State housing intelligence

Housing Market by State

Compare all states by county-level home values, rent, owner costs, and affordability rating. Use this as the national scan before opening a state market brief.

Counties covered

3,144

County and county-equivalent records from ACS data.

Median state value

$222,532

Middle state by average county home value.

Lowest average value

Mississippi

$127,595 average county value.

All states ranked by average county home value

Sorted from lower-cost to higher-cost. Ratings are directional, because income, rent burden, taxes, and county mix still change the final housing decision.

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Rank	State	Avg Home Value	Avg Rent	Owner Cost	Rating	Counties
1	Mississippi	$127,595	$782	$660	Affordable	82
2	Kansas	$131,109	$787	$836	Affordable	105
3	Arkansas	$131,967	$760	$646	Affordable	75
4	West Virginia	$141,022	$760	$580	Affordable	55
5	Oklahoma	$142,268	$814	$728	Affordable	77
6	Illinois	$146,132	$837	$939	Affordable	102
7	Alabama	$149,701	$799	$691	Affordable	67
8	Kentucky	$150,167	$771	$734	Affordable	120
9	Nebraska	$152,847	$783	$834	Affordable	93
10	Iowa	$160,608	$812	$929	Affordable	99
11	Louisiana	$161,894	$873	$703	Affordable	64
12	Missouri	$162,432	$768	$783	Affordable	115
13	South Dakota	$166,130	$756	$824	Affordable	66
14	North Dakota	$168,606	$770	$766	Affordable	53
15	Texas	$171,960	$963	$846	Affordable	254
16	Indiana	$178,101	$883	$928	Affordable	92
17	Georgia	$180,827	$927	$877	Moderate	159
18	South Carolina	$181,398	$945	$771	Moderate	46
19	New Mexico	$181,648	$876	$687	Moderate	33
20	Michigan	$182,224	$873	$902	Moderate	83
21	Ohio	$182,492	$873	$952	Moderate	88
22	Pennsylvania	$200,333	$960	$995	Moderate	67
23	Tennessee	$201,611	$860	$770	Moderate	95
24	North Carolina	$214,164	$938	$905	Moderate	100
25	Wisconsin	$217,832	$891	$1,057	Moderate	72
26	Minnesota	$222,532	$915	$1,092	Moderate	87
27	Maine	$236,581	$969	$1,061	Moderate	16
28	Arizona	$243,360	$1,016	$829	Moderate	15
29	Montana	$251,520	$825	$823	Moderate	56
30	Florida	$257,245	$1,233	$981	Moderate	67
31	New York	$267,155	$1,133	$1,327	Moderate	62
32	Alaska	$268,870	$1,221	$980	Moderate	30
33	Vermont	$273,021	$1,117	$1,353	Moderate	14
34	Virginia	$278,065	$1,140	$1,162	Moderate	133
35	Nevada	$300,638	$1,127	$1,021	Expensive	17
36	Idaho	$311,932	$919	$943	Expensive	44
37	Wyoming	$315,548	$937	$1,008	Expensive	23
38	New Hampshire	$316,040	$1,273	$1,559	Expensive	10
39	Delaware	$324,567	$1,295	$1,308	Expensive	3
40	Maryland	$350,738	$1,415	$1,635	Expensive	24
41	Connecticut	$353,956	$1,409	$1,894	Expensive	9
42	Oregon	$357,142	$1,137	$1,198	Expensive	36
43	Utah	$377,586	$1,101	$1,150	Expensive	29
44	Washington	$397,674	$1,202	$1,269	Expensive	39
45	Colorado	$398,069	$1,253	$1,207	Expensive	64
46	New Jersey	$402,957	$1,577	$2,096	Expensive	21
47	Rhode Island	$434,100	$1,362	$1,861	Expensive	5
48	California	$569,022	$1,618	$1,822	Very Expensive	58
49	Massachusetts	$587,193	$1,558	$2,058	Very Expensive	14
50	District of Columbia	$724,600	$1,900	$2,563	Very Expensive	1
51	Hawaii	$758,975	$1,688	$1,823	Very Expensive	5