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

$238,336

Middle state by average county home value.

Lowest average value

Mississippi

$135,817 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	$135,817	$805	$676	Affordable	82
2	Kansas	$138,825	$802	$861	Affordable	105
3	Arkansas	$141,465	$774	$663	Affordable	75
4	West Virginia	$148,004	$777	$598	Affordable	55
5	Oklahoma	$152,013	$839	$755	Affordable	77
6	Illinois	$153,020	$867	$960	Affordable	102
7	Alabama	$159,660	$820	$706	Affordable	67
8	Kentucky	$160,835	$793	$753	Affordable	120
9	Nebraska	$164,635	$797	$860	Affordable	93
10	Louisiana	$167,369	$914	$738	Affordable	64
11	Iowa	$171,037	$832	$950	Affordable	99
12	Missouri	$175,712	$783	$803	Affordable	115
13	North Dakota	$175,787	$773	$785	Affordable	53
14	South Dakota	$181,021	$785	$853	Moderate	66
15	Texas	$185,237	$995	$877	Moderate	254
16	Indiana	$191,899	$911	$951	Moderate	92
17	New Mexico	$192,727	$905	$711	Moderate	33
18	Ohio	$196,325	$904	$974	Moderate	88
19	Michigan	$197,293	$906	$918	Moderate	83
20	Georgia	$197,933	$965	$905	Moderate	159
21	South Carolina	$199,733	$985	$791	Moderate	46
22	Pennsylvania	$212,079	$991	$1,010	Moderate	67
23	Tennessee	$223,385	$893	$788	Moderate	95
24	Wisconsin	$234,086	$916	$1,072	Moderate	72
25	North Carolina	$235,312	$977	$927	Moderate	100
26	Minnesota	$238,336	$938	$1,116	Moderate	87
27	Maine	$260,725	$1,020	$1,079	Moderate	16
28	Arizona	$265,720	$1,074	$849	Moderate	15
29	Montana	$276,877	$842	$842	Moderate	56
30	New York	$281,200	$1,168	$1,352	Moderate	62
31	Alaska	$283,493	$1,248	$998	Moderate	30
32	Florida	$284,325	$1,304	$1,039	Moderate	67
33	Vermont	$292,950	$1,132	$1,370	Moderate	14
34	Virginia	$295,808	$1,170	$1,190	Moderate	133
35	Nevada	$306,635	$1,169	$1,040	Expensive	17
36	Wyoming	$346,991	$941	$1,036	Expensive	23
37	New Hampshire	$349,500	$1,318	$1,576	Expensive	10
38	Delaware	$350,467	$1,347	$1,332	Expensive	3
39	Idaho	$355,261	$968	$968	Expensive	44
40	Maryland	$370,017	$1,459	$1,660	Expensive	24
41	Connecticut	$380,278	$1,454	$1,920	Expensive	9
42	Oregon	$386,692	$1,191	$1,215	Expensive	36
43	Utah	$418,721	$1,149	$1,201	Expensive	29
44	Colorado	$427,513	$1,303	$1,272	Expensive	64
45	New Jersey	$430,014	$1,635	$2,126	Expensive	21
46	Washington	$436,313	$1,251	$1,320	Expensive	39
47	Rhode Island	$474,800	$1,441	$1,883	Expensive	5
48	California	$604,112	$1,691	$1,881	Very Expensive	58
49	Massachusetts	$634,257	$1,616	$2,087	Very Expensive	14
50	District of Columbia	$737,100	$1,954	$2,596	Very Expensive	1
51	Hawaii	$798,675	$1,730	$1,834	Very Expensive	5