Most Expensive USA Housing Markets

Sunnyvale, California is the most expensive USA housing market among cities with 100,000+ people, with a median home value of $1,801,800 (2020–2024 average).

USA cities ranked by home value

Cities with at least 100,000 residents, ranked by the median value of owner-occupied homes, highest first.

#City State Home value (2020–24) Household income (2020–24) Value to income
1 Sunnyvale California $1,801,800 $186,170 9.7
2 San Mateo California $1,618,700 $153,504 10.5
3 Santa Clara California $1,582,600 $178,958 8.8
4 Berkeley California $1,413,900 $108,092 13.1
5 Fremont California $1,403,800 $181,506 7.7
6 San Francisco California $1,394,500 $140,970 9.9
7 Bellevue Washington $1,340,300 $165,576 8.1
8 Carlsbad California $1,257,000 $142,748 8.8
9 San Jose California $1,233,200 $146,427 8.4
10 Irvine California $1,191,500 $136,719 8.7
11 Costa Mesa California $1,115,100 $111,505 10.0
12 Daly City California $1,115,000 $123,547 9.0
13 Glendale California $1,102,300 $88,393 12.5
14 Huntington Beach California $1,100,000 $120,919 9.1
15 Pasadena California $1,093,300 $105,192 10.4
16 Cambridge Massachusetts $1,092,100 $130,748 8.4
17 Burbank California $1,089,100 $97,082 11.2
18 Torrance California $1,074,700 $116,217 9.2
19 Boulder Colorado $1,039,500 $87,493 11.9
20 Thousand Oaks California $991,600 $135,603 7.3
21 Orange California $945,800 $117,113 8.1
22 Seattle Washington $938,600 $123,860 7.6
23 Oakland California $929,900 $101,600 9.2
24 Los Angeles California $921,200 $81,939 11.2
25 San Diego California $906,700 $108,077 8.4
26 Fullerton California $902,600 $104,286 8.7
27 Arlington Virginia $895,000 $142,114 6.3
28 Hayward California $854,400 $113,318 7.5
29 Honolulu Hawaii $843,400 $86,504 9.7
30 Anaheim California $831,200 $95,227 8.7
31 Ventura California $827,300 $103,069 8.0
32 Simi Valley California $823,800 $122,081 6.7
33 Garden Grove California $814,100 $92,174 8.8
34 Long Beach California $806,600 $87,430 9.2
35 Concord California $797,600 $108,709 7.3
36 Downey California $796,600 $90,699 8.8
37 Inglewood California $792,800 $72,750 10.9
38 Scottsdale Arizona $789,800 $110,886 7.1
39 Santa Clarita California $784,700 $123,062 6.4
40 West Covina California $779,800 $101,065 7.7
41 New York New York $777,600 $80,483 9.7
42 Oceanside California $770,300 $97,737 7.9
43 Chula Vista California $758,700 $108,032 7.0
44 Rancho Cucamonga California $740,200 $111,895 6.6
45 Washington District of Columbia $737,100 $109,870 6.7
46 Alexandria Virginia $735,100 $119,681 6.1
47 Boston Massachusetts $731,700 $97,344 7.5
48 Boca Raton Florida $722,700 $106,273 6.8
49 Bend Oregon $718,400 $96,394 7.5
50 Escondido California $714,500 $91,967 7.8

Data sources: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (released January 29, 2026). Values are 2020–2024 averages; dollar figures are in 2024 dollars. census.gov

Last updated January 29, 2026 Checked monthly, last checked October 3, 2026

Charts

Download any chart as an image or its data as CSV. Source: census.gov.

