HOME PRICES

Here we show you what average home prices have done since 2006 in all 99 of our profiled retirement cities and towns. Click on any city link 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 Mar	'11-'12	'06-'12	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	Chng	Price
Bigfork, MT	$279	25%	-20%	$223	$389	$313	$313	$342	$350	1	68
Princeton, NJ	$689	21%	6%	$569	$612	$607	$616	$733	$648	2	93
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$225	20%	-10%	$188	$185	$252	$252	$264	$251	3	51
Vail, CO	$963	16%	14%	$833	$995	$1,096	$1,343	$984	$848	4	96
Sedona, AZ	$401	12%	-13%	$358	$412	$425	$436	$467	$461	5	79
Las Cruces, NM	$222	10%	2%	$202	$206	$188	$204	$218	$217	6	49
Gatlinburg, TN	$136	5%	-37%	$129	$144	$184	$200	$220	$216	7	7
Bend, OR	$236	5%	-36%	$224	$236	$253	$330	$387	$366	7	54
Galveston, TX	$201	5%	-2%	$191	$201	$141	$218	$236	$206	7	43
Annapolis, MD	$466	5%	-5%	$443	$447	$464	$504	$524	$493	7	86
Marietta, OH	$116	5%	-33%	$111	$114	$111	$148	$178	$172	7	3
Olympia, WA	$249	4%	-6%	$239	$250	$269	$293	$282	$266	12	59
Newport Beach, CA	$1,363	4%	-20%	$1,314	$1,380	$1,252	$1,615	$1,889	$1,711	12	99
Pocatello, ID	$144	4%	13%	$139	$143	$146	$146	$140	$128	12	14
Carolina Beach, NC	$260	4%	-29%	$251	$243	$272	$315	$341	$365	12	63
Greenville, SC	$161	3%	-7%	$156	$164	$172	$183	$188	$173	16	21
Athens, GA	$164	3%	-6%	$159	$171	$182	$195	$178	$175	16	26
Palm Springs, CA	$278	3%	-48%	$270	$276	$297	$378	$486	$539	16	67
Georgetown, TX	$218	3%	28%	$212	$210	$216	$195	$186	$170	16	48
Santa Fe, NM	$330	2%	-4%	$322	$320	$304	$333	$364	$342	20	73
Springfield, MO	$140	2%	4%	$137	$140	$133	$133	$135	$134	20	11
Casper, WY	$197	2%	26%	$194	$192	$193	$193	$177	$156	20	42
Prescott, AZ	$223	1%	-19%	$221	$255	$282	$332	$292	$276	23	50
Wenatchee, WA	$227	1%	7%	$225	$236	$223	$244	$256	$213	23	52
Durango, CO	$354	1%	18%	$351	$373	$299	$299	$292	$299	23	75
Missoula, MT	$236	1%	19%	$234	$231	$224	$219	$209	$199	23	54
Fargo, ND	$174	1%	13%	$173	$165	$182	$182	$154	$154	23	32
Henderson, NV	$186	1%	-56%	$185	$201	$224	$321	$417	$418	23	36
Ann Arbor, MI	$254	0%	-16%	$254	$242	$249	$271	$295	$302	29	61
Bloomington, IN	$175	0%	5%	$175	$175	$184	$175	$171	$167	29	33
Bowling Green, KY	$163	0%	0%	$163	$163	$156	$163	$159	$163	29	25
Burlington, VT	$254	0%	-5%	$254	$254	$252	$270	$269	$268	29	61
Fond du Lac, WI	$144	0%	2%	$144	$144	$119	$142	$148	$141	29	14
Green Bay, WI	$136	0%	-15%	$136	$136	$136	$156	$154	$160	29	7
Hanover, PA	$168	0%	-15%	$168	$168	$180	$197	$207	$198	29	30
Iowa City, IA	$194	0%	3%	$194	$191	$205	$208	$194	$188	29	40
Kailua, Oahu, HI	$1,119	0%	51%	$1,119	$1,119	$788	$762	$788	$742	29	98
Lake Placid, NY	$415	0%	25%	$415	$415	$310	$423	$518	$332	29	82
Lynchburg, VA	$167	0%	6%	$167	$167	$153	$173	$163	$158	29	29
Middleton, WI	$321	0%	-3%	$321	$321	$313	$358	$337	$332	29	72
Portland, ME	$251	0%	0%	$251	$251	$251	$251	$253	$250	29	60
Provincetown, MA	$426	0%	-8%	$426	$503	$478	$438	$507	$462	29	84
Rochester, MN	$148	0%	-24%	$148	$148	$171	$198	$195	$196	29	18
Chandler, AZ	$194	-1%	-45%	$195	$218	$225	$301	$358	$352	44	40
Great Falls, MT	$161	-1%	13%	$162	$158	$156	$156	$156	$143	44	21
Clarksville, TN	$146	-1%	2%	$147	$148	$144	$148	$143	$143	44	16
Winter Haven, FL	$93	-1%	-52%	$94	$110	$128	$169	$187	$192	44	1
Boise, ID	$165	-1%	-22%	$167	$183	$192	$221	$221	$212	44	27
The Woodlands, TX	$261	-2%	23%	$265	$260	$240	$242	$249	$212	49	64
St. George, UT	$190	-2%	-31%	$193	$183	$197	$237	$288	$274	49	39



