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HISTORICAL HOME PRICES

Here we show you what average home prices have done since 2012 in all 99 of our profiled retirement cities and towns.

Cities are sorted by those with the highest home price change between 2017 and 2018.

Click on any city link in the table below to see a detailed report with charts, facts and figures for 21 quality of life data categories.

Home Sales Price (Avg) - New & Resale Homes
2012 - 2018 (000s)
		Price	Price							GPTR	GPTR
	2018	Change	Change							Rank	Rank
City/Town	thru Sep	'17-'18	'12-'17	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	Chng	Price
Lake Placid, NY	$430	51%	4%	$285	$424	$346	$389	$415	$415	1	73
Cambridge, MA	$1,079	25%	112%	$863	$1,281	$699	$595	$525	$509	2	93
Southampton, NY	$1,618	25%	50%	$1,297	$1,314	$1,251	$1,385	$1,285	$1,079	2	99
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA	$384	23%	90%	$312	$271	$249	$209	$196	$202	4	65
Marietta, OH	$193	20%	69%	$161	$119	$120	$126	$120	$114	5	17
Half Moon Bay, CA	$1,261	19%	84%	$1,056	$1,054	$1,027	$894	$778	$685	6	96
Olympia, WA	$331	16%	37%	$286	$283	$270	$263	$245	$242	7	52
Bellingham, WA	$413	14%	43%	$363	$354	$327	$309	$300	$289	8	70
Fayetteville, AR	$254	13%	35%	$224	$217	$205	$204	$209	$188	9	33
Greenville, SC	$256	13%	47%	$226	$205	$182	$189	$178	$174	9	34
Aspen, CO	$1,422	13%	9%	$1,256	$823	$1,563	$1,604	$2,005	$1,303	9	97
St. George, UT	$313	13%	53%	$278	$251	$262	$224	$227	$204	9	48
South Lake Tahoe, CA	$480	12%	71%	$427	$417	$385	$368	$339	$280	13	78
Henderson, NV	$358	12%	79%	$321	$303	$289	$262	$243	$200	13	60
San Luis Obispo, CA	$678	10%	51%	$614	$603	$542	$554	$502	$448	15	88
Durango, CO	$450	10%	32%	$408	$418	$398	$401	$355	$340	15	76
Bigfork, MT	$358	10%	19%	$325	$285	$311	$318	$261	$300	15	60
Port Townsend, WA	$352	10%	34%	$320	$329	$286	$277	$268	$262	15	58
Oak Ridge, TN	$155	10%	14%	$141	$140	$139	$127	$119	$136	15	3
Reno, NV	$402	9%	105%	$368	$340	$311	$279	$246	$196	20	68
Colorado Springs, CO	$310	9%	38%	$285	$266	$248	$238	$235	$224	20	47
Springfield, MO	$174	9%	30%	$160	$152	$149	$141	$140	$134	20	10
Athens, GA	$212	9%	38%	$195	$185	$179	$165	$172	$154	20	24
Boulder, CO	$826	9%	66%	$760	$739	$622	$555	$543	$497	20	92
Naperville, IL	$426	8%	22%	$393	$384	$370	$362	$381	$349	25	72
Newnan, GA	$230	8%	46%	$213	$201	$191	$180	$179	$158	25	28
Green Bay, WI	$176	8%	29%	$163	$158	$149	$150	$136	$136	25	12
Kingston, NY	$182	8%	18%	$169	$159	$155	$162	$159	$154	25	15
Gatlinburg, TN	$165	7%	22%	$154	$164	$137	$152	$170	$135	29	4
Wenatchee, WA	$315	7%	34%	$294	$279	$267	$245	$248	$235	29	49
Sedona, AZ	$500	7%	43%	$467	$440	$427	$418	$422	$350	29	81
Missoula, MT	$305	7%	26%	$285	$276	$262	$251	$248	$242	29	46
Great Falls, MT	$217	7%	25%	$203	$195	$190	$187	$180	$174	29	25
Newport, RI	$607	7%	50%	$568	$516	$431	$456	$402	$405	29	84
Monterey, CA	$805	7%	62%	$754	$671	$670	$633	$541	$497	29	91
Paradise Valley, AZ	$1,444	7%	39%	$1,353	$1,164	$1,214	$1,213	$1,213	$1,040	29	98
Bowling Green, KY	$194	7%	19%	$182	$175	$165	$162	$163	$163	29	18
Kailua, Oahu, HI	$1,205	7%	8%	$1,131	$1,396	$956	$1,318	$1,119	$1,119	29	95
Coos Bay, OR	$203	6%	56%	$191	$173	$157	$153	$146	$130	39	21
Park City, UT	$788	6%	44%	$742	$741	$648	$591	$592	$546	39	90
Prescott, AZ	$365	6%	50%	$344	$320	$300	$279	$266	$244	39	63
Carolina Beach, NC	$296	6%	17%	$279	$289	$250	$257	$251	$253	39	44
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$302	6%	37%	$285	$262	$249	$229	$225	$221	39	45
Pinehurst, NC	$287	6%	1%	$271	$264	$278	$281	$303	$284	39	43
Vancouver, WA	$349	6%	74%	$330	$301	$275	$254	$230	$201	39	57
Chapel Hill, NC	$410	6%	5%	$388	$399	$387	$368	$383	$390	39	69
Winter Haven, FL	$168	6%	68%	$159	$148	$131	$116	$110	$100	39	8
Key West, FL	$628	6%	59%	$595	$569	$533	$512	$468	$395	39	85
Fort Collins, CO	$414	5%	60%	$393	$376	$336	$298	$278	$259	49	71
Chandler, AZ	$336	5%	50%	$319	$303	$279	$266	$260	$224	49	54


