{"id":86190,"date":"2026-06-23T05:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=86190"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:20:51","slug":"most-competitive-housing-markets-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/most-competitive-housing-markets-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Suburbs and the Bay Area Are This Spring\u2019s Most Competitive Housing Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>More than half of homes are selling above asking price in Newark, San Francisco, San Jose and Nassau County, making them the most competitive markets in the nation. The AI boom is leading to bidding wars in the Bay Area, and in the Northeast, many metros are seller\u2019s markets.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>The least competitive markets are in Florida and Texas, where less than 10% of homes are selling above asking price. In those seller\u2019s markets, demand has failed to keep up with supply.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>Nationwide, about one-quarter of homes are selling above asking price, indicating bidding wars. Most homes are selling below asking price, signaling that buyers have the power.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homebuyers are battling for homes in New York City suburbs and the Bay Area, pushing up prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly three in five (57.6%) homes in Newark, NJ, sold above their original asking price in May, the highest share of the 50 most populous U.S. metros.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bay Area followed closely behind, with 57.3% of homes in San Francisco and 53.2% in San Jose selling above asking. Nassau County, NY rounds out the four metro areas where more than half of homes that sold in May went for above asking price (51.6%). A third Bay Area metro, Oakland, is number five, with 46% of homes selling over asking price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All in all, six of the 10 most competitive U.S. housing markets are in the Northeast, and three are in the Bay Area. Milwaukee, where 42.6% of homes are selling above asking price, is also in the top 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><b>Top 10 Most Competitive Housing Markets<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measured by share of homes sold above asking price, out of 50 most populous U.S. metro areas<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>U.S. metro area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes sold above original list price<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes sold above original list price, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newark, NJ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.5 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.6 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.7 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nassau County, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oakland, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providence, RI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.0 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montgomery County, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston, MA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AI boom is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/san-francisco-luxury-home-prices-chatgpt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">driving fierce homebuying demand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and competition in the Bay Area; employees of AI companies are collecting big salaries and bonuses, and many of them are putting it toward real estate. San Jose and San Francisco <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/rising-rates-stall-housing-market-momentum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">led the nation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in home-sale growth in May, with both metros posting double-digit annual increases, and prices in San Francisco are growing faster than anywhere else in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newark and Nassau County (Long Island) are suburbs of New York City, and New Brunswick, NJ is further flung, but still within commuting distance. Three other East Coast metros rank among the top 10, too: Providence, RI (43.8%), Montgomery County, PA (43.6%), and Boston (42.1%). Buyers are bidding prices up in those places because most of them are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-may-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seller\u2019s markets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Newark, Nassau County, Providence, Montgomery County, New Brunswick and San Francisco are six of just seven seller\u2019s markets in the U.S., and Boston is a balanced market. When there are more homebuyers than sellers, homes are more likely to sell over asking price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City suburbs are perennially popular because they\u2019re in proximity to one of the biggest job centers in the country, and homes are typically less expensive than they are in Manhattan. It\u2019s also difficult to build new homes in New York City suburbs due to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furmancenter.org\/publication\/ending-exclusionary-zoning-in-new-york-city8217s-suburbs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tight regulations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can push prices up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Nationwide, This Is the Least Competitive Springtime Since 2020<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bay Area and the Northeast are bucking the national trend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly one-quarter (25.8%) of U.S. homes that sold in May went for above their original asking price. That\u2019s the lowest May share since 2020, when the housing market was reeling from the start of the pandemic. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-w8lXO\" style=\"min-height: 418px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/w8lXO\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-w8lXO\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/w8lXO\/full.png\" alt=\"Just One-Quarter of Homes Are Selling Above List Price (Column Chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the flip side, more than half (55%) of homes sold <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">below <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their asking price in May. The remainder sold at asking price. This is according to a Redfin analysis of MLS data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most home sellers are getting less money than they want because of today\u2019s strong buyer\u2019s market. There are hundreds of thousands <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-may-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more home sellers than buyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the U.S. because high mortgage rates, stubbornly high home prices and widespread <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/mortage-rates-still-risk-of-rising-strait-hormuz-still-closed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">economic uncertainty<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are pushing many would-be buyers to the sidelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>That means many of the house hunters who <\/b><b><i>are <\/i><\/b><b>in the market can negotiate price reductions and seller concessions.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With total inventory at its highest level since 2020 on a seasonally adjusted basis, buyers have more options and less urgency to compete aggressively for any single listing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuyers know they have the power, and they\u2019re using it,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/juancastrohomes.com\/\">Juan Castro<\/a>, a Redfin Premier agent in Orlando, FL. \u201cBuyers are asking for closing cost credits, mortgage-rate buydowns, and lower prices to get the deal done. Sometimes they complete the inspection, find something minor, and negotiate aggressively before agreeing to close the deal. I\u2019ve seen buyers ask for a completely new roof because it\u2019s missing three shingles, and I\u2019ve seen buyers ask for a $10,000 repair credit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>In Florida, Fewer Than 1 in 10 Homes Sell Above Asking Price\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida and Texas metros generally have a much lower share of homes selling above asking price than the national average, signaling softer competition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fewer than 10% of homes sold above asking in West Palm Beach, FL (6.6%), Miami (7.4%), San Antonio (8.5%), Austin, TX (9.1%), Houston (9.1%), Orlando (9.4%) and Tampa, FL (9.9%). Those are all among the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-may-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strongest buyer\u2019s markets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country, with more than twice as many buyers as sellers in Miami, Austin and Houston. When there are many more sellers than buyers, house hunters typically don\u2019t need to compete for homes; that means homes are more likely to sell <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asking price than <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asking price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply is strong in these places because many of them have seen a surge in new construction, but those listings are piling up as the increasing frequency of natural disasters, rising insurance and HOA costs and the end of the remote-work era weakens demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><b>Metro-Level Summary: Competition for Home Listings, May 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 most populous U.S. metro areas<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data is seasonally adjusted<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>U.S. metro area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes sold ABOVE original list price<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes sold ABOVE original list price, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes sold BELOW original list price<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes sold BELOW original list price, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaheim, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.0 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">71.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston, MA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.5 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">69.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.2 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.6 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.8 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.2 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.7 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.0 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Worth, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">73.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis, IN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.1 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">72.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.6 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.8 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">71.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.8 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.6 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.1 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.1 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.0 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montgomery County, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.9 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">64.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.6 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nassau County, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.3 pts.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.4 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