15 most expensive USA housing markets

15 most expensive USA housing marketsSunnyvale, CASunnyvale, CA: $1,801,800$1,801,800San Mateo, CASan Mateo, CA: $1,618,700$1,618,700Santa Clara, CASanta Clara, CA: $1,582,600$1,582,600Berkeley, CABerkeley, CA: $1,413,900$1,413,900Fremont, CAFremont, CA: $1,403,800$1,403,800San Francisco, CASan Francisco, CA: $1,394,500$1,394,500Bellevue, WABellevue, WA: $1,340,300$1,340,300Carlsbad, CACarlsbad, CA: $1,257,000$1,257,000San Jose, CASan Jose, CA: $1,233,200$1,233,200Irvine, CAIrvine, CA: $1,191,500$1,191,500Costa Mesa, CACosta Mesa, CA: $1,115,100$1,115,100Daly City, CADaly City, CA: $1,115,000$1,115,000Glendale, CAGlendale, CA: $1,102,300$1,102,300Huntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach, CA: $1,100,000$1,100,000Pasadena, CAPasadena, CA: $1,093,300$1,093,300
Median home value, 2020–2024 average, in 2024 dollars. Cities with 100,000+ residents.

15 most affordable USA housing markets

15 most affordable USA housing marketsDetroit, MIDetroit, MI: $83,900$83,900Dayton, OHDayton, OH: $100,600$100,600Cleveland, OHCleveland, OH: $102,000$102,000Jackson, MSJackson, MS: $111,700$111,700Toledo, OHToledo, OH: $114,500$114,500Akron, OHAkron, OH: $122,000$122,000Lansing, MILansing, MI: $128,700$128,700Rockford, ILRockford, IL: $129,000$129,000Syracuse, NYSyracuse, NY: $138,400$138,400Rochester, NYRochester, NY: $139,600$139,600Brownsville, TXBrownsville, TX: $139,900$139,900South Bend, INSouth Bend, IN: $140,400$140,400Evansville, INEvansville, IN: $143,100$143,100Topeka, KSTopeka, KS: $144,200$144,200Peoria, ILPeoria, IL: $156,200$156,200
Median home value, 2020–2024 average, in 2024 dollars. Cities with 100,000+ residents.

15 least affordable USA cities (home value to income)

15 least affordable USA cities (home value to income)Berkeley, CABerkeley, CA: 13.113.1Glendale, CAGlendale, CA: 12.512.5Boulder, COBoulder, CO: 11.911.9Los Angeles, CALos Angeles, CA: 11.211.2Burbank, CABurbank, CA: 11.211.2Inglewood, CAInglewood, CA: 10.910.9San Mateo, CASan Mateo, CA: 10.510.5Pasadena, CAPasadena, CA: 10.410.4El Cajon, CAEl Cajon, CA: 10.110.1Costa Mesa, CACosta Mesa, CA: 10.010.0San Francisco, CASan Francisco, CA: 9.99.9Honolulu, HIHonolulu, HI: 9.79.7Sunnyvale, CASunnyvale, CA: 9.79.7New York, NYNew York, NY: 9.79.7El Monte, CAEl Monte, CA: 9.59.5
Median home value divided by median household income, 2020–2024 average.

