Housing Market: 3 Most Expensive Cities To Buy a Home in Every State

In today’s real estate market, you hear a lot about the high price of homes. But do you know which cities in your state (and others) have the most expensive homes?

To find out the most expensive home listings in every U.S. state, GOBankingRates used the Top-Tier Time Series from the Zillow Home Value Index Research Data, which tracks homes for sale within the 65th-95th percentile, showing the average cost of a top-tier house. GOBankingRates also included data for the average home value for all homes within each city, as listed in the Single-Family Home Zillow Home Value Index.

Here are the three most expensive cities to buy a home in every state.

Average Home Value

• Mountain Brook: $928,170.57
• Orange Beach: $591,610.92
• Equality: $739,375.51

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Mountain Brook: $1,519,205.70
• Orange Beach: $1,059,725.51
• Equality: $1,049,681.27

Average Home Value

• Sitka: $504,077.65
• Cooper Landing: $444,935.88
• Juneau: $497,513.71

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Sitka: $671,890.19
• Cooper Landing: $624,234.31
• Juneau: $605,410.57

Average Home Value

• Paradise Valley: $3,256,380.39
• Carefree: $1,288,212.79
• Scottsdale: $931,392.79

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Paradise Valley: $5,082,344.11
• Carefree: $1,851,129.67
• Scottsdale: $1,515,166.06

Average Home Value

• Goshen: $661,397.53
• Garfield: $390,820.99
• Cave Springs: $496,340.98

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Goshen: $902,314.53
• Garfield: $746,890.55
• Cave Springs: $727,607.24

Average Home Value

• Atherton: $7,728,132.86
• Beverly Hills: $5,651,347.99
• Montecito: $5,336,871.91

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Atherton: $12,929,294.18
• Beverly Hills: $9,122,670.77
• Montecito: $8,765,358.46

Average Home Value

• Aspen: $8,636,850.75
• Mountain Village: $5,418,932.00
• Snowmass Village: $4,649,505.45

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Aspen: $11,747,765.74
• Mountain Village: $5,682,736.15
• Snowmass Village: $5,092,305.67

Average Home Value

• Greenwich: $2,256,611.64
• Darien: $1,919,903.19
• Westport: $1,753,178.89

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Greenwich: $3,896,718.88
• Darien: $3,052,454.59
• Westport: $2,802,290.86

Average Home Value

• South Bethany: $1,189,147.03
• Bethany Beach: $1,056,768.18
• Dewey Beach: $1,242,747.53

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• South Bethany: $1,676,664.91
• Bethany Beach: $1,660,137.87
• Dewey Beach: $1,638,911.92

Average Home Value

• Washington D.C.: $720,316.16

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Washington D.C.: $1,109,196.81

Average Home Value

• Jupiter Island: $9,626,494.41
• Manalapan: $6,862,431.53
• Golden Beach: $6,850,197.80

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Jupiter Island: $17,033,144.44
• Manalapan: $15,977,968.11
• Golden Beach: $12,981,828.82

Average Home Value

• Sea Island: $4,548,532.47
• Greensboro: $697,693.33
• Lakemont: $520,971.37

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Sea Island: $6,464,248.22
• Greensboro: $1,551,588.22
• Lakemont: $1,438,163.63

Average Home Value

• Hanalei: $3,935,139.88
• Puako: $1,938,724.06
• Kilauea: $1,537,078.81

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Hanalei: $9,146,097.58
• Puako: $3,582,456.72
• Kilauea: $3,478,462.59

Average Home Value

• Sun Valley: $2,868,988.21
• Ketchum: $2,041,741.29
• Hayden Lake: $992,598.55

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Sun Valley: $3,118,711.35
• Ketchum: $3,098,004.37
• Hayden Lake: $2,004,658.09

Average Home Value

• Kenilworth: $1,653,187.59
• Winnetka: $1,523,366.13
• Glencoe: $1,267,669.55

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Kenilworth: $2,672,790.24
• Winnetka: $2,376,378.37
• Glencoe: $1,988,268.32

Average Home Value

• Dune Acres: $876,213.87
• Clear Lake: $870,349.85
• Long Beach: $718,689.34

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Dune Acres: $1,326,086.69
• Clear Lake: $1,301,319.65
• Long Beach: $1,239,594.30

Average Home Value

• West Okoboji: $980,527.57
• Okoboji: $1,101,926.19
• Wahpeton: $674,756.23

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• West Okoboji: $2,173,865.62
• Okoboji: $1,756,174.79
• Wahpeton: $1,706,346.03

Average Home Value

• Mission Hills: $1,386,437.61
• Lake Quivira: $822,789.43
• Mission Woods: $785,213.84

