The Most Expensive Place To Buy a Home in Every State

A fascinating way to trace the distribution of wealth across America is to discern the most expensive city in every state — for instance, a typical home in the most expensive city in Florida is 24 times more expensive than the typical home value in the most expensive city in Mississippi.

Recently, GOBankingRates analyzed information from Zillow Home Value Index to find the cities with the most expensive median home values in every state. All told, the information paints a fascinating portrait of wealth in America and where the richest homeowners of every state hang their hats.

Check out the most expensive place to buy a home in your state.

• Median home value: $1,020,885
• Population: 22,160

• Median home value: $503,389
• Population: 31,969

• Median home value: $3,383,591
• Population: 12,621

• Median home value: $700,302
• Population: 2,488

• Median home value: $7,551,668
• Population: 7,021

• Median home value: $9,720,579
• Population: 6,862

• Median home value: $2,400,918
• Population: 14,528

• Median home value: $1,327,504
• Population: 328

• Median home value: $9,514,524
• Population: 871

• Median home value: $983,116
• Population: 41,305

• Median home value: $4,262,439
• Population: 239

• Median home value: $2,812,120
• Population: 1,383

• Median home value: $1,888,854
• Population: 2,543

• Median home value: $822,001
• Population: 247

• Median home value: $1,012,022
• Population: 806

• Median home value: $1,494,852
• Population: 3,556

• Median home value: $662,863
• Population: 4,518

• Median home value: $384,072
• Population: 971

• Median home value: $1,132,804
• Population: 1,450

• Median home value: $1,536,083
• Population: 1,092

• Median home value: $3,232,432
• Population: 10,837

• Median home value: $1,676,657
• Population: 277

• Median home value: $2,052,336
• Population: 410

• Median home value: $402,748
• Population: 27,775

• Median home value: $2,314,658
• Population: 384

• Median home value: $3,274,217
• Population: 2,388

• Median home value: $635,678
• Population: 624

• Median home value: $2,777,505
• Population: 274

• Median home value: $1,042,652
• Population: 8,520

• Median home value: $4,043,692
• Population: 632

• Median home value: $855,755
• Population: 115

• Median home value: $6,685,923
• Population: 282

• Median home value: $2,106,896
• Population: 2,679

• Median home value: $545,618
• Population: 888

• Median home value: $1,584,388
• Population: 780

• Median home value: $974,356
• Population: 3,838

• Median home value: $1,007,509
• Population: $1,368

• Median home value: $1,436,825
• Population: 8,431

• Median home value: $989,953
• Population: 25,029

• Median home value: $4,087,636
• Population: 2,127

• Median home value: $619,415
• Population: 404

• Median home value: $1,420,054
• Population: 45,272

• Median home value: $3,059,874
• Population: 8,774

• Median home value: $1,938,455
• Population: $8,365

• Median home value: $1,050,829
• Population: 745

• Median home value: $1,746,064
• Population: 50,232

• Median home value: $8,153,743
• Population: 321

• Median home value: $480,392
• Population: 1,399

• Median home value: $1,793,876
• Population: 699

• Median home value: $4,826,716
• Population: 1,255

Methodology: To find the most expensive place to buy a home in every state, GOBankingRates analyzed every state to find the cities with the most expensive median home values, as sourced from Zillow Home Value Index. For each city, the total population was sourced from the U.S. Census American Consumer Survey as supplemental data. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 28, 2025.