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Fourth-quarter numbers are in. See how your town stacks up.

After peaking during the third quarter of 2003, the housing market slowed during the fourth quarter, according to the latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors, released Feb. 12.

Nationally, median home prices increased 6.6 percent, to $171,600; in the previous quarter, year-over-year prices increased 10.1 percent.

In addition, there were fewer markets in which prices rose at least 10 percent. Prices in 33 markets out of 127 markets tracked by the NAR rose in the double digits, down from a record 41 in the third quarter.

Another sign of slowing: 22 markets had price declines over the past 12 months. Last quarter, only one market -- Fort Wayne, Ind. -- experienced a drop in prices.

Below are home price data for 127 markets tracked by the NAR. You can click on column headings to re-rank the results.

Metropolitan Area State Percent
Change
Median Value
Q4 2003 Q4 2002
Riverside/San Bernardino CA +28.90% $239,400 $185,700
Sarasota FL +26.10% $222,100 $176,100
Los Angeles Area CA +24.50% $382,200 $307,000
Miami/Hialeah FL +22.90% $236,900 $192,800
Orange County (Anaheim/Santa Ana) CA +21.20% $526,800 $434,600
San Diego CA +20.40% $456,700 $379,300
W. Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Delray Beach FL +19.20% $252,900 $212,100
Bradenton FL +18.70% $186,100 $156,800
Reno NV +17.30% $228,100 $194,400
Hartford CT +17.00% $214,700 $183,500
Providence RI +16.80% $240,700 $206,100
Sacramento CA +16.50% $262,200 $225,000
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood/Pompano Beach FL +15.40% $236,300 $204,800
Gainesville FL +15.40% $150,000 $130,000
Las Vegas NV +15.10% $191,100 $166,100
Baltimore MD +14.90% $217,800 $189,500
Atlantic City NJ +14.20% $172,200 $150,800
Honolulu HI +14.00% $399,000 $350,000
Spokane WA +13.10% $122,700 $108,500
Daytona Beach FL +13.00% $113,700 $100,600
Washington DC/MD/VA +12.90% $292,100 $258,700
Ft. Myers/Cape Coral FL +12.80% $156,500 $138,700
Trenton NJ +12.80% $204,600 $181,400
New Haven/Meriden CT +12.60% $227,400 $202,000
Monmouth/Ocean NJ +12.60% $294,800 $261,700
Nassau/Suffolk NY +12.40% $374,900 $333,600
Mobile AL +12.00% $126,100 $112,600
Melbourne/Titusville/Palm Bay FL +11.90% $132,000 $118,000
Minneapolis/St.Paul MN/WI +11.50% $211,700 $189,900
Worcester MA +11.40% $211,700 $190,000
San Francisco Bay Area CA +11.20% $574,300 $516,400
Portland ME +11.00% $216,400 $195,000
New York/New Jersey/Long Island NY/NJ/CT +10.20% $353,000 $320,300
Jacksonville FL +9.80% $132,800 $121,000
Richmond/Petersburg VA +9.70% $156,700 $142,800
Beaumont/Port Arthur TX +9.20% $89,000 $81,500
Madison WI +9.00% $198,400 $182,000
Orlando FL +8.50% $151,500 $139,600
Appleton/Oshkosh/Neenah WI +8.40% $121,300 $111,900
Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater FL +7.40% $147,000 $136,900
Syracuse NY +7.30% $92,500 $86,200
Philadelphia PA/NJ +7.00% $162,600 $152,000
Seattle WA +7.00% $276,500 $258,300
Middlesex/Somerset/Hunterdon NJ +6.90% $303,800 $284,300
United States   +6.60% $171,600 $161,000
Newark NJ +6.50% $321,500 $301,900
Lexington/Fayette KY +6.40% $135,400 $127,200
Bergen/Passaic NJ +6.40% $372,500 $350,200
Boise City ID +6.20% $133,200 $125,400
