| THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSING MARKETS | |||
| RANK | METRO AREA | STATE | MEDIAN PRICE |
| 1 | San Francisco Bay Area | CA | $689,200 |
| 2 | Orange County | CA | $656,900 |
| 3 | San Diego | CA | $584,100 |
| 4 | Honolulu | HI | $529,100 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Area | CA | $474,700 |
| 6 | New York: Bergen/Passaic | NJ | $448,100 |
| 7 | New York: Nassau/Suffolk | NY | $446,700 |
| 8 | New York/N. New Jersey/Long Island | NY/NJ/CT | $435,200 |
| 9 | Boston | MA | $398,300 |
| 10 | New York: Middlesex/Somerset/Hunterdon | NJ | $381,400 |
| 11 | New York: Newark | NJ | $379,700 |
| 12 | Washington | DC/MD/VA | $369,000 |
| 13 | W. Balm Beach/Boca Raton/Delray Beach | FL | $362,800 |
| 14 | New York: Monmouth/Ocean | NJ | $358,500 |
| 15 | Sacramento | CA | $352,900 |
| 16 | Riverside/San Bernardino | CA | $343,400 |
| 17 | Sarasota | FL | $326,300 |
| 18 | Seattle | WA | $321,100 |
| 19 | Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood/Pompano Beach | FL | $320,700 |
| 20 | Miami/Hialeah | FL | $315,700 |
| Source: National Association of Realtors, first quarter 2005 | |||