About this tool
This chart shows estimated land prices and land's share of home value (land value as a share of total property value) each year since 2012. It covers the nation and ZIP codes in the 100 largest metro areas. It helps show how much of housing costs comes from land versus construction.
- Shows
- Estimated land value and land share of property value by year since 2012, for the nation and for ZIP codes in the 100 largest metros.
- Places
- Nation, Metro areas
- Years
- 2012 onward
Questions it answers
- How much of a typical home's value is land nationally, and how has that changed since 2012?
- Which ZIP codes in my metro have the highest land share of home value?
- How have land prices changed in my area since 2012?
- How does land share in one ZIP code compare with others in the same metro?
- Are land prices rising faster than the cost of building homes in my area?
Limits
- ZIP code detail is limited to the 100 largest metro areas.
- Land values and land shares are estimates, not directly observed figures.
- Some ZIP codes are marked because their starting land share was imputed rather than taken directly from the source data.