Riverside Park Capital lends exclusively in the Top 200 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas — the most liquid and financeable real estate markets in the country. Rural counties, low-population markets, and illiquid secondary locations are not eligible. Lending in these markets ensures strong exit liquidity and consistent underwriting performance.
| Rank | MSA | Population Growth | Rent Growth | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 2.3% | 6.6% | 9.2 |
| 2 | Austin, TX | 2.4% | 6.4% | 9.1 |
| 3 | Atlanta, GA | 2.4% | 6.2% | 9.1 |
| 4 | Charlotte, NC | 2.2% | 6.2% | 9.1 |
| 5 | Nashville, TN | 2.5% | 6.2% | 9.1 |
| 6 | Phoenix, AZ | 2.4% | 6.7% | 9.0 |
| 7 | Raleigh, NC | 2.3% | 6.7% | 9.0 |
| 8 | Tampa, FL | 2.5% | 6.2% | 8.9 |
| 9 | Jacksonville, FL | 2.2% | 6.2% | 8.9 |
| 10 | Orlando, FL | 2.2% | 6.3% | 9.0 |
| 11 | Houston, TX | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8.9 |
| 12 | San Antonio, TX | 2.1% | 6.1% | 8.8 |
| 13 | Salt Lake City, UT | 2.2% | 6.1% | 8.8 |
| 14 | Denver, CO | 2.2% | 6.1% | 8.8 |
| 15 | Boise, ID | 2.3% | 6.0% | 8.8 |
| 16 | Columbus, OH | 2.2% | 6.4% | 8.7 |
| 17 | Indianapolis, IN | 2.1% | 6.4% | 8.7 |
| 18 | Kansas City, MO | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8.6 |
| 19 | Las Vegas, NV | 2.2% | 5.8% | 8.6 |
| 20 | Oklahoma City, OK | 2.3% | 6.1% | 8.6 |
| 21 | Cincinnati, OH | 2.1% | 6.2% | 8.6 |
| 22 | Birmingham, AL | 2.2% | 6.0% | 8.6 |
| 23 | Greenville, SC | 2.3% | 6.0% | 8.5 |
| 24 | Knoxville, TN | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8.5 |
| 25 | Richmond, VA | 2.3% | 6.2% | 8.5 |
| 26 | Charleston, SC | 2.1% | 6.0% | 8.4 |
| 27 | Memphis, TN | 2.1% | 5.7% | 8.3 |
| 28 | Louisville, KY | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8.3 |
| 29 | Tucson, AZ | 2.0% | 5.8% | 8.3 |
| 30 | Albuquerque, NM | 1.9% | 5.8% | 8.3 |
| 31 | Omaha, NE | 2.2% | 6.0% | 8.3 |
| 32 | Des Moines, IA | 1.9% | 5.7% | 8.3 |
| 33 | Reno, NV | 2.2% | 6.1% | 8.2 |
| 34 | Spokane, WA | 1.9% | 5.6% | 8.1 |
| 35 | St. Louis, MO | 2.0% | 5.8% | 8.1 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1.8% | 5.7% | 8.1 |
| 37 | Cleveland, OH | 2.0% | 6.0% | 8.1 |
| 38 | Philadelphia, PA | 2.0% | 5.7% | 8.1 |
| 39 | Baltimore, MD | 1.8% | 5.9% | 8.0 |
| 40 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 2.1% | 5.8% | 8.0 |
| 41 | Sacramento, CA | 1.9% | 5.4% | 7.9 |
| 42 | Portland, OR | 1.7% | 5.3% | 7.9 |
| 43 | Seattle, WA | 1.8% | 5.5% | 7.9 |
| 44 | Detroit, MI | 1.7% | 5.3% | 7.8 |
| 45 | Milwaukee, WI | 1.8% | 5.2% | 7.8 |
| 46 | Boston, MA | 1.9% | 5.3% | 7.8 |
| 47 | Washington, DC | 1.8% | 5.4% | 7.7 |
| 48 | Miami, FL | 2.0% | 5.7% | 7.7 |
| 49 | Chicago, IL | 1.8% | 5.2% | 7.7 |
| 50 | Los Angeles, CA | 1.7% | 5.3% | 7.6 |
