Median Sale Price of New Houses (US)
Median price of new single-family houses sold in the United States
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Where the Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) stands now
The Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) was $393,300 in the third quarter of 2026. Since 1963 it has ranged from $17,800 in the first quarter of 1963 to $442,600 in the fourth quarter of 2022. It has been lower than a year earlier for five quarters in a row.
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How the Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) has moved since 1963
Median Sale Price of New Houses (US): down since 2022
Median sales price of new houses sold in the U.S., dollars, not seasonally adjusted: $393,300 in the third quarter of 2026, down from $410,100 a year earlier. Quarterly, 1963–2026.
What the Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) measures
Median Sale Price of New Houses (US) by quarter, 1963 to 2026
| Quarter | Amount | Change from a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $393.3K | −$16.8K |
| Q2 2026 | $413.5K | −$2.6K |
| Q1 2026 | $408.5K | −$14.6K |
| Q4 2025 | $412.3K | −$7K |
| Q3 2025 | $410.1K | −$5.2K |
| Q2 2025 | $416.1K | +$1.6K |
| Q1 2025 | $423.1K | −$3.7K |
| Q4 2024 | $419.3K | −$3.9K |
| Q3 2024 | $415.3K | −$20.1K |
| Q2 2024 | $414.5K | −$4K |
| Q1 2024 | $426.8K | −$2.2K |
| Q4 2023 | $423.2K | −$19.4K |
| Q3 2023 | $435.4K | −$2.6K |
| Q2 2023 | $418.5K | −$19.2K |
| Q1 2023 | $429K | +$15.5K |
| Q4 2022 | $442.6K | +$28.6K |
| Q3 2022 | $438K | +$42.8K |
| Q2 2022 | $437.7K | +$69.9K |
| Q1 2022 | $413.5K | +$58.5K |
| Q4 2021 | $414K | +$75.4K |
| Q3 2021 | $395.2K | +$67.3K |
| Q2 2021 | $367.8K | +$50.7K |
| Q1 2021 | $355K | +$26K |
| Q4 2020 | $338.6K | +$11.5K |
| Q3 2020 | $327.9K | +$9.5K |
| Q2 2020 | $317.1K | −$5.4K |
| Q1 2020 | $329K | +$16K |
| Q4 2019 | $327.1K | +$4.3K |
| Q3 2019 | $318.4K | −$12.5K |
| Q2 2019 | $322.5K | +$6.9K |
| Q1 2019 | $313K | −$18.8K |
| Q4 2018 | $322.8K | −$15.1K |
| Q3 2018 | $330.9K | +$10.4K |
| Q2 2018 | $315.6K | −$2.6K |
| Q1 2018 | $331.8K | +$18.7K |
| Q4 2017 | $337.9K | +$27K |
| Q3 2017 | $320.5K | +$16.7K |
| Q2 2017 | $318.2K | +$12.2K |
| Q1 2017 | $313.1K | +$13.3K |
| Q4 2016 | $310.9K | +$8.4K |
| Q3 2016 | $303.8K | +$8K |
| Q2 2016 | $306K | +$16.9K |
| Q1 2016 | $299.8K | +$10.6K |
| Q4 2015 | $302.5K | +$3.6K |
| Q3 2015 | $295.8K | +$14.8K |
| Q2 2015 | $289.1K | +$1.1K |
| Q1 2015 | $289.2K | +$14K |
| Q4 2014 | $298.9K | +$25.3K |
| Q3 2014 | $281K | +$16.2K |
| Q2 2014 | $288K | +$19.9K |
| Q1 2014 | $275.2K | +$16.8K |
| Q4 2013 | $273.6K | +$21.9K |
| Q3 2013 | $264.8K | +$16K |
| Q2 2013 | $268.1K | +$29.4K |