		Price	Price							GPTR	GPTR
	2012	Change	Change							Rank	Rank
City/Town	thru Mar	'11-'12	'06-'12	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	Chng	Price
Hilton Head, SC	$410	-3%	-15%	$422	$455	$468	$566	$533	$483	51	81
Tyler, TX	$165	-3%	24%	$170	$169	$155	$156	$142	$133	51	27
Melbourne, FL	$129	-3%	-42%	$133	$134	$149	$185	$215	$223	51	6
Fayetteville, AR	$173	-3%	-19%	$179	$198	$179	$202	$214	$213	51	31
Stamford, CT	$480	-3%	-21%	$497	$531	$493	$580	$607	$606	51	89
Hot Springs Village, ARR	$162	-4%	-30%	$168	$186	$216	$261	$216	$232	56	23
Reno, NV	$187	-4%	-53%	$194	$220	$256	$292	$277	$397	56	37
Colorado Springs, CO	$206	-4%	-19%	$214	$220	$215	$239	$255	$255	56	45
Park City, UT	$509	-4%	-4%	$529	$502	$405	$405	$533	$528	56	90
Williamsburg, VA	$298	-4%	-18%	$310	$320	$322	$351	$365	$365	56	71
Boca Raton, FL	$284	-4%	-46%	$296	$326	$363	$423	$542	$524	56	69
Concord, NH	$188	-4%	-29%	$196	$214	$204	$230	$258	$265	56	38
Fort Collins, CO	$241	-4%	-10%	$252	$255	$239	$255	$267	$269	56	57
Chapel Hill, NC	$378	-5%	-2%	$397	$379	$360	$374	$390	$387	64	78
Medford, OR	$158	-5%	-46%	$167	$181	$198	$239	$278	$295	64	20
Ocean City, NJ	$550	-6%	-15%	$583	$572	$592	$627	$528	$646	66	92
Napa, CA	$367	-6%	-44%	$390	$416	$411	$515	$680	$655	66	77
Sarasota, FL	$216	-6%	-45%	$231	$246	$245	$338	$385	$395	66	47
Provo, UT	$180	-7%	-13%	$193	$208	$223	$209	$222	$207	69	34
Boulder, CO	$468	-7%	-5%	$505	$483	$445	$484	$488	$492	69	88
Cambridge, MA	$466	-7%	-15%	$503	$515	$508	$561	$515	$546	69	86
Naperville, IL	$335	-8%	-17%	$363	$368	$375	$411	$413	$405	72	74
Naples, FL	$293	-8%	-44%	$318	$327	$310	$449	$546	$520	72	70
Paradise Valley, AZ	$946	-8%	-53%	$1,028	$1,122	$1,159	$1,628	$1,700	$2,005	72	95
South Lake Tahoe, CA	$261	-8%	-51%	$284	$345	$348	$409	$498	$535	72	64
Columbia, SC	$140	-8%	-23%	$153	$157	$161	$178	$185	$181	72	11
Monterey, CA	$431	-9%	-57%	$472	$532	$635	$600	$722	$1,003	77	85
Gulf Shores, AL	$154	-9%	-53%	$170	$188	$250	$276	$417	$327	77	19
Vancouver, WA	$182	-9%	-27%	$201	$217	$221	$274	$270	$251	77	35
Kingston, NY	$140	-10%	-32%	$155	$169	$184	$201	$216	$207	80	11
Oak Ridge, TN	$112	-10%	-23%	$124	$139	$159	$154	$153	$145	80	2
Gainesville, FL	$138	-10%	-35%	$153	$175	$190	$202	$216	$212	80	10
San Luis Obispo, CA	$403	-10%	-39%	$447	$470	$474	$543	$588	$661	80	80
Bellingham, WA	$263	-10%	-17%	$292	$307	$308	$317	$316	$317	80	66
Champaign, IL	$162	-10%	-2%	$180	$170	$163	$186	$179	$166	80	23
Newport, RI	$415	-11%	-16%	$464	$455	$413	$511	$469	$495	86	82
Newnan, GA	$136	-12%	-31%	$154	$161	$166	$189	$197	$198	87	7
Pinehurst, NC	$240	-12%	-16%	$274	$250	$298	$288	$287	$285	87	56
San Marcos, TX	$147	-14%	8%	$170	$143	$152	$140	$136	$136	89	17
Boone, NC	$215	-14%	-5%	$249	$237	$248	$226	$240	$226	89	46
Coos Bay, OR	$118	-14%	-42%	$138	$147	$181	$177	$201	$202	89	4
Valdosta, GA	$118	-14%	-39%	$138	$143	$175	$188	$197	$192	89	4
Bishop, CA	$244	-15%	-36%	$286	$288	$347	$370	$350	$382	93	58
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MAA	$202	-15%	-45%	$239	$258	$273	$294	$339	$366	93	44
Port Townsend, WA	$231	-17%	-31%	$279	$273	$392	$392	$378	$335	95	53
Key West, FL	$361	-19%	-52%	$443	$408	$427	$613	$706	$748	96	76
Half Moon Bay, CA	$545	-20%	-39%	$682	$708	$613	$848	$938	$899	97	91
Aspen, CO	$1,013	-31%	-16%	$1,473	$1,499	$1,101	$1,463	$1,741	$1,201	98	97
Southampton, NY	$818	-38%	-51%	$1,313	$1,321	$1,385	$1,457	$1,890	$1,681	99	94

GPTR Rank % Change = Higher growth (appreciation) is better
GPTR Rank Price = Lower price is better