This Is the Hottest Real Estate Listing in Every State. Nearly All Have One Thing in Common
No, it's not marble countertops.
New York's most-desired house isn't located on Manhattan's tony Upper East Side or the Hamptons. It also doesn't come with doorman service, underground parking or access to a 24-hour gym. And with nearly identical neighbors on either side, it's not architecture that sets it apart. It's the price tag.
Curious to know what buyers really want in a home, MONEY asked real estate listings website Trulia to compile a list of the houses in each U.S. state that potential buyers most often bookmarked for future reference. Despite different locales, styles and amenities, the vast majority of the homes most desired by Trulia's millions of users have a single thing in common: affordability.
That is certainly the case for the two-story, turn-of-the-century house on a side street in Jamaica, Queens — the perennially overlooked New York City borough where President Donald Trump grew up — although not where he chose to live his life as a real estate tycoon and reality TV star.
Listed for just over $200,000, the house is a bargain in a competitive neighborhood where listing prices average $480,000. But it's not just a deal by New York City standards. The median U.S. home listing price is $261,500, according to Zillow.
And that's far from the only one. A pueblo-esque Santa Fe-style condo in New Mexico? Under $261,500. An A-Frame lake house in the woods of North Carolina? A whopping $161,600 below the median U.S. listing price. A combination estate/private nightclub perched above Los Angeles and designed by Lenny Kravitz? Well, okay, maybe not that one.
But, of the homes on Trulia's list, 44 of 50 are below the median U.S. listing price, while all but four fall below their respective state's median home listing.
At a time when quality starter homes are hard to find, it makes sense that buyers have their eyes peeled for deals. Excluding California's multimillion-dollar outlier, the average house on Trulia's list (compiled as of March 1) is a 1,670-square-foot three bedroom, two bathroom house listed for $169,713.
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Wondering what buyers have their eyes on in your state? Check out the list below:
Alabama
- Address: 2601 Elton Road, Huntsville
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Square feet: 1,446
- Price: $113,000
- State's median home listing price: $190,000
Alaska
- Address: 7824 W Mustafa Circle, Wasilla
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Square feet: 1,934
- Price: $265,000
- State's median home listing price: $274,900
Arizona
- Address: 12646 N 38th Ave., Phoenix
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,692
- Price: $125,000
- State's median home listing price: $275,000
Arkansas
- Address: 16 Gold Lake Club Road, Conway
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 3,150
- Price: $179,000
- State's median home listing price: $161,000
California
- Address: 1894 N Stanley Ave., Los Angeles
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 7
- Square feet: 10,700
- Price: $38,000,000
- State's median home listing price: $499,900
Colorado
- Address: 5515 Escapardo Way, Colorado Springs
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 2,000
- Price: $294,900
- State's median home listing price: $415,000
Connecticut
- Address: 74 Wilmot Road, Hamden
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,376
- Price: $159,900
- State's median home listing price: $309,000
Delaware
- Address: 13 E Weald Ave., Bear
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,850
- Price: $150,000
- State's median home listing price: $277,900
Florida
- Address: 1945 SE 37th Court Circle, Ocala
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,562
- Price: $50,000 starting bid
- State's median home listing price: $288,000
Georgia
- Address: 3139 McMurray Drive, Atlanta
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 4
- Square feet: 2,589
- Price: $198,000
- State's median home listing price: $241,900
Hawaii
- Address: 4999 Kahala Ave. #346, Honolulu
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,258
- Price: $150,000
- State's median home listing price: $610,000
Idaho
- Address: 3650 N Rugby Drive, Boise
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Square feet: 1,435
- Price: $289,900
- State's median home listing price: $287,990
Illinois
- Address: 1302 28th St., Rockford
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,300
- Price: $87,900
- State's median home listing price: $214,900
Indiana
- Address: 1049 E Huntstead Lane, Indianapolis
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 1,795
- Price: $130,000
- State's median home listing price: $167,400
Iowa
- Address: 954 23rd St., Des Moines
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,341
- Price: $75,900
- State's median home listing price: $174,900
Kansas
- Address: 6906 Horton St., Overland Park
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 1,446
- Price: $179,000
- State's median home listing price: $169,900
Kentucky
- Address: 9000 Willowcreek Drive, Louisville
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,125
- Price: $110,000
- State's median home listing price: $174,900
Louisiana
- Address: 17857 Barrett Lane, Baton Rouge
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,333
- Price: $164,900
- State's median home listing price: $200,000
Maine
- Address: 352 Center St., Bangor