| Q1 2013 | $258.4K | +$20K |
| Q4 2012 | $251.7K | +$30.6K |
| Q3 2012 | $248.8K | +$25.3K |
| Q2 2012 | $238.7K | +$10.6K |
| Q1 2012 | $238.4K | +$11.5K |
| Q4 2011 | $221.1K | −$3.2K |
| Q3 2011 | $223.5K | −$0.6K |
| Q2 2011 | $228.1K | +$8.6K |
| Q1 2011 | $226.9K | +$4K |
| Q4 2010 | $224.3K | +$5.3K |
| Q3 2010 | $224.1K | +$9.8K |
| Q2 2010 | $219.5K | −$1.4K |
| Q1 2010 | $222.9K | +$14.5K |
| Q4 2009 | $219K | −$3.5K |
| Q3 2009 | $214.3K | −$12.2K |
| Q2 2009 | $220.9K | −$14.4K |
| Q1 2009 | $208.4K | −$25.5K |
| Q4 2008 | $222.5K | −$15.9K |
| Q3 2008 | $226.5K | −$15.3K |
| Q2 2008 | $235.3K | −$6.9K |
| Q1 2008 | $233.9K | −$23.5K |
| Q4 2007 | $238.4K | −$7K |
| Q3 2007 | $241.8K | +$6.2K |
| Q2 2007 | $242.2K | −$4.1K |
| Q1 2007 | $257.4K | +$9.7K |
| Q4 2006 | $245.4K | +$1.8K |
| Q3 2006 | $235.6K | −$0.8K |
| Q2 2006 | $246.3K | +$12.6K |
| Q1 2006 | $247.7K | +$15.2K |
| Q4 2005 | $243.6K | +$14.8K |
| Q3 2005 | $236.4K | +$22.9K |
| Q2 2005 | $233.7K | +$16.1K |
| Q1 2005 | $232.5K | +$19.8K |
| Q4 2004 | $228.8K | +$30K |
| Q3 2004 | $213.5K | +$21.6K |
| Q2 2004 | $217.6K | +$25.8K |
| Q1 2004 | $212.7K | +$26.7K |
| Q4 2003 | $198.8K | +$8.7K |
| Q3 2003 | $191.9K | +$13.8K |
| Q2 2003 | $191.8K | +$4.6K |
| Q1 2003 | $186K | −$2.7K |
| Q4 2002 | $190.1K | +$19K |
| Q3 2002 | $178.1K | +$5.6K |
| Q2 2002 | $187.2K | +$8.2K |
| Q1 2002 | $188.7K | +$18.9K |
| Q4 2001 | $171.1K | −$1.8K |
| Q3 2001 | $172.5K | +$3.7K |
| Q2 2001 | $179K | +$15.8K |
| Q1 2001 | $169.8K | +$4.5K |
| Q4 2000 | $172.9K | +$7.6K |
| Q3 2000 | $168.8K | +$9.7K |
| Q2 2000 | $163.2K | +$4.5K |
| Q1 2000 | $165.3K | +$7.9K |
| Q4 1999 | $165.3K | +$12.3K |
| Q3 1999 | $159.1K | +$6.1K |
| Q2 1999 | $158.7K | +$9.2K |
| Q1 1999 | $157.4K | +$5.2K |
| Q4 1998 | $153K | +$8.8K |
| Q3 1998 | $153K | +$8K |
| Q2 1998 | $149.5K | +$3.7K |
| Q1 1998 | $152.2K | +$7.2K |
| Q4 1997 | $144.2K | +$0.1K |
| Q3 1997 | $145K | +$5K |
| Q2 1997 | $145.8K | +$5.9K |
| Q1 1997 | $145K | +$8K |
| Q4 1996 | $144.1K | +$6.1K |
| Q3 1996 | $140K | +$8K |
| Q2 1996 | $139.9K | +$6K |
| Q1 1996 | $137K | +$7K |
| Q4 1995 | $138K | +$6K |
| Q3 1995 | $132K | +$2.3K |
| Q2 1995 | $133.9K | +$3.9K |
| Q1 1995 | $130K | $0 |
| Q4 1994 | $132K | +$5K |
| Q3 1994 | $129.7K | +$2.7K |
| Q2 1994 | $130K | +$3K |
| Q1 1994 | $130K | +$5K |
| Q4 1993 | $127K | +$1K |
| Q3 1993 | $127K | +$7K |
| Q2 1993 | $127K | +$7K |
| Q1 1993 | $125K | +$5.5K |
| Q4 1992 | $126K | +$6K |
| Q3 1992 | $120K | $0 |
| Q2 1992 | $120K | +$0.1K |
| Q1 1992 | $119.5K | −$0.5K |
| Q4 1991 | $120K | −$1.5K |
| Q3 1991 | $120K | +$3K |
| Q2 1991 | $119.9K | −$6.9K |
| Q1 1991 | $120K | −$3.9K |
| Q4 1990 | $121.5K | −$3.3K |
| Q3 1990 | $117K | −$3K |
| Q2 1990 | $126.8K | +$7.9K |
