State rankings
Cheapest States to Buy a House
Hawaii has the highest Average Home Value in 2026 ($836,741), followed by California ($775,549) and Massachusetts ($672,867). West Virginia has the lowest ($182,704).
51 of 51 states
Average Home Value, 2026
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
$356,887
Middle half $278,031 – $479,157
Average
$391,408
51 states
Highest
$836,741
Hawaii
Lowest
$182,704
West Virginia
Over time · 2023–2026
The top 5 in 2026, against the median.
- Median of all states
- Hawaii
- California
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- New Jersey
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Average Home Value
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hawaii | $836,741 | $722,434 | -2.2% |
| 2 |  California | $775,549 | $782,221 | 2.3% |
| 3 |  Massachusetts | $672,867 | $667,628 | 0.4% |
| 4 |  Washington | $603,303 | $612,823 | -0.88% |
| 5 |  New Jersey | $584,681 | $563,000 | 3.3% |
| 6 |  District of Columbia | $579,332 | $746,760 | 6.2% |
| 7 |  Colorado | $543,435 | $563,000 | 0.9% |
| 8 |  Utah | $541,692 | $528,124 | 1.6% |
| 9 |  New York | $525,947 | $526,267 | 4.8% |
| 10 |  New Hampshire | $522,944 | $533,106 | 2.9% |
| 11 |  Rhode Island | $517,078 | $508,195 | 2.1% |
| 12 |  Oregon | $504,432 | $518,159 | -0.74% |
| 13 |  Idaho | $482,199 | $490,757 | 2.9% |
| 14 |  Montana | $476,115 | $513,177 | 2.7% |
| 15 |  Connecticut | $455,424 | $458,372 | 7.9% |
| 16 |  Nevada | $448,215 | $473,319 | 2.9% |
| 17 |  Maryland | $436,104 | $448,407 | 2.4% |
| 18 |  Maine | $424,107 | $428,478 | 0.8% |
| 19 |  Arizona | $422,822 | $448,407 | 0.8% |
| 20 |  Virginia | $419,920 | $453,389 | 3% |
| 21 |  Delaware | $412,252 | $408,549 | 2.1% |
| 22 |  Vermont | $402,017 | $442,428 | 2.3% |
| 23 |  Alaska | $400,659 | $420,506 | 2.6% |
| 24 |  Florida | $378,126 | $395,595 | 1.7% |
| 25 |  Wyoming | $372,526 | $378,655 | 1% |
| 26 |  Minnesota | $356,887 | $361,715 | 0.5% |
| 27 |  Wisconsin | $342,279 | $351,252 | 5.7% |
| 28 |  North Carolina | $340,430 | $378,655 | 1% |
| 29 |  Tennessee | $338,769 | $383,637 | 1% |
| 30 |  Georgia | $335,358 | $369,687 | 1.3% |
| 31 |  South Dakota | $325,618 | $343,779 | 4.2% |
| 32 |  New Mexico | $321,186 | $357,729 | 2.2% |
| 33 |  South Carolina | $309,323 | $351,716 | 1.7% |
| 34 |  Texas | $302,999 | $343,779 | 0.9% |
| 35 |  Illinois | $298,871 | $333,814 | 5.6% |
| 36 |  Pennsylvania | $294,099 | $318,867 | 5.6% |
| 37 |  North Dakota | $293,556 | $313,885 | 3.2% |
| 38 |  Nebraska | $284,464 | $318,867 | 2.9% |
| 39 |  Missouri | $271,597 | $293,956 | 5% |
| 40 |  Michigan | $269,972 | $293,956 | 5.4% |
| 41 |  Indiana | $262,265 | $280,055 | 3.7% |
| 42 |  Kansas | $252,794 | $293,956 | 5% |
| 43 |  Ohio | $251,502 | $274,027 | 5.4% |
| 44 |  Alabama | $241,517 | $307,408 | 4.2% |
| 45 |  Iowa | $241,255 | $253,549 | 2.4% |
| 46 |  Kentucky | $235,363 | $281,500 | 2.4% |
| 47 |  Arkansas | $228,662 | $278,012 | 3% |
| 48 |  Oklahoma | $225,437 | $264,062 | 2% |
| 49 |  Louisiana | $217,968 | $259,977 | 1.6% |
| 50 |  Mississippi | $198,428 | $281,002 | 4.1% |
| 51 |  West Virginia | $182,704 | $266,553 | 4.5% |
What correlates with Average Home Value (2026)?
Pearson r against 2,094 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Average Home Value tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Average Home Value tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Average Home Value?
- Hawaii has the highest Average Home Value in 2026, at $836,741, followed by California ($775,549) and Massachusetts ($672,867).
- Which state has the lowest Average Home Value?
- West Virginia has the lowest Average Home Value in 2026, at $182,704.
- What is the median Average Home Value across US states?
- The median is $356,887 across the 51 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this cheapest states to buy a house data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: US Housing Market Overview - Redfin; Housing Data - Zillow.