House RegretsThe house you didn’t buy.

Where not buying cost the most

Market multiple by entry year (FHFA all-transactions index to 2026 Q1). Sort any column.

MetroSince 1990Since 2000Since 2012
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL8.0×5.4×3.6×
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL6.0×4.8×3.6×
Bozeman, MT4.8×3.1×
Coeur d'Alene, ID4.7×3.3×
St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL6.4×4.5×3.4×
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL5.9×4.4×3.1×
Midland, TX5.3×4.4×2.0×
Bellingham, WA6.6×4.4×2.6×
Kahului-Wailuku, HI4.9×4.3×2.6×
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA4.4×4.3×2.5×
Boise City, ID7.0×4.3×3.7×
Missoula, MT8.6×4.3×2.6×
Bend, OR7.6×4.2×3.4×
Naples-Marco Island, FL6.2×4.2×3.2×
Port St. Lucie, FL4.8×4.1×3.5×
Charleston-North Charleston, SC6.8×4.1×2.9×
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA4.7×4.1×2.5×
Tampa, FL5.5×4.1×3.3×
Helena, MT4.1×2.4×
Urban Honolulu, HI3.9×4.0×2.0×
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4.1×4.0×3.0×
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA5.1×4.0×2.7×
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA6.7×3.9×2.5×
Tacoma-Lakewood, WA6.2×3.9×2.9×
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL4.6×3.9×3.2×
Everett, WA5.8×3.9×3.1×
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA6.2×3.9×2.8×
Flagstaff, AZ6.5×3.8×2.7×
Walla Walla, WA7.1×3.8×2.3×
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA6.0×3.8×2.6×
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ5.9×3.8×3.3×
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA5.9×3.8×2.6×
Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA6.2×3.8×2.7×
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL4.9×3.8×3.2×
Kingston, NY4.0×3.8×2.2×
Lewiston, ID-WA3.8×2.3×
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN5.8×3.8×2.9×
Idaho Falls, ID5.1×3.8×2.8×
Portland-South Portland, ME4.7×3.8×2.4×
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT7.9×3.8×2.8×
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ4.3×3.8×2.8×
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL5.4×3.7×3.1×
Asheville, NC6.2×3.7×2.5×
Barnstable Town, MA5.2×3.7×2.3×
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL4.8×3.7×3.1×
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ4.6×3.7×2.2×
Twin Falls, ID3.7×2.8×
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL4.7×3.7×3.1×
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX6.9×3.7×2.6×
Odessa, TX4.6×3.6×1.9×
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA6.0×3.6×2.5×
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL4.7×3.6×3.1×
Philadelphia, PA4.1×3.6×2.0×
Pocatello, ID5.7×3.6×2.6×
Sebring, FL3.6×2.9×
Knoxville, TN5.1×3.6×2.6×
Homosassa Springs, FL4.3×3.6×3.0×
Fresno, CA4.3×3.6×2.7×
Rapid City, SD3.6×2.3×
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL5.3×3.6×2.5×
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ5.8×3.6×2.9×
Lewiston-Auburn, ME3.7×3.6×2.4×
Jacksonville, FL5.1×3.5×2.8×
Billings, MT5.9×3.5×2.1×
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA4.2×3.5×2.4×
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA4.5×3.5×2.6×
Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ4.3×3.5×2.2×
Reno, NV4.9×3.5×3.5×
Great Falls, MT3.5×2.3×
Logan, UT-ID6.6×3.5×2.7×
Kennewick-Richland, WA5.1×3.5×2.4×
Grand Junction, CO6.6×3.5×2.5×
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY4.8×3.5×2.1×
Casper, WY6.4×3.5×1.8×
Burlington-South Burlington, VT4.3×3.5×2.0×
Carson City, NV4.9×3.5×3.3×
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA4.0×3.5×2.3×
Waco, TX4.7×3.5×2.4×
Ogden, UT6.6×3.5×2.8×
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA3.9×3.4×2.3×
Wilmington, NC5.7×3.4×2.6×
Savannah, GA5.5×3.4×2.6×
Yuba City, CA4.0×3.4×2.9×
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT7.0×3.4×2.8×
San Angelo, TX4.4×3.4×2.1×
Corvallis, OR6.7×3.4×2.3×
Bakersfield-Delano, CA3.6×3.4×2.6×
Utica-Rome, NY3.4×3.4×2.1×
St. George, UT5.6×3.4×2.8×
Glens Falls, NY3.4×1.9×
Longview-Kelso, WA6.1×3.4×2.7×
Sherman-Denison, TX4.8×3.4×2.7×
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL4.3×3.4×2.8×
Bismarck, ND5.0×3.4×1.9×
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA6.7×3.4×2.5×
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR4.9×3.4×2.7×
Washington, DC-MD3.9×3.4×1.9×
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH4.4×3.4×2.5×
Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV4.0×3.4×1.9×
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL4.9×3.4×2.6×
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL5.1×3.4×2.4×
Ithaca, NY3.5×3.4×2.0×
Charlottesville, VA4.6×3.4×2.0×
Albany, OR7.3×3.4×2.7×
College Station-Bryan, TX4.8×3.4×2.3×
Gainesville, FL4.6×3.3×2.5×
Salem, OR6.4×3.3×2.7×
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX4.5×3.3×2.7×
Eugene-Springfield, OR6.1×3.3×2.4×
Cheyenne, WY5.3×3.3×2.1×
Visalia, CA3.9×3.3×2.7×
Modesto, CA3.6×3.3×3.2×
Bangor, ME3.8×3.3×2.2×
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX4.5×3.3×2.2×
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY3.7×3.3×2.3×
Hanford-Corcoran, CA4.0×3.3×2.4×
Ocala, FL4.1×3.3×2.8×
Manchester-Nashua, NH4.0×3.3×2.4×
Camden, NJ3.6×3.3×2.2×
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ4.2×3.3×2.0×
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC4.1×3.3×1.9×
Minot, ND3.3×1.5×
Chattanooga, TN-GA4.8×3.3×2.4×
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA3.8×3.3×2.6×
Johnson City, TN3.2×2.3×
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC5.6×3.2×2.5×
Richmond, VA4.2×3.2×2.2×
Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX4.3×3.2×2.6×
El Centro, CA4.3×3.2×2.9×
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY3.3×3.2×1.9×
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO6.9×3.2×2.7×
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO6.7×3.2×2.5×
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV4.2×3.2×3.6×
Morristown, TN3.2×2.5×
Boston, MA4.6×3.2×2.2×
Grants Pass, OR5.1×3.2×2.4×
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4.4×3.2×2.2×
Punta Gorda, FL3.9×3.2×2.7×
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC4.7×3.2×2.7×
Boulder, CO7.4×3.2×2.4×
Athens-Clarke County, GA4.9×3.2×2.7×
Clarksville, TN-KY3.2×2.2×
Merced, CA3.8×3.1×3.2×
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC4.6×3.1×2.4×
Tucson, AZ4.8×3.1×2.5×
Syracuse, NY3.2×3.1×2.2×
