Fastest-Rising Home Values by City, San Francisco, California Leads (2026)

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San Francisco, California has the fastest-rising home values of the 105 US cities we rank, with home values up 1.7% from the month before (Zillow, August 2026). Chicago, Illinois is next, with home values up 0.8% from the month before.

By The Honest Local · 105 cities · every value links to its public source

1.7San Francisco, California leads on the list, the highest reading of 105 cities

best neighborhoods in san francisco, moving to san francisco — **San Francisco, California**, No. 1 of 105.

The top five cities % change

No. 1San Francisco, California1.7% change
No. 2Chicago, Illinois0.8% change
No. 3New Haven, Connecticut0.7% change
No. 4Allentown, Pennsylvania0.6% change
No. 5Boise, Idaho0.5% change

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How much typical home value moved from the month before, biggest rise first.

Fastest-Rising Home Values by City, all 105

The full ranking % change

	Place	% change
1	San Francisco, Californiabig city	1.7
2	Chicago, Illinoisbig city	0.8
3	New Haven, Connecticut	0.7
4	Allentown, Pennsylvania	0.6
5	Boise, Idaho	0.5
5	Syracuse, New York	0.5
7	Rochester, New York	0.5
8	Honolulu, Hawaiibig city	0.5
9	Kansas City, Missouribig city	0.4
10	Little Rock, Arkansas	0.4
11	Salt Lake City, Utah	0.4
12	Reno, Nevadabig city	0.4
13	New York, New Yorkbig city	0.4
13	Omaha, Nebraskabig city	0.4
15	Miami, Floridabig city	0.4
15	St. Louis, Missouribig city	0.4
17	Buffalo, New Yorkbig city	0.4
18	Providence, Rhode Island	0.3
19	Bridgeport, Connecticut	0.3
19	Dayton, Ohio	0.3
21	El Paso, Texasbig city	0.3
21	Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.3
23	Virginia Beach, Virginiabig city	0.3
24	Oxnard, California	0.3
24	Portland, Oregonbig city	0.3
26	Denver, Coloradobig city	0.3
26	Detroit, Michiganbig city	0.3
26	Richmond, Virginia	0.3
29	Hartford, Connecticut	0.3
30	Albany, New York	0.2
30	Madison, Wisconsinbig city	0.2
32	Augusta, Georgia	0.2
33	Huntsville, Alabama	0.2
33	Toledo, Ohiobig city	0.2
35	Provo, Utah	0.2
36	Sarasota, Florida	0.2
37	Fayetteville, Arkansas	0.2
37	San Jose, Californiabig city	0.2
37	Tampa, Floridabig city	0.2
40	Austin, Texasbig city	0.2
41	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.2
41	Minneapolis, Minnesotabig city	0.2
41	Washington, DCbig city	0.2
44	Albuquerque, New Mexicobig city	0.1
44	Birmingham, Alabama	0.1
44	Charleston, South Carolina	0.1
44	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	0.1
44	Louisville, Kentuckybig city	0.1
49	McAllen, Texas	0.1
49	Oklahoma City, Oklahomabig city	0.1
49	Tulsa, Oklahomabig city	0.1
52	Portland, Maine	0.1
53	Daytona Beach, Florida	0.1
53	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabig city	0.1
53	San Diego, Californiabig city	0.1
53	Stockton, Californiabig city	0.1
57	Cleveland, Ohiobig city	0.1
57	Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniabig city	0.1
59	Greenville, South Carolina	0.1
60	Dallas, Texasbig city	0.1
60	Melbourne, Florida	0.1
60	Worcester, Massachusetts	0.1
63	Colorado Springs, Coloradobig city	0.1
63	Milwaukee, Wisconsinbig city	0.1
63	Riverside, Californiabig city	0.1
66	New Orleans, Louisianabig city	0.1
66	Vancouver, Washington	0.1
68	Sacramento, Californiabig city	0
69	Bakersfield, Californiabig city	0
69	Cape Coral, Florida	0
69	Knoxville, Tennessee	0
69	Nashville, Tennesseebig city	0
73	Los Angeles, Californiabig city	0
74	Jacksonville, Floridabig city	0
75	Spokane, Washington	0
76	Columbus, Ohiobig city	0
76	Winston-Salem, North Carolinabig city	0
78	Fresno, Californiabig city	0
79	Columbia, South Carolina	0
80	Des Moines, Iowa	-0.1
80	Phoenix, Arizonabig city	-0.1
82	Houston, Texasbig city	-0.1
82	Orlando, Floridabig city	-0.1
84	Seattle, Washingtonbig city	-0.1
84	Wichita, Kansasbig city	-0.1
86	Raleigh, North Carolinabig city	-0.1
87	Atlanta, Georgiabig city	-0.1
88	Greensboro, North Carolinabig city	-0.1
89	Indianapolis, Indianabig city	-0.1
90	Lakeland, Florida	-0.2
90	Memphis, Tennesseebig city	-0.2
92	Charlotte, North Carolinabig city	-0.2
93	San Antonio, Texasbig city	-0.2
94	Savannah, Georgia	-0.2
95	Ogden, Utah	-0.2
96	Cincinnati, Ohiobig city	-0.2
97	Chattanooga, Tennessee	-0.3
97	Tucson, Arizonabig city	-0.3
99	Boston, Massachusettsbig city	-0.3
100	Las Vegas, Nevadabig city	-0.3
101	Akron, Ohio	-0.3
102	Durham, North Carolinabig city	-0.4
103	Asheville, North Carolina	-0.4
104	Baltimore, Marylandbig city	-0.5
105	Jackson, Mississippi	-1.4

Sources and method

Zillow Home Value Index · 2026-08

How we got this. The change in Zillow's typical home value from the month before, both months from Zillow's own series. First place is the biggest rise. A place whose home value moved more than 5 percent in a single month stays off the list until the next month confirms it, so a glitch in the source never takes first place. Once we hold twelve months of our own readings, the list measures the year instead. It refreshes monthly, when Zillow publishes.

Rankings by The Honest Local from public data, one page per list, refreshed on each source’s own cycle. Places with no reading are left out rather than estimated. Every value on this page carries its source in the page’s structured data.

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