10 US cities where home values are actually increasing

Home prices may be falling in many cities, but some homeowners are still seeing their property values rise in these US cities.

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Realtor.com ranked the 10 US cities where home values have increased the most since 2019.
The company found that the cities are mostly located in the South and Northeast.
A Tennessee boomtown leads the way, with average home values up $189,865 since 2019.

If you've checked your home's estimated value on a real-estate listing site like Realtor.com or Zillow lately, you may have noticed it dip.

You're not alone. In cities across the country, high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty have cooled buyer demand, slowing price growth and knocking the value of some homes down by thousands of dollars.

However, some cities are doing better than others. Realtor.com has identified 10 metros, mostly located in the South and Northeast, where home values have experienced the largest double-digit gains since 2019.

To find them, Realtor.com looked at the top 100 US metros and calculated the average change in a home's value between October 2019 and October 2025 in each city, then compared that to the average 2019 value to determine the percentage difference.

Here are the 10 cities where home values have climbed the most since 2019, according to Realtor.com.

Business Insider included each city's percentage change in home values and average dollar change since October 2019, as well as the median home sale price as of October 2025 using data from Realtor.com.

10. Chattanooga, Tennessee - Georgia

The bridge and lake going into Chattanooga, Tennessee

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 72.9%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $149,470
Median listing price as of October 2025: $399,950

9. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina -South Carolina

A city view of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 73.1%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $206,597
Median listing price as of October 2025: $438,348

8. New Haven, Connecticut

An overview of New Haven, Connecticut.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 73.8%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $209,131
Median listing price as of October 2025: $459,500

7. Rochester, New York

A view of downtown Rochester, New York.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 75.2%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $133,699
Median listing price as of October 2025: $267,950

6. Portland-South Portland, Maine

Downtown Portland, Maine, during sunset.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 75.7%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $289,366
Median listing price as of October 2025: $599,000

5. Syracuse, New York

Downtown Syracuse, New York, in the fall.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 77.6%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $131,816
Median listing price as of October 2025: $297,450

4. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 78.4%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $89,803
Median listing price as of October 2025: $262,350

3. Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina

An overview of the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 81.3%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $311,798
Median listing price as of October 2025: $499,250

2. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas

An overview of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 84.5%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $195,153
Median listing price as of October 2025: $438,486

1. Knoxville, Tennessee

The sky-line of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Percentage change in home values since 2019: 85.9%
Average amount of change since October 2019: $189,865
Median listing price as of October 2025: $449,900

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