Top U.S. Cities for Growing Home Values

Financial technology company SmartAsset has released its 2023 Best Housing Markets for Growth and Stability study, comparing home value data for 400 metropolitan areas between 1998 and 2022. The study found that home prices increased an average of 154.46% between 1998 and 2022. The top 20 list for the best housing markets for growth and sustainability includes five cities in the West, with Austin, Texas, taking the top spot. Meanwhile, no cities in the West made the list of the worst housing markets for growth and stability.