Ten U.S. Cities With Fastest Rising Home Prices and Where Denver Lands

Last year, in a list of the ten most expensive American cities to buy a house, Denver was included – but barely.

The Mile High City landed in ninth place.

In new data from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices about the U.S. cities with the fastest-rising home prices, Denver finished higher.

Much higher.

Below, count down the photo-illustrated top ten, featuring S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices numbers. For more information, click here.

Number 10: San Diego
January 2015 Level: 204.85
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage):  0.7%
December/November Change (Percentage):  -0.2%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.1%

Number 8 (tie): Tampa
January 2015 Level: 164.69
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.3%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.0%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.7%

Number 8: Los Angeles (tie)
January 2015 Level: 226.36
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.2%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.3%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.7%

Number 7: Las Vegas   
January 2015 Level: 137.64
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.2%
December/November Change (Percentage): -0.3%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.9%

Number 6: Seattle   
January 2015 Level: 168.86
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.5%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.0%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 6.8%

Number 5: Portland
January 2015 Level: 170.82
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.1%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.1%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 7.2%

Number 4: San Francisco    
January 2015 Level: 195.77
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.9%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.5%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 7.9%

Number 3: Dallas
January 2015 Level: 143.35
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.4%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.0%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 8.1%

Number 2: Miami
January 2015 Level: 193.76
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.7%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.7%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 8.3%

Number 1: Denver
January 2015 Level: 158.46
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.2%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.5%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 8.4%

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