Job growth, population growth, rent growth, rising rents, rising or steady occupancy are all great to look for.

Get a 5 year outlook on Employment, Population, Industry makeup, Age Group, various other factors.

Cities have the most population and the most people who need to be housed.

I forget where I read this (and so can't be 100% sure of it's accuracy), but the article said that the entire population of the WORLD (not just the US) could fit in a space the size of the state of Connecticut. 

It lists all the cities within the country over 100k in population and is ordered by median home value.

I believe some of our pros are the job and population growth.

The thing Boise has going for it is population influx... and long term prospects are strong.

Our population growth has increased by 27% in the last 10 years.

LOCATION.There are a host of subset variables to consider as well like, population growth and migration rates, job growth, the economic base, median income, rent rates etc. 

We have some of the strongest rents, appreciation, and growth of the population in the entire country.