		Price	Price							GPTR	GPTR
	2018	Change	Change							Rank	Rank
City/Town	thru Sep	'17-'18	'12-'17	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	Chng	Price
Medford, OR	$281	5%	59%	$267	$251	$230	$213	$203	$177	49	42
Clarksville, TN	$181	5%	13%	$172	$168	$161	$162	$153	$160	49	14
Gainesville, FL	$203	5%	40%	$193	$183	$174	$167	$164	$145	49	20
The Woodlands, TX	$337	5%	27%	$322	$310	$322	$315	$290	$265	49	55
Palm Springs, CA	$450	5%	61%	$430	$404	$369	$362	$305	$280	49	76
Melbourne, FL	$229	5%	68%	$219	$204	$182	$164	$155	$136	49	27
Bishop, CA	$357	4%	24%	$342	$326	$320	$326	$305	$289	57	59
Valdosta, GA	$150	4%	20%	$144	$138	$135	$135	$124	$125	57	1
Boca Raton, FL	$430	4%	50%	$413	$421	$394	$391	$349	$287	57	73
Sarasota, FL	$362	4%	48%	$348	$327	$306	$303	$289	$245	57	62
Columbia, SC	$171	4%	17%	$165	$167	$162	$146	$146	$146	57	9
Gulf Shores, AL	$277	3%	59%	$268	$249	$228	$224	$192	$174	62	40
Iowa City, IA	$267	3%	29%	$259	$241	$237	$220	$218	$207	62	37
Georgetown, TX	$329	3%	44%	$320	$301	$278	$267	$248	$228	62	51
Stamford, CT	$514	3%	3%	$500	$501	$521	$527	$503	$498	62	82
Fond du Lac, WI	$152	3%	6%	$148	$143	$139	$132	$144	$144	62	2
Champaign, IL	$202	3%	18%	$197	$188	$180	$177	$166	$171	62	19
Williamsburg, VA	$338	2%	9%	$331	$319	$321	$313	$321	$311	68	56
Bend, OR	$390	2%	58%	$383	$345	$347	$323	$301	$247	68	66
Burlington, VT	$331	2%	30%	$326	$308	$303	$285	$254	$254	68	52
Annapolis, MD	$487	1%	6%	$484	$458	$459	$475	$463	$460	71	79
Naples, FL	$489	1%	50%	$486	$466	$468	$435	$388	$326	71	80
Boise, ID	$270	0%	44%	$269	$253	$234	$222	$214	$187	73	39
Charlotte, NC	$241	0%	22%	$241	$241	$233	$217	$210	$198	73	31
Portland, ME	$278	0%	12%	$278	$276	$269	$257	$249	$248	73	41
Provincetown, MA	$658	0%	57%	$658	$523	$523	$408	$577	$419	73	86
Newport Beach, CA	$2,072	0%	53%	$2,078	$2,022	$1,779	$1,721	$1,765	$1,358	73	100
Fargo, ND	$233	0%	32%	$234	$230	$218	$199	$185	$177	73	30
Hanover, PA	$175	-1%	1%	$176	$173	$171	$158	$182	$174	79	11
Pocatello, ID	$165	-1%	10%	$166	$169	$160	$163	$161	$150	79	4
Napa, CA	$673	-1%	69%	$678	$623	$599	$569	$482	$399	79	87
Hilton Head, SC	$431	-1%	0%	$436	$437	$412	$415	$435	$432	79	75
Middleton, WI	$376	-2%	17%	$382	$362	$350	$333	$321	$321	83	64
Ocean City, NJ	$589	-2%	9%	$599	$565	$565	$578	$587	$541	83	83
San Marcos, TX	$230	-2%	38%	$235	$224	$205	$186	$176	$167	83	28
Princeton, NJ	$685	-3%	21%	$704	$618	$620	$640	$603	$568	86	89
Vail, CO	$1,144	-3%	54%	$1,184	$895	$941	$797	$816	$745	86	94
Ann Arbor, MI	$393	-3%	55%	$407	$335	$314	$302	$296	$254	86	67
Lynchburg, VA	$166	-3%	-1%	$172	$160	$156	$156	$167	$167	86	6
Galveston, TX	$245	-4%	23%	$254	$222	$213	$216	$222	$199	90	32
Hot Springs Village, AR	$166	-4%	0%	$173	$156	$162	$160	$167	$166	90	6
Boone, NC	$259	-4%	3%	$270	$269	$261	$244	$263	$252	90	35
Casper, WY	$211	-5%	0%	$221	$230	$215	$232	$221	$210	93	23
Provo, UT	$269	-5%	39%	$282	$258	$237	$226	$209	$194	93	38
Las Cruces, NM	$191	-5%	-3%	$201	$197	$179	$210	$206	$196	93	16
Santa Fe, NM	$325	-6%	1%	$346	$346	$325	$333	$324	$323	96	50
Concord, NH	$221	-9%	5%	$242	$223	$212	$235	$228	$211	97	26
Tyler, TX	$208	-9%	14%	$228	$196	$200	$185	$176	$182	97	22
Bloomington, IN	$180	-19%	3%	$222	$206	$209	$193	$175	$175	99	13
Rochester, MN	$262	na	46%	na	na	na	na	na	$180	na	36

GPTR Rank % Change = Higher growth (appreciation) is better
GPTR Rank Price = Lower price is better