| Q1 1990 | $123.9K | +$5.9K |
| Q4 1989 | $124.8K | +$10.9K |
| Q3 1989 | $120K | +$5K |
| Q2 1989 | $118.9K | +$8.9K |
| Q1 1989 | $118K | +$8K |
| Q4 1988 | $113.9K | +$2.4K |
| Q3 1988 | $115K | +$9K |
| Q2 1988 | $110K | +$6.6K |
| Q1 1988 | $110K | +$12.1K |
| Q4 1987 | $111.5K | +$16.5K |
| Q3 1987 | $106K | +$13K |
| Q2 1987 | $103.4K | +$11.3K |
| Q1 1987 | $97.9K | +$9.9K |
| Q4 1986 | $95K | +$8.2K |
| Q3 1986 | $93K | +$9.8K |
| Q2 1986 | $92.1K | +$7.8K |
| Q1 1986 | $88K | +$5.2K |
| Q4 1985 | $86.8K | +$6.9K |
| Q3 1985 | $83.2K | +$2.2K |
| Q2 1985 | $84.3K | +$3.6K |
| Q1 1985 | $82.8K | +$4.6K |
| Q4 1984 | $79.9K | +$4K |
| Q3 1984 | $81K | +$3.6K |
| Q2 1984 | $80.7K | +$5.8K |
| Q1 1984 | $78.2K | +$4.9K |
| Q4 1983 | $75.9K | +$4.3K |
| Q3 1983 | $77.4K | +$8.1K |
| Q2 1983 | $74.9K | +$5.3K |
| Q1 1983 | $73.3K | +$6.9K |
| Q4 1982 | $71.6K | +$1.2K |
| Q3 1982 | $69.3K | +$0.1K |
| Q2 1982 | $69.6K | +$0.2K |
| Q1 1982 | $66.4K | −$0.4K |
| Q4 1981 | $70.4K | +$4K |
| Q3 1981 | $69.2K | +$4.3K |
| Q2 1981 | $69.4K | +$5.4K |
| Q1 1981 | $66.8K | +$3.1K |
| Q4 1980 | $66.4K | +$3.8K |
| Q3 1980 | $64.9K | +$0.2K |
| Q2 1980 | $64K | +$0.9K |
| Q1 1980 | $63.7K | +$3.1K |
| Q4 1979 | $62.6K | +$3.6K |
| Q3 1979 | $64.7K | +$8.6K |
| Q2 1979 | $63.1K | +$7.8K |
| Q1 1979 | $60.6K | +$7.6K |
| Q4 1978 | $59K | +$7.4K |
| Q3 1978 | $56.1K | +$7.3K |
| Q2 1978 | $55.3K | +$6.4K |
| Q1 1978 | $53K | +$6.7K |
| Q4 1977 | $51.6K | +$6.1K |
| Q3 1977 | $48.8K | +$4.4K |
| Q2 1977 | $48.9K | +$4.7K |
| Q1 1977 | $46.3K | +$3.5K |
| Q4 1976 | $45.5K | +$4.3K |
| Q3 1976 | $44.4K | +$5.6K |
| Q2 1976 | $44.2K | +$5.2K |
| Q1 1976 | $42.8K | +$4.7K |
| Q4 1975 | $41.2K | +$4K |
| Q3 1975 | $38.8K | +$2.6K |
| Q2 1975 | $39K | +$3.4K |
| Q1 1975 | $38.1K | +$2.9K |
| Q4 1974 | $37.2K | +$3.2K |
| Q3 1974 | $36.2K | +$2.7K |
| Q2 1974 | $35.6K | +$2.9K |
| Q1 1974 | $35.2K | +$5K |
| Q4 1973 | $34K | +$4.8K |
| Q3 1973 | $33.5K | +$5.6K |
| Q2 1973 | $32.7K | +$5.9K |
| Q1 1973 | $30.2K | +$4K |
| Q4 1972 | $29.2K | +$3.7K |
| Q3 1972 | $27.9K | +$2.6K |
| Q2 1972 | $26.8K | +$1K |
| Q1 1972 | $26.2K | +$1.9K |
| Q4 1971 | $25.5K | +$2.9K |
| Q3 1971 | $25.3K | +$2.3K |
| Q2 1971 | $25.8K | +$1.4K |
| Q1 1971 | $24.3K | +$0.4K |
| Q4 1970 | $22.6K | −$2.3K |
| Q3 1970 | $23K | −$2.9K |
| Q2 1970 | $24.4K | −$1.5K |
| Q1 1970 | $23.9K | −$1.8K |
| Q4 1969 | $24.9K | −$0.7K |
| Q3 1969 | $25.9K | +$1.1K |
| Q2 1969 | $25.9K | +$1K |
| Q1 1969 | $25.7K | +$1.8K |
| Q4 1968 | $25.6K | +$2.7K |
| Q3 1968 | $24.8K | +$2.3K |
| Q2 1968 | $24.9K | +$1.6K |
| Q1 1968 | $23.9K | +$1.6K |
| Q4 1967 | $22.9K | +$1.5K |
| Q3 1967 | $22.5K | +$1K |
| Q2 1967 | $23.3K | +$1.2K |
| Q1 1967 | $22.3K | +$1.3K |
| Q4 1966 | $21.4K | +$1.1K |
