VITAL SIGNS INDICATOR Home Prices (EC7)

FULL MEASURE NAME Home Prices

LAST UPDATED August 2019

DESCRIPTION Home prices refer to the cost of purchasing one’s own house or condominium. While a significant share of residents may choose to rent, home prices represent a primary driver of housing affordability in a given region, county or city.

DATA SOURCE Zillow Median Sale Price (1997-2018) http://www.zillow.com/research/data/

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers Data Table (1997-2018; specific to each metro area) http://data.bls.gov

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METHODOLOGY NOTES (across all datasets for this indicator) Median housing price estimates for the region, counties, cities, and zip code come from analysis of individual home sales by Zillow. The median sale price is the price separating the higher half of the sales from the lower half. In other words, 50 percent of home sales are below or above the median value. Zillow defines all homes as single-family residential, condominium, and co-operative homes with a county record. Single-family residences are detached, which means the home is an individual structure with its own lot. Condominiums are units that you own in a multi-unit complex, such as an apartment building. Co-operative homes are slightly different from condominiums where the homeowners own shares in the corporation that owns the building, not the actual units themselves.

For metropolitan area comparison values, the Bay Area metro area’s median home sale price is the population-weighted average of the nine counties’ median home prices. Home sales prices are not reliably available for Houston, because Texas is a non-disclosure state. For more information on non-disclosure states, see: http://www.zillow.com/blog/chronicles-of-data-collection-ii-non-disclosure-states-3783/

Inflation-adjusted data are presented to illustrate how home prices have grown relative to overall price increases; that said, the use of the Consumer Price Index does create some challenges given the fact that housing represents a major chunk of consumer goods bundle used to calculate CPI. This reflects a methodological tradeoff between precision and accuracy and is a common concern when working with any commodity that is a major component of CPI itself.

Graph and download economic data for All-Transactions House Price Index for Los Angeles County, CA (ATNHPIUS06037A) from 1975 to 2024 about Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; HPI; housing; price index; indexes; price; and USA.

Median price paid for residential property in England and Wales, by property type and administrative geographies. Quarterly rolling annual data. Formerly HPSSA dataset 9

The median sales price of single-family houses sold in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, Florida increased substantially in recent years. In 2023, the median sales price of single-family homes reached ******* U.S. dollars, up from ******* U.S. dollars in the previous year. A similar trend could be observed in the state of Florida.

Graph and download economic data for All-Transactions House Price Index for Utah County, UT (ATNHPIUS49049A) from 1975 to 2024 about Utah County, UT; Provo; UT; HPI; housing; price index; indexes; price; and USA.

Key information about House Prices Growth

• US house prices grew 5.2% YoY in Dec 2024, following an increase of 5.4% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1992 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 5.4%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 17.7% in Sep 2021 and a record low of -12.4% in Dec 2008.

During the second quarter of 2024, Wicklow was the priciest county for purchasing residential real estate in Ireland. The average list price of a house in Wicklow was more nearly ******* euros. Notably, Dublin's city center and Kildare also joined the ranks of expensive housing areas, with average listing prices surpassing ******* euros and ******* euros, respectively. In contrast, Leitrim emerged as the most affordable place to buy residential real estate, with an average list price exceeding ******* euros. House prices in many counties exhibited an annual increase, with Tipperary reporting the highest, by ** percent.

In October 2024, the median sales price of an existing single-family home in Del Norte, California saw an increase of nearly ** percent, compared to the *** percent increase in the state. ** counties saw prices fall during this period. In Trinity, the median sales price of single-family homes decreased by approximately ** percent.

In the United States, Hawaii was the state with the most expensive housing, with the typical value of single-family homes in the 35th to 65th percentile range exceeding ******* U.S. dollars. Unsurprisingly, Hawaii also ranked top as the state with the highest cost of living. Meanwhile, a property was the least expensive in West Virginia, where it cost under ******* U.S. dollars to buy the typical single-family home. Single-family home prices increased across most states in the United States between December 2023 and December 2024, except in Louisiana, Florida, and the District of Colombia. According to the Federal Housing Association, house appreciation in 13 states exceeded **** percent in 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price in Los Angeles County, CA (MEDLISPRI6037) from Jul 2016 to Sep 2025 about Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; listing; median; price; and USA.

The median sales price of single-family houses sold in Broward, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach Counties increased substantially in recent years. In 2023, the median sales price of single-family homes reached almost ******* U.S. dollars, up from nearly ******* U.S. dollars in the previous year. A similar trend could be observed in the state of Florida.

The median sales price of single-family houses sold in Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, Florida increased substantially in recent years. In 2023, the median sales price of single-family homes reached ******* U.S. dollars, up from ******* U.S. dollars in the previous year. A similar trend could be observed in the state of Florida.

Graph and download economic data for All-Transactions House Price Index for Suffolk County, NY (ATNHPIUS36103A) from 1975 to 2024 about Suffolk County, NY; New York; NY; HPI; housing; price index; indexes; price; and USA.

The median sales price of single-family houses sold in Brevard County, Florida increased substantially in recent years. In 2023, the median sales price of single-family homes reached ******* U.S. dollars, up from ******* U.S. dollars in the previous year. A similar trend could be observed in the state of Florida.

In October 2024, the median sales price of an existing single-family home in San Mateo, California was *********** U.S. dollars. This was more than double the median sales price in the state of California. The most affordable county was Trinity, where an existing single family home sold for approximately ******* U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for All-Transactions House Price Index for Cuyahoga County, OH (ATNHPIUS39035A) from 1975 to 2024 about Cuyahoga County, OH; Cleveland; OH; HPI; housing; price index; indexes; price; and USA.

The S&P Case Shiller Los Angeles Home Price Index measures changes in the prices of existing single-family homes in Los Angeles. The index value was equal to 100 as of January 2000, so if the index value is equal to *** in a given month, for example, it means that the house prices have increased by ** percent since 2000. The value of the S&P Case Shiller Los Angeles Home Price Index amounted to approximately ****** in August 2024. That was significantly higher than the national average.

Graph and download economic data for All-Transactions House Price Index for Orange County, CA (ATNHPIUS06059A) from 1975 to 2024 about Orange County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; HPI; housing; price index; indexes; price; and USA.

The median sales price of single-family houses sold in Flagler and Volusia counties, Florida increased substantially in recent years. In 2023, the median sales price of single-family homes reached ******* U.S. dollars, up from ******* U.S. dollars in the previous year. A similar trend could be observed in the state of Florida.

Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price in San Diego County, CA (MEDLISPRI6073) from Jul 2016 to Sep 2025 about San Diego County, CA; San Diego; CA; listing; median; price; and USA.