Methodology
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The data used in the study comes from Zillow’s Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. To find the cities with the largest increase in home prices over the last decade, researchers at Construction Coverage compared each location’s median home value in March 2016 and March 2026. Locations were then ordered by their respective percentage change in median home price over those 10 years, and, in the event of a tie, the location with the larger total change in home price over the last decade was ranked higher. Additionally, researchers calculated the percentage change in median household income from 2014 to 2024, the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau.
For relevance, only cities with complete data were included, and cities were broken into three cohorts based on population:
- Large: Cities with more than 350,000 people
- Midsize: Cities with 150,000–350,000 people
- Small: Cities with less than 150,000 people
For complete results, see Cities With the Largest Increase in Home Prices Over the Last Decade on Construction Coverage.
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