To determine the best local real-estate markets in the United States, WalletHub compared 300 cities of varying sizes across 24 key indicators of housing-market attractiveness and economic strength.

Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the healthiest housing market. Each city’s weighted average across all metrics were then determined to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample.

King County stood out early in the Real Estate Market Ranking.

Real Estate Market Rank – Top 30

#1 Seattle

#5 Renton

#7 Federal Way

#12 Kent

#20 Bellevue

Renton and Bellevue were also tied in fourth place, along with San Jose, for “lowest average number of days until a house is sold.” Berkeley, San Francisco, and Alexandria were the top three cities in this category.

According to WalletHub, “This year, the housing market is in a unique situation as mortgage rates have hit record lows at a time when many Americans are struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For those who have extra cash, buying a home now could be a golden opportunity. It is important to note that home prices have been rising on average throughout the pandemic as well…”

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