With mortgage rates having remained relatively stable compared to last year, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best Real–Estate Markets.
To determine the most attractive real–estate markets in the U.S., the site compared 300 cities across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from median home-price appreciation to job growth.
Health of Charlotte’s Real–Estate Market (1=Best; 150=Avg.):
- 119th – Median Days on the Market
- 41st – Median Home-Price Appreciation
- 45th – Job Growth Rate
- 134th – Foreclosure Rate
- 119th – Home Price as % of Income
- 125th – Maintenance Costs as % of Income
Ranking by City Size
| Rank (1=Best) |
Large Cities (Score) | Rank (1=Best) |
Midsize Cities (Score) | Rank (1=Best) |
Small Cities (Score) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irvine, CA (70.44) |
1 | McKinney, TX (72.33) |
1 | Richardson, TX (68.11) |
| 2 | Nashville, TN (67.49) |
2 | Cary, NC (71.33) |
2 | Denton, TX (66.52) |
| 3 | Charlotte, NC (66.28) |
3 | Durham, NC (69.69) |
3 | Allen, TX (66.35) |
| 4 | Raleigh, NC (66.25) |
4 | Frisco, TX (68.10) |
4 | Surprise, AZ (63.88) |
| 5 | Henderson, NV (65.38) |
5 | Gilbert, AZ (67.82) |
5 | Clovis, CA (63.03) |
| 6 | Fort Worth, TX (65.31) |
6 | Madison, WI (66.30) |
6 | Athens-Clarke, GA (62.92) |
| 7 | Austin, TX (65.14) |
7 | Port St. Lucie, FL (66.25) |
7 | Longmont, CO (62.73) |
| 8 | Seattle, WA (63.60) |
8 | Murfreesboro, TN (66.13) |
8 | Hillsboro, OR (61.60) |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA (62.73) |
9 | Charleston, SC (65.14) |
9 | Everett, WA (61.18) |
| 10 | Tampa, FL (61.22) |
10 | Roseville, CA (65.09) |
10 | Manchester, NH (60.83) |
| 11 | Miami, FL (60.21) |
11 | Chandler, AZ (64.47) |
11 | Santa Clara, CA (60.55) |
| 12 | Mesa, AZ (59.39) |
12 | Knoxville, TN (64.44) |
12 | North Charleston, SC (60.44) |
| 13 | Las Vegas, NV (59.35) |
13 | Peoria, AZ (64.12) |
13 | Carrollton, TX (60.24) |
| 14 | San Diego, CA (59.28) |
14 | Reno, NV (63.94) |
14 | Wilmington, NC (59.96) |
| 15 | Orlando, FL (59.16) |
15 | Jersey City, NJ (63.25) |
15 | Green Bay, WI (59.74) |
| 16 | Colorado Springs, CO (59.01) |
16 | Boise, ID (62.99) |
16 | Quincy, MA (59.69) |
| 17 | Dallas, TX (58.48) |
17 | Tempe, AZ (62.11) |
17 | Carlsbad, CA (59.10) |
| 18 | Phoenix, AZ (58.10) |
18 | Bellevue, WA (62.01) |
18 | Renton, WA (59.03) |
| 19 | Denver, CO (57.87) |
19 | Salem, OR (61.22) |
19 | Naperville, IL (58.91) |
| 20 | Omaha, NE (57.69) |
20 | Grand Rapids, MI (61.20) |
20 | Roswell, GA (58.52) |
| 21 | San Jose, CA (57.22) |
21 | Salt Lake City, UT (61.09) |
21 | Davie, FL (58.49) |
| 22 | Anaheim, CA (57.19) |
22 | Sunnyvale, CA (60.82) |
22 | Spokane Valley, WA (58.46) |
| 23 | Arlington, TX (57.14) |
23 | Plano, TX (60.34) |
23 | Yuma, AZ (58.04) |
| 24 | Columbus, OH (56.37) |
24 | Elk Grove, CA (60.25) |
24 | Sterling Heights, MI (57.92) |
| 25 | Oklahoma City, OK (56.12) |
25 | Irving, TX (60.11) |
25 | High Point, NC (57.51) |
| 26 | Boston, MA (55.92) |
26 | Richmond, VA (59.94) |
26 | Ann Arbor, MI (57.34) |
| 27 | Houston, TX (55.92) |
27 | Eugene, OR (59.47) |
27 | Vista, CA (57.27) |
| 28 | Virginia Beach, VA (55.76) |
28 | Lincoln, NE (59.47) |
28 | Arvada, CO (57.09) |
| 29 | Santa Ana, CA (55.69) |
29 | Grand Prairie, TX (59.30) |
29 | Kent, WA (56.81) |
| 30 | Lexington, KY (55.31) |
30 | Vancouver, WA (59.10) |
30 | Escondido, CA (56.66) |
| 31 | Tucson, AZ (54.92) |
