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

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