# Americans often say their local home prices are above the national average

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-29, 2025, most Americans see their own communities as more expensive than the country as a whole. Nearly two-thirds say local home prices run higher than the national average (64%, including 34% who say significantly higher).

About one-in-five (19%) put local prices on par with the national average, while just 9% think theirs run lower (including only 2% significantly lower); another 8% aren't sure.

## Topline

Are home prices in your community ________ than the national average?

Americans often say their local home prices are above the national average.

- Significantly higher: 33.5%
- Somewhat higher: 30.1%
- About the same: 18.7%
- Not sure: 8.5%
- Somewhat lower: 7.5%
- Significantly lower: 1.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#home-prices-compared-to-national-average](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#home-prices-compared-to-national-average)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#home-prices-compared-to-national-average](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#home-prices-compared-to-national-average)