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Prices, supply, rates and how older homes compare with new construction. Every figure carries its source and its period.
Older Home IndexNational
The Address District Older Home Index ranks 1,192 neighborhoods and towns in 39 states by the number of homes built in 1980 or earlier. Tampa, Naples and Truckee lead it.
Older Home IndexNational
In 27 neighborhoods with at least 10 homes in the sample, older homes averaged a fifth of the price of new construction or less. What that gap means when you sell.
Older Home IndexNational
In most of the index, older homes sell for a fraction of new ones. In a dozen neighborhoods, from Arden, North Carolina, to North Scottsdale, the sample shows the reverse.
Older Home IndexCalifornia
California has 177 ZIP codes in the Older Home Index but only five in the top 100. Truckee ranks third nationally, and California’s older homes hold more of their price against new construction.
The 12 states with the most older homes in the Older Home Index. Hover or tab through the bars for sample sizes.
Data from the Address District Older Home Index
Rates
At the town’s median price, the jump from last year’s rate adds about $1,215 a month to principal and interest. Here is the math at three price points.
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Market Report
The single-family median is up 5.9 percent through August, and the number of houses for sale is down by more than a third. Mortgage rates just reached their highest level since November 2023.
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Market Data
Twenty-five condominiums sold in Westport from January through September, down by a third. For buyers who want to stay in town without a house, the options are thin.
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Deals
From a $15.5 million Tudor on Beachside Avenue to a run of seven-figure closings in June, the year’s top residential transfers as recorded in weekly town filings.
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Market Data
Westport sits in the middle of the lower Fairfield County ladder, below Greenwich, New Canaan and Darien and well above Weston and Fairfield. Three different measures say the same thing.
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Market Data
Offers accepted between September and December have tracked the market for three years running. Price per square foot rose every fall, while the median house price flattened in 2025.
2 min readSeller’s DeskNational
Seller’s DeskNational
Seller’s DeskNational
Seller’s DeskNational
Seller’s DeskNational