31 | North Las Vegas, NV (58.95) |
31 | Visalia, CA (56.63) |
| 32 | Aurora, CO (54.87) |
32 | Buffalo, NY (58.56) |
32 | Stamford, CT (56.58) |
| 33 | Riverside, CA (54.84) |
33 | Rochester, NY (58.39) |
33 | Norman, OK (56.57) |
| 34 | Bakersfield, CA (54.76) |
34 | Hialeah, FL (58.18) |
34 | Santa Maria, CA (56.33) |
| 35 | El Paso, TX (54.22) |
35 | Ontario, CA (58.15) |
35 | Temecula, CA (56.25) |
| 36 | Sacramento, CA (54.10) |
36 | Worcester, MA (58.13) |
36 | Allentown, PA (56.13) |
| 37 | Fresno, CA (53.81) |
37 | Fort Wayne, IN (57.99) |
37 | Costa Mesa, CA (55.83) |
| 38 | Portland, OR (53.52) |
38 | Huntsville, AL (57.96) |
38 | Beaverton, OR (55.73) |
| 39 | Jacksonville, FL (53.22) |
39 | Fort Collins, CO (57.80) |
39 | Thornton, CO (55.72) |
| 40 | Minneapolis, MN (52.92) |
40 | Spokane, WA (57.70) |
40 | Broken Arrow, OK (55.35) |
| 41 | Wichita, KS (52.51) |
41 | Fontana, CA (57.63) |
41 | Palm Bay, FL (55.33) |
| 42 | Albuquerque, NM (52.42) |
42 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA (57.60) |
42 | Orange, CA (55.26) |
| 43 | Long Beach, CA (52.31) |
43 | Chula Vista, CA (57.06) |
43 | Cambridge, MA (55.25) |
| 44 | Los Angeles, CA (52.27) |
44 | Garland, TX (57.03) |
44 | Dearborn, MI (54.82) |
| 45 | Kansas City, MO (51.83) |
45 | St. Petersburg, FL (56.96) |
45 | West Covina, CA (54.73) |
| 46 | Cincinnati, OH (51.60) |
46 | Chesapeake, VA (56.79) |
46 | Miami Gardens, FL (54.72) |
| 47 | Pittsburgh, PA (51.30) |
47 | Tacoma, WA (56.47) |
47 | Lansing, MI (54.69) |
| 48 | Louisville, KY (51.00) |
48 | Scottsdale, AZ (56.34) |
48 | Fullerton, CA (54.58) |
| 49 | Newark, NJ (50.56) |
49 | Winston-Salem, NC (55.55) |
49 | Lynn, MA (54.53) |
| 50 | Tulsa, OK (50.15) |
50 | Huntington Beach, CA (55.27) |
50 | Lowell, MA (54.51) |
| 51 | Milwaukee, WI (49.93) |
51 | Springfield, MO (55.17) |
51 | Gainesville, FL (54.37) |
| 52 | Indianapolis, IN (49.79) |
52 | Glendale, AZ (55.02) |
52 | San Mateo, CA (54.16) |
| 53 | Stockton, CA (49.67) |
53 | Fremont, CA (54.83) |
53 | Santa Barbara, CA (53.97) |
| 54 | New York, NY (49.51) |
54 | Garden Grove, CA (54.75) |
54 | Savannah, GA (53.91) |
| 55 | Honolulu, HI (49.22) |
55 | Oxnard, CA (54.51) |
55 | Federal Way, WA (53.82) |
| 56 | St. Paul, MN (49.07) |
56 | Alexandria, VA (54.42) |
56 | Westminster, CA (53.69) |
| 57 | San Antonio, TX (48.96) |
57 | Providence, RI (54.40) |
57 | Carson, CA (53.32) |
| 58 | Memphis, TN (47.27) |
58 | Oceanside, CA (54.36) |
58 | Lakeland, FL (53.31) |
| 59 | Washington, DC (46.77) |
59 | Overland Park, KS (53.62) |
59 | Warren, MI (53.21) |
| 60 | San Francisco, CA (46.07) |
60 | Tallahassee, FL (53.49) |
60 | Ventura, CA (53.20) |
| 61 | Oakland, CA (45.55) |
61 | Santa Clarita, CA (53.29) |
61 | Burbank, CA (53.20) |
| 62 | Corpus Christi, TX (45.33) |
62 | Corona, CA (53.19) |
62 | Rockford, IL (53.19) |
| 63 | Detroit, MI (43.84) |
63 | Salinas, CA (52.91) |
63 | Miramar, FL (53.10) |
| 64 | Chicago, IL (43.61) |
64 | Greensboro, NC (52.88) |
64 | South Gate, CA (53.05) |
| 65 | Cleveland, OH (42.79) |
65 | Moreno Valley, CA (52.46) |
65 | Yakima, WA (53.05) |
| 66 | Philadelphia, PA (37.08) |
66 | Lakewood, CO (52.45) |
66 | Mission Viejo, CA (52.92) |
| 67 | Baltimore, MD (33.77) |
67 | Glendale, CA (52.44) |
67 | Simi Valley, CA (52.92) |
| 68 | New Orleans, LA (24.00) |
68 | San Bernardino, CA (52.30) |
68 | Santa Monica, CA (52.91) |
| 69 | Laredo, TX (52.28) |
69 | Torrance, CA (52.85) |
