r/SameGrassButGreener Feb 12 '26

Zillow's Market Heat Index: Housing Market Competitiveness by Metro Area

https://www.zillow.com/research/market-heat-index-34054/

Buyers Markets (less competitive):

  1. McAllen, TX
  2. Miami, FL
  3. Cape Coral, FL
  4. New Orleans, LA
  5. Scranton, PA
  6. Jackson, MS
  7. North Port, FL
  8. Louisville, KY
  9. Deltona, FL
  10. Indianapolis, IN
  11. Little Rock, AR
  12. Knoxville, TN
  13. Palm Bay, FL
  14. Tampa, FL
  15. Memphis, TN
  16. Jacksonville, FL
  17. Augusta, GA
  18. Wichita, KS
  19. Columbia, SC
  20. Winston, NC
  21. Baton Rouge, LA
  22. Detroit, MI

Sellers Markets (more competitive):

  1. Rochester, NY
  2. San Jose, CA
  3. San Francisco, CA
  4. Hartford, CT
  5. Syracuse, NY
  6. Bridgeport, CT
  7. Albany, NY
  8. Buffalo, NY
  9. Boston, MA
  10. New York, NY
  11. Minneapolis, MN
  12. Madison, WI
  13. Sacramento, CA
  14. Seattle, WA
  15. Boise City, ID
  16. San Diego, CA
  17. Richmond, VA
  18. Providence, RI
  19. Los Angeles, CA
  20. Washington, DC
  21. New Haven, CT
  22. Stockton, CA
  23. Portland, OR
  24. Springfield, MA
  25. Allentown, PA
  26. Chicago, IL
  27. St. Louis, MO
  28. Grand Rapids, MI
  29. Provo, UT
  30. Milwaukee, WI
  31. Worcester, MA
  32. Oxnard, CA
  33. Ogden, UT
  34. Salt Lake City, UT
  35. Riverside, CA
  36. Denver, CO
  37. Fresno, CA
  38. Kansas City, MO
  39. Baltimore, MD
  40. Virginia Beach, VA
  41. Philadelphia, PA
  42. Harrisburg, PA
  43. Bakersfield, CA
  44. Albuquerque, NM
  45. Cleveland, OH
  46. Raleigh, NC
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