Duluth, MN-WI5.6×3.1×2.1×
Chico, CA3.9×3.1×2.2×
Lancaster, PA3.8×3.1×2.1×
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC4.7×3.1×2.5×
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA3.6×3.1×2.0×
Pittsfield, MA3.2×3.1×1.9×
Trenton-Princeton, NJ3.5×3.1×2.0×
Traverse City, MI6.1×3.1×2.8×
Cleveland, TN3.1×2.3×
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY3.1×1.5×
Abilene, TX4.4×3.1×2.1×
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA4.1×3.1×2.0×
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA4.4×3.1×2.4×
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA4.5×3.1×2.2×
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL5.3×3.1×2.5×
Winchester, VA-WV3.7×3.1×2.2×
Yakima, WA5.4×3.1×2.3×
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY3.4×3.1×2.1×
Newark, NJ3.9×3.1×2.0×
Napa, CA4.4×3.1×2.4×
Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD3.6×3.1×1.7×
Hinesville, GA3.0×2.2×
Redding, CA3.6×3.0×2.2×
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA4.6×3.0×2.2×
Corpus Christi, TX4.1×3.0×2.1×
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ3.3×3.0×2.1×
Vineland, NJ3.5×3.0×2.0×
Reading, PA3.3×3.0×2.1×
Yuma, AZ3.9×3.0×2.4×
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA3.5×3.0×1.9×
Santa Fe, NM5.0×3.0×2.2×
Marietta, GA4.4×3.0×3.0×
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5.1×3.0×2.3×
Stockton-Lodi, CA3.5×3.0×3.0×
Grand Forks, ND-MN4.3×3.0×1.9×
Greeley, CO6.1×3.0×2.7×
Raleigh-Cary, NC4.4×3.0×2.4×
Colorado Springs, CO5.5×3.0×2.4×
Medford, OR5.3×3.0×2.4×
Jacksonville, NC3.0×1.9×
Salinas, CA4.4×3.0×2.8×
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC3.0×2.2×
Longview, TX4.1×3.0×1.9×
Springfield, MA3.0×3.0×2.0×
Worcester, MA3.8×3.0×2.2×
Tyler, TX4.1×3.0×2.1×
Gainesville, GA4.6×3.0×3.0×
Lebanon, PA3.8×3.0×2.0×
Fargo, ND-MN4.1×3.0×2.0×
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC4.3×3.0×2.4×
Grand Island, NE3.0×2.2×
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD3.6×2.9×1.7×
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA4.5×2.9×2.1×
El Paso, TX3.5×2.9×1.9×
Killeen-Temple, TX3.9×2.9×2.1×
Dover, DE3.5×2.9×2.0×
Eau Claire, WI5.3×2.9×2.2×
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA4.7×2.9×2.4×
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ2.9×2.0×
Harrisonburg, VA3.7×2.9×1.9×
Sioux Falls, SD-MN4.7×2.9×2.2×
Bloomington, IN4.3×2.9×2.1×
Anchorage, AK4.4×2.9×1.7×
State College, PA4.0×2.9×1.8×
Salisbury, MD2.9×2.1×
Vallejo, CA3.7×2.9×2.8×
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN4.9×2.9×2.1×
Elizabethtown, KY2.9×2.0×
Tallahassee, FL3.9×2.9×2.2×
Lynchburg, VA4.0×2.9×1.9×
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ3.4×2.9×1.9×
Rochester, NY3.1×2.9×2.2×
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC3.6×2.8×2.2×
Hot Springs, AR2.8×2.0×
Madison, WI5.1×2.8×2.1×
Victoria, TX2.8×1.8×
Lexington-Fayette, KY4.1×2.8×2.2×
Roanoke, VA4.0×2.8×2.0×
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT2.9×2.8×2.0×
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA4.2×2.8×1.9×
Pueblo, CO4.9×2.8×2.4×
Pittsburgh, PA3.9×2.8×2.0×
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI4.5×2.8×2.8×
Oklahoma City, OK4.0×2.8×2.0×
New Haven, CT2.9×2.8×1.9×
