Cities with the Highest and Lowest Price per Square Foot

Top 25 most and least expensive U.S. cities by median price per square foot. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Most Expensive

Source: Redfin
#CityPopulationPrice/SqFt
1Cupertino, CA58,886$1,771/sqft
2Los Altos, CA30,736$1,669/sqft
3Newport Beach, CA84,304$1,628/sqft
4Laguna Beach, CA22,777$1,552/sqft
5Manhattan Beach, CA34,584$1,419/sqft
6Menlo Park, CA32,775$1,389/sqft
7Saratoga, CA30,335$1,352/sqft
8Belmont, CA27,505$1,267/sqft
9Campbell, CA42,848$1,253/sqft
10Palo Alto, CA67,231$1,252/sqft
11Santa Barbara, CA88,024$1,252/sqft
12Santa Clara, CA129,239$1,205/sqft
13Sunnyvale, CA153,455$1,197/sqft
14Santa Monica, CA91,535$1,107/sqft
15Los Gatos, CA32,773$1,100/sqft
16San Carlos, CA29,797$1,093/sqft
17Key West, FL25,824$1,050/sqft
18La Cañada Flintridge, CA20,094$1,049/sqft
19Beverly Hills, CA31,955$1,045/sqft
20Dana Point, CA32,883$1,006/sqft
21Redwood City, CA82,423$1,003/sqft
22Millbrae, CA22,589$993/sqft
23Kailua, HI21,851$972/sqft
24Eastern Goleta Valley, CA29,411$970/sqft
25South San Francisco, CA64,487$969/sqft

Bottom 25 — Least Expensive

Source: Redfin
#CityPopulationPrice/SqFt
1Fort Dodge, IA24,788$10/sqft
2Elmira, NY26,349$48/sqft
3Flint, MI80,835$51/sqft
4Pine Bluff, AR40,436$55/sqft
5Saginaw, MI43,879$57/sqft
6Jamestown, NY28,401$57/sqft
7Lima, OH35,304$57/sqft
8Albany, GA67,939$61/sqft
9New Castle, PA21,727$64/sqft
10Williamsport, PA27,629$67/sqft
11Jackson, MS149,827$67/sqft
12Ponca City, OK24,377$67/sqft
13Detroit, MI636,644$70/sqft
14Freeport, IL23,636$71/sqft
15Mesquite, TX148,848$72/sqft
16Gary, IN68,604$72/sqft
17Youngstown, OH59,605$73/sqft
18Chester, PA33,209$73/sqft
19Decatur, IL70,368$74/sqft
20Granite City, IL26,670$74/sqft
21Alliance, OH21,574$78/sqft
22Inkster, MI25,602$79/sqft
23Bay City, MI32,445$83/sqft
24Danville, IL28,663$84/sqft
25Anderson, IN54,930$84/sqft

Cupertino, CA ranks #1 for most expensive among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of $1,771/sqft. Rounding out the top cities are Los Altos, CA, Newport Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, CA. On the other end, Fort Dodge, IA has the least expensive value at $10/sqft. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from Redfin.

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