Housing

Most expensive small US towns

Towns under 25,000 population with the highest median home values. The Hamptons, ski-resort enclaves, and exclusive coastal villages dominate.

Ranked by Median home value · drawn from ACS 5-yr 2019–2023 · 13,225 places considered.

Rank Place Median home value Population State rank
#4 Rancho Santa Fe
CA
$4,473,728 8,245 #3 of 434
#5 Summerland
CA
$4,377,511 12,657 #4 of 434
#7 Ross
CA
$3,915,575 2,151 #5 of 434
#8 Portola Valley
CA
$3,833,277 6,645 #6 of 434
#9 Monte Sereno
CA
$3,557,706 12,969 #7 of 434
#11 Diablo
CA
$3,224,279 1,000 #8 of 434
#12 Tiburon
CA
$3,213,027 12,682 #9 of 434
#13 Elfin Forest
CA
$3,198,299 1,215 #10 of 434
#16 Laguna Beach
CA
$2,967,935 23,477 #11 of 434
#18 Del Monte Forest
CA
$2,698,677 3,576 #12 of 434
#22 Alamo
CA
$2,573,640 14,546 #13 of 434
#23 La Cañada Flintridge
CA
$2,485,120 20,094 #14 of 434
#24 Del Mar
CA
$2,437,171 22,516 #15 of 434
#28 Hermosa Beach
CA
$2,192,548 19,248 #16 of 434
#31 Solana Beach
CA
$2,177,635 11,996 #17 of 434
#33 Larkspur
CA
$2,146,129 7,372 #18 of 434
#39 Orinda
CA
$2,022,417 19,409 #19 of 434
#40 Carmel Valley Village
CA
$2,020,644 18,423 #20 of 434
#45 Millbrae
CA
$1,978,338 22,589 #21 of 434
#47 Bolinas
CA
$1,951,975 1,217 #22 of 434
#1 Los Altos Hills
CA
$4,997,062 19,993 #1 of 434
#2 Loyola
CA
$4,641,869 23,673 #2 of 434
#26 Snowmass Village
CO
$2,232,236 4,543 #2 of 174
#48 Ophir
CO
$1,930,713 5,770 #3 of 174
#10 Aspen
CO
$3,364,892 9,282 #1 of 174
#29 Greenwich
CT
$2,187,515 24,919 #3 of 103
#41 Darien Downtown
CT
$2,013,420 21,683 #4 of 103
#50 Tokeneke
CT
$1,895,813 3,229 #5 of 103
#25 Riverside
CT
$2,277,432 8,446 #1 of 103
#27 Old Greenwich
CT
$2,216,809 7,903 #2 of 103
#32 Kilauea
HI
$2,161,581 4,172 #1 of 42
#17 Nantucket
MA
$2,908,973 14,033 #1 of 118
#34 Allenhurst
NJ
$2,141,567 1,820 #3 of 308
#35 Short Hills
NJ
$2,140,964 14,183 #4 of 308
#36 Sea Girt
NJ
$2,136,303 3,624 #5 of 308
#19 Avalon
NJ
$2,684,247 1,636 #1 of 308
#20 Alpine
NJ
$2,683,611 1,503 #2 of 308
#30 North Haven
NY
$2,180,194 8,114 #3 of 740
#37 Munsey Park
NY
$2,040,629 17,703 #4 of 740
#38 East Hampton North
NY
$2,028,493 21,806 #5 of 740
#43 Harrison
NY
$2,004,261 5,901 #6 of 740
#44 Tuckahoe
NY
$1,995,467 14,263 #7 of 740
#46 Lawrence
NY
$1,977,515 9,130 #8 of 740
#3 Water Mill
NY
$4,549,442 2,447 #1 of 740
#21 Old Westbury
NY
$2,618,887 4,198 #2 of 740
#6 Sullivan's Island
SC
$3,995,289 2,127 #1 of 230
#42 Park City
UT
$2,011,839 8,575 #1 of 71
#14 Teton Village
WY
$3,183,582 1,093 #1 of 47
#15 Wilson
WY
$3,128,332 2,807 #2 of 47
#49 Hoback
WY
$1,922,081 17,458 #3 of 47

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