Huntsville, AL3.5×2.8×2.0×
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV3.5×2.8×2.1×
Binghamton, NY2.7×2.8×1.8×
Albuquerque, NM4.1×2.8×2.0×
Kansas City, MO-KS4.2×2.8×2.4×
Springfield, MO4.0×2.8×2.3×
Spartanburg, SC4.1×2.8×2.4×
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4.1×2.8×2.8×
Janesville-Beloit, WI4.8×2.8×2.5×
Texarkana, TX-AR2.8×2.0×
Columbus, OH4.2×2.7×2.4×
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA4.4×2.7×2.2×
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL2.7×2.0×
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI4.6×2.7×2.9×
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX3.5×2.7×2.1×
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA4.0×2.7×2.3×
Columbia, MO4.0×2.7×2.0×
Morgantown, WV2.7×1.6×
Auburn-Opelika, AL3.9×2.7×2.0×
Michigan City-La Porte, IN4.4×2.7×2.3×
Wichita Falls, TX3.8×2.7×2.0×
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC4.1×2.7×2.3×
Chambersburg, PA3.5×2.7×1.8×
York-Hanover, PA3.3×2.7×2.0×
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA3.5×2.7×1.9×
Lexington Park, MD3.3×2.7×1.7×
Fort Wayne, IN3.6×2.7×2.4×
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA3.4×2.7×1.9×
Jefferson City, MO4.1×2.7×2.1×
Appleton, WI4.1×2.7×2.2×
Farmington, NM4.4×2.7×1.7×
Williamsport, PA2.7×1.7×
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI4.3×2.7×2.1×
Gadsden, AL2.7×2.0×
Columbia, SC3.7×2.7×2.1×
Manhattan, KS4.2×2.7×1.7×
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI4.2×2.7×2.2×
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD4.4×2.7×2.1×
Niles, MI4.4×2.7×2.2×
Dalton, GA3.8×2.7×2.4×
Gettysburg, PA3.5×2.7×1.8×
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI4.2×2.6×2.2×
Lincoln, NE4.2×2.6×2.2×
Green Bay, WI4.5×2.6×2.3×
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX3.5×2.6×2.0×
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX3.6×2.6×1.9×
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT2.6×2.6×1.8×
Sheboygan, WI4.5×2.6×2.2×
Tulsa, OK3.9×2.6×2.0×
Omaha, NE-IA4.2×2.6×2.2×
Bowling Green, KY4.1×2.6×2.0×
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT3.3×2.6×1.9×
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI3.9×2.6×2.3×
Laredo, TX2.6×1.9×
Fairbanks-College, AK4.0×2.6×1.7×
Joplin, MO-KS3.8×2.6×2.0×
Waterbury-Shelton, CT2.7×2.6×1.9×
Las Cruces, NM3.4×2.6×1.8×
Fayetteville, NC3.4×2.6×1.9×
Wichita, KS3.6×2.6×2.0×
Enid, OK4.3×2.6×1.7×
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN3.7×2.6×2.3×
Lawrence, KS4.3×2.6×2.0×
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN4.2×2.6×2.1×
Amarillo, TX4.2×2.6×1.9×
Kenosha, WI4.1×2.5×2.3×
Dubuque, IA4.2×2.5×1.8×
Rome, GA4.0×2.5×2.3×
Winston-Salem, NC3.6×2.5×2.2×
Wausau, WI4.1×2.5×2.0×
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN3.7×2.5×2.3×
Mobile, AL3.8×2.5×2.0×
Fond du Lac, WI4.3×2.5×2.0×
Lubbock, TX3.4×2.5×1.8×
St. Cloud, MN4.1×2.5×2.0×
Burlington, NC3.7×2.5×2.3×
Birmingham, AL3.8×2.5×2.0×
Mankato, MN4.3×2.5×1.9×
Erie, PA3.7×2.5×1.9×
Owensboro, KY3.8×2.5×2.0×
Rochester, MN3.9×2.5×2.1×
Topeka, KS3.4×2.5×1.9×
Jackson, TN3.5×2.5×2.2×
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI4.2×2.5×2.1×
St. Louis, MO-IL3.6×2.5×2.0×
Elkhart-Goshen, IN3.7×2.5×2.3×
