A mid-sized Midwestern city better known for being the name of a clothing company headquartered there than for its status as the ninth most populous city in Wisconsin has been named the hottest real estate market in the U.S. by Realtor.com for July, taking the title for the first time ever.
Oshkosh, Wis., a city of nearly 67,000 residents just under a 90-mile drive from Milwaukee, has soared to become the most desirable market in the country, citing its quiet surroundings and median home values of $374,000, nearly $66,000 below the national median.
According to the website, Oshkosh listings received 3.7 times more viewings per property in July than the national average, with properties on the market for a median of just 18 days — over a month shorter than the national average.
Oshkosh was one of several Midwestern cities to make July’s top 20, with markets across the region heating up as a result of lower average prices in the wake of rising home prices nationwide and rising mortgage rates.
As for Illinois, Rockford, which has previously named the nation’s hottest real estate market by The Wall Street Journal, came in at No. 4 for July, while Springfield and Peoria cracked the top 20 at No. 12 and No. 16, respectively.
The top 20 consisted solely of cities in the Northeast and Midwest, with high and still increasing home values in many Western and Southern cities driving many homebuyers elsewhere.
Below is a look at the 10 hottest real estate markets in the U.S., followed by the median days on market and the median list price if active within the period:
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin – 18 days – $374,000
- Hartford, Connecticut – 22 days – $444,000
- Manchester, New Hampshire – 20 days – $585,000
- Rockford, Illinois – 24 days – $216,000
- Akron, Ohio – 25 days – $257,000
- Monroe, Michigan – 27 days – $305,000
- New Haven, Connecticut – 27 days – $425,000
- Rochester, New York – 21 days – $300,000
- Janesville, Wisconsin – 30 days – $335,000
- Providence, Rhode Island – 27 days – $599,000
More information about the list is available here.