The 13 strongest suburban markets⁠—and the 17 weakest

Crain's uses three data points to measure a market's strength: home sales volume, median prices and time on the market before a house is sold. These lists are based on data for the first six months of 2019. In the strong suburbs, home prices and the median price of homes sold were up in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2018, and the number of days a home spent on the market was down. In weak suburbs, home prices and the median price of homes sold were down in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2018, and the number of days a home spent on the market was up.