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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most expensive homes, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas ranked by median home value (1990 ACS owner-occupied units). Nantucket, MA leads at $294,300. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 13 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –
USUnited States248,709,873$93,722
01Nantucket, MAMA14,758$294,300
02San Jose, CACA1,984,473$285,724
03Honolulu, HIHI988,703$281,500
04San Francisco, CACA4,630,041$265,602
05Santa Cruz, CACA258,852$255,400
06Santa Maria, CACA442,065$249,200
07Oxnard, CACA830,851$243,500
08Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441$229,466
09New York, NYNY20,112,448$216,751
10San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367$213,200
11Rifle, COCO80,099$212,599
12Santa Rosa, CACA486,444$200,600
13Kahului, HIHI160,674$199,600
14Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219$197,400
15Salinas, CACA433,729$196,300
16San Diego, CACA3,282,248$186,200
17Napa, CACA132,949$182,600
18Boston, MAMA5,034,221$174,711
19Kapaa, HIHI73,400$170,200
20Washington, DCDC6,465,724$163,491
21Barnstable, MAMA233,539$162,500
22Truckee, CACA101,911$154,400
23Key West, FLFL80,406$147,800
24Vallejo, CACA455,376$147,200
25Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377$144,860
26Worcester, MAMA888,502$139,600
27Manchester, NHNH433,415$137,100
28Trenton, NJNJ399,289$136,700
29Sacramento, CACA2,477,274$136,697
30Providence, RIRI1,708,161$135,813
31Edwards, COCO54,291$135,200
32Amherst, MAMA164,065$134,700
33Riverside, CACA4,769,007$133,157
34Los Alamos, NMNM19,407$127,700
35Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$124,051
36Ukiah, CACA88,122$123,500
37Modesto, CACA557,719$123,000
38Springfield, MAMA464,338$122,500
39Sonora, CACA53,160$122,400
40Naples, FLFL417,131$121,400
41Stockton, CACA823,815$120,500
42Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154$119,833
43Lexington Park, MDMD211,176$119,192
44Bishop, CACA18,158$118,500
45Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808$117,800
46Concord, NHNH158,078$117,500
47Easton, MDMD38,238$117,000
48East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179$116,900
49Portland, MEME577,635$115,068
50Kingston, NYNY183,330$114,700
51Pittsfield, MAMA128,224$114,500
52Jackson, WYWY36,587$114,100
53Greenfield, MAMA70,698$114,000
54Juneau city and, AKAK31,609$114,000
55Laconia, NHNH65,147$113,400
56Hilo, HIHI210,043$111,400
57Keene, NHNH78,269$111,000
58Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$110,400
59Burlington, VTVT227,803$109,091
60Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245$108,300
61Reno, NVNV578,734$108,262
62Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047$107,303
63Anchorage, AKAK405,821$104,117
64Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$103,600
65Hudson, NYNY60,168$103,500
66Allentown, PAPA887,615$103,308
67Chicago, ILIL9,434,123$102,556
68Boulder, COCO328,560$102,300
69Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$102,200
70Albany, NYNY915,835$101,887
71Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966$101,682
72Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118$101,127
73Hailey, IDID32,436$100,579
74Carson, NVNV58,571$98,900
75Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781$98,425
76Lebanon, NHNH224,500$98,066
77Bennington, VTVT36,630$97,700
78Brattleboro, VTVT45,204$97,100
79Breckenridge, COCO39,069$96,816
80Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214$95,500
81Clearlake, CACA67,772$95,400
82Ithaca, NYNY104,047$94,700
83Miami, FLFL6,391,072$94,071
84Chico, CACA209,211$94,000
85Rutland, VTVT59,653$94,000
86Heber, UTUT81,655$92,974
87Monticello, NYNY80,586$92,700
88Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226$92,700
89Charlottesville, VAVA228,597$92,353
90Redding, CACA181,648$91,000
91Bellingham, WAWA236,392$90,400
92Merced, CACA297,260$90,100
93Lancaster, PAPA563,159$89,300
94Barre, VTVT59,652$89,300
95Bremerton, WAWA283,374$89,100
96Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$89,000
97Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721$88,835
98Eureka, CACA131,647$88,500
99Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720$88,281
100Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$87,200
101Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182$86,971
102Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295$86,953
103Lewiston, MEME116,487$86,400
104Denver, COCO3,092,037$86,204
105Crescent City, CACA26,410$86,100
106Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213$85,391
107Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$85,300
108Durango, COCO56,898$85,200
109Rochester, NYNY1,056,149$84,802
110Durham, NCNC625,485$84,077
111Fort Collins, COCO377,292$84,000
112Cape Coral, FLFL875,607$83,700
113Fallon, NVNV25,851$83,600
114North Port, FLFL948,158$83,483
115Fresno, CACA1,203,383$83,138
116Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938$83,073
117Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459$83,000
118Brookings, OROR22,621$82,900
119Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368$82,600
120Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083$82,600
121Bakersfield, CACA927,068$82,400
122Winchester, VAVA152,332$81,776
123Albuquerque, NMNM925,279$81,433
124Colorado Springs, COCO781,796$81,343
125Orlando, FLFL2,957,672$81,128
126Dover, DEDE194,786$81,000
127Reading, PAPA440,072$80,900
128Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975$80,800
129Glens Falls, NYNY124,373$80,389
130Seaford, DEDE277,140$80,200
131Elko, NVNV56,682$80,087
132Yuba City, CACA187,478$80,021
133Lacey, WAWA304,261$79,800
134Pinehurst, NCNC110,619$79,500
135Augusta, MEME129,067$79,500
136York, PAPA473,197$79,400
137Gettysburg, PAPA107,594$79,000
138Port Angeles, WAWA78,202$78,700
139St. George, UTUT213,670$78,300
140Sebastian, FLFL172,799$77,900
141Binghamton, NYNY243,189$77,652
142Hagerstown, MDMD315,280$77,481
143Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155$77,350
144Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$77,325
145Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451$77,118
146Hood River, OROR23,720$76,700
147Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685$76,500
148Syracuse, NYNY652,273$76,477
149Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212$76,400
150Gainesville, GAGA226,568$76,300
151Harrisburg, PAPA617,427$76,118
152Richmond, VAVA1,389,338$76,102
153Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$75,500
154Slidell, LALA279,108$75,500
155Nashville, TNTN2,197,416$75,225
156Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$75,000
157Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$74,900
158State College, PAPA157,393$74,900
159Medford, OROR221,795$74,800
160Austin, TXTX2,620,945$74,785
161Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$74,600
162Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010$74,438
163Grants Pass, OROR87,867$74,400
164Granbury, TXTX70,501$73,700
165Vineland, NJNJ157,148$73,600
166Visalia, CACA485,146$73,400
167Huntsville, ALAL556,444$73,031
168Pahrump, NVNV57,336$72,900
169Corvallis, OROR97,728$72,900
170Madison, WIWI709,685$72,753
171Morehead City, NCNC70,469$72,600
172Brevard, NCNC34,211$72,600
173Portland, OROR2,542,282$72,565
174Boone, NCNC54,786$72,200
175El Centro, CACA181,411$72,100
176Charleston, SCSC889,263$72,031
177Taos, NMNM34,564$71,700
178Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775$71,612
179Nogales, AZAZ50,020$71,500
180Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653$71,484
181Deltona, FLFL746,933$71,198
182Ogden, UTUT672,784$71,100
183Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$70,931
184Iowa City, IAIA182,711$70,872
185Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$70,698
186Rock Springs, WYWY41,267$70,500
187Lebanon, PAPA146,380$70,500
188Chambersburg, PAPA160,652$70,400
189Shelton, WAWA71,165$70,400
190Hanford, CACA154,327$70,400
191Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377$70,336
192Columbus, OHOH2,242,028$70,293
193Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830$70,085
194Greensboro, NCNC805,945$70,026
195Bozeman, MTMT128,740$69,900
196Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858$69,573
197Wilmington, NCNC492,772$69,386
198Provo, UTUT773,426$69,317
199Susanville, CACA28,117$69,300
200Cheyenne, WYWY102,938$69,200
201Lexington, KYKY535,174$69,127
202Newport, OROR50,636$69,100
203Gillette, WYWY48,145$68,900
204Bangor, MEME157,967$68,900
205Red Bluff, CACA64,665$68,800
206Columbia, SCSC879,918$68,769
207Whitewater, WIWI106,127$68,700
208Athens, GAGA224,148$68,621
209Utica, NYNY285,611$68,563
210New Orleans, LALA970,849$68,524
211Bend, OROR266,376$68,515
212Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$68,338
213Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$68,200
214Cambridge, MDMD33,628$68,200
215Faribault, MNMN69,939$68,000
216Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500$67,762
217Kerrville, TXTX54,037$67,500
218Greeley, COCO378,426$67,500
219Lawrence, KSKS120,920$67,500
220Oneonta, NYNY60,589$67,500
221Staunton, VAVA129,692$67,474
222St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421$67,390
223Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$67,200
224Laramie, WYWY38,558$67,100
225Monroe, MIMI156,004$67,000
226Asheville, NCNC422,345$66,985
227Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$66,900
228Crestview, FLFL315,098$66,688
229Salisbury, MDMD131,872$66,497
230Dayton, OHOH826,554$66,480
231Detroit, MIMI4,390,913$66,400
232Kingsland, GAGA60,143$66,400
233Tallahassee, FLFL397,442$66,059
234Cortland, NYNY45,850$66,000
235Roanoke, VAVA316,547$65,992
236Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$65,900
237Sandusky, OHOH112,777$65,805
238Batavia, NYNY58,416$65,600
239Wooster, OHOH116,758$65,600
240Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645$65,527
241Eugene, OROR381,584$65,500
242Bloomington, ILIL171,419$65,400
243Cody, WYWY31,171$65,400
244Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138$65,200
245Petoskey, MIMI33,775$64,700
246Fargo, NDND269,528$64,674
247Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682$64,656
248Missoula, MTMT128,698$64,603
249Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$64,600
250Kenosha, WIWI168,448$64,600
251Champaign, ILIL239,979$64,530
252Greenville, NCNC182,936$64,500
253Logan, UTUT160,889$64,463
254Burlington, NCNC186,177$64,400
255Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864$64,300
256Daphne, ALAL267,761$64,300
257Kalispell, MTMT115,429$64,200
258Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695$64,184
259Lansing, MIMI479,722$63,739
260Red Wing, MNMN48,195$63,700
261Yuma, AZAZ224,449$63,700
262Moscow, IDID41,842$63,600
263Appleton, WIWI249,876$63,567
264Racine, WIWI198,919$63,500
265Kennewick, WAWA324,334$63,402
266Bloomington, ININ165,231$63,397
267Rochester, MNMN231,184$63,392
268Cedar City, UTUT67,141$63,300
269Boise City, IDID864,243$63,204
270Findlay, OHOH75,034$63,200
271Traverse City, MIMI156,972$63,033
272Brigham City, UTUT70,405$63,009
273Baton Rouge, LALA888,699$62,836
274Savannah, GAGA438,314$62,729
275Gainesville, FLFL359,036$62,698
276Akron, OHOH701,780$62,691
277Houston, TXTX7,904,627$62,634
278Grand Junction, COCO162,845$62,600
279Midland, MIMI83,754$62,600
280Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795$62,500
281Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$62,500
282Memphis, TNTN1,341,412$62,486
283New Bern, NCNC127,358$62,390
284Rexburg, IDID69,380$62,222
285Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$62,200
286Hutchinson, MNMN36,631$62,200
287Bismarck, NDND139,750$62,130
288Sevierville, TNTN101,342$62,100
289Elkhart, ININ208,774$62,100
290Astoria, OROR40,926$62,100
291Lynchburg, VAVA269,169$61,825
292Ocala, FLFL442,660$61,800
293Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$61,769
294Pullman, WAWA48,512$61,600
295Fayetteville, NCNC395,412$61,563
296Amsterdam, NYNY50,046$61,500
297Mankato, MNMN104,907$61,449
298Billings, MTMT193,603$61,405
299Longview, WAWA114,885$61,400
