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Housing costs by metro area (US average = 100)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks highest at 211.9; Peoria, IL is lowest at 63.8 (99 metro areas, October 2026).

The housing part of the Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities for 2024 (rents and owner-occupied housing costs), US average = 100.

#Metro areaHousing price levelPostings
1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA211.95,981
2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA194.717,941
3San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA179.31,452
4Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA170.410,784
5Boulder, CO157302
6Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL155.62,312
7Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA151.34,540
8Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV151.13,856
9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ148.612,642
10Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH148.45,962
11Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO146.92,988
12Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA139.6103
13Trenton-Princeton, NJ135.1197
14Manchester-Nashua, NH134.2153
15Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA130.2808
16Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA129.31,003
17North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL128216
18Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL125.8993
19Ann Arbor, MI125.3241
20Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA125.11,291
21Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL125.1256
22Reno, NV123.5347
23Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL123.41,137
24Salt Lake City-Murray, UT123.3725
25Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ121.22,893
26Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX120.43,705
27Charleston-North Charleston, SC119.8434
28Ogden, UT117.9108
29Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX117.95,058
30Colorado Springs, CO116.2410
31Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY115.8129
32Stockton-Lodi, CA115.6110
33Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV115.5958
34Port St. Lucie, FL113.6120
35Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD113.12,652
36Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1125,914
37Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI111.82,032
38Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1113,771
39Jacksonville, FL109.8575
40Boise City, ID105.6111
41Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ105.5212
42Portland-South Portland, ME105.2163
43Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN104.6326
44Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX104.52,480
45Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT104.1326
46Providence-Warwick, RI-MA103.9260
47Raleigh-Cary, NC103.5856
48Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY102.6227
49Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC99.8610
50Madison, WI99.7340
51Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC97.61,937
52Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI97.1796
53Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA97.1183
54Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA96.3259
55Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL95.9156
56Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI94.71,882
57San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX94.6837
58Asheville, NC93.4101
59Tucson, AZ91.8256
60Albuquerque, NM89.2397
61Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN88.91,297
62Columbus, OH87.91,389
63Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN87.6815
64Rochester, NY87.5294
65Kansas City, MO-KS86.61,228
66Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI86.6572
67Omaha, NE-IA86.4629
68Savannah, GA86142
69New Orleans-Metairie, LA86159
70Corpus Christi, TX84.9161
71Lansing-East Lansing, MI83.5133
72Knoxville, TN82.8223
73Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY81238
74Syracuse, NY80.7372
75Memphis, TN-MS-AR79.8686
76Cleveland, OH79.4858
77St. Louis, MO-IL791,401
78Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN78.6143
79Amarillo, TX78.4122
80Akron, OH76.8143
81Chattanooga, TN-GA76.6142
82Lubbock, TX76.4100
83College Station-Bryan, TX75.1117
84Green Bay, WI74.7130
85Greensboro-High Point, NC74.5202
86Baton Rouge, LA74.2183
87Oklahoma City, OK73.9530
88Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH72.7340
89Fort Wayne, IN72.3177
90Pittsburgh, PA721,128
91Birmingham, AL71.9308
92Winston-Salem, NC71.4112
93El Paso, TX71.2156
94Tulsa, OK68.2400
95Toledo, OH67.3245
96Wichita, KS66.2175
97Springfield, MO65.6166
98Jackson, MS64.8121
99Peoria, IL63.8131

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