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Here we show you what average home prices have done since 2006 in all 99 of our profiled retirement cities and towns.
Cities are sorted by those with the highest home price change since 2011.
Click on any city link in the tables below to see a detailed report with charts, facts and figures for 20 quality of life data categories.
| Home Sales Price (Avg) - New & Resale Homes | |||||||||||
| 2006 - 2012 (000s) | |||||||||||
| Price | Price | GPTR | GPTR | ||||||||
| 2012 | Change | Change | Rank | Rank | |||||||
| City/Town | thru Dec | '11-'12 | '06-'12 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | Chng | Price |
| Bigfork, MT | $300 | 35% | -14% | $223 | $389 | $313 | $313 | $342 | $350 | 1 | 69 |
| Rochester, MN | $180 | 22% | -8% | $148 | $167 | $171 | $198 | $195 | $196 | 2 | 30 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $221 | 18% | -12% | $188 | $185 | $252 | $252 | $264 | $251 | 3 | 46 |
| Boise, ID | $187 | 12% | -12% | $167 | $183 | $192 | $221 | $221 | $212 | 4 | 32 |
| Greenville, SC | $174 | 12% | 1% | $156 | $164 | $172 | $183 | $188 | $173 | 4 | 23 |
| Prescott, AZ | $244 | 10% | -12% | $221 | $255 | $282 | $332 | $292 | $276 | 6 | 52 |
| Bend, OR | $247 | 10% | -33% | $224 | $236 | $253 | $330 | $387 | $366 | 6 | 54 |
| Oak Ridge, TN | $136 | 10% | -6% | $124 | $139 | $159 | $154 | $153 | $145 | 6 | 6 |
| Clarksville, TN | $160 | 9% | 12% | $147 | $148 | $144 | $148 | $143 | $143 | 9 | 17 |
| Chandler, AZ | $212 | 9% | -40% | $195 | $218 | $225 | $301 | $358 | $352 | 9 | 45 |
| Casper, WY | $210 | 8% | 35% | $194 | $192 | $193 | $193 | $177 | $156 | 11 | 44 |
| Henderson, NV | $200 | 8% | -52% | $185 | $201 | $224 | $321 | $417 | $418 | 11 | 38 |
| Pocatello, ID | $150 | 8% | 17% | $139 | $143 | $146 | $146 | $140 | $128 | 11 | 13 |
| Georgetown, TX | $228 | 8% | 34% | $212 | $210 | $216 | $195 | $186 | $170 | 11 | 48 |
| Great Falls, MT | $174 | 7% | 22% | $162 | $158 | $156 | $156 | $156 | $143 | 15 | 23 |
| Tyler, TX | $182 | 7% | 37% | $170 | $169 | $155 | $156 | $142 | $133 | 15 | 31 |
| Iowa City, IA | $207 | 7% | 10% | $194 | $191 | $205 | $208 | $194 | $188 | 15 | 42 |
| Winter Haven, FL | $100 | 6% | -48% | $94 | $110 | $128 | $169 | $187 | $192 | 18 | 1 |
| Sarasota, FL | $245 | 6% | -38% | $231 | $246 | $245 | $338 | $385 | $395 | 18 | 53 |
| The Woodlands, TX | $281 | 6% | 33% | $265 | $260 | $240 | $242 | $249 | $212 | 18 | 64 |
| Medford, OR | $177 | 6% | -40% | $167 | $181 | $198 | $239 | $278 | $295 | 18 | 28 |
| St. George, UT | $204 | 6% | -26% | $193 | $183 | $197 | $237 | $288 | $274 | 18 | 41 |
| Monterey, CA | $497 | 5% | -50% | $472 | $532 | $635 | $600 | $722 | $1,003 | 23 | 86 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $188 | 5% | -12% | $179 | $198 | $179 | $202 | $214 | $213 | 23 | 33 |
| Gatlinburg, TN | $135 | 5% | -38% | $129 | $144 | $184 | $200 | $220 | $216 | 23 | 5 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $235 | 4% | 10% | $225 | $236 | $223 | $244 | $256 | $213 | 26 | 49 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $223 | 4% | -13% | $214 | $220 | $215 | $239 | $255 | $255 | 26 | 47 |
| Galveston, TX | $199 | 4% | -3% | $191 | $201 | $141 | $218 | $236 | $206 | 26 | 37 |
| Reno, NV | $202 | 4% | -49% | $194 | $220 | $256 | $292 | $277 | $397 | 26 | 40 |
| Annapolis, MD | $460 | 4% | -7% | $443 | $447 | $464 | $504 | $524 | $493 | 26 | 85 |
