The 10 Cheapest and Costliest Cities for Homes

The most expensive four-bedroom, two-bathroom houses are almost all found in California, where average prices can reach $2 million. The most affordable ones are scattered across six states and are all priced under $100,000, according to an annual study from Coldwell Banker.

Through August, U.S. home values have risen 5.4 percent this year. But as any real estate agent will tell you, housing is local and the disparity in prices among similar homes across the country can be stark.

Coldwell Banker looked at more than 81,000 comparably sized, four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes in 2,700 markets nationwide. Here are the cheapest and costliest by average price:

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Cheapest:

1. Cleveland, Ohio
   Average price: $74,502
2. Riverdale, Georgia
   Average price: $79,223
3. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
   Average price: $79,480
4. Detroit, Michigan
   Average price: $81,616
5. Alma, Michigan
   Average price: $90,523
6. Gloversville, New York
   Average price: $91,406
7. Euclid, Ohio
   Average price; $92,550
8. Hastings, Florida
   Average price; $95,267
9. Flint, Michigan
   Average price: $95,482
10. Lithonia, Georgia
    Average price: 95,750

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Costliest:

1. Newport Beach, California
   Average price: $2,291,764
2. Palo Alto, California
   Average price: 2,066,600
3. Saratoga, California
   Average price: 1,979,218
4. Cupertino, California
   Average price: $1,659,297
5. Los Gatos, California
   Average price: $1,569,615
6. Arcadia, California
   Average price: $1,541,406
7. San Mateo, California
   Average price: $1,463,455
8. Sunnyvale, California
   Average price: $1,447,411
9. Orono, Minnesota
   Average price; $1,384,270
10. Redwood City, California
    Average price: $1,367,350