The life of luxury is in the numbers—and across the U.S., a ZIP code defines the most affluent towns.
Whether living along the coast or in the Midwest, there is always a tony neighborhood that defines wealth. The trend among the most expensive homes is all about location. Some of the priciest ZIP codes are located along the coasts. But in landlocked states, they are near lakes or ski resorts.
“The most expensive ZIP codes generally fall into two categories: vacation ZIPs and ZIPs near large cities,” explains Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com®.
“In some states, such as Colorado, the most expensive ZIP codes are in areas that are popular for vacation homes (Edwards, Telluride, Snowmass, Aspen, etc.). In other states, however, the most expensive ZIP codes are adjacent to major cities.”
Within many of those cities, main streets are dotted with ritzy restaurants and boutiques, but what will separate the expensive locales is the price you’ll pay to live there.
Realtor.com analyzed the median home price and median square footage to compile the most luxurious ZIP codes in every state.
Alaska
- Most expensive ZIP code: 99516 (Anchorage)
- Median list price: $1,013,499
- Median square footage: 2,815
- Most expensive listing: $8,750,000, 16,325-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Zack Hayes Media)
Alabama
- Most expensive ZIP code: 35053 (Crane Hill)
- Median list price: $997,450
- Median square footage: 2,824
- Most expensive listing: $3,400,000, 5,702-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Arkansas
- Most expensive ZIP code: 71968 (Royal)
- Median list price: $754,000
- Median square footage: 2,578
- Most expensive listing: $1,950,000, 1,630-square-foot, three-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Arizona
- Most expensive ZIP code: 85253 (Paradise Valley)
- Median list price: $5,500,000
- Median square footage: 5,950
- Most expensive listing: $50,000,000, 16,906-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
California
- Most expensive ZIP code: 90077 (Los Angeles)
- Median list price: $9,850,000
- Median square footage: 5,772
- Most expensive listing: $177,000,000, 35,000-square-foot, eight-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Colorado
- Most expensive ZIP code: 81632 (Edwards)
- Median list price: $4,380,000
- Median square footage: 4,369
- Most expensive listing: $25,000,000, 12,521-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Connecticut
- Most expensive ZIP code: 06831 (Greenwich)
- Median list price: $5,773,750
- Median square footage: 7,035
- Most expensive listing: $34,500,000, 15,820-square-foot, 10-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Delaware
- Most expensive ZIP code: 19930 (Bethany Beach)
- Median list price: $1,200,000
- Median square footage: 1,718
- Most expensive listing: $9,500,000, 4,200-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Florida
- Most expensive ZIP code: 33109 (Miami Beach)
- Median list price: $12,450,000
- Median square footage: 3,842
- Most expensive listing: $85,000,000, 9,775-square-foot, five-bedroom condo
(Realtor.com)
Georgia
- Most expensive ZIP code: 31561 (Sea Island)
- Median list price: $6,343,750
- Median square footage: 4,138
- Most expensive listing: $40,000,000, 12,586-square-foot, seven-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Hawaii
- Most expensive ZIP code: 96754 (Kilauea)
- Median list price: $5,437,499
- Median square footage: 3,375
- Most expensive listing: $30,000,000, 4,059-square-foot, three-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Iowa
- Most expensive ZIP code: 51331 (Arnolds Park)
- Median list price: $581,200
- Median square footage: 1,639
- Most expensive listing: $3,298,000, 2,544-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Idaho
- Most expensive ZIP code: 83340 (Ketchum)
- Median list price: $4,373,750
- Median square footage: 3,066
- Most expensive listing: $35,000,000, 7,186-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Illinois
- Most expensive ZIP code: 60093 (Winnetka)
- Median list price: $2,045,500
- Median square footage: 4,497
- Most expensive listing: $10,299,900, 8,066-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Indiana
- Most expensive ZIP code: 46077 (Zionsville)
- Median list price: $1,125,913
- Median square footage: 5015
- Most expensive listing: $6,900,000, 25,133-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Kansas
- Most expensive ZIP code: 66206 (Leawood)
- Median list price: $999,900
- Median square footage: 3,033
- Most expensive listing: $4,995,000, 7,520-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Kentucky
- Most expensive ZIP code: 40059 (Prospect)
- Median list price: $877,000
- Median square footage: 3,240
- Most expensive listing: $6,995,000, 14,546-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Louisiana
- Most expensive ZIP code: 70437 (Folsom)
- Median list price: $590,000
- Median square footage: 2,786
- Most expensive listing: $3,485,000, 6,828-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Massachusetts
- Most expensive ZIP code: 02493 (Weston)
- Median list price: $4,782,250
- Median square footage: 7,195
- Most expensive listing: $19,850,000, 18,725-square-foot, seven-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Maryland
- Most expensive ZIP code: 20817 (Bethesda)
- Medi›an list price: $2,347,000
- Median square footage: 5,116
- Most expensive listing: $18,750,000, 26,000-square-foot, nine-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Maine
- Most expensive ZIP codes: 03907 (Ogunquit)
- Median list price: $1,574,250
- Median square footage: 2,307
- Most expensive listing: $3,950,000, 2,905-square-foot, three-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Michigan
- Most expensive ZIP code: 48009 (Birmingham)
- Median list price: $1,628,650
- Median square footage: 3,334
- Most expensive listing: $8,999,000, 6,971-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Minnesota
- Most expensive ZIP code: 55391 (Wayzata)
- Median list price: $2,273,000
- Median square footage: 4,278
- Most expensive listing: $16,900,000, 7,500-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Missouri