300College Station, TXTX287,476$61,384
301Helena, MTMT97,153$61,303
302Owatonna, MNMN37,464$61,300
303St. Cloud, MNMN205,854$61,239
304Idaho Falls, IDID173,851$61,027
305Lincoln, NENE352,081$60,917
306Celina, OHOH42,737$60,900
307Scranton, PAPA574,418$60,850
308Sandpoint, IDID54,420$60,800
309Sanford, NCNC70,258$60,800
310Augusta, GAGA641,231$60,787
311Rockford, ILIL337,242$60,747
312Lakeland, FLFL874,790$60,700
313Salem, OROR445,814$60,659
314Midland, TXTX193,139$60,489
315Warner Robins, GAGA208,091$60,402
316Angola, ININ34,799$60,400
317Lafayette, ININ228,468$60,334
318Columbia, MOMO219,062$60,187
319Warsaw, ININ80,892$60,100
320Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$60,000
321Great Falls, MTMT85,029$60,000
322Sidney, OHOH48,065$59,900
323Greenville, SCSC1,014,101$59,892
324Montrose, COCO44,591$59,800
325Springfield, ILIL206,033$59,799
326Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$59,700
327Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$59,700
328Watertown, NYNY111,540$59,600
329Toledo, OHOH599,376$59,535
330Auburn, NYNY74,365$59,500
331Montgomery, ALAL388,747$59,446
332Watertown, WIWI86,505$59,400
333Clewiston, FLFL61,546$59,317
334Tyler, TXTX252,549$59,300
335Huntsville, TXTX83,842$59,200
336Holland, MIMI123,188$59,200
337Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$59,200
338Pensacola, FLFL544,949$59,138
339Waynesville, NCNC63,369$59,100
340Green Bay, WIWI336,756$58,883
341Morgantown, WVWV141,995$58,878
342St. Simons, GAGA118,524$58,827
343Auburn, ALAL208,013$58,818
344Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$58,800
345Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$58,782
346Payson, AZAZ53,801$58,600
347Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$58,600
348Farmington, NMNM120,340$58,600
349Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$58,600
350Manhattan, KSKS136,122$58,594
351Panama City, FLFL231,174$58,508
352Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$58,500
353Sebring, FLFL111,122$58,500
354Spokane, WAWA608,012$58,458
355Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766$58,413
356Wilson, NCNC81,150$58,400
357Little Rock, ARAR777,607$58,345
358Dalton, GAGA147,819$58,308
359Mountain Home, IDID29,465$58,200
360Sheridan, WYWY33,241$58,100
361Evanston, WYWY23,415$58,018
362Brenham, TXTX38,288$58,000
363Hinesville, GAGA91,870$57,922
364Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$57,900
365Cañon City, COCO50,039$57,900
366Ames, IAIA128,090$57,723
367Española, NMNM39,832$57,600
368Cornelia, GAGA50,416$57,600
369Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$57,500
370Grand Forks, NDND105,046$57,413
371Knoxville, TNTN968,137$57,369
372Frankfort, KYKY77,874$57,303
373Fremont, OHOH58,655$57,300
374Omaha, NENE1,009,836$57,250
375Jasper, ININ44,016$57,200
376Seneca, SCSC83,775$57,200
377Columbus, ININ85,729$57,200
378Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553$57,163
379Pierre, SDSD20,588$57,051
380Rochelle, ILIL51,399$57,000
381Centralia, WAWA88,062$57,000
382Chattanooga, TNTN594,530$56,976
383Norwalk, OHOH58,250$56,800
384Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655$56,800
385Willmar, MNMN44,720$56,800
386Canton, OHOH400,246$56,707
387Decatur, ALAL160,326$56,663
388Hickory, NCNC376,890$56,546
389El Paso, TXTX881,291$56,536
390Sumter, SCSC105,067$56,400
391Statesboro, GAGA97,977$56,394
392Des Moines, IAIA758,539$56,385
393Alexandria, MNMN40,120$56,300
394Branson, MOMO57,001$56,300
395Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$56,278
396Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$56,200
397Lewiston, IDID65,450$56,143
398Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$56,039
399San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140$56,015
400Roseburg, OROR111,951$56,000
401Killeen, TXTX511,497$55,982
402Valdosta, GAGA153,276$55,915
403Gloversville, NYNY52,216$55,900
404Ruston, LALA48,360$55,700
405Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$55,700
406Wichita, KSKS663,809$55,682
407Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$55,628
408Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$55,524
409Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$55,520
410Urbana, OHOH38,820$55,400
411Louisville, KYKY1,402,509$55,317
412Jefferson, GAGA99,265$55,300
413Albany, GAGA145,510$55,234
414Baraboo, WIWI66,652$55,200
415Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193$55,100
416Milledgeville, GAGA44,029$55,100
417Warrensburg, MOMO56,670$54,900
418Yakima, WAWA259,185$54,900
419Evansville, ININ273,786$54,877
420Shreveport, LALA383,474$54,810
421Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$54,800
422Rapid City, SDSD156,934$54,681
423Winona, MNMN50,523$54,600
424Wausau, WIWI139,432$54,600
425La Crosse, WIWI171,182$54,583
426Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$54,477
427Kankakee, ILIL105,525$54,300
428Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$54,200
429Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$54,168
430Columbus, GAGA324,830$54,142
431Williamsport, PAPA112,587$54,100
432Springfield, MOMO500,694$54,023
433Adrian, MIMI97,779$54,000
434Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$54,000
435Jackson, MSMS609,847$53,901
436Springfield, OHOH135,340$53,900
437Athens, TXTX88,595$53,700
438Erie, PAPA265,832$53,600
439Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$53,444
440Defiance, OHOH38,292$53,400
441Dubuque, IAIA99,381$53,400
442Pocatello, IDID91,591$53,300
443Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$53,252
444Charleston, WVWV200,170$53,203
445Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$53,200
446Victoria, TXTX99,864$53,176
447Bay City, TXTX36,463$53,100
448Elmira, NYNY80,415$53,100
449Brainerd, MNMN100,562$53,010
450Henderson, NCNC42,638$53,000
451Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$53,000
452Mobile, ALAL411,658$52,900
453Shelby, NCNC103,325$52,900
454Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$52,882
455Enterprise, ALAL56,953$52,800
456Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$52,800
457North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$52,800
458Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$52,700
459Niles, MIMI152,444$52,700
460Lafayette, LALA423,758$52,645
461Michigan City, ININ111,294$52,600
462Janesville, WIWI166,472$52,500
463Albemarle, NCNC68,830$52,500
464Ashland, OHOH52,523$52,500
465Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$52,485
466Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$52,400
467Florence, SCSC201,392$52,388
468Casper, WYWY80,526$52,300
469Kinston, NCNC55,837$52,300
470Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$52,300
471Calhoun, GAGA61,701$52,300
472Cleveland, TNTN134,057$52,298
473Lawton, OKOK127,590$52,273
474Gulfport, MSMS431,329$52,237
475Spearfish, SDSD29,459$52,200
476Houma, LALA199,668$52,183
477Kingsport, TNTN314,834$52,144
478Lima, OHOH100,881$52,100
479Price, UTUT20,680$52,100
480Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$51,877
481Lake Charles, LALA244,655$51,845
482Marietta, OHOH58,389$51,800
483Riverton, WYWY39,464$51,800
484Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$51,796
485Topeka, KSKS233,052$51,723
486Washington, NCNC44,670$51,700
487Mansfield, OHOH124,893$51,700
488Johnson City, TNTN216,416$51,631
489Greenville, OHOH51,520$51,600
490Martinsville, VAVA63,091$51,556
491Greencastle, ININ37,876$51,500
492Sayre, PAPA59,600$51,500
493Wilmington, OHOH42,301$51,500
494Kokomo, ININ83,904$51,500
495Show Low, AZAZ109,946$51,500
496Hammond, LALA141,346$51,400
497Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$51,400
498Oxford, ALAL115,834$51,300
499Albany, OROR132,843$51,100
500Garden City, KSKS37,505$51,000
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest median home value?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with $294,300 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median home value?

Nantucket, MA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Honolulu, HI, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas 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.