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Mission Hills: $2,271,445.26
• Lake Quivira: $1,117,748.81
• Mission Woods: $1,095,229.79

Average Home Value

• Prospect: $622,048.95
• Goshen: $443,611.11
• Simpsonville: $380,104.47

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Prospect: $851,864.95
• Goshen: $726,018,23
• Simpsonville: $680,555.89

Average Home Value

• Elmwood: $378,783.69
• Mandeville: $364,282.15
• Madisonville: $370,989.69

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Elmwood: $742,805.52
• Mandeville: $537,820.73
• Madisonville: $520,107.18

Average Home Value

• Mount Desert: $883,761.04
• Kennebunkport: $1,129,483.84
• Ogunquit: $1,059,105.29

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Mount Desert: $2,229,781.33
• Kennebunkport: $2,129,530.60
• Ogunquit: $1,486,520.41

Average Home Value

• Gibson Island: $2,807,617.56
• Royal Oak: $1,092,857.97
• Chevy Chase: $1,500,390.00

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Gibson Island: $4,001,228.45
• Royal Oak: $2,378,607.90
• Chevy Chase: $2,038,155.29

Average Home Value

• Nantucket: $2,847,948.90
• Chilmark: $2,525,869.85
• Edgartown: $1,845,238.30

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Nantucket: $4,937,459.63
• Chilmark: $4,861.174.75
• Edgartown: $4,004,492.31

Average Home Value

• Orchard Lake: $889,998.03
• Lake Angelus: $1,565,713.79
• Leland: $1,041,372.41

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Orchard Lake: $2,354,953.81
• Lake Angelus: $2,263,671.59
• Leland: $2,079,638.44

Average Home Value

• Woodland: $1,593,474.65
• Minnetonka Beach: $1,948,200.16
• Greenwood: $1,519,197.01

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Woodland: $4,119.034.92
• Minnetonka Beach: $4,027.230.62
• Greenwood: $2,854,204.44

Average Home Value

• Madison: $390,194.52
• Flora: $259,548.88
• Flowood: $320,861.13

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Madison: $589,067.14
• Flora: $579,481.29
• Flowood: $549,900.04

Average Home Value

• Huntleigh: $2,018,184.72
• Ladue: $1,117,444.85
• Frontenac: $1,063,575.94

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Huntleigh: $3,739,492.07
• Ladue: $1,954,206.16
• Frontenac: $1,779,551.66

Average Home Value

• Big Sky: $2,964,045.69
• Cameron: $808,806.88
• Gallatin Gateway: $1,212,433.66

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Big Sky: $4,246,322.07
• Cameron: $3,424,887.96
• Gallatin Gateway: $2,442,112.95

Average Home Value

• Walton: $651,191.64
• Waterloo: $432,244.27
• Valley: $410,608.81

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Walton: $1,104,100.87
• Waterloo: $1,088,815.83
• Valley: $894,391.51

Average Home Value

• Glenbrook: $2,786,529.91
• Incline Village: $1,711,405.91
• Zephyr Cove: $1,189,104.41

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Glenbrook: $5,686,658.41
• Incline Village: $2,897,025.29
• Zephyr Cove: $1,984,995.95

Average Home Value

• New Castle: $2,033,031.70
• Rye: $1,233,763.72
• Moultonborough: $1,791,337.98

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• New Castle: $3,104,551.82
• Rye: $2,010,701.35
• Moultonborough: $1,791,337.98

Average Home Value

• Deal: $3,602,146.67
• Alpine: $2,800,919.02
• Avalon: $3,152,954.05

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Deal: $6,723,954.29
• Alpine: $4,681,296.32
• Avalon: $4,376,516.84

Average Home Value

• Lamy: $826,108.48
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque: $622,678.88
• Santa Fe: $591,695.35

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Lamy: $1,162,786.85
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque: $1,099,027.86
• Santa Fe: $1,024,505.13

Average Home Value

• Sagaponack: $5,808,680.26
• Bridgehampton: $3,869,147.88
• Water Mill: $4,081,479.27

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Sagaponack: $11,549,576.47
• Bridgehampton: $8,338,009.79
• Water Mill: $7,711,320.21

Average Home Value

• Wrightsville Beach: $2,069,128.01
• Cashiers: $1,167,421.91
• Biltmore Forest: $1,538,081.65

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Wrightsville Beach: $2,729,548.16
• Cashiers: $2,550,090.70
• Biltmore Forest: $2,383,917.75

Average Home Value

• Baldwin: $509,137.26
• Reiles Acres: $534,406.21
• Horace: $397,578.95

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Baldwin: $682,798.13
• Reiles Acres: $661,270.64
• Horace: $602,251.03

