Median Home Value by State
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The value of a typical home in America depends enormously on which state it sits in. A median-priced house in Hawaii is worth $839,100. The same middle-of-the-market house in West Virginia is worth $162,600. That is a gap of more than five to one for the identical statistic, and it is the single clearest measure of how unevenly housing costs fall across the country. Below is every state ranked by median home value, using the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
Every state ranked by median home value
| Rank | State | Median home value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $839,100 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $737,100 |
| 3 | California | $734,700 |
| 4 | Washington | $564,600 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $562,100 |
| 6 | Colorado | $539,400 |
| 7 | Utah | $489,400 |
| 8 | Oregon | $477,600 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $454,400 |
| 10 | Nevada | $435,400 |
| 11 | New York | $423,800 |
| 12 | Maryland | $419,900 |
| 13 | Idaho | $418,600 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $404,200 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $402,500 |
| 16 | Arizona | $394,500 |
| 17 | Virginia | $383,700 |
| 18 | Montana | $375,800 |
| 19 | Connecticut | $366,900 |
| 20 | Florida | $359,000 |
| 21 | Alaska | $352,900 |
| 22 | Delaware | $352,000 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $329,300 |
| 24 | Vermont | $316,600 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $309,700 |
| 26 | Georgia | $303,300 |
| 27 | Maine | $296,600 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $288,900 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $286,700 |
| 30 | Texas | $283,800 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $266,500 |
| 32 | Illinois | $263,300 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $259,000 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $257,400 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $254,500 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $249,900 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $248,100 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $238,600 |
| 39 | Michigan | $231,600 |
| 40 | Missouri | $230,300 |
| 41 | Indiana | $218,200 |
| 42 | Kansas | $217,200 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $216,500 |
| 44 | Ohio | $214,800 |
| 45 | Alabama | $209,900 |
| 46 | Iowa | $208,000 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $205,600 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $199,800 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $188,000 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $169,800 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $162,600 |
The expensive states cluster on the coasts and in the mountains
Hawaii sits alone at the top, the product of scarce buildable land on islands with heavy demand. Behind it, the pattern is a familiar one: the West Coast (California, Washington, Oregon), the Northeast corridor (Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York), and the amenity-rich interior West (Colorado, Utah). The District of Columbia, a single city rather than a state, ranks second and reflects big-city prices with no rural counties to pull the median down.
The cheapest states run through the South and Midwest
At the other end, home values stay low across Appalachia, the Deep South, and the Plains. West Virginia ($162,600), Mississippi ($169,800), and Arkansas ($188,000) anchor the bottom. These are also lower-income states, so cheaper homes do not automatically mean easier buying; what matters is the price relative to local wages. We rank that trade-off directly in the most affordable cities to buy a home, and the income side of the ledger in median household income by state.
How to read this number
Median home value here is the midpoint of what owners estimate their homes are worth, as captured by the American Community Survey. It is a stock measure covering all owner-occupied homes, not just those for sale, so it moves more slowly than the asking prices you see on listing sites and tends to run below them. Use it to compare states on a consistent basis, and see the full ranking with a year selector and CSV download at the most expensive home states ranking.
Sources
Figures are median home value for owner-occupied housing units from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, most recent release. Full ranking with historical snapshots: median home value by state.
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Which state has the highest median home value?
Hawaii has the highest median home value of any state at $839,100, followed by California at $734,700. The District of Columbia is higher at $737,100 but is a single city rather than a state.
Which state has the lowest median home value?
West Virginia has the lowest median home value at $162,600, followed by Mississippi ($169,800) and Arkansas ($188,000). These are also lower-income states, so a cheaper home does not necessarily mean an easier purchase relative to local wages.
What does median home value measure?
It is the midpoint of what owners estimate their homes are worth, from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. It covers all owner-occupied homes, not just those listed for sale, so it moves more slowly than asking prices and usually runs below them.
