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Ranking · U.S. Census Bureau

Ranking: typical home value by state

52 states ranked from highest to lowest. The highest is Hawaii ($839,100) and the lowest Puerto Rico ($131,500); the United States figure is $332,700. It compares housing costs, nothing more: it says nothing about quality of life.

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    United States
    $332,700
    Average 2020–2024
    Highest: Hawaii
    $839,100
    152% above the U.S.
    Lowest: Puerto Rico
    $131,500
    60% below the U.S.

    American Community Survey · Average 2020–2024 Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates

    How it spreads across the states

    In short

    What the ranking says

    The 5 highest are Hawaii ($839,100), District of Columbia ($737,100), California ($734,700), Washington ($564,600) and Massachusetts ($562,100).

    The 5 lowest are Puerto Rico ($131,500), West Virginia ($162,600), Mississippi ($169,800), Arkansas ($188,000) and Oklahoma ($199,800).

    The biggest gap between two consecutive places is between no. 3, California ($734,700), and no. 4, Washington ($564,600).

    No two states share a figure: the 52 places are all distinct.

    The highest

    1. 1. Hawaii $839,100+152.2%
    2. 2. District of Columbia $737,100+121.6%
    3. 3. California $734,700+120.8%

    The lowest

    1. 52. Puerto Rico $131,500−60.5%
    2. 51. West Virginia $162,600−51.1%
    3. 50. Mississippi $169,800−49.0%
    Typical home value by state, highest to lowest · Average 2020–2024
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    The states, highest first

    United States: $332,700

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    American Community Survey · Average 2020–2024 Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates

    The counties at each end

    Among the 3201 counties with data, the 20 highest and the 20 lowest. Tap a county to open its page.

    The highest

    1. 1 Teton CountyWyoming $1,633,900
    2. 2 Nantucket CountyMassachusetts $1,593,800
    3. 3 San Mateo CountyCalifornia $1,559,600
    4. 4 Marin CountyCalifornia $1,507,300
    5. 5 Santa Clara CountyCalifornia $1,490,600
    6. 6 San Francisco CountyCalifornia $1,394,500
    7. 7 Dukes CountyMassachusetts $1,165,800
    8. 8 Pitkin CountyColorado $1,139,100
    9. 9 New York CountyNew York $1,090,500
    10. 10 Alameda CountyCalifornia $1,090,100
    11. 11 Summit CountyUtah $1,067,700
    12. 12 City of Falls ChurchVirginia $1,055,600
    13. 13 Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia $1,027,500
    14. 14 Orange CountyCalifornia $962,600
    15. 15 Summit CountyColorado $939,900
    16. 16 Kings CountyNew York $905,000
    17. 17 Maui CountyHawaii $904,700
    18. 18 Honolulu CountyHawaii $897,500
    19. 19 Arlington CountyVirginia $895,000
    20. 20 Kauai CountyHawaii $873,200

    The lowest

    1. 2013 McDowell CountyWest Virginia $50,000
    2. 2012 Oglala Lakota CountySouth Dakota $52,900
    3. 2011 Cochran CountyTexas $53,200
    4. 2010 Todd CountySouth Dakota $53,900
    5. 2009 Cottle CountyTexas $59,300
    6. 2008 Alexander CountyIllinois $59,800
    7. 2007 Apache CountyArizona $63,700
    8. 2006 Hudspeth CountyTexas $64,000
    9. 2005 Jewell CountyKansas $64,600
    10. 2004 Dickens CountyTexas $65,300
    11. 2003 Chautauqua CountyKansas $65,500
    12. 2002 Warren CountyGeorgia $67,100
    13. 2001 Letcher CountyKentucky $67,400
    14. 2000 Stanton CountyKansas $67,800
    15. 1999 Elk CountyKansas $68,500
    16. 1998 Taliaferro CountyGeorgia $68,900
    17. 1997 Leslie CountyKentucky $69,000
    18. 1996= Quitman CountyMississippi $69,600
    19. 1996= Dewey CountySouth Dakota $69,600
    20. 1996= Comanche CountyKansas $69,600

    How it changed over the last year

    This page uses a single date of the figure. For the recent change another source helps: Zillow's home value index (ZHVI) compares September 2026 with 12 months earlier.

    It rose in 39 states and fell in 11, out of 51 with data.

    Where it rose most: New York (+5.6%), Alaska (+5.3%) and Illinois (+5.3%).

    Where it fell most: Nevada (−1.6%), Texas (−1.4%) and Colorado (−1.3%).

    Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), September 2026.

    What it means for your family

    Your state's typical value gives an idea of the prices you will see when you look for a home, but every county is different. With your county's value you can work out how much down payment and what income you would need.

    What to do with this figure

    How to read this ranking

    1. 1A cost ranking is not a quality-of-life ranking: a high or low value says nothing about what living in a place is like.
    2. 2Ties share a rank. When many places share the minimum (the FHA floor), they appear with the same rank.
    3. 3The difference from the United States compares with the national figure from the same source and date.
    4. It is what owners believe their home is worth, not a sale price. It usually sits below the prices of homes selling today.
    5. It averages five years of survey, not this month’s prices. Use it to compare places, not to appraise a home.
    6. In small counties the margin of error is large; we mark those numbers as approximate or leave them out.