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| 70 | Modesto, CA (52.21) |
70 | Greeley, CO (52.84) |
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| 71 | Fayetteville, NC (52.10) |
71 | Pasadena, CA (52.62) |
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| 72 | Aurora, IL (51.96) |
72 | Norwalk, CA (52.55) |
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| 73 | Hayward, CA (51.25) |
73 | Vacaville, CA (52.52) |
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| 74 | Pembroke Pines, FL (51.20) |
74 | El Monte, CA (52.00) |
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| 75 | Cape Coral, FL (50.90) |
75 | Elizabeth, NJ (51.94) |
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| 76 | Amarillo, TX (50.67) |
76 | Westminster, CO (51.89) |
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| 77 | Akron, OH (49.47) |
77 | Kenosha, WI (51.79) |
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| 78 | Yonkers, NY (49.34) |
78 | Mesquite, TX (51.73) |
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| 79 | Augusta, GA (48.77) |
79 | Centennial, CO (51.62) |
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| 80 | Norfolk, VA (48.50) |
80 | Thousand Oaks, CA (51.56) |
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| 81 | Santa Rosa, CA (48.15) |
81 | Plantation, FL (51.39) |
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| 82 | Newport News, VA (47.99) |
82 | Rialto, CA (51.18) |
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| 83 | Anchorage, AK (47.96) |
83 | Sandy Springs, GA (51.15) |
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| 84 | Lancaster, CA (47.65) |
84 | Downey, CA (50.93) |
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| 85 | Springfield, MA (47.45) |
85 | Livonia, MI (50.81) |
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| 86 | Palmdale, CA (47.29) |
86 | Albany, NY (50.78) |
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| 87 | Paterson, NJ (46.41) |
87 | El Cajon, CA (50.60) |
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| 88 | Fort Lauderdale, FL (46.34) |
88 | Daly City, CA (50.49) |
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| 89 | Birmingham, AL (45.41) |
89 | Fairfield, CA (50.48) |
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| 90 | Des Moines, IA (44.61) |
90 | Sunrise, FL (50.45) |
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| 91 | Hollywood, FL (44.38) |
91 | Murrieta, CA (50.41) |
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| 92 | Little Rock, AR (43.69) |
92 | Boca Raton, FL (50.39) |
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| 93 | Toledo, OH (41.26) |
93 | Pomona, CA (50.37) |
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| 94 | Columbus, GA (39.66) |
94 | Chico, CA (50.35) |
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| 95 | St. Louis, MO (39.14) |
95 | New Bedford, MA (50.28) |
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| 96 | Montgomery, AL (38.59) |
96 | Inglewood, CA (50.21) |
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| 97 | Mobile, AL (36.74) |
97 | West Palm Beach, FL (50.04) |
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| 98 | Baton Rouge, LA (33.69) |
98 | Gresham, OR (49.94) |
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| 99 | Shreveport, LA (26.85) |
99 | Clearwater, FL (49.59) |
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| 100 | New Haven, CT (49.55) |