| Q3 1966 | $21.5K | +$1.3K |
| Q2 1966 | $22.1K | +$2.3K |
| Q1 1966 | $21K | +$0.8K |
| Q4 1965 | $20.3K | +$0.9K |
| Q3 1965 | $20.2K | +$1.3K |
| Q2 1965 | $19.8K | +$0.9K |
| Q1 1965 | $20.2K | +$1.7K |
| Q4 1964 | $19.4K | +$0.9K |
| Q3 1964 | $18.9K | +$1K |
| Q2 1964 | $18.9K | +$0.9K |
| Q1 1964 | $18.5K | +$0.7K |
| Q4 1963 | $18.5K | — |
| Q3 1963 | $17.9K | — |
| Q2 1963 | $18K | — |
| Q1 1963 | $17.8K | — |
Quarterly · U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED (MSPUS)
Counties with the highest debt burden scores
There's no county figure for this measure, so this list uses the debt burden part of our County Distress Index.
| Rank | County | Score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County, NY | 99.6 |
| 2 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 99.4 |
| 3 | Rockland County, NY | 99.4 |
| 4 | Clayton County, GA | 99.1 |
| 5 | Broward County, FL | 99 |
| 6 | Palm Beach County, FL | 98.8 |
| 7 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 98.4 |
| 8 | St. Lucie County, FL | 98.4 |
| 9 | Osceola County, FL | 98.3 |
| 10 | Orleans Parish, LA | 98 |
Questions about new home prices
What is the median price of a new house in the U.S.?
Census puts the median sales price of new houses sold at $393,300 for the third quarter of 2026, down from $410,100 a year earlier. Half of the new houses sold that quarter went for less and half for more.
Is this the median price of all homes sold?
No. It covers newly built single-family houses only. The National Association of Realtors publishes a separate median for existing homes sold, including condos and co-ops, from closed sales, and the two cannot be compared as like for like.
Is the median new-home price at a record high?
No. Of 255 quarters since 1963, the latest ranks 21st highest. These are current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. The highest was $442,600, in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Where does this data come from?
The Census Bureau and HUD publish it from the Survey of Construction, a sample of building permits followed through to sale. The quarterly median comes out with the New Residential Sales release for the last month of each quarter, and the previous quarter is revised at the same time.
Sources and method for the Median Sale Price of New Houses (US)
- U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED (MSPUS) We use the quarterly figures as published, from the first quarter of 1963 through the third quarter of 2026, with no adjustment of our own. U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t adjust this amount for the season, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. U.S. Census Bureau’s report
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