Home value vs household income in USA cities

Home value vs household income in USA cities$50k$100k$150k$0k$500k$1M$1.5MBirmingham, AL: $46,051, $158,800Huntsville, AL: $74,714, $293,600Mobile, AL: $53,558, $193,300Montgomery, AL: $56,811, $161,900Tuscaloosa, AL: $51,464, $255,500Anchorage, AK: $103,284, $395,900Buckeye, AZ: $99,486, $419,800Chandler, AZ: $108,095, $507,800Gilbert, AZ: $122,551, $575,100Glendale, AZ: $73,530, $387,500Goodyear, AZ: $103,319, $471,300Mesa, AZ: $82,752, $408,000Peoria, AZ: $95,815, $463,600Phoenix, AZ: $81,332, $420,700San Tan Valley, AZ: $96,713, $410,100Scottsdale, AZ: $110,886, $789,800Surprise, AZ: $96,711, $435,100Tempe, AZ: $79,663, $455,400Tucson, AZ: $57,073, $266,200Yuma, AZ: $65,482, $230,000Little Rock, AR: $63,003, $236,400Anaheim, CA: $95,227, $831,200Antioch, CA: $97,465, $629,700Bakersfield, CA: $80,540, $371,700Berkeley, CA: $108,092, $1,413,900Burbank, CA: $97,082, $1,089,100Carlsbad, CA: $142,748, $1,257,000Chico, CA: $66,977, $468,100Chula Vista, CA: $108,032, $758,700Clovis, CA: $99,241, $482,700Concord, CA: $108,709, $797,600Corona, CA: $109,242, $700,700Costa Mesa, CA: $111,505, $1,115,100Daly City, CA: $123,547, $1,115,000Downey, CA: $90,699, $796,600East Los Angeles, CA: $68,741, $643,100El Cajon, CA: $67,511, $681,700Elk Grove, CA: $125,924, $630,100El Monte, CA: $68,030, $644,000Escondido, CA: $91,967, $714,500Fairfield, CA: $101,895, $624,300Fontana, CA: $102,821, $586,800Fremont, CA: $181,506, $1,403,800Fresno, CA: $70,991, $374,800Fullerton, CA: $104,286, $902,600Garden Grove, CA: $92,174, $814,100Glendale, CA: $88,393, $1,102,300Hayward, CA: $113,318, $854,400Hesperia, CA: $72,160, $409,000Huntington Beach, CA: $120,919, $1,100,000Inglewood, CA: $72,750, $792,800Irvine, CA: $136,719, $1,191,500Jurupa Valley, CA: $97,550, $574,600Lancaster, CA: $81,511, $446,600Long Beach, CA: $87,430, $806,600Los Angeles, CA: $81,939, $921,200Menifee, CA: $93,454, $537,300Modesto, CA: $79,891, $442,700Moreno Valley, CA: $93,222, $503,700Murrieta, CA: $114,081, $639,800Oakland, CA: $101,600, $929,900Oceanside, CA: $97,737, $770,300Ontario, CA: $88,941, $607,600Orange, CA: $117,113, $945,800Oxnard, CA: $96,212, $652,700Palmdale, CA: $81,770, $471,000Pasadena, CA: $105,192, $1,093,300Pomona, CA: $79,479, $593,800Rancho Cucamonga, CA: $111,895, $740,200Rialto, CA: $88,857, $487,900Richmond, CA: $95,391, $668,200Riverside, CA: $91,045, $584,800Roseville, CA: $119,288, $661,400Sacramento, CA: $87,321, $506,300Salinas, CA: $91,908, $654,100San Bernardino, CA: $67,415, $422,300Ventura, CA: $103,069, $827,300San Diego, CA: $108,077, $906,700San Francisco, CA: $140,970, $1,394,500San Jose, CA: $146,427, $1,233,200San Mateo, CA: $153,504, $1,618,700Santa Ana, CA: $93,999, $713,000Santa Clara, CA: $178,958, $1,582,600Santa Clarita, CA: $123,062, $784,700Santa Maria, CA: $84,746, $531,700Santa Rosa, CA: $99,060, $713,900Simi Valley, CA: $122,081, $823,800Stockton, CA: $79,907, $440,900Sunnyvale, CA: $186,170, $1,801,800Temecula, CA: $121,063, $679,700Thousand Oaks, CA: $135,603, $991,600Torrance, CA: $116,217, $1,074,700Vacaville, CA: $111,126, $620,900Vallejo, CA: $90,171, $589,500Victorville, CA: $74,410, $385,600Visalia, CA: $81,989, $371,500West Covina, CA: $101,065, $779,800Arvada, CO: $117,348, $632,600Aurora, CO: $88,368, $469,100Boulder, CO: $87,493, $1,039,500Centennial, CO: $131,928, $658,100Colorado Springs, CO: $84,818, $452,600Denver, CO: $94,718, $616,000Fort Collins, CO: $85,070, $577,900Greeley, CO: $69,881, $402,500Highlands Ranch, CO: $159,307, $712,700Lakewood, CO: $89,792, $574,400Pueblo, CO: $56,664, $247,200Thornton, CO: $103,088, $517,500Westminster, CO: $100,272, $532,400Bridgeport, CT: $58,685, $274,900Hartford, CT: $46,411, $228,600New Haven, CT: $56,851, $287,100Stamford, CT: $111,586, $624,400Waterbury, CT: $51,886, $208,500Washington, DC: $109,870, $737,100Boca Raton, FL: $106,273, $722,700Brandon, FL: $79,685, $339,000Cape Coral, FL: $78,104, $373,500Clearwater, FL: $66,381, $361,300Coral Springs, FL: $93,602, $545,400Davie, FL: $87,250, $462,900Fort Lauderdale, FL: $83,130, $486,700Gainesville, FL: $46,195, $247,500Hialeah, FL: $55,594, $392,000Hollywood, FL: $67,203, $410,600Jacksonville, FL: $69,872, $293,700Lakeland, FL: $64,185, $249,400Lehigh Acres, FL: $66,890, $292,400Miami, FL: $62,462, $518,100Miami Gardens, FL: $63,627, $378,500Miramar, FL: $89,125, $462,700Orlando, FL: $72,336, $394,100Palm Bay, FL: $72,614, $283,200Pembroke Pines, FL: $85,104, $439,500Pompano Beach, FL: $67,195, $349,300Port St. Lucie, FL: $80,648, $369,200Riverview, FL: $100,438, $384,200St. Petersburg, FL: $75,192, $371,100Spring Hill, FL: $68,432, $288,500Tallahassee, FL: $57,409, $294,400Tampa, FL: $75,475, $420,400West Palm Beach, FL: $73,446, $414,200Athens-Clarke County, GA: $52,974, $299,200Atlanta, GA: $85,652, $439,600Augusta-Richmond County, GA: $55,485, $178,400Columbus, GA: $58,073, $193,900Macon-Bibb County, GA: $51,234, $174,500Sandy Springs, GA: $104,340, $619,800Savannah, GA: $57,137, $248,900South Fulton, GA: $82,324, $309,800Honolulu, HI: $86,504, $843,400Boise City, ID: $83,904, $484,800Meridian, ID: $100,795, $531,600Nampa, ID: $74,279, $370,800Aurora, IL: $93,633, $274,800Chicago, IL: $77,902, $334,100Elgin, IL: $90,282, $273,000Joliet, IL: $92,201, $265,800Naperville, IL: $155,105, $540,200Peoria, IL: $59,410, $156,200Rockford, IL: $54,752, $129,000Springfield, IL: $66,064, $162,100Carmel, IN: $141,505, $486,800Evansville, IN: $53,387, $143,100Fishers, IN: $130,203, $391,000Fort Wayne, IN: $61,422, $188,900Indianapolis, IN: $66,219, $224,800South Bend, IN: $55,786, $140,400Cedar Rapids, IA: $70,424, $187,100Davenport, IA: $66,200, $166,400Des Moines, IA: $65,932, $194,700Kansas City, KS: $62,401, $167,400Olathe, KS: $114,009, $364,700Overland Park, KS: $104,834, $413,600Topeka, KS: $56,956, $144,200Wichita, KS: $64,620, $190,800Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY: $69,479, $293,500Louisville/Jefferson County, KY: $66,849, $233,900Baton Rouge, LA: $49,994, $234,700Lafayette, LA: $61,915, $257,000Metairie, LA: $73,042, $327,500New Orleans, LA: $56,631, $315,700Shreveport, LA: $48,699, $178,900Baltimore, MD: $62,177, $229,600Columbia, MD: $131,490, $497,400Boston, MA: $97,344, $731,700Brockton, MA: $80,115, $437,500Cambridge, MA: $130,748, $1,092,100Lowell, MA: $78,658, $429,200Lynn, MA: $75,043, $510,100New Bedford, MA: $56,981, $357,300Quincy, MA: $98,882, $618,500Springfield, MA: $52,656, $245,000Worcester, MA: $70,102, $374,400Ann Arbor, MI: $82,212, $453,400Dearborn, MI: $65,324, $218,800Detroit, MI: $39,938, $83,900Grand Rapids, MI: $69,108, $244,500Lansing, MI: $54,382, $128,700Sterling Heights, MI: $79,909, $274,300Warren, MI: $64,016, $193,400Minneapolis, MN: $80,846, $362,200Rochester, MN: $89,389, $310,500St. Paul, MN: $73,394, $294,500Jackson, MS: $42,071, $111,700Columbia, MO: $66,498, $284,600Independence, MO: $60,339, $172,900Kansas City, MO: $69,166, $242,900Lee's Summit, MO: $102,531, $340,900St. Louis, MO: $56,160, $197,500Springfield, MO: $49,311, $177,700Billings, MT: $73,712, $343,400Lincoln, NE: $71,867, $264,000Omaha, NE: $73,201, $245,500Enterprise, NV: $98,462, $475,500Henderson, NV: $90,138, $484,900Las Vegas, NV: $73,877, $427,900North Las Vegas, NV: $79,542, $404,400Paradise, NV: $59,190, $384,200Reno, NV: $80,760, $548,300Sparks, NV: $89,056, $483,800Spring Valley, NV: $74,511, $433,800Sunrise Manor, NV: $58,421, $320,000Manchester, NH: $81,007, $365,600Elizabeth, NJ: $66,555, $449,300Jersey City, NJ: $97,710, $566,900Newark, NJ: $52,060, $373,700Paterson, NJ: $55,997, $360,100Albuquerque, NM: $68,317, $291,500Las Cruces, NM: $55,422, $231,700Rio Rancho, NM: $89,596, $310,200Albany, NY: $61,986, $234,700Buffalo, NY: $50,041, $164,200New York, NY: $80,483, $777,600Rochester, NY: $47,213, $139,600Syracuse, NY: $47,819, $138,400Yonkers, NY: $83,549, $501,600Cary, NC: $134,905, $580,200Charlotte, NC: $82,068, $385,700Concord, NC: $86,921, $353,700Durham, NC: $81,619, $392,800Fayetteville, NC: $58,407, $188,000Greensboro, NC: $61,515, $244,800High Point, NC: $64,561, $235,800Raleigh, NC: $85,395, $415,800Wilmington, NC: $66,738, $383,800Winston-Salem, NC: $59,268, $233,800Fargo, ND: $66,998, $281,900Akron, OH: $48,076, $122,000Cincinnati, OH: $52,909, $230,900Cleveland, OH: $40,801, $102,000Columbus, OH: $66,082, $252,900Dayton, OH: $45,247, $100,600Toledo, OH: $49,724, $114,500Broken Arrow, OK: $86,765, $250,400Norman, OK: $67,704, $250,100Oklahoma City, OK: $68,656, $231,300Tulsa, OK: $59,838, $205,300Bend, OR: $96,394, $718,400Eugene, OR: $66,562, $460,400Gresham, OR: $77,795, $458,700Hillsboro, OR: $106,409, $521,100Portland, OR: $90,919, $581,500Salem, OR: $75,487, $416,900Allentown, PA: $55,494, $206,600Philadelphia, PA: $61,953, $243,100Pittsburgh, PA: $65,742, $205,800Providence, RI: $68,119, $362,200Charleston, SC: $92,414, $509,700Columbia, SC: $55,529, $264,300North Charleston, SC: $62,956, $302,200Sioux Falls, SD: $75,970, $292,400Chattanooga, TN: $64,523, $283,200Clarksville, TN: $69,303, $263,600Knoxville, TN: $54,039, $239,700Memphis, TN: $51,736, $169,000Murfreesboro, TN: $80,108, $402,100Nashville-Davidson, TN: $77,371, $413,600Abilene, TX: $62,648, $183,700Allen, TX: $130,901, $464,100Amarillo, TX: $65,912, $196,900Arlington, TX: $75,171, $304,700Austin, TX: $93,658, $555,300Beaumont, TX: $56,997, $166,400Brownsville, TX: $52,130, $139,900Carrollton, TX: $101,396, $381,000College Station, TX: $50,900, $346,700Conroe, TX: $76,206, $309,600Corpus Christi, TX: $67,394, $210,400Dallas, TX: $70,518, $320,700Denton, TX: $76,019, $348,200Edinburg, TX: $59,466, $189,600El Paso, TX: $59,745, $184,500Fort Worth, TX: $79,507, $303,000Frisco, TX: $150,212, $642,100Garland, TX: $76,320, $270,800Grand Prairie, TX: $81,619, $295,500Houston, TX: $64,813, $277,800Irving, TX: $81,830, $315,600Killeen, TX: $60,977, $215,400Laredo, TX: $63,915, $193,500League City, TX: $121,099, $360,000Lewisville, TX: $89,233, $378,500Lubbock, TX: $60,895, $212,400McAllen, TX: $61,579, $190,400McKinney, TX: $124,215, $471,800Mesquite, TX: $72,537, $245,700Midland, TX: $89,585, $319,200New Braunfels, TX: $86,021, $339,400Odessa, TX: $73,472, $223,100Pasadena, TX: $64,927, $209,600Pearland, TX: $118,842, $356,300Plano, TX: $112,253, $465,900Richardson, TX: $98,111, $431,400Round Rock, TX: $99,287, $418,600San Antonio, TX: $65,056, $235,700Sugar Land, TX: $136,217, $430,200The Woodlands, TX: $140,701, $511,700Tyler, TX: $67,486, $235,300Waco, TX: $54,365, $221,700Wichita Falls, TX: $60,177, $156,800Provo, UT: $64,171, $467,200St. George, UT: $76,508, $496,100Salt Lake City, UT: $75,090, $539,500West Jordan, UT: $108,153, $492,500West Valley City, UT: $92,209, $419,100Alexandria, VA: $119,681, $735,100Arlington, VA: $142,114, $895,000Chesapeake, VA: $95,373, $378,400Hampton, VA: $69,621, $245,700Newport News, VA: $69,634, $260,600Norfolk, VA: $66,109, $289,900Richmond, VA: $64,587, $353,000Virginia Beach, VA: $92,968, $382,500Bellevue, WA: $165,576, $1,340,300Everett, WA: $83,512, $565,300Kent, WA: $92,302, $587,800Renton, WA: $100,432, $672,600Seattle, WA: $123,860, $938,600Spokane, WA: $70,064, $363,500Spokane Valley, WA: $74,042, $382,300Tacoma, WA: $85,884, $479,600Vancouver, WA: $81,338, $462,400Green Bay, WI: $66,206, $207,200Madison, WI: $78,050, $372,900Milwaukee, WI: $54,234, $184,000Median household incomeMedian home value
Each dot is a city with 100,000+ residents. 2020–2024 average.

USA Home Values: Key Facts

What is the most expensive housing market in the USA?

Sunnyvale, California, at $1,801,800. San Mateo ($1,618,700) and Santa Clara ($1,582,600) follow.

What is the most affordable large city for homes?

Detroit, Michigan, with a median home value of $83,900.

How many USA cities have a median home value over $1 million?

19 cities with 100,000+ residents.

Where are homes least affordable compared with income?

Berkeley, California, where the median home costs 13.1 times the median household income.

Which state has the most expensive housing markets?

California, with 37 of the 50 most expensive cities.

Among USA cities with at least 100,000 residents. All figures are 2020–2024 averages, in 2024 dollars.

How we compiled this ranking

We take every city, town and census-designated place with at least 100,000 residents and rank them by median value of owner-occupied homes, as estimated by homeowners.

Value to income divides the median home value by the median household income. A higher number means homes are harder to afford on a typical local income.

How often this page is updated

Survey estimates are released once a year, usually in December or January. We rebuild this ranking when they come out and check the page monthly in between.