Home prices rose slightly in the United States in 2019, with the median sales price of homes increasing 3.4%, or about $8,000, to $243,000. In the nation’s most affluent neighborhoods, a price increase of $8,000, or even $80,000, would barely count as a fraction of a percent increase.
In some places in the United States, the typical home or condo sold in 2019 went for at least $1.6 million and as much as double that or more. To determine the most expensive zip code of the year, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on the median sales price of single-family homes and condos through the first three quarters of 2019 in every zip code in the United States from real estate and property data provider ATTOM Data Solutions to determine the country’s 50 most expensive zip codes of 2019.
High-priced homes tend to cluster in certain parts of the country, usually places with high-paying jobs. These neighborhoods often share higher quality public facilities, schools, and restaurants. They also tend to be safer and afford more privacy — and for these features and others the nation’s more wealthy households are willing to spend millions on a home.
In some of the zip codes on our list, a lack of available space drives up property values, for example in urban Manhattan. In these areas, the size of the properties sold is likely much smaller than in some of the other expensive zip codes on our list. Other zip codes on our list, however, are not in urban environments and have room for luxurious mansions. One example is the 90210 zip code: Beverly Hills. These are the 22 cities with the most mega homes.
Almost all of the nation’s most expensive zip codes can be found in one of just a handful of metro areas, notably San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and New York City. Those four metropolitan areas alone account for all but a few of the 50 zip codes on this list. Due to an abundance of high-paying jobs, almost all of these cities are extremely expensive places to live, not just because of home prices, but also because of the high prices of all goods and services. These are the most 30 most expensive places to raise a family.
Click here to see the most expensive zip codes in 2019.
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50. 90048
> Location: Los Angeles, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,600,000
> Median household income: $85,396
> Households making $200,000+: 16.9%
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49. 94117
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,600,750
> Median household income: $132,979
> Households making $200,000+: 30.4%
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48. 90254
> Location: Hermosa Beach, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,602,500
> Median household income: $124,849
> Households making $200,000+: 29.6%
47. 10022
> Location: New York, New York
> Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Median sales price: $1,612,500
> Median household income: $133,208
> Households making $200,000+: 35.3%
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46. 94030
> Location: Millbrae, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,632,500
> Median household income: $109,813
> Households making $200,000+: 23.9%
45. 94131
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,650,000
> Median household income: $119,924
> Households making $200,000+: 29.4%
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44. 94002
> Location: Belmont, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,675,000
> Median household income: $125,546
> Households making $200,000+: 29.8%
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43. 94115
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,680,000
> Median household income: $103,625
> Households making $200,000+: 23.6%
42. 10023
> Location: New York, New York
> Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Median sales price: $1,684,800
> Median household income: $123,951
> Households making $200,000+: 30.9%
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41. 6830
> Location: Greenwich, Connecticut
> Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
> Median sales price: $1,699,000
> Median household income: $107,086
> Households making $200,000+: 31.3%
40. 95129
> Location: San Jose, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $1,700,000
> Median household income: $131,976
> Households making $200,000+: 28.0%
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39. 92014
> Location: San Diego, California
> Metro area: San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
> Median sales price: $1,700,000
> Median household income: $128,679
> Households making $200,000+: 34.5%
38. 94127
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,715,000
> Median household income: $151,094
> Households making $200,000+: 38.0%
37. 94904
> Location: Kentfield, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,725,000
> Median household income: $116,469
> Households making $200,000+: 34.5%
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36. 94070
> Location: San Carlos, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,730,000
> Median household income: $153,291
> Households making $200,000+: 37.4%
35. 10580
> Location: Rye, New York
> Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Median sales price: $1,737,500
> Median household income: $178,333
> Households making $200,000+: 45.3%
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34. 91011
> Location: La Cañada Flintridge, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,742,000
> Median household income: $160,288
> Households making $200,000+: 41.9%
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33. 92660
> Location: Newport Beach, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,760,000
> Median household income: $118,971
> Households making $200,000+: 30.1%
32. 94507
> Location: Alamo, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,796,000
> Median household income: $202,336
> Households making $200,000+: 50.7%
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31. 90077
> Location: Los Angeles, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,800,000
> Median household income: $184,722
> Households making $200,000+: 47.9%
30. 90291
> Location: Los Angeles, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,805,000
> Median household income: $88,078
> Households making $200,000+: 20.0%
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29. 95032
> Location: Los Gatos, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $1,825,000
