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What $500,000 buys in 25 US cities, 2026

The calculator above answers this for any two cities. Here it is pre-computed for a $500,000 budget in the 25 most populous markets we cover. In 22 of the 25 at least one neighborhood with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 has a median sale price at or under $500,000. Medians run from $99,952 in Detroit to $1,579,248 in San Francisco. Only neighborhoods with at least five recent sales are counted, so a city with few named neighborhoods may simply have thin sales data, not no homes at that price.

CityCity medianNeighborhoods at or under $500kClosest to $500k
Detroit, MI$99,95234 of 35Canton ($405,886), Grosse Ile ($349,902), Snow Woods ($253,929)
Baltimore, MD$229,89126 of 35Owen Brown ($449,874), Long Reach ($444,875), Bulle Rock ($436,218)
San Antonio, TX$257,37719 of 20Stone Oak ($469,363), Far North Central ($468,114), North San Antonio ($379,894)
Philadelphia, PA$278,86732 of 35Rittenhouse ($499,860), Fairmount-Art Museum ($429,380), Bella Vista-Southwark ($406,136)
Columbus, OH$298,85832 of 35Clintonville ($484,864), South Clintonville ($469,868), West Albany ($405,136)
Jacksonville, FL$304,85531 of 35Julington Creek ($495,011), Golden Glades-the Woods ($489,863), Deercreek ($469,718)
Houston, TX$341,83725 of 36Sienna Plantation ($496,111), Woodforest ($491,862), Bridgeland ($491,337)
Albuquerque, NM$360,80130 of 35Embudo Canyon ($492,362), Solar Village-Mid-Unser ($484,864), Four Hills Village ($474,867)
Chicago, IL$409,80522 of 35West Side ($485,864), Uptown ($470,618), Northwest Side ($459,871)
Raleigh, NC$414,80220 of 35Downtown Raleigh ($488,363), North Raleigh ($479,866), Northwest Raleigh ($464,870)
Charlotte, NC$419,80025 of 35Dixie-Berryhill ($471,868), The North End ($457,972), Ballantyne West ($447,874)
Dallas, TX$449,73616 of 34Northeast Dallas ($475,867), West Dallas ($419,882), Northeast Carrollton ($409,885)
Phoenix, AZ$452,2859 of 15Monterey Arcadia ($496,611), Encanto ($459,821), Laveen ($450,864)
Nashville, TN$464,77911 of 28North Nashville ($498,860), Bellevue ($493,862), Bordeaux Area ($483,864)
Sacramento, CA$508,25811 of 34Valley Highway-North Laguna ($482,360), North Sacramento ($479,866), Southeastern Sacramento ($466,869)
Portland, OR$518,25314 of 35Northeast Hazel Dell ($488,363), North Portland ($484,864), Pearl ($474,867)
Austin, TX$537,24415 of 31East MLK ($499,360), Cherry Creek ($471,118), Ranch South District ($451,024)
Denver, CO$596,7166 of 27Far Southeast Denver ($499,860), Green Valley Ranch ($476,367), Far Southwest Denver ($474,867)
Miami, FL$649,6916 of 22Norland ($489,863), Miami Central Business District ($458,621), Model City ($449,874)
Riverside, CA$659,6868 of 35The Mesa ($469,868), Southwest San Bernardino ($465,869), West Bear Valley ($449,874)
Boston, MA$840,6001 of 29Commonwealth ($467,869)
Seattle, WA$854,5930 of 35None of the neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
New York, NY$899,5726 of 46Jackson Heights ($465,869), St. George ($449,874), Woodside ($442,376)
Los Angeles, CA$1,032,5080 of 25None of the neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
San Francisco, CA$1,579,2480 of 25None of the neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026

Sources: Redfin neighborhood median sale prices and homes sold, Jul–Sep 2026 (best 3-month window; neighborhoods with fewer than 5 sales excluded); city medians from the same market files. Names that are also a separate city or town in the same state are left out, because sales data often files nearby suburbs under the big city; this can drop a few real neighborhoods. Medians cover all home types, not a set bedroom count. Verified October 11, 2026.