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Best Time to Buy in the US

Seasonality of US home sales — when prices dip and inventory peaks

Public Record
Best Month to Buy
November
Most Expensive Month
April
Discount Opportunity
-12.9%
Sales Volume by Month
Average Price by Month

Monthly Breakdown

MonthSalesAvg Price$/SqftDiscount vs Peak
January 204,383 $457K -7.3%
February 214,453 $457.7K -7.2%
March 304,642 $472.2K -4.2%
April 430,189 $493K peak
May 441,666 $491.2K -0.4%
June 465,767 $490.7K -0.5%
July 413,329 $485K -1.6%
August 413,386 $465.1K -5.7%
September 372,148 $461.3K -6.4%
October 295,142 $489K -0.8%
November 193,138 $429.2K -12.9%
December 227,950 $484.4K -1.7%

Best Month to Buy by State

Ranked by lowest avg sale price
#StateBest MonthAvg Price
1 West Virginia (WV) January $197.1K
2 Ohio (OH) February $209.1K
3 Kentucky (KY) February $211.2K
4 Iowa (IA) February $214.9K
5 Oklahoma (OK) January $216.8K
6 Indiana (IN) March $223.3K
7 Michigan (MI) December $226.3K
8 Arkansas (AR) November $227K
9 Vermont (VT) March $231.7K
10 South Dakota (SD) May $234.3K
11 Nebraska (NE) February $238K
12 Alabama (AL) December $251K
13 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) October $254.6K
14 Pennsylvania (PA) February $262.4K
15 Wisconsin (WI) November $266.2K
16 Illinois (IL) January $271.9K
17 Maine (ME) February $283.7K
18 Tennessee (TN) February $286.7K
19 South Carolina (SC) January $286.9K
20 Minnesota (MN) January $309.7K
21 Georgia (GA) November $322.2K
22 North Carolina (NC) November $325.3K
23 Puerto Rico (PR) June $343.7K
24 Connecticut (CT) February $346.4K
25 New Hampshire (NH) March $359.2K
26 Delaware (DE) January $367.3K
27 Virginia (VA) January $405.3K
28 Maryland (MD) August $430.2K
29 Florida (FL) November $432.8K
30 Rhode Island (RI) March $434.4K
31 New Jersey (NJ) February $440.6K
32 Oregon (OR) January $441.5K
33 New York (NY) November $451.1K
34 Nevada (NV) January $479.4K
35 Arizona (AZ) March $482.4K
36 Washington (WA) January $531.8K
37 Massachusetts (MA) February $588.1K
38 Colorado (CO) September $669.1K
39 District of Columbia (DC) February $687.1K
40 Hawaii (HI) October $805.1K
41 California (CA) January $865.5K
Why Seasonality Matters

US home prices follow predictable seasonal patterns. Sale activity peaks in late spring and summer when families move between school years; prices typically follow. Winter months see fewer transactions but are often the best time for buyers seeking discounts on motivated sellers.

Based on 3,976,193 public-record SOLD events between 2019 and 2024.