| 51 | Provo-Orem, UT | 1.7% | 5.1% | 7.7 |
| 52 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 1.8% | 5.1% | 7.7 |
| 53 | Lakeland, FL | 1.6% | 5.3% | 7.6 |
| 54 | North Port-Sarasota, FL | 1.9% | 5.4% | 7.6 |
| 55 | Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL | 1.7% | 5.1% | 7.5 |
| 56 | Pensacola, FL | 1.7% | 5.4% | 7.5 |
| 57 | Tallahassee, FL | 1.6% | 5.4% | 7.4 |
| 58 | Gainesville, FL | 1.9% | 5.4% | 7.5 |
| 59 | Ocala, FL | 1.8% | 5.0% | 7.4 |
| 60 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 1.6% | 4.9% | 7.4 |
| 61 | Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL | 1.6% | 5.0% | 7.3 |
| 62 | Naples, FL | 1.8% | 5.1% | 7.3 |
| 63 | Athens, GA | 1.8% | 5.4% | 7.3 |
| 64 | Augusta, GA | 1.5% | 4.9% | 7.2 |
| 65 | Savannah, GA | 1.5% | 5.1% | 7.2 |
| 66 | Columbus, GA | 1.8% | 5.0% | 7.2 |
| 67 | Macon, GA | 1.7% | 4.8% | 7.2 |
| 68 | Greensboro, NC | 1.8% | 5.2% | 7.1 |
| 69 | Winston-Salem, NC | 1.6% | 4.8% | 7.1 |
| 70 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1.5% | 5.1% | 7.1 |
| 71 | Asheville, NC | 1.5% | 4.9% | 7.1 |
| 72 | Wilmington, NC | 1.6% | 4.7% | 7.0 |
| 73 | Fayetteville, NC | 1.4% | 5.1% | 6.9 |
| 74 | Hickory, NC | 1.4% | 5.0% | 7.0 |
| 75 | Columbia, SC | 1.6% | 4.7% | 6.9 |
| 76 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1.3% | 4.5% | 6.9 |
| 77 | Spartanburg, SC | 1.5% | 4.8% | 6.9 |
| 78 | Florence, SC | 1.4% | 5.0% | 6.8 |
| 79 | Chattanooga, TN | 1.3% | 4.6% | 6.8 |
| 80 | Clarksville, TN | 1.3% | 4.8% | 6.7 |
| 81 | Johnson City, TN | 1.4% | 4.5% | 6.7 |
| 82 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1.4% | 4.6% | 6.7 |
| 83 | Mobile, AL | 1.6% | 4.6% | 6.7 |
| 84 | Huntsville, AL | 1.4% | 4.6% | 6.7 |
| 85 | Montgomery, AL | 1.2% | 4.6% | 6.6 |
| 86 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1.2% | 4.8% | 6.5 |
| 87 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1.4% | 4.7% | 6.5 |
| 88 | Daphne-Fairhope, AL | 1.3% | 4.5% | 6.5 |
| 89 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1.5% | 4.3% | 6.5 |
| 90 | Bowling Green, KY | 1.2% | 4.4% | 6.4 |
| 91 | Owensboro, KY | 1.3% | 4.5% | 6.4 |
| 92 | Little Rock, AR | 1.5% | 4.4% | 6.4 |
| 93 | Fayetteville-Springdale, AR | 1.3% | 4.4% | 6.3 |
| 94 | Jackson, MS | 1.3% | 4.4% | 6.3 |
| 95 | Hattiesburg, MS | 1.4% | 4.5% | 6.3 |
| 96 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1.4% | 4.2% | 6.3 |
| 97 | New Orleans, LA | 1.4% | 4.5% | 6.2 |
| 98 | Baton Rouge, LA | 1.1% | 4.3% | 6.1 |
| 99 | Lafayette, LA | 1.1% | 4.0% | 6.1 |
| 100 | Shreveport-Bossier, LA | 1.3% | 4.5% | 6.1 |
| 101 | Lake Charles, LA | 1.3% | 4.3% | 6.0 |
| 102 | Tulsa, OK | 1.3% | 4.5% | 6.0 |
| 103 | Lawton, OK | 1.4% | 4.1% | 6.0 |
| 104 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1.4% | 4.4% | 6.0 |
