Which county has the highest median home value?

Pitkin County, Colorado ranks #1 with $500,000+ (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median home value?

Pitkin County, Colorado, New York County, New York, Marin County, California, San Mateo County, California, San Francisco County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,121 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median home value measured?

Median value of owner-occupied homes. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 121 SHOWN OF 3,121

Most expensive homes, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by median home value (1990 ACS owner-occupied units).

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median home value at $500,000 for 1990. Places shown as “$500,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –

3001Stafford County, KSKS4,005$23,900–

3002Nance County, NENE3,290$23,900–

3003Duval County, TXTX9,402$23,700–

3004Carter County, MTMT1,383$23,700–

3005Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649$23,700–

3006Jones County, SDSD913$23,700–

3007Valley County, NENE4,094$23,600–

3008Nelson County, NDND2,963$23,600–

3009Marshall County, SDSD4,426$23,600–

3010Culberson County, TXTX2,267$23,600–

3011Bent County, COCO5,716$23,600–

3012Taylor County, IAIA5,835$23,500–

3013Gogebic County, MIMI14,285$23,500–

3014Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$23,400–

3015Traverse County, MNMN3,130$23,300–

3016Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433$23,300–

3017Hitchcock County, NENE2,467$23,200–

3018McHenry County, NDND5,130$23,200–

3019Deuel County, SDSD4,408$23,200–

3020Alexander County, ILIL4,570$23,200–

3021Dewey County, SDSD5,419$23,100–

3022Borden County, TXTX567$23,100–

3023Gentry County, MOMO6,384$22,900–

3024Turner County, SDSD9,314$22,900–

3025Cochran County, TXTX2,546$22,900–

3026Decatur County, IAIA7,655$22,800–

3027Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$22,700–

3028Wilson County, KSKS8,299$22,700–

3029Linn County, MOMO11,815$22,600–

3030Shelby County, MOMO5,870$22,600–

3031Kidder County, NDND2,393$22,600–

3032Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$22,600–

3033Chase County, KSKS2,572$22,600–

3034LaMoure County, NDND4,135$22,500–

3035Jefferson County, OKOK5,431$22,500–

3036Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$22,500–

3037Tillman County, OKOK6,780$22,400–

3038Briscoe County, TXTX1,474$22,400–

3039Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$22,300–

3040Webster County, NENE3,336$22,300–

3041Harmon County, OKOK2,327$22,300–

3042Arthur County, NENE396$22,200–

3043McCook County, SDSD5,964$22,200–

3044Nuckolls County, NENE4,100$22,100–

3045Hyde County, SDSD1,191$22,100–

3046Day County, SDSD5,484$22,000–

3047Holt County, MOMO4,200$21,900–

3048Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$21,800–

3049Starr County, TXTX66,319$21,700–

3050Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$21,500–

3051Dimmit County, TXTX8,024$21,300–

3052Hall County, TXTX2,737$21,200–

3053Greenwood County, KSKS5,826$21,200–

3054Greer County, OKOK5,373$21,200–

3055Foard County, TXTX1,044$21,000–

3056Harrison County, MOMO8,281$20,900–

3057Putnam County, MOMO4,546$20,900–

3058Sioux County, NDND3,667$20,800–

3059Blaine County, NENE458$20,800–

3060Smith County, KSKS3,566$20,600–

3061Schuyler County, MOMO4,140$20,400–

3062Hughes County, OKOK13,455$20,400–

3063Knox County, MOMO3,728$20,200–

3064Douglas County, SDSD2,888$20,200–

3065McIntosh County, NDND2,451$20,200–

3066Burke County, NDND2,132$20,100–

3067Hanson County, SDSD3,456$20,000–

3068Wayne County, IAIA6,738$20,000–

3069Logan County, NDND1,859$19,900–

3070Prairie County, MTMT1,112$19,700–

3071Mercer County, MOMO3,404$19,600–

3072Furnas County, NENE4,524$19,600–

3073Spink County, SDSD6,155$19,500–

3074Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186$19,400–

3075Jefferson County, NENE7,070$19,400–

3076Faulk County, SDSD2,178$19,400–

3077Greeley County, NENE2,154$19,400–

3078Miner County, SDSD2,281$19,300–

3079Zavala County, TXTX9,037$19,300–

3080Rush County, KSKS2,845$19,300–

3081Woodson County, KSKS3,118$19,300–

3082Wheeler County, NENE789$19,200–

3083King County, TXTX192$19,200–

3084Republic County, KSKS4,640$19,200–

3085Franklin County, NENE2,795$19,100–

3086Clark County, SDSD4,031$19,000–

3087La Salle County, TXTX6,517$18,900–

3088Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321$18,800–

3089Osborne County, KSKS3,285$18,700–

3090Dickens County, TXTX1,692$18,600–

3091Benson County, NDND5,759$18,500–

3092Corson County, SDSD3,781$18,300–

3093Washington County, KSKS5,533$18,300–

3094Hayes County, NENE821$18,100–

3095Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$17,800–

3096Campbell County, SDSD1,377$17,600–

3097Keya Paha County, NENE792$17,500–

3098Boyd County, NENE1,674$17,200–

3099Harding County, NMNM617$17,000–

3100Sullivan County, MOMO5,738$17,000–

3101Lincoln County, KSKS2,861$16,900–

3102Sherman County, NENE2,924$16,800–

3103Apache County, AZAZ64,445$16,600–

3104McDowell County, WVWV16,878$15,100–

3105Mellette County, SDSD2,137$15,000–

3106Elk County, KSKS2,458$15,000–

3107Worth County, MOMO1,914$14,999–

3108Petroleum County, MTMT548$14,999–

3109Pawnee County, NENE2,510$14,999–

3110Sheridan County, NDND1,296$14,999–

3111Slope County, NDND628$14,999–

3112Aurora County, SDSD2,801$14,999–

3113Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$14,999–

3114McPherson County, SDSD2,347$14,999–

3115Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$14,999–

3116Todd County, SDSD8,863$14,999–

3117Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$14,999–

3118Kenedy County, TXTX319$14,999–

3119Loving County, TXTX52$14,999–

3120Jewell County, KSKS2,830$14,999–

3121Loup County, NENE570$14,999–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS