Comparing the value of housing in various areas is more difficult than it looks. The house that corresponds to the median or average price may be quite different between markets. Here is an attempt to compare a "standard" middle class home in differing areas.
The home specifications are:
Area: 2200 square feet Bedrooms 4 Rooms 8 Full Baths 2 Location Suburban, Nice Half Bath 1 Runzheimer International has used this specification for some years to evaluate the cost of housing in relocation situations. Thus one can find some historical data for homes meeting this specification. This present set is roughly mid 2006 and was published by CNN/Money.
| City or Area | State | Price |
| Aberdeen | South Dakota | $171,625 | ||
| Acton | Massachusetts | $637,250 | ||
| Akron | Ohio | $192,500 | ||
| Albany | New York | $365,857 | ||
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | $279,499 | ||
| Alexandria | Virginia | $805,000 | ||
| Allentown | Pennsylvania | $313,000 | ||
| Amarillo | Texas | $194,167 | ||
| Anchorage | Alaska | $303,750 | ||
| Ann Arbor | Michigan | $324,500 | ||
| Annapolis | Maryland | $600,750 | ||
| Appleton | Wisconsin | $185,150 | ||
| Arlington | Texas | $140,975 | ||
| Athens | Georgia | $221,500 | ||
| Atlanta | Georgia | $322,210 | ||
| Augusta | Maine | $156,125 | ||
| Aurora | Illinois | $310,267 | ||
| Austin | Texas | $219,954 | ||
| Bakersfield | California | $411,500 | ||
| Baltimore | Maryland | $536,250 | ||
| Barrington | Illinois | $603,750 | ||
| Basking Ridge | New Jersey | $660,000 | ||
| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | $243,150 | ||
| Beckley | West Virginia | $152,000 | ||
| Bel Air | Maryland | $382,500 | ||
| Bellevue | Washington | $658,000 | ||
| Bend | Oregon | $482,750 | ||
| Bethesda | Maryland | $879,100 | ||
| Beverly Hills | California | $1,800,000 | ||
| Billings | Montana | $150,141 | ||
| Binghamton | New York | $171,135 | ||
| Bismarck | North Dakota | $186,010 | ||
| Bloomington | Illinois | $222,250 | ||
| Boca Raton | Florida | $623,750 | ||
| Boise | Idaho | $250,925 | ||
| Boston | Massachusetts | $1,275,000 | ||
| Boulder | Colorado | $536,000 | ||
| Bozeman | Montana | $332,250 | ||
| Bridgewater | New Jersey | $613,300 | ||
| Buffalo | New York | $235,000 | ||
| Burlington | Vermont | $371,725 | ||
| Cadillac | Michigan | $151,530 | ||
| Canton | Ohio | $148,333 | ||
| Cape Cod | Massachusetts | $628,750 | ||
| Carol Stream | Illinois | $296,334 | ||
| Champaign | Illinois | $229,650 | ||
| Charleston | West Virginia | $187,750 | ||
| Charleston | South Carolina | $361,250 | ||
| Charlotte | North Carolina | $228,500 | ||
| Chattanooga | Tennessee | $232,817 | ||
| Cherry Hill | New Jersey | $289,855 | ||
| Cheyenne | Wyoming | $213,166 | ||
| Chicago | Illinois | $916,667 | ||
| Cincinnati | Ohio | $248,853 | ||
| Clearwater | Florida | $386,250 | ||
| Cleveland | Ohio | $216,000 | ||
| Clinton | New Jersey | $490,000 | ||
| Coeur d' Alene | Idaho | $248,853 | ||
| College Station | Texas | $201,775 | ||
| Colorado Springs | Colorado | $217,000 | ||
| Columbia | South Carolina | $191,666 | ||
| Columbia | Maryland | $462,975 | ||
| Columbus | Georgia | $250,600 | ||
| Columbus | Ohio | $251,364 | ||
| Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | $396,125 | ||
| Corpus Christi | Texas | $189,300 | ||
| Dallas | Texas | $288,278 | ||
| Dalton | Georgia | $189,225 | ||
| Danbury | Connecticut | $626,000 | ||
| Davis | California | $657,000 | ||
| Dayton | Ohio | $175,250 | ||
| Daytona Beach | Florida | $354,898 | ||
| Deerfield | Illinois | $596,200 | ||
| Denver | Colorado | $356,619 | ||
| Des Moines | Iowa | $249,907 | ||
| Detroit | Michigan | $254,310 | ||
| Doylestown | Pennsylvania | $456,225 | ||
| Dubuque | Iowa | $193,625 | ||
| Easton | Maryland | $402,000 | ||
| Eau Claire | Wisconsin | $161,531 | ||
| Edina | Minnesota | $438,662 | ||
| Edison | New Jersey | $504,333 | ||
| El Paso | Texas | $209,100 | ||
| Elgin | Illinois | $292,892 | ||
| Encinitas | California | $778,275 | ||
| Erie | Pennsylvania | $188,975 | ||
| Eugene | Oregon | $329,075 | ||
| Evansville | Indiana | $175,437 | ||
| Fairfield | Connecticut | $667,500 | ||
| Fargo | North Dakota | $211,500 | ||
| Fayetteville | North Carolina | $200,000 | ||
| Fayetteville | Arkansas | $248,012 | ||
| Flagstaff | Arizona | $488,467 | ||
| Florence | Kentucky | $210,967 | ||
| Flossmoor | Illinois | $304,633 | ||
| Fond du lac | Wisconsin | $224,675 | ||
| Fort Collins | Colorado | $271,745 | ||
| Fort Smith | Arkansas | $179,225 | ||
| Fort Wayne | Indiana | $175,038 | ||
| Fort Worth | Texas | $151,250 | ||
| Framingham | Massachusetts | $530,000 | ||
| Frederick | Maryland | $438,750 | ||
| Fremont | California | $983,050 | ||
| Fresno | California | $440,000 | ||
| Ft. Lauderdale | Florida | $502,475 | ||
| Ft. Myers | Florida | $409,534 | ||
| Gainesville | Florida | $295,050 | ||
| Galena | Illinois | $211,250 | ||
| Grand Blanc | Michigan | $218,873 | ||
| Grand Rapids | Michigan | $195,333 | ||
| Grass Valley | California | $477,428 | ||
| Grayling | Michigan | $144,250 | ||
| Great Falls | Montana | $159,000 | ||
| Green Bay | Wisconsin | $266,150 | ||
| Greensboro | North Carolina | $195,905 | ||
| Greenville | South Carolina | $200,725 | ||
| Greenwich | Connecticut | $1,403,750 | ||
| Gulfport/ Biloxi | Mississippi | $215,900 | ||
| Hagerstown | Maryland | $332,750 | ||
| Hanover | New Hampshire | $510,000 | ||
| Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | $283,270 | ||
| Harrison | Ohio | $213,000 | ||
| Helena | Montana | $196,675 | ||
| Highlands Ranch | Colorado | $385,750 | ||
| Honolulu | Hawaii | $858,750 | ||
| Houston | Texas | $155,304 | ||
| Huntsville | Alabama | $204,300 | ||
| Indian River | Michigan | $245,125 | ||
| Indianapolis | Indiana | $182,130 | ||
| Iowa City | Iowa | $208,691 | ||
| Irvine | California | $905,000 | ||
| Jackson | Michigan | $217,992 | ||
| Jackson | Mississippi | $235,750 | ||
| Jacksonville | Florida | $315,766 | ||
| Joliet | Illinois | $234,250 | ||
| Juneau | Alaska | $472,500 | ||
| Kalamazoo | Michigan | $228,450 | ||
| Kalispell | Montana | $193,572 | ||
| Kansas City | Missouri | $200,000 | ||
| Katonah | New York | $912,000 | ||
| Kearney | Nebraska | $212,250 | ||
| Key West | Florida | $872,250 | ||
| Kihei, Maui | Hawaii | $935,000 | ||
| Killeen | Texas | $140,310 | ||
| Knoxville | Tennessee | $184,933 | ||
| La Jolla | California | $1,762,500 | ||
| Lafayette | Louisiana | $241,600 | ||
| Lake Minnetonka | Minnesota | $405,200 | ||
| Lake Orion | Michigan | $258,000 | ||
| Lancaster | Pennsylvania | $271,450 | ||
| Lansing | Michigan | $247,450 | ||
| Las Vegas | Nevada | $361,250 | ||
| Lawrence | Kansas | $247,450 | ||
| Leavenworth | Kansas | $217,075 | ||
| Leesburg | Virginia | $598,750 | ||
| Lewiston | Maine | $219,250 | ||
| Lexington | Kentucky | $213,779 | ||
| Lexington | Massachusetts | $760,000 | ||
| Little Rock | Arkansas | $198,750 | ||
| Long Beach | California | $1,017,500 | ||
| Long Island | New York | $667,723 | ||
| Louisville | Kentucky | $250,043 | ||
| Lubbock | Texas | $158,225 | ||
| Lynchburg | Virginia | $262,325 | ||
| Macon | Georgia | $166,300 | ||
| Madison | New Jersey | $809,000 | ||
| Madison | Wisconsin | $279,500 | ||
| Mankato | Minnesota | $259,225 | ||
| Marlboro | New Jersey | $508,750 | ||
| Medford | Oregon | $447,427 | ||
| Media | Pennsylvania | $367,250 | ||
| Memphis | Tennessee | $193,875 | ||
| Mesa | Arizona | $253,600 | ||
| Miami | Florida | $690,855 | ||
| Middletown | New York | $402,333 | ||
| Midland | Michigan | $213,552 | ||
| Milford | Connecticut | $451,250 | ||
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | $331,725 | ||
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | $421,433 | ||
| Minot | North Dakota | $132,333 | ||
| Mission Viejo | California | $856,750 | ||
| Mobile | Alabama | $216,109 | ||
| Modesto | California | $492,000 | ||
| Montclair | New Jersey | $511,000 | ||
| Monterey Pen. | California | $926,250 | ||
| Montpelier | Vermont | $310,000 | ||
| Mt. Laurel | New Jersey | $359,167 | ||
| Mt. Pleasant | Michigan | $198,000 | ||
| Munster | Indiana | $323,900 | ||
| Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | $253,938 | ||
| Napa | California | $763,250 | ||
| Naperville | Illinois | $349,870 | ||
| Naples | Florida | $590,555 | ||
| Nashua | New Hampshire | $349,125 | ||
| Nashville | Tennessee | $226,000 | ||
| New Orleans | Louisianna | $311,821 | ||
| Newport Beach | California | $1,566,250 | ||
| North Platte | Nebraska | $187,750 | ||
| Northampton | Massachusetts | $431,000 | ||
| Oakland | California | $1,100,000 | ||
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | $193,500 | ||
| Old Lyme | Connecticut | $570,000 | ||
| Orland Park | Illinois | $365,000 | ||
| Orlando | Florida | $383,300 | ||
| Overland Park | Kansas | $201,250 | ||
| Palm Desert | California | $526,500 | ||
| Palo Alto | California | $1,652,042 | ||
| Palos Verdes | California | $1,337,000 | ||
| Panama City | Florida | $358,333 | ||
| Parkersburg | West Virginia | $162,667 | ||
| Pasadena | California | $931,228 | ||
| Pensacola | Florida | $226,703 | ||
| Peoria | Illinois | $225,750 | ||
| Petoskey | Michigan | $263,000 | ||
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | $518,700 | ||
| Phoenix | Arizona | $307,966 | ||
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | $257,712 | ||
| Plano | Texas | $193,059 | ||
| Pleasanton | California | $894,660 | ||
| Port Charlotte | Florida | $315,746 | ||
| Port Huron | Michigan | $222,500 | ||
| Portland | Maine | $375,500 | ||
| Portland | Oregon | $357,233 | ||
| Portsmouth | New Hampshire | $308,000 | ||
| Princeton Junction | New Jersey | $621,250 | ||
| Providence | Rhode Island | $565,000 | ||
| Provo | Utah | $320,000 | ||
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | $316,250 | ||
| Queens | New York | $726,000 | ||
| Raleigh | North Carolina | $218,575 | ||
| Rancho Bernardo | California | $685,000 | ||
| Rapid City | South Dakota | $199,600 | ||
| Reading | Pennsylvania | $249,995 | ||
| Reno | Nevada | $436,750 | ||
| Richmond | Virginia | $346,850 | ||
| Ridgewood | New Jersey | $1,009,750 | ||
| Riverside | California | $485,000 | ||
| Roanoke/Blacksburg | Virginia | $275,210 | ||
| Rochester | New York | $259,333 | ||
| Rochester | Minnesota | $218,084 | ||
| Rockford | Illinois | $186,626 | ||
| Rutland | Vermont | $287,500 | ||
| Rye | New York | $876,875 | ||
| Sacramento | California | $448,250 | ||
| Salem | Oregon | $304,000 | ||
| Salt Lake City | Utah | $341,250 | ||
| San Antonio | Texas | $254,638 | ||
| San Diego | California | $642,250 | ||
| San Francisco | California | $1,363,750 | ||
| San Jose | California | $1,410,662 | ||
| San Mateo | California | $1,366,139 | ||
| San Rafael | California | $991,667 | ||
| Santa Barbara | California | $1,700,000 | ||
| Santa Clarita | California | $654,250 | ||
| Santa Cruz | California | $933,333 | ||
| Santa Fe | New Mexico | $593,750 | ||
| Santa Maria | California | $605,000 | ||
| Santa Monica | California | $1,766,666 | ||
| Santa Rosa | California | $725,250 | ||
| Sarasota | Florida | $487,225 | ||
| Savannah | Georgia | $271,000 | ||
| Schaumburg | Illinois | $338,000 | ||
| Schererville | Indiana | $239,750 | ||
| Scottsdale | Arizona | $502,800 | ||
| Seattle | Washington | $514,666 | ||
| Shreveport | Louisiana | $218,641 | ||
| Sioux City | Iowa | $184,000 | ||
| Sioux Falls | South Dakota | $170,775 | ||
| South Bend | Indiana | $181,066 | ||
| Sparta | New Jersey | $528,454 | ||
| Spokane | Washington | $271,250 | ||
| Springfield | Massachusetts | $360,800 | ||
| Springfield | Illinois | $215,500 | ||
| Springfield | Missouri | $188,318 | ||
| St. Cloud | Minnesota | $269,100 | ||
| St. Louis | Missouri | $255,000 | ||
| St. Paul | Minnesota | $409,117 | ||
| Staten Island | New York | $597,500 | ||
| Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | $226,190 | ||
| Syracuse | New York | $198,293 | ||
| Tacoma | Washington | $358,750 | ||
| Tallahassee | Florida | $332,342 | ||
| Tampa | Florida | $393,750 | ||
| Taunton | Massachusetts | $437,475 | ||
| Thousand Oaks | California | $1,099,000 | ||
| Toledo | Ohio | $173,700 | ||
| Toms River | New Jersey | $445,000 | ||
| Topeka | Kansas | $148,050 | ||
| Towson | Maryland | $419,850 | ||
| Traverse City | Michigan | $236,500 | ||
| Tri-Cities | Washington | $221,850 | ||
| Tucson | Arizona | $263,400 | ||
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | $148,575 | ||
| Tupelo | Mississippi | $178,168 | ||
| Valpariso | Indiana | $227,900 | ||
| Vienna | Virginia | $754,372 | ||
| Virginia Beach | Virginia | $355,949 | ||
| Waldorf | Maryland | $383,576 | ||
| Walnut Creek | California | $879,725 | ||
| Warren | New Jersey | $745,000 | ||
| Washington | District of Columbia | $791,750 | ||
| Wausau | Wisconsin | $199,370 | ||
| Wayne | New Jersey | $519,750 | ||
| Wellesley | Massachusetts | $1,182,500 | ||
| West Chester | Pennsylvania | $381,250 | ||
| West Hartford | Connecticut | $393,000 | ||
| West Palm Beach | Florida | $507,750 | ||
| Westfield | New Jersey | $769,375 | ||
| Westminster | Maryland | $396,640 | ||
| Wichita | Kansas | $182,939 | ||
| Wilmington | Delaware | $384,000 | ||
| Wilmington | North Carolina | $335,725 | ||
| Winchester | Virginia | $346,250 | ||
| Winston-Salem | North Carolina | $214,143 | ||
| Woodbridge | Virginia | $506,712 | ||
| Worcester | Massachusetts | $308,833 | ||
| York | Pennsylvania | $310,667 | ||
| Copyright 2006 DonohueTeam | ||||
It would of course be of interest to see how Las Vegas neighborhoods compare to the $361,000 for the overall community. Here is a table of the newer neighborhoods.
| Area of Las Vegas | Price | |||
| Northern North Las Vegas | $352,117 | |||
| Far Northwest | $354,975 | |||
| South of Strip | $392,464 | |||
| Desert Shores and nearby | $392,783 | |||
| Summerlin North | $427,338 | |||
| Near Northwest | $382,298 | |||
| Summerlin South | $394,066 | |||
| Southwest | $395,002 | |||
| Henderson East | $381,134 | |||
| Henderson West | $373,389 | |||
| Green Valley/Anthem | $472,469 | |||
| Boulder City | $519,166 | |||
| Copyright 2006 DonohueTeam | ||||