| 105 | Springfield, MO | 1.1% | 4.2% | 5.9 |
| 106 | Joplin, MO | 1.0% | 4.0% | 5.9 |
| 107 | Columbia, MO | 0.9% | 4.1% | 5.9 |
| 108 | Jefferson City, MO | 0.9% | 4.0% | 5.9 |
| 109 | St. Joseph, MO | 1.1% | 3.8% | 5.8 |
| 110 | Wichita, KS | 1.2% | 4.3% | 5.9 |
| 111 | Topeka, KS | 1.0% | 3.7% | 5.7 |
| 112 | Lawrence, KS | 1.0% | 3.8% | 5.8 |
| 113 | Manhattan, KS | 1.2% | 4.2% | 5.7 |
| 114 | Lincoln, NE | 0.9% | 4.2% | 5.7 |
| 115 | Sioux Falls, SD | 1.1% | 3.7% | 5.7 |
| 116 | Rapid City, SD | 1.1% | 3.9% | 5.6 |
| 117 | Fargo, ND | 1.2% | 4.0% | 5.5 |
| 118 | Bismarck, ND | 0.8% | 4.1% | 5.6 |
| 119 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1.1% | 3.8% | 5.5 |
| 120 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1.0% | 4.1% | 5.5 |
| 121 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 0.8% | 3.8% | 5.4 |
| 122 | Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | 0.8% | 3.6% | 5.4 |
| 123 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 0.8% | 3.6% | 5.4 |
| 124 | Iowa City, IA | 1.0% | 3.6% | 5.3 |
| 125 | Ames, IA | 0.8% | 3.6% | 5.3 |
| 126 | Dubuque, IA | 0.8% | 3.4% | 5.3 |
| 127 | Madison, WI | 0.9% | 3.5% | 5.3 |
| 128 | Green Bay, WI | 1.0% | 3.4% | 5.2 |
| 129 | Appleton, WI | 0.8% | 3.6% | 5.2 |
| 130 | Eau Claire, WI | 0.8% | 3.6% | 5.2 |
| 131 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 1.0% | 3.5% | 5.2 |
| 132 | Sheboygan, WI | 0.9% | 3.6% | 5.2 |
| 133 | Wausau, WI | 0.7% | 3.2% | 5.1 |
| 134 | La Crosse, WI-MN | 0.6% | 3.6% | 5.0 |
| 135 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | 0.6% | 3.2% | 5.0 |
| 136 | Racine, WI | 0.9% | 3.5% | 5.0 |
| 137 | Duluth, MN-WI | 0.7% | 3.3% | 4.9 |
| 138 | Rochester, MN | 0.6% | 3.4% | 4.9 |
| 139 | St. Cloud, MN | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.9 |
| 140 | Mankato, MN | 0.6% | 3.6% | 4.9 |
| 141 | Grand Rapids, MI | 0.7% | 3.0% | 4.8 |
| 142 | Lansing, MI | 0.7% | 3.3% | 4.8 |
| 143 | Ann Arbor, MI | 0.7% | 3.0% | 4.7 |
| 144 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 0.5% | 3.2% | 4.7 |
| 145 | Battle Creek, MI | 0.5% | 3.1% | 4.7 |
| 146 | Saginaw, MI | 0.7% | 3.2% | 4.7 |
| 147 | Flint, MI | 0.7% | 3.3% | 4.7 |
| 148 | Bay City, MI | 0.6% | 3.1% | 4.7 |
| 149 | Jackson, MI | 0.5% | 3.3% | 4.6 |
| 150 | Muskegon, MI | 0.4% | 3.3% | 4.6 |
| 151 | Niles, MI | 0.6% | 3.2% | 4.6 |
| 152 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 0.4% | 3.1% | 4.5 |
| 153 | Fort Wayne, IN | 0.7% | 3.2% | 4.5 |
| 154 | Evansville, IN-KY | 0.6% | 3.3% | 4.5 |
| 155 | Bloomington, IN | 0.6% | 2.9% | 4.4 |
| 156 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 0.4% | 2.9% | 4.3 |
| 157 | Terre Haute, IN | 0.7% | 3.0% | 4.3 |
| 158 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 0.6% | 3.1% | 4.3 |
