Most Expensive Cities to Buy a Home
The US cities with the highest median home prices. See where buying a home costs the most and how these markets compare.
Showing 25 locations ranked by cost of living
1
San Jose
CA
192.1 — Very High
Rent: $3,100/moHome: $1,400,000Pop: 1.0M
2
San Francisco
CA
196.8 — Very High
Rent: $3,200/moHome: $1,350,000Pop: 874K
3
Honolulu
HI
192.9 — Very High
Rent: $2,600/moHome: $900,000Pop: 351K
4
Los Angeles
CA
166.2 — Very High
Rent: $2,400/moHome: $890,000Pop: 4.0M
5
San Diego
CA
155.3 — Very High
Rent: $2,200/moHome: $860,000Pop: 1.4M
6
Seattle
WA
152.8 — Very High
Rent: $2,200/moHome: $820,000Pop: 737K
7
New York City
NY
187.2 — Very High
Rent: $2,800/moHome: $750,000Pop: 8.3M
8
Boston
MA
152.4 — Very High
Rent: $2,300/moHome: $720,000Pop: 676K
9
Washington
DC
148.7 — Very High
Rent: $2,100/moHome: $650,000Pop: 690K
10
Scottsdale
AZ
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,800/moHome: $620,000Pop: 241K
11
Naples
FL
125.5 — High
Rent: $2,000/moHome: $620,000Pop: 22K
12
Bozeman
MT
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $600,000Pop: 53K
13
Jersey City
NJ
138.5 — Very High
Rent: $2,100/moHome: $580,000Pop: 292K
14
Miami
FL
128.5 — High
Rent: $2,000/moHome: $550,000Pop: 442K
15
Denver
CO
116.3 — High
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $550,000Pop: 716K
16
Portland
OR
125.6 — High
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $520,000Pop: 653K
17
Salt Lake City
UT
105.2 — Above Average
Rent: $1,400/moHome: $480,000Pop: 200K
18
Reno
NV
108.5 — Above Average
Rent: $1,450/moHome: $480,000Pop: 264K
19
Tacoma
WA
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $480,000Pop: 219K
20
Sarasota
FL
110.5 — Above Average
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $460,000Pop: 58K
21
Sacramento
CA
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $460,000Pop: 525K
22
Austin
TX
105.8 — Above Average
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $450,000Pop: 979K
23
Charleston
SC
108.2 — Above Average
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $450,000Pop: 150K
24
Portland
ME
115.2 — High
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $440,000Pop: 68K
25
Boise
ID
102.5 — Average
Rent: $1,350/moHome: $420,000Pop: 236K