RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most expensive homes, US states · 1990

US states ranked by median home value (1990 ACS owner-occupied units). Hawaii leads at $242,600. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average $112,980, against an all-states median of $68,700.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –

USUnited States248,709,873$93,722–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235$242,600–

02California, CACA39,287,377$194,300–

03Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508$176,700–

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056$162,200–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809$161,200–

06Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801$132,700–

07New York, NYNY19,852,366$130,400–

08New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868$129,300–

09District of Columbia, DCDC681,294$121,700–

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,011$115,500–

11Delaware, DEDE1,021,191$99,700–

12Vermont, VTVT647,106$95,600–

13Nevada, NVNV3,184,612$95,300–

14Alaska, AKAK735,706$94,400–

15Washington, WAWA7,816,116$93,200–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,170$90,400–

17Maine, MEME1,387,817$87,300–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,189$82,400–

19Illinois, ILIL12,694,798$80,100–

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838$79,700–

21Florida, FLFL22,416,077$76,500–

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445$73,700–

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,407$70,700–

24New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246$69,800–

25Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639$69,100–

26Utah, UTUT3,392,331$68,700–

27Oregon, OROR4,254,293$66,800–

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404$65,300–

29Ohio, OHOH11,810,293$62,900–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872$62,100–

31Wyoming, WYWY582,397$61,600–

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225$60,700–

33Michigan, MIMI10,077,761$60,100–

34Missouri, MOMO6,191,814$59,300–

35Texas, TXTX30,188,424$58,900–

36Idaho, IDID1,934,262$58,000–

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,961$58,000–

38Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383$58,000–

39Montana, MTMT1,116,875$56,500–

40Indiana, ININ6,851,073$53,500–

41Alabama, ALAL5,086,768$53,200–

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,197$51,800–

43North Dakota, NDND784,841$50,500–

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824$50,100–

45Nebraska, NENE1,978,707$50,000–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373$47,600–

47Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634$47,600–

48Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391$46,000–

49Iowa, IAIA3,210,507$45,500–

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779$45,100–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,428$45,000–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest median home value?

Hawaii ranks #1 with $242,600 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by median home value?

Hawaii, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.