Average Home Value

• Hunting Valley: $1,454,381.66
• The Village of Indian Hill: $1,425,982.67
• Bentleyville: $749,422.06

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Hunting Valley: $2,355,640.16
• The Village of Indian Hill: $2,166,073.51
• Bentleyville: $1,128,434.17

Average Home Value

• Nichols Hills: $920,958.82
• Cleora: $358,323.68
• Broken Bow: $298,571.62

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Nichols Hills: $1,632,736.89
• Cleora: $771,545.21
• Broken Bow: $750,233.87

Average Home Value

• Arch Cape: $984,502.71
• Cannon Beach: $985,604.47
• Powell Butte: $980,008.20

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Arch Cape: $1,704,089.45
• Cannon Beach: $1,553,810.54
• Powell Butte: $1,471,698.95

Average Home Value

• Gladwyne: $1,372,667.58
• Villanova: $1,306,644.96
• Edgeworth: $848,430.03

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Gladwyne: $2,306,373.74
• Villanova: $2,088,206.71
• Edgeworth: $1,475,554.12

Average Home Value

• New Shoreham: $1,734,259.10
• Jamestown: $1,012,906.31
• Little Compton: $895,466.43

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• New Shoreham: $2,502,461.76
• Jamestown: $1,997,051.17
• Little Compton: $1,866,359.10

Average Home Value

• Sullivans Island: $3,774,123.31
• Kiawah Island: $2,322,314.53
• Sheldon: $2,364,055.57

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Sullivans Island: $5,794,959.58
• Kiawah Island: $3,835,057.16
• Sheldon: $3,156,280.84

Average Home Value

• Keystone: $584,290.46
• Wentworth: $461,320.52
• South Shore: $514,134.79

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Keystone: $856,349.68
• Wentworth: $779,048.35
• South Shore: $768,279.91

Average Home Value

• College Grove: $1,104,666.91
• Brentwood: $1,257,682.60
• Arrington: $1,170,856.63

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• College Grove: $2,266,976.94
• Brentwood: $1,933,783.24
• Arrington: $1,602,550.65

Average Home Value

• Highland Park: $2,755,260.02
• Rollingwood: $2,607,819.46
• Westlake: $1,532,722.21

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Highland Park: $4,920,549.54
• Rollingwood: $3,826,155.42
• Westlake: $3,515,422.39

Average Home Value

• Park City: $1,888,829.30
• Kamas: $1,192.855.21
• Alta: $1,207,059.29

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Park City: $3,295,313.76
• Kamas: $2,683,552.76
• Alta: $2,405,868.60

Average Home Value

• Stowe: $1,060,128.98
• Stratton: $657,579.76
• Landgrove: $877,112.19

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Stowe: $1,609,886.58
• Stratton: $1,356,614.68
• Landgrove: $1,350,846.33

Average Home Value

• Upperville: $1,210,740.29
• The Plains: $904,010.45
• Great Falls: $1,462,278.65

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Upperville: $2,945,307.08
• The Plains: $2,232,677.54
• Great Falls: $2,095,417.53

Average Home Value

• Hunts Point: $7,503,567.19
• Medina: $4,308,929.59
• Yarrow Point: $4,162,771.27

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Hunts Point: $15,112,910.24
• Medina: $8,241.644.86
• Yarrow Point: $7,725,188.78

Average Home Value

• Shepherdstown: $439,955.90
• Summit Point: $406,541.66
• Shenandoah Junction: $393,307.13

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Shepherdstown: $606,606.27
• Summit Point: $546,484.87
• Shenandoah Junction: $533,105.32

Average Home Value

• Oconomowoc Lake: $1,731,666.84
• Linn: $638,756.78
• Maple Bluff: $856,748.68

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Oconomowoc Lake: $3,547,554.27
• Linn: $2,050,437.21
• Maple Bluff: $1,805,531.66

Average Home Value

• Wilson: $4,147,304.30
• Jackson: $2,353,793.52
• Alta: $1,689.149.74

Average Top-Tier Home Value

• Wilson: $7,098,606.62
• Jackson: $4,574,419.97
• Alta: $3,001,241.47

Methodology: In order to find the most expensive home listing in every state, GOBankingRates used the Top-Tier Time Series from the Zillow Home Value Index Research Data which tracks home for sale within the 65th to 95th percentile, showing the average cost of a premium quality house. Using the data, GOBankingRates was able to analyze each state to find the top 3 most expensive cities to buy a premium home. Once the cities were recorded the average home value for all homes within the city was also found using the Single-Family Home Zillow Home Value Index and included for supplemental information. All data was collected and is up-to-date as-of December 1st, 2023.