Very interesting.
Rank Metropolitan area Zoning Restrictiveness Index score
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2.05
2 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 2.01
3 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1.81
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1.6
5 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1.44
6 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1.27
7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 1.2
8 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 1.14
9 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 1.14
10 Springfield, MA 1.01
Here's the link to the article and Report:
https://evictionlab.org/zoning-restrictiveness-index/