Most Expensive US Cities for Housing (2026)

US cities ranked by highest median home value. Source: US Census Bureau.

  1. Sunnyvale, CA$1,680,700 median home
  2. San Mateo, CA$1,508,900 median home
  3. Santa Clara, CA$1,440,200 median home
  4. San Francisco, CA$1,348,700 median home
  5. Berkeley, CA$1,280,300 median home
  6. Fremont, CA$1,231,500 median home
  7. San Jose, CA$1,149,600 median home
  8. Bellevue, WA$1,139,500 median home
  9. Daly City, CA$1,073,100 median home
  10. Carlsbad, CA$1,070,500 median home
  11. Irvine, CA$1,025,700 median home
  12. Cambridge, MA$997,600 median home
  13. Glendale, CA$992,000 median home
  14. Pasadena, CA$981,600 median home
  15. Huntington Beach, CA$976,800 median home
  16. Torrance, CA$962,300 median home
  17. Costa Mesa, CA$959,800 median home
  18. Burbank, CA$959,700 median home
  19. Boulder, CO$919,700 median home
  20. Thousand Oaks, CA$900,600 median home
  21. Oakland, CA$883,800 median home
  22. Seattle, WA$879,900 median home
  23. Orange, CA$848,200 median home
  24. Arlington, VA$833,300 median home
  25. Los Angeles, CA$822,600 median home
  26. Urban Honolulu, HI$805,500 median home
  27. Fullerton, CA$791,000 median home
  28. San Diego, CA$783,300 median home
  29. Hayward, CA$775,700 median home
  30. New York, NY$732,100 median home
  31. San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA$714,000 median home
  32. Anaheim, CA$713,600 median home
  33. Long Beach, CA$709,700 median home
  34. Concord, CA$706,700 median home
  35. Washington, DC$705,000 median home
  36. Simi Valley, CA$704,200 median home
  37. Garden Grove, CA$702,600 median home
  38. Inglewood, CA$689,700 median home
  39. Boston, MA$684,900 median home
  40. Downey, CA$679,000 median home
  41. Santa Clarita, CA$669,200 median home
  42. West Covina, CA$664,500 median home
  43. Santa Rosa, CA$661,700 median home
  44. Rancho Cucamonga, CA$657,400 median home
  45. Alexandria, VA$655,700 median home
  46. Scottsdale, AZ$651,800 median home
  47. Chula Vista, CA$647,100 median home
  48. Oceanside, CA$644,600 median home
  49. Highlands Ranch, CO$637,400 median home
  50. Richmond, CA$624,800 median home

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