Most expensive US cities to buy a home

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Cities with the highest median home values nationally (population 25,000+).

These are the priciest markets in the country. Median home values reflect a mix of land scarcity, income concentration, and limited new supply.

High prices don't necessarily mean strong momentum. Some of these markets have been correcting. Check the momentum score and recent YoY column.

1Los Altos, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 30,86467Rising$4,681,519median home+3.6%home YoY
2Saratoga, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 30,48664Rising$4,209,301median home+1.8%home YoY
3Newport Beach, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 82,97078Hot$3,709,420median home+9.0%home YoY
4Palo Alto, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 67,65862Rising$3,683,761median home+1.9%home YoY
5Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 31,02751Stable$3,672,505median home+4.2%home YoY
6Manhattan Beach, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 33,45363Rising$3,260,960median home+5.0%home YoY
7Cupertino, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 58,71065Rising$3,183,398median home+1.8%home YoY
8Menlo Park, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 33,04066Rising$2,867,595median home+5.2%home YoY
9Burlingame, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 30,88564Rising$2,797,065median home+5.3%home YoY
10Los Gatos, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 32,95263Rising$2,705,565median home+1.2%home YoY
11San Carlos, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 29,40362Rising$2,476,617median home+3.0%home YoY
12University Park, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 25,26878Hot$2,461,469median home+6.9%home YoY
13Belmont, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 27,13262Rising$2,359,209median home+2.4%home YoY
14Mercer Island, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 25,30252Stable$2,341,751median home-1.9%home YoY
15Sunnyvale, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 156,79262Rising$2,144,024median home-0.2%home YoY
16Mountain View, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 87,31662Rising$2,029,113median home-0.3%home YoY
17Campbell, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 42,89565Rising$1,977,750median home+1.7%home YoY
18Lafayette, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 25,37149Stable$1,956,403median home-0.4%home YoY
19Encinitas, CASan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad · pop 61,13769Rising$1,931,548median home+1.3%home YoY
20Danville, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 43,41047Cooling$1,915,125median home-4.4%home YoY
21Foster City, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 32,65754Stable$1,908,757median home-0.3%home YoY
22Redwood City, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 82,98256Stable$1,894,827median home+1.3%home YoY
23Santa Barbara, CASanta Maria-Santa Barbara · pop 87,29166Rising$1,854,699median home+1.9%home YoY
24Rancho Palos Verdes, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 40,06454Stable$1,839,441median home-1.2%home YoY
25Santa Clara, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 133,13265Rising$1,766,558median home-1.4%home YoY
26San Clemente, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 62,62769Rising$1,744,315median home+0.6%home YoY
27Dana Point, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 32,58572Rising$1,738,852median home+3.8%home YoY
28South Pasadena, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 25,65665Rising$1,713,186median home+4.6%home YoY
29Santa Monica, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 90,72945Cooling$1,711,898median home-0.3%home YoY
30San Mateo, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 103,00654Stable$1,692,590median home+1.0%home YoY
31Sammamish, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 66,47449Stable$1,638,223median home-5.1%home YoY
32Pleasanton, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 75,66440Cooling$1,595,629median home-8.0%home YoY
33Irvine, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 318,68369Rising$1,566,872median home-1.2%home YoY
34Newton, MABoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 90,70067Rising$1,552,051median home+2.2%home YoY
35Fremont, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 228,19253Stable$1,538,830median home-4.2%home YoY
36San Ramon, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 85,92447Cooling$1,537,480median home-7.0%home YoY
37Coral Gables, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 50,37972Rising$1,530,987median home+1.4%home YoY
38Bellevue, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 154,37755Stable$1,527,243median home-3.3%home YoY
39Redondo Beach, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 68,07561Stable$1,506,935median home+1.7%home YoY
40Laguna Niguel, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 64,18573Rising$1,500,721median home+3.0%home YoY
41Milpitas, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 79,74656Stable$1,488,488median home-2.9%home YoY
42San Jose, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 997,36856Stable$1,452,609median home-2.5%home YoY
43Berkeley, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 121,74941Cooling$1,451,222median home-0.6%home YoY
44Yorba Linda, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 66,48966Rising$1,420,707median home+0.8%home YoY
45Arcadia, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 54,47262Rising$1,420,654median home+2.7%home YoY
46Costa Mesa, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 109,13170Rising$1,416,645median home+3.6%home YoY
47Redmond, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 82,19562Rising$1,408,840median home-3.0%home YoY
48Brentwood, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 45,52569Rising$1,398,755median home+1.2%home YoY
49Fountain Valley, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 56,03672Rising$1,387,373median home+3.0%home YoY
50Goleta, CASanta Maria-Santa Barbara · pop 32,61160Stable$1,384,420median home-1.9%home YoY

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.