russellville, ARAR84,93219830%

807Athens, GAGA224,1481983+1%

808North Port, FLFL948,15819830%

809New Bern, NCNC127,3581983+1%

810Gulfport, MSMS431,3291984+1%

811Riverside, CACA4,769,00719840%

812Pensacola, FLFL544,9491984+1%

813Durham, NCNC625,4851984+1%

814Brownsville, TXTX433,9461984+1%

815Gillette, WYWY48,14519840%

816Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421984+1%

817Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701984+1%

818Searcy, ARAR80,0851984+1%

819Seneca, SCSC83,7751984+1%

820Fort Collins, COCO377,2921984+1%

821Hammond, LALA141,3461984+1%

822Lacey, WAWA304,2611984+1%

823Palm Bay, FLFL663,98219840%

824Sebring, FLFL111,12219840%

825Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121984+1%

826Dallas, TXTX8,477,1571984+1%

827Richmond, KYKY131,8061984+1%

828Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001985+1%

829Rifle, COCO80,0991985+1%

830Valdosta, GAGA153,2761985+1%

831Gainesville, FLFL359,03619850%

832Panama City, FLFL231,17419850%

833St. Simons, GAGA118,5241985+1%

834Clewiston, FLFL61,54619850%

835Charleston, SCSC889,2631985+1%

836Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421985+1%

837Zapata, TXTX13,75319850%

838Huntsville, TXTX83,84219850%

839Morehead City, NCNC70,46919850%

840Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8231985+1%

841Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071985+1%

842Cornelia, GAGA50,4161985+1%

843Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24519850%

844College Station, TXTX287,4761985+1%

845Elko, NVNV56,68219850%

846Killeen, TXTX511,4971985+1%

847Clarksville, TNTN349,0011985+1%

848Jackson, WYWY36,5871986+1%

849Fallon, NVNV25,8511986+1%

850Dover, DEDE194,7861986+1%

851Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31919860%

852Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3681986+1%

853Lake City, FLFL74,0941986+1%

854Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671986+1%

855Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66619860%

856Jacksonville, NCNC217,1751986+1%

857Lakeland, FLFL874,7901986+1%

858Las Cruces, NMNM229,0911986+1%

859Pinehurst, NCNC110,6191986+1%

860Picayune, MSMS59,3631986+1%

861Deltona, FLFL746,93319860%

862Lexington Park, MDMD211,1761986+1%

863Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301987+1%

864Warner Robins, GAGA208,0911987+1%

865Reno, NVNV578,7341987+1%

866Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15419870%

867Crestview, FLFL315,0981987+1%

868Bozeman, MTMT128,7401987+1%

869Edwards, COCO54,2911987+1%

870Seaford, DEDE277,1401987+1%

871Greeley, COCO378,4261987+1%

872Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21219870%

873Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9121987+1%

874Statesboro, GAGA97,9771987+1%

875Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72119870%

876Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821988+1%

877Granbury, TXTX70,50119880%

878Nogales, AZAZ50,0201988+1%

879Yuma, AZAZ224,4491988+1%

880Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1371988+1%

881Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381988+1%

882Oxford, MSMS71,9721988+1%

883Heber, UTUT81,6551989+1%

884Wilmington, NCNC492,7721989+1%

885Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721989+1%

886Crossville, TNTN66,3001989+1%

887Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8641989+1%

888Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521989+1%

889Sebastian, FLFL172,7991989+1%

890Slidell, LALA279,1081989+1%

891Austin, TXTX2,620,9451989+1%

892Auburn, ALAL208,0131989+1%

893Fayetteville, ARAR622,1771990+1%

894Boise City, IDID864,2431990+1%

895Provo, UTUT773,4261990+1%

896Cape Coral, FLFL875,6071990+1%

897Jefferson, GAGA99,2651990+1%

898Sevierville, TNTN101,3421990+1%

899Gainesville, GAGA226,5681990+1%

900Greenville, NCNC182,9361990+1%

901Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1021990+1%

902Laredo, TXTX281,2241990+1%

903Ocala, FLFL442,6601990+1%

904Bend, OROR266,3761990+1%

905Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9661991+1%

906McAllen, TXTX921,5491991+1%

907Hinesville, GAGA91,8701991+1%

908Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5511991+1%

909Branson, MOMO57,0011991+1%

910Cedar City, UTUT67,1411991+1%

911Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201992+1%

912Pahrump, NVNV57,3361992+1%

913Naples, FLFL417,1311992+1%

914Kingsland, GAGA60,14319920%

915Daphne, ALAL267,7611993+1%

916Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261994+1%

917The Villages, FLFL157,7721995+1%

918St. George, UTUT213,6701995+1%

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