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US states by house price growth, Q2 2026

Alaska had the highest house price growth of 51 states in Q2 2026, at 8.3%. New Mexico had the lowest, at -1.2%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for the United States was 2.1%. Source: FHFA.

Highest8.3Alaska
Lowest-1.2New Mexico
Median2.751 states
United States2.1History

All states, Q2 2026

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AlaskaAlaska: 8.3 %8.3VermontVermont: 7.2 %7.2HawaiiHawaii: 5.9 %5.9West VirginiaWest Virginia: 5.7 %5.7IllinoisIllinois: 5.5 %5.5North DakotaNorth Dakota: 4.8 %4.8WisconsinWisconsin: 4.8 %4.8ConnecticutConnecticut: 4.6 %4.6Rhode IslandRhode Island: 4.6 %4.6New JerseyNew Jersey: 4.5 %4.5KentuckyKentucky: 4.3 %4.3OhioOhio: 4.3 %4.3PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 3.9 %3.9MichiganMichigan: 3.7 %3.7MissouriMissouri: 3.7 %3.7MassachusettsMassachusetts: 3.6 %3.6IdahoIdaho: 3.5 %3.5IndianaIndiana: 3.5 %3.5New YorkNew York: 3.5 %3.5DelawareDelaware: 3.2 %3.2KansasKansas: 3.2 %3.2WyomingWyoming: 3.2 %3.2New HampshireNew Hampshire: 3.1 %3.1VirginiaVirginia: 3 %3AlabamaAlabama: 2.8 %2.8NevadaNevada: 2.7 %2.7MontanaMontana: 2.6 %2.6MinnesotaMinnesota: 2.4 %2.4IowaIowa: 2.3 %2.3South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 2.3 %2.3NebraskaNebraska: 2 %2OklahomaOklahoma: 1.9 %1.9GeorgiaGeorgia: 1.8 %1.8LouisianaLouisiana: 1.6 %1.6District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1.5 %1.5ArkansasArkansas: 1.1 %1.1South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1.1 %1.1MaineMaine: 1 %1UtahUtah: 1 %1FloridaFlorida: 0.9 %0.9MarylandMaryland: 0.9 %0.9TennesseeTennessee: 0.9 %0.9MississippiMississippi: 0.6 %0.6ArizonaArizona: 0.5 %0.5North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 0.4 %0.4TexasTexas: 0.4 %0.4OregonOregon: 0.2 %0.2CaliforniaCalifornia: -0.3 %-0.3ColoradoColorado: -0.6 %-0.6WashingtonWashington: -1 %-1New MexicoNew Mexico: -1.2 %-1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankStatesQ2 2026 (%)Change on Q2 2025
1Alaska8.3+4.9 pts
2Vermont7.2+6.4 pts
3Hawaii5.9+3.8 pts
4West Virginia5.7+2.9 pts
5Illinois5.5-1.5 pts
6North Dakota4.8-1.3 pts
6Wisconsin4.8-1.4 pts
8Connecticut4.6-2.9 pts
8Rhode Island4.6-1.3 pts
10New Jersey4.5-3 pts
11Kentucky4.3-0.2 pts
11Ohio4.3-1 pts
13Pennsylvania3.9-1 pts
14Michigan3.7-0.7 pts
14Missouri3.7+0.1 pts
16Massachusetts3.6-1.1 pts
17Idaho3.5-0.7 pts
17Indiana3.5-1.1 pts
17New York3.5-4.2 pts
20Delaware3.2+1 pts
20Kansas3.2-1.6 pts
20Wyoming3.2-1.5 pts
23New Hampshire3.1-3.1 pts
24Virginia3-1 pts
25Alabama2.8-0.7 pts
26Nevada2.7+0.3 pts
27Montana2.6+0.1 pts
28Minnesota2.4-1.2 pts
29Iowa2.3-2.2 pts
29South Carolina2.3-1.5 pts
31Nebraska2-1.2 pts
32Oklahoma1.9-0.4 pts
33Georgia1.8+0.5 pts
34Louisiana1.6+0.5 pts
35District of Columbia1.5+6.4 pts
36Arkansas1.1-2.9 pts
36South Dakota1.1-2.5 pts
38Maine1-4.8 pts
38Utah1-1.6 pts
40Florida0.9+2.3 pts
40Maryland0.9-2.3 pts
40Tennessee0.9-2.2 pts
43Mississippi0.6-6.8 pts
44Arizona0.5+0.7 pts
45North Carolina0.4-2.7 pts
45Texas0.4-0.1 pts
47Oregon0.2-1.1 pts
48California-0.3-0.6 pts
49Colorado-0.60 pts
50Washington-1-3.6 pts
51New Mexico-1.2-6.7 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage change of the house price index with respect to the same quarter of the previous year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Annual change in the FHFA traditional purchase-only house price index, not seasonally adjusted, state, calculated with stored inputs. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/monthly/hpi_master.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which state has the highest house price growth?

Alaska, with 8.3% in Q2 2026, according to FHFA.

Which state has the lowest house price growth?

New Mexico, with -1.2% in Q2 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Annual change in the FHFA traditional purchase-only house price index, not seasonally adjusted, state, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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