Fort Smith, AR-OK3.5×2.5×1.9×
Elmira, NY2.5×1.7×
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN3.7×2.5×2.2×
Anniston-Oxford, AL2.5×1.9×
Sumter, SC2.5×1.8×
Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN3.7×2.5×2.1×
Ames, IA4.2×2.5×1.9×
St. Joseph, MO-KS4.0×2.5×2.0×
Columbus, IN4.0×2.5×2.0×
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS4.0×2.5×1.9×
Decatur, AL3.3×2.5×1.9×
San Rafael, CA3.9×2.5×1.9×
Greensboro-High Point, NC3.4×2.5×2.2×
Tuscaloosa, AL2.4×1.8×
Beckley, WV2.4×1.7×
Altoona, PA2.4×1.6×
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI3.9×2.4×2.3×
Valdosta, GA2.4×1.9×
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3.6×2.4×1.7×
Johnstown, PA2.4×1.7×
New Orleans-Metairie, LA4.0×2.4×1.6×
Terre Haute, IN2.4×2.0×
Wheeling, WV-OH2.4×1.8×
Paducah, KY-IL2.4×1.8×
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA4.2×2.4×1.7×
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV2.4×1.9×
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL3.5×2.4×1.8×
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH2.4×2.0×
Baton Rouge, LA3.8×2.4×1.6×
Lima, OH3.5×2.4×2.0×
Goldsboro, NC2.4×1.9×
Sandusky, OH3.9×2.4×2.2×
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR3.3×2.4×1.7×
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA3.7×2.4×1.9×
Evansville, IN3.6×2.4×2.0×
Mansfield, OH3.8×2.4×2.4×
Hattiesburg, MS3.6×2.3×1.7×
Dothan, AL3.1×2.3×1.8×
Champaign-Urbana, IL3.2×2.3×1.8×
Florence, SC3.4×2.3×1.8×
Warner Robins, GA3.1×2.3×2.0×
Springfield, OH3.6×2.3×2.2×
Iowa City, IA3.6×2.3×1.7×
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH3.3×2.3×1.6×
Lake Charles, LA3.2×2.3×1.5×
Ann Arbor, MI3.9×2.3×2.4×
Columbus, GA-AL3.2×2.3×1.8×
Muncie, IN2.3×2.1×
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA3.8×2.3×1.4×
Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL3.4×2.3×1.9×
Greenville, NC3.1×2.3×1.9×
Lawton, OK2.2×1.6×
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH3.1×2.2×2.2×
Youngstown-Warren, OH3.5×2.2×2.2×
Hammond, LA2.2×1.5×
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL3.7×2.2×1.7×
Memphis, TN-MS-AR3.1×2.2×2.1×
Jonesboro, AR2.2×1.7×
Lafayette, LA3.6×2.2×1.5×
Monroe, LA3.4×2.2×1.5×
Battle Creek, MI3.8×2.2×2.2×
Canton-Massillon, OH3.6×2.2×2.2×
Midland, MI3.3×2.2×2.0×
Rockford, IL3.0×2.2×2.0×
Kankakee, IL3.3×2.2×1.8×
Jackson, MI4.0×2.2×2.5×
Macon-Bibb County, GA2.8×2.2×2.0×
Rocky Mount, NC2.9×2.2×1.9×
Alexandria, LA3.3×2.2×1.5×
Elgin, IL3.0×2.2×2.1×
Akron, OH3.4×2.1×2.1×
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA3.0×2.1×1.4×
Jackson, MS2.9×2.1×1.6×
Albany, GA2.8×2.1×1.8×
Cleveland, OH3.2×2.1×2.1×
Lansing-East Lansing, MI3.3×2.1×2.3×
Kokomo, IN3.3×2.1×2.2×
Cedar Rapids, IA3.2×2.1×1.7×
Springfield, IL2.7×2.1×1.6×
Montgomery, AL2.7×2.1×1.7×
Charleston, WV3.1×2.0×1.6×
Lake County, IL2.9×2.0×1.9×
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI3.6×2.0×2.5×
Peoria, IL3.3×2.0×1.6×
Bay City, MI3.7×2.0×2.1×
Decatur, IL2.8×2.0×1.6×
Bloomington, IL3.0×2.0×1.7×
Flint, MI3.5×2.0×2.6×
Toledo, OH3.0×2.0×2.0×
Saginaw, MI3.2×2.0×2.2×
Monroe, MI3.5×1.9×2.2×
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI3.5×1.9×2.6×
Wildwood-The Villages, FL2.2×

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