| Palm Springs, CA | $280 | 4% | -48% | $270 | $276 | $297 | $378 | $486 | $539 | 26 | 62 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $284 | 4% | 0% | $274 | $250 | $298 | $288 | $287 | $285 | 26 | 65 |
| Hanover, PA | $174 | 4% | -12% | $168 | $168 | $180 | $197 | $207 | $198 | 26 | 25 |
| Missoula, MT | $242 | 3% | 22% | $234 | $231 | $224 | $219 | $209 | $199 | 34 | 50 |
| Newport Beach, CA | $1,358 | 3% | -21% | $1,314 | $1,380 | $1,252 | $1,615 | $1,889 | $1,711 | 34 | 99 |
| Park City, UT | $546 | 3% | 3% | $529 | $502 | $405 | $405 | $533 | $528 | 34 | 91 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $259 | 3% | -4% | $252 | $255 | $239 | $255 | $267 | $269 | 34 | 60 |
| Marietta, OH | $114 | 3% | -34% | $111 | $114 | $111 | $148 | $178 | $172 | 34 | 2 |
| Newnan, GA | $158 | 3% | -20% | $154 | $161 | $166 | $189 | $197 | $198 | 34 | 16 |
| Naples, FL | $326 | 3% | -37% | $318 | $327 | $310 | $449 | $546 | $520 | 34 | 73 |
| Hilton Head, SC | $432 | 2% | -11% | $422 | $455 | $468 | $566 | $533 | $483 | 41 | 83 |
| Gulf Shores, AL | $174 | 2% | -47% | $170 | $188 | $250 | $276 | $417 | $327 | 41 | 25 |
| Fargo, ND | $177 | 2% | 15% | $173 | $165 | $182 | $182 | $154 | $154 | 41 | 28 |
| Napa, CA | $399 | 2% | -39% | $390 | $416 | $411 | $515 | $680 | $655 | 41 | 79 |
| Melbourne, FL | $136 | 2% | -39% | $133 | $134 | $149 | $185 | $215 | $223 | 41 | 7 |
| Springfield, MO | $139 | 1% | 4% | $137 | $140 | $133 | $133 | $135 | $134 | 46 | 9 |
| Olympia, WA | $242 | 1% | -9% | $239 | $250 | $269 | $293 | $282 | $266 | 46 | 50 |
| Boone, NC | $252 | 1% | 12% | $249 | $237 | $248 | $226 | $240 | $226 | 46 | 56 |
| Cambridge, MA | $509 | 1% | -7% | $503 | $515 | $508 | $561 | $515 | $546 | 46 | 89 |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | $1,040 | 1% | -48% | $1,028 | $1,122 | $1,159 | $1,628 | $1,700 | $2,005 | 46 | 95 |
| Price | Price | GPTR | GPTR | ||||||||
| 2012 | Change | Change | Rank | Rank | |||||||
| City/Town | thru Dec | '11-'12 | '06-'12 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | Chng | Price |
| Bishop, CA | $289 | 1% | -24% | $286 | $288 | $347 | $370 | $350 | $382 | 46 | 67 |
| Concord, NH | $198 | 1% | -25% | $196 | $214 | $204 | $230 | $258 | $265 | 46 | 36 |
| Carolina Beach, NC | $253 | 1% | -31% | $251 | $243 | $272 | $315 | $341 | $365 | 46 | 57 |
| Provo, UT | $194 | 1% | -6% | $193 | $208 | $223 | $209 | $222 | $207 | 46 | 34 |
| Half Moon Bay, CA | $685 | 0% | -24% | $682 | $708 | $613 | $848 | $938 | $899 | 55 | 93 |
| Williamsburg, VA | $311 | 0% | -15% | $310 | $320 | $322 | $351 | $365 | $365 | 55 | 70 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $323 | 0% | -6% | $322 | $320 | $304 | $333 | $364 | $342 | 55 | 72 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $448 | 0% | -32% | $447 | $470 | $474 | $543 | $588 | $661 | 55 | 84 |
| Stamford, CT | $498 | 0% | -18% | $497 | $531 | $493 | $580 | $607 | $606 | 55 | 88 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $254 | 0% | -16% | $254 | $242 | $249 | $271 | $295 | $302 | 55 | 58 |
| Bloomington, IN | $175 | 0% | 5% | $175 | $175 | $184 | $175 | $171 | $167 | 55 | 27 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $163 | 0% | 0% | $163 | $163 | $156 | $163 | $159 | $163 | 55 | 18 |
| Burlington, VT | $254 | 0% | -5% | $254 | $254 | $252 | $270 | $269 | $268 | 55 | 58 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $144 | 0% | 2% | $144 | $144 | $119 | $142 | $148 | $141 | 55 | 10 |