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,661
- Price: $159,900
- State's median home listing price: $224,900
Maryland
- Address: 10179 Campus Way S, #24, Upper Marlboro
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Square feet: 2,440
- Price: $169,999
- State's median home listing price: $295,900
Massachusetts
- Address: 159 Main St., North Andover
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,795
- Price: $394,900
- State's median home listing price: $419,900
Michigan
- Address: 24070 Morton St., Oak Park
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,430
- Price: $130,000
- State's median home listing price: $160,000
Minnesota
- Address: 265 120th Lane, Blaine
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 911
- Price: $245,000
- State's median home listing price: $264,000
Mississippi
- Address: 2219 Gregory Blvd., Gulfport
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 2,715
- Price: $169,900
- State's median home listing price: $175,000
Missouri
- Address: 1310 S Cedarbrook Ave., Springfield
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,008
- Price: $124,900
- State's median home listing price: $165,900
Montana
- Address: 319 E 2nd St., Corvallis
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 912
- Price: $194,000
- State's median home listing price: $310,000
Nebraska
- Address: 3613 Center St., Omaha
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,600
- Price: $129,900
- State's median home listing price: $204,900
Nevada
- Address: 213 Garfield Drive, Henderson
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,767
- Price: $200,000
- State's median home listing price: $299,900
New Hampshire
- Address: 77 High Range Road, Londonderry
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 2,318
- Price: $249,900
- State's median home listing price: $279,900
New Jersey
- Address: 270 Heywood Ave., Orange
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Square feet: 2,555
- Price: $275,000
- State's median home listing price: $285,000
New Mexico
- Address: 334 Otero St., #4-2, Santa Fe
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 856
- Price: $142,500
- State's median home listing price: $219,000
New York
- Address: 10909 Pinegrove St., Jamaica
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 1,224
- Price: $205,000
- State's median home listing price: $379,000
North Carolina
- Address: 20 Swiss Ridge Drive, Hayesville
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,152
- Price: $99,900
- State's median home listing price: $254,784
North Dakota
- Address: 306 15th Ave., Fargo
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 2,346
- Price: $171,900
- State's median home listing price: $226,900
Ohio
- Address: 2338 Wienburg Dr., Dayton
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Square feet: 1,864
- Price: $137,700
- State's median home listing price: $149,900
Oklahoma
- Address: 1108 NW 103rd St., Oklahoma City
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,323
- Price: $89,000
- State's median home listing price: $178,900
Oregon
- Address: 2020 NE 134th Place, Portland
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Square feet: 1,348
- Price: $250,000
- State's median home listing price: $359,500
Pennsylvania
- Address: 110 S Sunset Dr., Greentown
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 858
- Price: $69,900
- State's median home listing price: $190,000
Rhode Island
- Address: 115 Prentice Ave., Pawtucket
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 858
- Price: $199,000
- State's median home listing price: $285,000
South Carolina
- Address: 7543 Peppercorn Lane, North Charleston
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Square feet: 974
- Price: $139,900
- State's median home listing price: $239,000
South Dakota
Address: 2920 N Saint Paul Ave., Sioux Falls,
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,674
Price: $129,900
State's median home listing price: $224,250
Tennessee
Address: 4519 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,891
Price: $169,900
State's median home listing price: $225,900
Texas
Address: 3317 Marymount Drive, Denton
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Square feet: 2,707
Price: $200,000
State's median home listing price: $269,900
Utah
Address: 1223 E 1100 S, Clearfield
Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 5
Square feet: 3756
Price: $175,000
State's median home listing price: $344,990
Vermont
Address: 292 Hiram Atkins Byway, Quechee
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 2,384
Price: $69,900
State's median home listing price: $255,000
Virginia
Address: 8609 Village Way, Alexandria
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Square feet: 1,330
Price: $214,900
State's median home listing price: $294,900
Washington
Address: 4115 Thornton Road, Olympia
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,727
Price: $250,000
State's median home listing price: $359,000
West Virginia
Address: 119 Trailblazer Lane, Hedgesville
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,202
Price: $135,841
State's median home listing price: $149,500
Wisconsin
Address: 1308 S 77th St., West Allis
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 1
Square feet: 1,285
Price: $129,900
State's median home listing price: $199,000
Wyoming
Address: 445 Cut Throat Drive, Thayne
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,276
Price: $170,000
State's median home listing price: $235,500