Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US)
Median price of homes sold in the United States
What is the current Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US)?
The median sales price of houses sold in the United States was $405,300 in Q1 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Housing affordability remains a critical driver of household financial distress, as elevated prices increase mortgage burdens and reduce savings available for other expenses. Source: U.S. Census Bureau via FRED (MSPUS).
The median U.S. home sold for $403200 in Q1 2026. Prices have retreated from the 2022 run-up, but remain above the pre-pandemic level.
The median sale price of homes sold in the United States reached roughly $443,000 in late 2022. Census Bureau data shows it at $405,300 in the fourth quarter of 2025. That is a retreat of nearly 40,000 dollars from that late-2022 reading.
It is also still 24 percent above where the median sat in 2019, when the number was closer to $327,000. The direction has shifted. The level hasn't. The affordability problem lives in the level.
Price is only one side of the equation. The other side is the mortgage rate. A median home at 2019 prices financed at a 4 percent rate required one monthly payment. The same house at 2025 prices financed at a 7 percent rate requires a payment roughly 80 percent larger, before insurance and taxes. That combination is what keeps first-time buyers out of the market even as prices retreat.
The pull-back in prices doesn't solve the affordability gap. It slows the widening. Shelter CPI shows the ongoing cost of keeping a roof, whether rented or owned, is still rising at 3.2 percent a year. For homeowners who bought near late-2022 prices with high-rate financing, a retreat in the median sale price also means a narrower exit ramp if they need to sell.
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How has Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US) changed over time?
Most affected counties
Counties with the highest debt burden scores in the County Distress Index.
Explore all 3,144 counties →| Period | Value | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $403,200 | −$19,900 |
| Q4 2025 | $412,300 | −$7,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $410,100 | −$5,200 |
| Q2 2025 | $416,100 | +$1,600 |
| Q1 2025 | $423,100 | −$3,700 |
| Q4 2024 | $419,300 | −$3,900 |
| Q3 2024 | $415,300 | −$20,100 |
| Q2 2024 | $414,500 | −$4,000 |
| Q1 2024 | $426,800 | −$2,200 |
| Q4 2023 | $423,200 | −$19,400 |
| Q3 2023 | $435,400 | −$2,600 |
| Q2 2023 | $418,500 | −$19,200 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current median home price in the U.S.?
The median sales price of houses sold in the U.S. was $405,300 in Q1 2026, according to the Census Bureau. This is tracked via FRED series MSPUS.
Why do home prices matter for financial distress?
Elevated home prices increase mortgage burdens, reduce savings available for other expenses, and create barriers to building household wealth — all factors tracked by the American Distress Index.
Where does this data come from?
This data is published quarterly by the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, available via FRED series MSPUS.
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