Peoria IL +6.10% $92,300 $87,000
Chicago IL +5.90% $236,400 $223,300
Eugene/Springfield OR +5.80% $151,800 $143,500
Knoxville TN +5.80% $126,800 $119,800
Rockford IL +5.70% $116,200 $109,900
Portland OR +5.70% $192,300 $181,900
Wilmington DE/NJ/MD +5.60% $164,100 $155,400
Tacoma WA +5.40% $182,600 $173,300
Boston MA +5.30% $406,800 $386,300
Fargo/Moorhead ND/MN +5.20% $116,400 $110,600
Albany/Schenectady/Troy NY +5.20% $146,800 $139,600
Charleston WV +5.20% $111,900 $106,400
Biloxi/Gulfport MS +5.00% $105,400 $100,400
Cedar Rapids IA +4.90% $124,200 $118,400
Little Rock/N. Little Rock AR +4.70% $102,600 $98,000
Chattanooga TN/GA +4.70% $117,400 $112,100
Corpus Christi TX +4.70% $102,700 $98,100
Lansing/East Lansing MI +4.60% $131,200 $125,400
Cincinnati OH/KY/IN +4.60% $139,200 $133,100
Lincoln NE +4.50% $132,000 $126,300
Springfield MA +4.40% $154,700 $148,200
San Antonio TX +4.40% $115,600 $110,700
Rochester NY +4.30% $99,400 $95,300
Phoenix AZ +4.20% $152,800 $146,700
Charleston SC +4.10% $169,400 $162,700
Kansas City MO/KS +3.60% $142,600 $137,700
Amarillo TX +3.50% $94,100 $90,900
Pensacola FL +3.40% $117,100 $113,300
Austin/San Marcos TX +3.30% $156,000 $151,000
Omaha NE/IA +3.20% $127,900 $123,900
New Orleans LA +3.10% $126,400 $122,600
Colorado Springs CO +2.90% $184,500 $179,300
Aurora/Elgin IL +2.80% $200,300 $194,900
El Paso TX +2.80% $94,700 $92,100
Atlanta GA +2.70% $152,900 $148,900
Gary/Hammond IN +2.70% $120,200 $117,000
Oklahoma City OK +2.70% $99,000 $96,400
Raleigh/Durham NC +2.60% $177,600 $173,100
South Bend/Mishawaka IN +2.40% $94,700 $92,500
Baton Rouge LA +2.40% $121,400 $118,600
Tucson AZ +2.30% $152,900 $149,400
Denver CO +2.30% $233,100 $227,900
Louisville KY/IN +2.30% $130,400 $127,500
Lake County IL +2.20% $199,900 $195,600
Columbus OH +2.20% $138,700 $135,700
Green Bay WI +1.90% $135,300 $132,800
Sioux Falls SD +1.80% $121,300 $119,200
Grand Rapids MI +1.70% $128,300 $126,100
Indianapolis IN +1.50% $118,000 $116,300
Saint Louis MO/IL +1.50% $118,100 $116,300
Salt Lake City/Ogden UT +0.90% $149,900 $148,500
Des Moines IA +0.70% $132,900 $132,000
Topeka KS +0.60% $90,700 $90,200
Albuquerque NM +0.60% $135,700 $134,900
Memphis TN/AR/MS +0.40% $131,700 $131,200
Dallas TX +0.40% $135,200 $134,600
Kalamazoo MI +0.10% $116,600 $116,500
Greenville/Spartanburg SC -0.10% $127,900 $128,000
Tallahassee FL -0.40% $139,500 $140,000
Pittsburgh PA -0.40% $101,400 $101,800
Houston TX -0.80% $132,800 $133,900
Wichita KS -1.10% $99,500 $100,600
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC -1.10% $135,100 $136,600
Columbia SC -1.10% $120,300 $121,600
Milwaukee WI -1.20% $179,100 $181,300
Buffalo/Niagara Falls NY -1.90% $83,800 $85,400
Dayton/Springfield OH -2.10% $108,600 $110,900
Tulsa OK -2.10% $109,000 $111,300
Champaign/Urbana/Rantoul IL -2.20% $112,400 $114,900
Springfield IL -2.30% $89,000 $91,100
Richland/Kennewick/Pasco WA -2.30% $142,400 $145,700
Davenport/Moline/Rock Island IA/IL -2.50% $96,300 $98,800
Waterloo/Cedar Falls IA -3.00% $86,500 $89,200
Ft. Wayne IN -3.00% $90,300 $93,100
Birmingham AL -3.70% $135,100 $140,300
Montgomery AL -4.40% $111,900 $117,100
Toledo OH -4.70% $103,300 $108,400
Akron OH -5.30% $111,600 $117,900
Jackson MS -5.40% $105,200 $111,200

 

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