Top 20 Metro Areas by Foreclosure Rate in 3Q
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sept. 16: A bank owned sign is seen in front of a foreclosed home in Miami. (AFP)
Here is a list of the top 20 U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest foreclosure rates from July through September. The ratio shows, for example, that one out of every 25 households in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., received a foreclosure notice during this period.
Rate rank / Ratio of foreclosures to households in state / Total properties with filings
1 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. 1:25 32,288
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}2 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. 1:35 10,352
3 Modesto, Calif. 1:36 4,825
4 Stockton, Calif. 1:39 5,925
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}5 Merced, Calif. 1:40 2,072
6 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. 1:41 35,863
7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. 1:41 58,624
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}8 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. 1:44 39,199
9 Bakersfield, Calif. 1:44 6,135
10 Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif. 1:45 3,364
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}11 Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla. 1:47 19,171
12 Reno-Sparks, Nev. 1:50 3,637
13 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif. 1:50 17,108
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}14 Boise City-Nampa, Idaho 1:52 4,624
15 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla. 1:53 4,708
16 Fresno, Calif. 1:58 5,314
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}17 Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 1:60 2,313
18 Naples-Marco Island, Fla. 1:60 3,237
19 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla. 1:61 4,381
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}20 Lakeland, Fla. 1:61 4,568
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SOURCE: RealtyTrac