What does this home-value trend ranking show?

It orders states by Home price, year over year. It is a comparison of this one published measure, not an overall ranking of where to live.

Where do these figures come from?

Zillow ZHVI supplies this measure. States without a comparable published value are shown as not ranked rather than estimated.

How should I use this ranking?

Use it to narrow a search, then open a state or county profile for the underlying figures, source dates and caveats. A statewide number may not describe every neighbourhood.

Rankings · Housing

Highest home-value trend by state

Home price, year over year.

This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.

Change in the median home value versus the same month a year earlier, from Zillow's monthly series. Positive means the market is still rising; negative means it is cooling. Neither is inherently better — it depends whether you are buying or selling.

How to read this ranking

Alaska has the highest published home-value trend in this comparison, at +5.7%. The next states shown are New York (+5.6%) and Illinois (+5.3%).

The table orders 51 states by home price, year over year. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.

Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Change in the median home value versus the same month a year earlier, from Zillow's monthly series. Positive means the market is still rising; negative means it is cooling. Neither is inherently better — it depends whether you are buying or selling.

1Alaska+5.7%
2New York+5.6%
3Illinois+5.3%
4North Dakota+5.2%
5Wisconsin+5.1%
6Connecticut+5.0%
7Michigan+4.0%
8New Jersey+3.9%
9Kansas+3.8%
10Arkansas+3.6%
11Iowa+3.5%
12Missouri+3.5%
13Ohio+3.4%
14Rhode Island+3.4%
15Nebraska+3.1%
16West Virginia+3.1%
17Indiana+3.0%
18New Hampshire+2.9%
19Oklahoma+2.8%
20Minnesota+2.5%
21South Dakota+2.5%
22Pennsylvania+2.4%
23Massachusetts+2.3%
24Mississippi+2.3%
25Virginia+2.2%
26Louisiana+2.1%
27Idaho+2.0%
28Montana+2.0%
29Alabama+1.9%
30New Mexico+1.7%
31Maine+1.6%
32Utah+1.5%
33Wyoming+1.4%
34Delaware+1.3%
35Hawaii+1.1%
36South Carolina+1.0%
37Vermont+1.0%
38Tennessee+0.7%
39California+0.4%
40Maryland0.0%
41North Carolina0.0%
42Oregon-0.1%
43Washington-0.3%
44Kentucky-0.4%
45Georgia-0.5%
46District of Columbia-1.0%
47Arizona-1.1%
48Colorado-1.4%
49Florida-1.5%
50Texas-1.6%
51Nevada-1.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What does this ranking show?: It orders states by Home price, year over year. It is one measure, not an overall verdict on where to live.
Where do the figures come from?: Zillow ZHVI. States without a comparable published figure are listed as not ranked rather than estimated.
How should I use it?: Use it to narrow your search, then open a state or county profile for the source date, caveats and local context.

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