10 US Cities Where Home Prices Are Falling the Most

June 3, 2018 by Paul Ausick

Looking at virtually any index of U.S. home prices reveals that the cost of buying a home continues to rise a rapid clip. Nationally home prices rose more than 6% last year and are expected to rise by another 5% this year.

That does not mean that all housing markets are seeing sharp price hikes. There are some where housing prices are falling. The reasons for the price drops vary and include overbuilding back in the boom days, massive layoffs or company shutdowns, and even natural disasters.

Researchers at Realtor.com reviewed data on the 350 largest U.S. metro areas and identified 27 (admittedly not many) where home prices are falling. They compared two 12-month periods from May to April 2016 through 2017 with May to April 2018 to come up with their results.

Here are the 10 U.S. cities where home prices are declining, including the median home listing price and the percentage price drop between the two periods.

  1. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
    Median home listing price: $951,600
    Price drop: 17.7%
  2. Pottsville, Pennsylvania
    Median home listing price: $72,300
    Price drop: 8.1%
  3. Napa, California
    Median home listing price: $823,900
    Price drop: 6.7%
  4. Austin, Texas
    Median home listing price: $373,000
    Price drop: 4.3%
  5. Beckley, West Virginia
    Median home listing price: $134,000
    Price drop: 4.2%
  6. College Station, Texas
    Median home listing price: $301,700
    Price drop: 3.6%
  7. Corpus Christi, Texas
    Median home listing price: $237,600
    Price drop: 3.1%
  8. Anchorage, Alaska
    Median home listing price: $299,900
    Price drop: 3%
  9. Houma, Louisiana
    Median home listing price: $176,900
    Price drop: 2.7%
  10. Bismarck, North Dakota
    Median home listing price: $263,200
    Price drop: 1.8%

Visit the Realtor.com website for more details and comments on these cities.

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