--- title: 15 Cities Where Home Prices Are Way Higher Than They Should Be description: A new report identifies cities where homes are selling for way higher prices than historical data says they should be. authors: - name: Sarah Hansen role: Senior Writer url: https://money.com/author/sarah-hansen/ bio: Sarah Hansen is a senior writer at Money covering all things personal finance. Previously, she covered economic policy and capital markets on the breaking news desk at Forbes. education: Northwestern University, New York University at_money_since: 2021 articles: 347 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-m-hansen/ former_staff: true published: '2022-06-08T18:40:24.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T13:16:40.000Z' section: Housing tags: - News word_count: 504 canonical: https://money.com/overvalued-housing-markets/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![A collage of a house duplicated and spiraling with dollar bills in the background](https://img.money.com/2022/06/News-2022-Overvalued-Home-Markets.jpg?crop=0px%2C169px%2C2880px%2C1620px&quality=85) It's no secret that homes are expensive everywhere. But what you might not know is that buyers in some cities are paying premiums upwards of 60%. A recent [analysis](https://business.fau.edu/executive-education/housing-market-ranking/housing-top-100/) from Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University identified the most overvalued housing markets in the country. The top finding? Buyers in the most overvalued market — Boise, Idaho — are paying an eye-watering premium of 73%, largely thanks to the [recent boom in remote work](https://money.com/reason-high-home-prices-remote-work/). The researchers found that historical price data suggests homes in Boise should cost $299,202 on average. Instead, the typical buyer is forking over $516,548 — roughly $217,000 more than they quote-unquote should. The experts used data from real estate marketplace Zillow and other sources to determine the difference between the expected price of an average home in a given city based on historical trends and the [prices](https://money.com/when-will-home-prices-fall/) buyers are actually paying. The difference between those two prices is what the researchers termed the premium associated with each housing market. The researchers looked at the [housing markets](https://money.com/housing-market-not-cooling/) in the 100 biggest metro areas in the U.S. Here are the top 15 overvalued markets, along with the premium for each: 1. Boise City, Idaho: 73% 2. Austin, Texas: 68% 3. Ogden, Utah: 65% 4. Las Vegas, Nevada: 61% 5. Atlanta, Georgia: 58% 6. Phoenix, Arizona: 58% 7. Provo, Utah: 57% 8. Fort Myers, Florida: 56% 9. Spokane, Washington: 56% 10. Salt Lake City, Utah: 56% 11. Charlotte, North Carolina: 55% 12. Lakeland, Florida: 53% 13. Tampa, Florida: 52% 14. Raleigh, North Carolina: 51% 15. Detroit, Michigan: 51% On the other end of the spectrum, buyers in Baltimore, Maryland, are paying the smallest premiums of just 2.6% on average. Premiums are also low in Honolulu, Hawaii (2.9%), and New York, New York (3.6%). ## Where are home prices headed next? With [mortgage rates](https://money.com/current-mortgage-rates/) rising and prices roughly 20% higher than they were last year, the housing market has become unaffordable for many Americans. Experts expect that as more buyers opt to sit on the sidelines and wait for things to cool off, the rapid growth in prices that has characterized the last two years will slow down — eventually. “If we’re not at the peak of the current housing cycle, we’re awfully close,” Florida Atlantic University economist Ken H. Johnson said in a [news release](https://business.fau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/2022/housing-overvalued-more-than-50-percent.php). Redfin's chief economist, Daryl Fairweather, said in a separate [blog post](https://www.redfin.com/news/home-selling-tips-shifting-market/) that while she expects price growth to slow this year, she doesn't expect prices to sink below 2021 levels. For now, a shortage of inventory and strong demand from those that can still afford to buy are keeping prices elevated. And recent buyers are feeling the crunch: More than one-third of people who closed on a home in the past two years say they overpaid, according to a recent [survey](https://money.com/homebuyers-overpaid-pandemic-survey/) by Money and Morning Consult. 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