Home·Best of·Most stable US housing markets (least 5-year change) Cities with the smallest absolute 5-year compound annual growth rate — the most stable, lowest-volatility markets.
Stability cuts both ways — these markets neither soared in 2020-2022 nor crashed in 2023-2024. The 5-year CAGR is closest to zero.
Boring is sometimes good: predictable values are easier to budget for, easier to plan retirement around, and easier to underwrite as an investor.
2San Francisco, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 827,52651Stable0.0%abs 5-yr CAGR 3Eureka, CAEureka-Arcata · pop 25,41238Cooling0.1%abs 5-yr CAGR 4Berkeley, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 121,74941Cooling0.2%abs 5-yr CAGR 5El Cerrito, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 26,40941Cooling0.2%abs 5-yr CAGR 6San Leandro, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 86,57138Cooling0.4%abs 5-yr CAGR 8Austin, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 993,58834Cooling0.4%abs 5-yr CAGR 9Daly City, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 101,41848Stable0.4%abs 5-yr CAGR 10Birmingham, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 196,35740Cooling0.4%abs 5-yr CAGR 11Portland, ORPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro · pop 635,74944Cooling0.5%abs 5-yr CAGR 12San Pablo, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 31,56234Cooling0.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 13Alameda, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 78,79544Cooling0.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 14Martinez, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 37,00641Cooling0.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 15Slidell, LANew Orleans-Metairie · pop 28,44039Cooling0.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 16Pittsburg, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 77,13143Cooling0.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 17Beaumont, TXBeaumont-Port Arthur · pop 112,89352Stable0.7%abs 5-yr CAGR 18Santa Monica, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 90,72945Cooling0.7%abs 5-yr CAGR 20Pacifica, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 37,05646Cooling0.8%abs 5-yr CAGR 21Concord, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 124,01644Cooling0.8%abs 5-yr CAGR 22Vallejo, CAVallejo · pop 123,47539Cooling0.9%abs 5-yr CAGR 24Hayward, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 158,44038Cooling0.9%abs 5-yr CAGR 25Hoboken, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 59,14954Stable1.0%abs 5-yr CAGR 26Shreveport, LAShreveport-Bossier City · pop 176,57848Stable1.0%abs 5-yr CAGR 27Richmond, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 115,35337Cooling1.0%abs 5-yr CAGR 28Carlsbad, NMCarlsbad-Artesia · pop 31,99943Cooling1.0%abs 5-yr CAGR 29Antioch, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 118,45345Cooling1.1%abs 5-yr CAGR 30Hercules, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 26,49944Cooling1.1%abs 5-yr CAGR 31Denver, CODenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 729,01941Cooling1.1%abs 5-yr CAGR 32Chico, CAChico · pop 102,91154Stable1.2%abs 5-yr CAGR 33Oakley, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 47,15852Stable1.2%abs 5-yr CAGR 34Bessemer, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 25,07948Stable1.2%abs 5-yr CAGR 35Hollister, CASan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara · pop 45,03354Stable1.3%abs 5-yr CAGR 36Minneapolis, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 428,57959Stable1.3%abs 5-yr CAGR 37Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 31,02751Stable1.3%abs 5-yr CAGR 38San Marcos, TXAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown · pop 74,31645Cooling1.3%abs 5-yr CAGR 40Roswell, NMRoswell · pop 47,17652Stable1.4%abs 5-yr CAGR 42Windsor, CASanta Rosa-Petaluma · pop 25,84650Stable1.5%abs 5-yr CAGR 43Jackson, MSJackson · pop 141,44935Cooling1.5%abs 5-yr CAGR 44Atlanta, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 520,07050Stable1.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 45Seattle, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 780,99551Stable1.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 46East Point, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 38,27041Cooling1.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 47Englewood, CODenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 35,23848Stable1.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 48Clovis, NMClovis · pop 37,55554Stable1.6%abs 5-yr CAGR 49Santa Rosa, CASanta Rosa-Petaluma · pop 177,52449Stable1.6%abs 5-yr CAGR