- Most expensive ZIP code: 63131 (St. Louis)
- Median list price: $1,800,000
- Median square footage: 3,904
- Most expensive listing: $4,975,000, 3,046-square-foot, three-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Mississippi
- Most expensive ZIP code: 38655 (Oxford)
- Median list price: $560,500
- Median square footage: 1,996
- Most expensive listing: $2,390,000, 6,375-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Montana
- Most expensive ZIP code: 59716 (Big Sky)
- Median list price: $2,600,000
- Median square footage: 2,557
- Most expensive listing: $31,000,000, 8,219-square-foot, eight-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
North Carolina
- Most expensive ZIP code: 28717 (Cashiers)
- Median list price: $1,810,000
- Median square footage: 3,221
- Most expensive listing: $7,495,000 five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
North Dakota
- Most expensive ZIP code: 58503 (Bismarck)
- Median list price: $561,175
- Median square footage: 2,340
- Most expensive listing: $1,499,000, 5,650-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Nebraska
- Most expensive ZIP code: 68064 (Valley)
- Median list price: $754,875
- Median square footage: 2,717
- Most expensive listing: $1,199,000, 3,201-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
New Hampshire
- Most expensive ZIP code: 03254 (Moultonborough)
- Median list price: $1,474,950
- Median square footage: 1,829
- Most expensive listing: $7,300,000, 4,271-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
New Jersey
- Most expensive ZIP code: 07620 (Alpine)
- Median list price: $9,900,000
- Median square footage: N/A
- Most expensive listing: $24,750,000, 10-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
New Mexico
- Most expensive ZIP code: 87506 (Santa Fe)
- Median list price: $1,870,625
- Median square footage: 3,153
- Most expensive listing: $10,000,000, 7,591-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Nevada
- Most expensive ZIP code: 89511 (Reno)
- Median list price: $1,950,475
- Median square footage: 3,624
- Most expensive listing: $7,950,000, 9,691-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
New York
- Most expensive ZIP code: 11932 (Bridgehampton)
- Median list price: $8,770,000
- Median square footage: 6,105
- Most expensive listing: $69,995,000, 8,600-square-foot, eight-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Ohio
- Most expensive ZIP code: 45243 (Cincinnati)
- Median list price: $1,449,250
- Median square footage: 3,173
- Most expensive listing: $4,632,500 five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Oklahoma
- Most expensive ZIP code: 74728 (Broken Bow)
- Median list price: $675,000
- Median square footage: 1,791
- Most expensive listing: $4,000,000, 9,200-square-foot, eight-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Oregon
- Most expensive ZIP code: 97034 (Lake Oswego)
- Median list price: $1,895,750
- Median square footage: 3,288
- Most expensive listing: $11,900,000, 9,273-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Pennsylvania
- Most expensive ZIP code: 19317 (Chadds Ford)
- Median list price: $1,813,569
- Median square footage: 5,317
- Most expensive listing: $8,900,000, 16,000-square-foot, six-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Rhode Island
- Most expensive ZIP code: 02840 (Newport)
- Median list price: $1,385,000
- Median square footage: 1,956
- Most expensive listing: $22,000,000, 5,357-square-foot, seven-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
South Carolina
- Most expensive ZIP code: 29482 (Sullivan’s Island)
- Median list price: $5,374,750
- Median square footage: 3,998
- Most expensive listing: $14,995,000, 3,950-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
South Dakota
- Most expensive ZIP code: 57754 (Lead)
- Median list price: $901,000
- Median square footage: 2,567
- Most expensive listing: $2,200,000, 3,522-square-foot, three-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Tennessee
- Most expensive ZIP code: 37046 (College Grove)
- Median list price: $3,246,543
- Median square footage: 5,254
- Most expensive listing: $15,950,000, 10,380-square-foot, five-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Texas
- Most expensive ZIP code: 78746 (Austin)
- Median list price: $2,597,500
- Median square footage: 3,714
- Most expensive listing: $19,900,000, 8,325-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Utah
- Most expensive ZIP code: 84060 (Park City)
- Median list price: $3,475,000
- Median square footage: 2,820
- Most expensive listing: $50,000,000, 23,303-square-foot, 13-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Virginia
- Most expensive ZIP code: 22101 (McLean)
- Median list price: $2,980,000
- Median square footage: 6,972
- Most expensive listing: $34,995,000, 14,000-square-foot, 12-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Vermont
- Most expensive ZIP code: 5751 (Killington)
- Median list price: $1,769,250
- Median square footage: 2,737
- Most expensive listing: $3,650,000, 4,065-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Washington
- Most expensive ZIP code: 98040 (Mercer Island)
- Median list price: $3,324,000
- Median square footage: 3,633
- Most expensive listing: $18,300,000 7,060-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Wisconsin
- Most expensive ZIP code: 53018 (Delafield)
- Median list price: $1,106,503
- Median square footage: 3,303
- Most expensive listing: $3,699,000, 4,526-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
West Virginia
- Most expensive ZIP code: 25443 (Shepherdstown)
- Median list price: $561,247
- Median square footage: 2,620
- Most expensive listing: $1,500,000, 2,128-square-foot, four-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
Wyoming
- Most expensive ZIP code: 83014 (Wilson)
- Median list price: $5,737,500
- Median square footage: 3,292
- Most expensive listing: $39,500,000, 4,148-square-foot home
(Realtor.com)
Washington, DC
- Most expensive ZIP code: 20007
- Median list price: $1,594,500
- Median square footage: 1,911
- Most expensive listing: $12,500,000, 9,086-square-foot, eight-bedroom home
(Realtor.com)
