HOME PRICES

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, AR	$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, MA	$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