| Green Bay, WI | $136 | 0% | -15% | $136 | $136 | $136 | $156 | $154 | $160 | 55 | 7 |
| Kailua, Oahu, HI | $1,119 | 0% | 51% | $1,119 | $1,119 | $788 | $762 | $788 | $742 | 55 | 97 |
| Lake Placid, NY | $415 | 0% | 25% | $415 | $415 | $310 | $423 | $518 | $332 | 55 | 81 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $167 | 0% | 6% | $167 | $167 | $153 | $173 | $163 | $158 | 55 | 20 |
| Middleton, WI | $321 | 0% | -3% | $321 | $321 | $313 | $358 | $337 | $332 | 55 | 71 |
| Vancouver, WA | $201 | 0% | -20% | $201 | $217 | $221 | $274 | $270 | $251 | 55 | 39 |
| Princeton, NJ | $568 | 0% | -12% | $569 | $612 | $607 | $616 | $733 | $648 | 55 | 92 |
| Kingston, NY | $154 | -1% | -26% | $155 | $169 | $184 | $201 | $216 | $207 | 72 | 14 |
| Bellingham, WA | $289 | -1% | -9% | $292 | $307 | $308 | $317 | $316 | $317 | 72 | 67 |
| Hot Springs Village, A | $166 | -1% | -28% | $168 | $186 | $216 | $261 | $216 | $232 | 72 | 19 |
| Portland, ME | $248 | -1% | -1% | $251 | $251 | $251 | $251 | $253 | $250 | 72 | 55 |
| South Lake Tahoe, CA | $280 | -1% | -48% | $284 | $345 | $348 | $409 | $498 | $535 | 72 | 62 |
| Boulder, CO | $497 | -2% | 1% | $505 | $483 | $445 | $484 | $488 | $492 | 77 | 87 |
| Provincetown, MA | $419 | -2% | -9% | $426 | $503 | $478 | $438 | $507 | $462 | 77 | 82 |
| Chapel Hill, NC | $390 | -2% | 1% | $397 | $379 | $360 | $374 | $390 | $387 | 77 | 77 |
| San Marcos, TX | $167 | -2% | 23% | $170 | $143 | $152 | $140 | $136 | $136 | 77 | 20 |
| Sedona, AZ | $350 | -2% | -24% | $358 | $412 | $425 | $436 | $467 | $461 | 77 | 76 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $196 | -3% | -10% | $202 | $206 | $188 | $204 | $218 | $217 | 82 | 35 |
| Boca Raton, FL | $287 | -3% | -45% | $296 | $326 | $363 | $423 | $542 | $524 | 82 | 66 |
| Durango, CO | $340 | -3% | 14% | $351 | $373 | $299 | $299 | $292 | $299 | 82 | 74 |
| Athens, GA | $154 | -3% | -12% | $159 | $171 | $182 | $195 | $178 | $175 | 82 | 14 |
| Naperville, IL | $349 | -4% | -14% | $363 | $368 | $375 | $411 | $413 | $405 | 86 | 75 |
| Columbia, SC | $146 | -5% | -19% | $153 | $157 | $161 | $178 | $185 | $181 | 87 | 12 |
| Champaign, IL | $171 | -5% | 3% | $180 | $170 | $163 | $186 | $179 | $166 | 87 | 22 |
| Gainesville, FL | $145 | -5% | -32% | $153 | $175 | $190 | $202 | $216 | $212 | 87 | 11 |
| Coos Bay, OR | $130 | -6% | -36% | $138 | $147 | $181 | $177 | $201 | $202 | 90 | 4 |
| Port Townsend, WA | $262 | -6% | -22% | $279 | $273 | $392 | $392 | $378 | $335 | 90 | 61 |
| Ocean City, NJ | $541 | -7% | -16% | $583 | $572 | $592 | $627 | $528 | $646 | 92 | 90 |
| Valdosta, GA | $125 | -9% | -35% | $138 | $143 | $175 | $188 | $197 | $192 | 93 | 3 |
| Vail, CO | $745 | -11% | -12% | $833 | $995 | $1,096 | $1,343 | $984 | $848 | 94 | 94 |
| Key West, FL | $395 | -11% | -47% | $443 | $408 | $427 | $613 | $706 | $748 | 94 | 78 |
| Aspen, CO | $1,303 | -12% | 8% | $1,473 | $1,499 | $1,101 | $1,463 | $1,741 | $1,201 | 96 | 98 |
| Newport, RI | $405 | -13% | -18% | $464 | $455 | $413 | $511 | $469 | $495 | 97 | 80 |
| Yarmouth, Cape Cod, M | $208 | -13% | -43% | $239 | $258 | $273 | $294 | $339 | $366 | 98 | 43 |
| Southampton, NY | $1,079 | -18% | -36% | $1,313 | $1,321 | $1,385 | $1,457 | $1,890 | $1,681 | 99 | 96 |
| GPTR Rank % Change = Higher growth (appreciation) is better | |||||||||||
| GPTR Rank Price = Lower price is better | |||||||||||
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