> Median household income: $129,177
> Households making $200,000+: 33.5%
28. 90265
> Location: Malibu, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,825,000
> Median household income: $137,672
> Households making $200,000+: 35.1%
27. 94114
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,850,000
> Median household income: $143,902
> Households making $200,000+: 35.5%
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26. 94402
> Location: San Mateo, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $1,875,000
> Median household income: $140,186
> Households making $200,000+: 35.1%
25. 94087
> Location: Sunnyvale, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $1,900,000
> Median household income: $137,652
> Households making $200,000+: 32.7%
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24. 92651
> Location: Laguna Beach, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $1,907,500
> Median household income: $120,302
> Households making $200,000+: 32.2%
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23. 10011
> Location: New York, New York
> Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Median sales price: $1,950,000
> Median household income: $123,208
> Households making $200,000+: 29.6%
22. 94062
> Location: Redwood City, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $2,000,000
> Median household income: $146,450
> Households making $200,000+: 37.9%
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21. 95014
> Location: Cupertino, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $2,020,000
> Median household income: $150,529
> Households making $200,000+: 34.7%
20. 94118
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $2,047,000
> Median household income: $102,021
> Households making $200,000+: 21.2%
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19. 94123
> Location: San Francisco, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $2,050,000
> Median household income: $134,809
> Households making $200,000+: 31.6%
18. 94040
> Location: Mountain View, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $2,100,000
> Median household income: $120,028
> Households making $200,000+: 28.1%
17. 90049
> Location: Los Angeles, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $2,100,500
> Median household income: $121,671
> Households making $200,000+: 32.1%
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16. 90266
> Location: Manhattan Beach, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $2,200,000
> Median household income: $148,899
> Households making $200,000+: 37.8%
15. 94025
> Location: Menlo Park, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $2,250,000
> Median household income: $139,833
> Households making $200,000+: 36.2%
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14. 92657
> Location: Newport Beach, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $2,537,500
> Median household income: $215,000
> Households making $200,000+: 51.8%
13. 93108
> Location: Montecito, California
> Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
> Median sales price: $2,575,000
> Median household income: $134,667
> Households making $200,000+: 36.4%
12. 95030
> Location: Los Gatos, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $2,600,000
> Median household income: $180,222
> Households making $200,000+: 45.7%
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11. 95070
> Location: Saratoga, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $2,605,500
> Median household income: $173,739
> Households making $200,000+: 43.8%
10. 90272
> Location: Los Angeles, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $2,625,000
> Median household income: $180,962
> Households making $200,000+: 46.3%
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9. 94920
> Location: Tiburon, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $2,628,500
> Median household income: $159,423
> Households making $200,000+: 41.6%
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8. 94010
> Location: Burlingame, California
> Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
> Median sales price: $2,630,000
> Median household income: $135,283
> Households making $200,000+: 35.4%
7. 92625
> Location: Newport Beach, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $2,700,000
> Median household income: $139,561
> Households making $200,000+: 36.5%
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6. 94306
> Location: Palo Alto, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $2,751,000
> Median household income: $125,553
> Households making $200,000+: 33.9%
5. 94024
> Location: Los Altos, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $3,150,000
> Median household income: $220,970
> Households making $200,000+: 55.4%
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4. 94022
> Location: Los Altos, California
> Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
> Median sales price: $3,512,500
> Median household income: $208,984
> Households making $200,000+: 51.8%
3. 10013
> Location: New York, New York
> Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Median sales price: $3,805,719
> Median household income: $106,056
> Households making $200,000+: 33.4%
2. 90210
> Location: Beverly Hills, California
> Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Median sales price: $3,980,000
> Median household income: $149,732
> Households making $200,000+: 39.9%
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1. 10007
> Location: New York, New York
> Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Median sales price: $4,159,031
> Median household income: $242,644
> Households making $200,000+: 57.8%
Methodology
To determine the most expensive zip codes, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data provided by Attom Data Solutions, a real estate and property data provider. Zip codes were ranked based on median sales prices of condos and single family homes from the first quarter through the third quarter of 2019. Only zip codes with at least 1,000 single family homes and condos and where at least 100 of those single family homes and condos were sold in that time frame were considered. The estimated market value is determined by Attom’s automated valuation model. Data on median household income and the share of households earning $200,000 or more are five-year estimates at the zip code level for the years 2013 to 2017 from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
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