| 159 | Kokomo, IN | 0.3% | 3.1% | 4.3 |
| 160 | Muncie, IN | 0.5% | 2.9% | 4.3 |
| 161 | Anderson, IN | 0.3% | 3.0% | 4.2 |
| 162 | Toledo, OH | 0.3% | 2.7% | 4.2 |
| 163 | Akron, OH | 0.3% | 3.0% | 4.2 |
| 164 | Dayton, OH | 0.4% | 2.7% | 4.2 |
| 165 | Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA | 0.5% | 3.0% | 4.1 |
| 166 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 0.5% | 2.5% | 4.1 |
| 167 | Lima, OH | 0.3% | 2.9% | 4.0 |
| 168 | Mansfield, OH | 0.4% | 2.4% | 4.0 |
| 169 | Springfield, OH | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.9 |
| 170 | Erie, PA | 0.4% | 2.6% | 4.0 |
| 171 | Reading, PA | 0.3% | 2.6% | 3.9 |
| 172 | Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ | 0.5% | 2.5% | 3.8 |
| 173 | Lancaster, PA | 0.5% | 2.3% | 3.9 |
| 174 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 0.4% | 2.9% | 3.8 |
| 175 | Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA | 0.2% | 2.4% | 3.8 |
| 176 | York-Hanover, PA | 0.2% | 2.6% | 3.8 |
| 177 | State College, PA | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.7 |
| 178 | Williamsport, PA | 0.4% | 2.5% | 3.6 |
| 179 | Altoona, PA | 0.3% | 2.3% | 3.7 |
| 180 | Johnstown, PA | 0.2% | 2.2% | 3.7 |
| 181 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 0.2% | 2.4% | 3.5 |
| 182 | Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 0.1% | 2.3% | 3.5 |
| 183 | Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA | 0.3% | 2.1% | 3.5 |
| 184 | Gettysburg, PA | 0.3% | 2.1% | 3.5 |
| 185 | Lebanon, PA | 0.3% | 2.6% | 3.5 |
| 186 | Pittsfield, MA | 0.1% | 2.3% | 3.4 |
| 187 | Springfield, MA | 0.2% | 2.2% | 3.5 |
| 188 | Worcester, MA-CT | 0.1% | 2.0% | 3.4 |
| 189 | Hartford, CT | 0.3% | 2.1% | 3.3 |
| 190 | New Haven, CT | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.4 |
| 191 | Bridgeport-Stamford, CT | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.3 |
| 192 | Norwich-New London, CT | 0.3% | 2.4% | 3.3 |
| 193 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 0.2% | 2.4% | 3.2 |
| 194 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | 0.2% | 1.9% | 3.2 |
| 195 | Portland-South Portland, ME | 0.0% | 2.3% | 3.2 |
| 196 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 0.0% | 1.8% | 3.1 |
| 197 | Bangor, ME | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.1 |
| 198 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.0 |
| 199 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.1 |
| 200 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 0.0% | 1.9% | 3.0 |
Source: Riverside Park Capital (Q2 2026) — https://www.riversidepark.capital/top-200-msas-cre-lending. Data may be cited or embedded with attribution.
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