Here are towns from the Best Places database with the highest median home price.
| Rank |
City |
Median home sale price 2010 |
| 1 |
Hillsborough, CA |
$ 2,277,500 |
| 2 |
Los Altos Hills, CA |
$ 2,273,250 |
| 3 |
Montecito, CA |
$ 1,864,000 |
| 4 |
Beverly Hills, CA |
$ 1,595,000 |
| 5 |
San Marino, CA |
$ 1,560,000 |
| 6 |
Tiburon, CA |
$ 1,425,000 |
| 7 |
Los Altos, CA |
$ 1,422,500 |
| 8 |
Manhattan Beach, CA |
$ 1,360,000 |
| 9 |
Saratoga, CA |
$ 1,349,000 |
| 10 |
Palos Verdes Estates, CA |
$ 1,339,927 |
| 11 |
Darien, CT |
$ 1,253,800 |
| 12 |
Rye, NY |
$ 1,210,000 |
| 13 |
Scarsdale, NY |
$ 1,200,000 |
| 14 |
Paradise Valley, AZ |
$ 1,185,000 |
| 15 |
Piedmont, CA |
$ 1,180,500 |
| 16 |
Coronado, CA |
$ 1,100,000 |
| 17 |
Great Falls, VA |
$ 1,090,000 |
| 18 |
Laguna Beach, CA |
$ 1,085,000 |
| 19 |
Alamo, CA |
$ 1,060,800 |
| 20 |
La Cañada Flintridge, CA |
$ 1,033,000 |
| 21 |
Winnetka, IL |
$ 990,000 |
| 22 |
Menlo Park, CA |
$ 970,000 |
| 23 |
Burlingame, CA |
$ 957,500 |
| 24 |
Westport, CT |
$ 949,950 |
| 25 |
Hermosa Beach, CA |
$ 919,784 |
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Home price trends
Hover over any of the 10 Best Places below to see how real estate prices have changed in the past year.
| City |
Avg. listing price
(July 2011) |
| 1. Louisville, CO |
$383,569 |
| 2. Milton, MA |
$577,008 |
| 3. Solon, OH |
$291,162 |
| 4. Leesburg, VA |
$486,018 |
| 5. Papillion, NE |
$218,520 |
| 6. Hanover, NH |
$643,500 |
| 7. Liberty, MO |
$177,678 |
| 8. Middleton, WI |
$347,770 |
| 9. Mukilteo, WA |
$345,487 |
| 10. Chanhassen, MN |
$418,607 |
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