Where Will I Move

Find the city your next life fits

Search 5,399 US cities by housing momentum, affordability, climate, taxes, rent, and real-world livability signals.

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The national read

Across 1,730 larger tracked cities, prices are still grinding upward, but the spread between winners and cooling markets is wide.

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5,399tracked cities in search
$404,450median home, population 25k+
+0.9%median 12-month change
1,103 / 106Rising/Hot vs Cooling/Declining

Today’s leaderboard

Use the leaderboard like a market tape: gainers, cooling markets, strongest momentum, and affordable cities still moving.

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Fastest gainers

1-year home value
1 Galesburg, IL +15.0% 2 Wilmette, IL +11.2% 3 Rockford, IL +10.0% 4 Oak Park, IL +10.0% 5 Metairie, LA +9.6%

Cooling fastest

1-year home value
1 Greenville, MS -20.1% 2 Altadena, CA -14.1% 3 Lauderdale Lakes, FL -12.5% 4 Princeton, TX -10.2% 5 Port Charlotte, FL -10.0%

Strongest momentum

0-100 score
1 Lakewood, NJ 87 2 Austintown, OH 85 3 Dix Hills, NY 85 4 Wethersfield, CT 84 5 Bentonville, AR 82

Affordable momentum

under $300k
1 Austintown, OH $179,179 2 Rockford, IL $180,220 3 Morristown, TN $268,046 4 Wausau, WI $243,982 5 Warren, OH $125,835

Hottest big cities right now

Three fast-read city profiles with momentum score, price level, 12-month change, and a five-year sparkline.

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Bentonville, AR

Bentonville, AR

82
Hot$487,573 median home+4.0% YoY
 Rockford, IL

Rockford, IL

81
Hot$180,220 median home+10.0% YoY
 Auburn, AL

Auburn, AL

78
Hot$417,207 median home+4.0% YoY

Start with a tool

Shortcuts for the common relocation jobs: shortlist cities, compare two places, scan the map, or dig into affordability math.

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI/ZORI and US Census place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.