All 51 States · Ranked by Median Home Value

Most Expensive States to Live In

U.S. states ranked by median home value from highest to lowest. See which states have the priciest housing markets and how they compare on income, rent, and affordability.

# State Avg BTI Med. Home Value Med. Income Afford. Ratio Med. Rent
01 Hawaii (4) 17 $800,100 $95,379 0.12 $1,805
02 District of Columbia (1) 1 $705,000 $101,722 0.14 $1,817
03 California (43) 31 $549,100 $84,010 0.17 $1,599
04 Colorado (15) 17 $488,300 $87,199 0.19 $1,632
05 Massachusetts (12) 55 $475,500 $88,524 0.22 $1,536
06 Rhode Island (5) 71 $436,000 $96,319 0.23 $1,264
07 Montana (6) 46 $382,400 $71,967 0.22 $1,055
08 Maryland (18) 31 $380,500 $108,332 0.29 $1,589
09 New Jersey (21) 67 $372,300 $92,697 0.27 $1,501
10 Nevada (6) 50 $368,800 $70,026 0.22 $1,196
11 Oregon (18) 26 $365,100 $70,926 0.20 $1,211
12 Washington (21) 39 $353,600 $77,581 0.21 $1,142
13 Utah (9) 59 $351,700 $82,291 0.21 $1,188
14 Delaware (3) 35 $312,000 $75,406 0.25 $1,224
15 Virginia (37) 47 $308,300 $82,424 0.27 $1,347
16 Idaho (7) 58 $306,200 $68,473 0.22 $971
17 New Hampshire (8) 59 $300,200 $83,212 0.28 $1,199
18 Minnesota (18) 54 $299,800 $92,595 0.30 $1,166
19 Alaska (4) 72 $296,900 $86,435 0.29 $1,360
20 Wyoming (2) 75 $295,800 $76,282 0.28 $1,043
21 Florida (41) 10 $284,300 $67,543 0.24 $1,363
22 North Dakota (4) 81 $270,300 $78,143 0.28 $975
23 Vermont (5) 37 $263,200 $73,633 0.28 $1,077
24 South Dakota (3) 41 $247,800 $73,110 0.30 $996
25 Arizona (11) 25 $233,700 $58,421 0.25 $976
26 Nebraska (5) 59 $227,400 $70,387 0.33 $997
27 Wisconsin (29) 89 $226,400 $72,658 0.33 $935
28 Georgia (41) 27 $221,800 $68,999 0.32 $1,136
29 Tennessee (33) 35 $211,100 $60,633 0.28 $947
30 Iowa (11) 58 $210,300 $72,977 0.36 $943
31 Kentucky (19) 50 $207,700 $64,136 0.34 $947
32 Missouri (22) 65 $201,700 $66,564 0.35 $938
33 Pennsylvania (44) 56 $200,200 $67,194 0.36 $933
34 Maine (9) 49 $198,300 $62,118 0.31 $916
35 North Carolina (51) 37 $196,800 $60,941 0.32 $969
36 South Carolina (24) 42 $196,600 $61,343 0.32 $973
37 Indiana (28) 67 $195,100 $66,854 0.37 $964
38 Louisiana (21) 37 $193,300 $61,381 0.31 $956
39 New York (45) 74 $192,800 $70,443 0.37 $1,061
40 Oklahoma (14) 66 $190,500 $64,165 0.39 $903
41 Texas (68) 32 $186,200 $66,713 0.36 $1,084
42 New Mexico (11) 51 $184,400 $56,246 0.30 $894
43 Kansas (10) 72 $181,700 $65,372 0.37 $1,016
44 Michigan (36) 81 $181,100 $65,531 0.36 $924
45 Illinois (28) 85 $172,900 $71,653 0.42 $941
46 Mississippi (15) 62 $172,900 $55,211 0.34 $1,001
47 Arkansas (13) 65 $169,600 $56,702 0.34 $913
48 Alabama (27) 49 $165,600 $58,119 0.35 $861
49 Ohio (49) 73 $164,900 $63,130 0.38 $878
50 West Virginia (11) 57 $146,900 $56,184 0.37 $868