The Hottest and Coldest Large Housing Markets in 2026

This map highlights the top and bottom large U.S. housing markets in 2026, revealing a widening divide between supply-constrained coastal cities and cooling Sun Belt metros.

Using Redfin data, Construction Coverage ranked markets with a composite score based on price growth, sales above asking, days on market, sale-to-list ratios, and price drops (all equally weighted). Ties were broken by price growth. Cities were grouped by population, and locations with insufficient data were excluded.
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