Realtor.com’s “emerging markets”

Realtor.com has released a report on the top 20 “emerging markets” using price as well as comparisons to much more expensive adjacent metro areas (for example, Worcester, MA to Boston).

The median home price is in parentheses.

1. Topeka, KS ($250,000)
2. Elkhart, IN ($280, 000)
3. Oshkosh, WI ($317. 000)
4. Fort Wayne, IN ($312, 000)
5. Lafayette, IN ($293,000)
6. Racine, WI ($352, 000)
7. Manchester, NH ($535, 000)
8. Concord, NH ($550, 000)
9. Columbus OH ($380, 000)
10. Johnson City, TN ($425, 000)
11. Kingsport, TN ($325, 000)
12. Jefferson City, MO ($318, 000)
13. Springfield, OH ($200, 000)
14. Santa Maria, CA ($1,895, 000)
15. Dayton, OH ($240, 000)
16. Janesville, WI ($320, 000)
17. Canton, OH ($235, 000)
18. Knoxville, TN ($475, 000)
19. Hartford, CT ($400, 000)
20. Worcester, MA ($490, 000)