42 States with the Highest Home Seller Profits

If youโ€™ve been thinking about selling your home, weโ€™ve got some good news for you. According to RealtyTrac.com, home sellers saw an average price gain of $51,000 in Q2 of 2017. Thatโ€™s a 26% average return on the previous purchase price. Most homeowners who sold during Q2 this year had owned their home an average of eight years, and while itโ€™s a great time to sell your home right now, that also means homebuyers are looking at steep competition in todayโ€™s sellerโ€™s market. Find out the average home seller profits for your state in Q2 this year.

1. California, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $410,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 74.5%

2. Hawaii, Urban Honolulu

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $171,300

Average Return Since Purchase: 48.4%

3. Colorado, Boulder

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $165,320

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Average Return Since Purchase: 49.4%

4. Washington, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $165,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 63.5%

5. Massachusetts, Boston-Cambridge-Newton

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $150,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 57.3%

6. Oregon, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $129,800

Average Return Since Purchase: 58.7%

7. Nevada, Reno

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $100,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 46.5%

8. Arizona, Prescott

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $86,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 46.7%

9. New Jersey, Newark-Jersey City

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $82,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 29.5%

10. New York, New York City

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $82,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 29.5%

11. Florida, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $77,900

Average Return Since Purchase: 45.3%

12. Utah, Provo-Orem

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $76,879

Average Return Since Purchase: 44.1%

13. Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $75,511

Average Return Since Purchase: 51.2%

14.Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $66,750

Average Return Since Purchase: 43.8%

15. South Carolina, Charleston-North Charleston

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $58,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 29.4%

16. New Hampshire, Manchester-Nashua

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $56,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 28.1%

17. North Carolina, Asheville

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $53,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 28.6%

18. Rhode Island, Providence-Warwick

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $53,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 26.9%

19. Wisconsin, Madison

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $50,750

Average Return Since Purchase: 26.0%

20. Idaho, Boise

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $50,354

Average Return Since Purchase: 31.9%

21. Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $47,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 24.4%

22. Georgia, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $39,100

Average Return Since Purchase: 24.5%

23. Michigan, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $39,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 37.1%

24. Alaska, Anchorage

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $36,319

Average Return Since Purchase: 15.4%

25. New Mexico, Albuquerque

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $34,458

Average Return Since Purchase: 22.9%

26. Virginia, Richmond

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $34,050

Average Return Since Purchase: 17.5%

27. Connecticut, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $34,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 9.1%

28. Missouri, St. Louis

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $33,351

Average Return Since Purchase: 26.3%

29. Ohio, Columbus

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $32,750

Average Return Since Purchase: 22.6%

30. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $32,500

Average Return Since Purchase: 28.3%

31. Nebraska, Lincoln

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $29,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 22.7%

32. Louisiana, New Orleans-Metairie

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $27,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 18.2%

33. Indiana, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $26,037

Average Return Since Purchase: 22.0%

34. Maryland, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson

Average Price Gain Since Purchase $25,100

Average Return Since Purchase 12.6%

35. Mississippi, Memphis

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $20,500

Average Return Since Purchase: 16.1%

36. Arkansas, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $20,240

Average Return Since Purchase: 14.0%

37. Kentucky, Clarksville

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $20,150

Average Return Since Purchase: 16.9%

38. Alabama, Huntsville

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $18,140

Average Return Since Purchase: 13.5%

39. Illinois, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $18,059

Average Return Since Purchase: 8.7%

40. Iowa, Cedar Rapids

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $17,500

Average Return Since Purchase: 14.3%

41. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $17,000

Average Return Since Purchase: 13.2%

42. Kansas, Kansas City

Average Price Gain Since Purchase: $10,119

Average Return Since Purchase: 6.4

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