For those who like to stare at numbers

I have repeatedly made the claim that homes are a good investment and tend to increase in value over time.  Below are the median prices by state from the U.S. Census Bureau.  Enjoy.

Median Home Values
 
                     2000      1990      1980      1970     1960     1950    1940
 
                          Adjusted to 2000 dollars
United States     $119,600  $101,100   $93,400   $65,300  $58,600  $44,600  $30,600
 
Alabama            $85,100   $68,600   $67,100   $46,900  $42,400  $27,100  $16,800
Alaska            $144,200  $120,600  $151,000   $87,200  $44,800  $21,100     NA
Arizona           $121,300  $102,300  $108,500   $62,600  $54,700  $36,000  $14,600
Arkansas           $72,800   $59,200   $61,600   $40,300  $33,000  $24,800  $11,400
California        $211,500  $249,800  $167,300   $88,700  $74,400  $57,900  $36,700
Colorado          $166,600  $105,700  $126,900   $66,400  $60,600  $43,300  $21,800
Connecticut       $166,900  $227,200  $129,900   $97,900  $82,300  $71,900  $48,000
Delaware          $130,400  $127,900   $87,900   $65,700  $61,100  $55,000  $43,300
Dist. of Columbia $157,200  $158,300  $136,200   $81,800  $75,900  $87,800  $78,800
Florida           $105,500   $98,500   $89,300   $57,600  $58,100  $40,100  $23,100
Georgia           $111,200   $91,100   $73,000   $56,100  $46,800  $31,700  $20,400
Hawaii            $272,700  $313,400  $233,800  $134,800 $103,000  $74,400      NA
Idaho             $106,300   $74,400   $90,300   $54,200  $52,200  $35,500  $16,700
Illinois          $130,800  $103,400  $104,500   $76,000  $72,400  $52,400  $34,100
Indiana            $94,300   $68,900   $73,600   $53,000  $50,300  $37,700  $25,000
Iowa               $82,500   $58,600   $80,400   $53,400  $48,800  $38,300  $23,400
Kansas             $83,500   $66,700   $74,800   $46,500  $45,800  $33,100  $18,000
Kentucky           $86,700   $64,500   $67,700   $48,400  $43,400  $32,000  $21,600
Louisiana          $85,000   $74,700   $85,100   $56,100  $52,700  $31,100  $14,700
Maine              $98,700  $111,700   $75,000   $49,200  $43,400  $29,400  $20,900
Maryland          $146,000  $148,800  $115,400   $71,800  $58,600  $48,700  $31,500
Massachusetts     $185,700  $208,000   $95,800   $79,100  $68,000  $55,400  $39,900
Michigan          $115,600   $77,400   $77,200   $67,200  $59,100  $45,400  $29,800
Minnesota         $122,400   $94,500  $105,100   $69,100  $63,100  $47,300  $31,500
Mississippi        $71,400   $58,300   $62,200   $43,000  $38,900  $25,200  $12,400
Missouri           $89,900   $76,400   $72,600   $55,300  $53,700  $38,800  $24,900
Montana            $99,500   $72,300   $92,000   $53,800  $53,700  $35,100  $17,200
Nebraska           $88,000   $64,400   $75,200   $47,600  $46,300  $35,900  $22,400
Nevada            $142,000  $122,300  $136,000   $86,000  $74,900  $53,700  $20,700
New Hampshire     $133,300  $165,300   $95,000   $63,000  $52,700  $37,600  $26,100
New Jersey        $170,800  $207,400  $119,200   $89,900  $76,900  $63,100  $47,100
New Mexico        $108,100   $89,600   $89,700   $49,900  $52,700  $34,500   $6,800
New York          $148,700  $168,100   $90,300   $86,400  $75,400  $61,500  $45,700
North Carolina    $108,300   $84,100   $71,300   $49,200  $39,400  $29,700  $18,800
North Dakota       $74,400   $64,900   $86,900   $49,900  $48,300  $32,700  $16,900
Ohio              $103,700   $81,100   $88,900   $67,600  $66,000  $50,300  $35,500
Oklahoma           $70,700   $61,500   $70,500   $42,600  $38,900  $31,700  $13,500
Oregon            $152,100   $85,700  $112,600   $59,100  $51,700  $41,500  $24,400
Pennsylvania       $97,000   $89,100   $77,400   $52,200  $50,300  $42,400  $33,400
Rhode Island      $133,000  $170,600   $92,600   $69,900  $60,600  $59,200  $40,000
South Carolina     $94,900   $78,100   $69,500   $49,900  $37,000  $31,000  $22,300
South Dakota       $79,600   $57,700   $72,400   $43,800  $43,400  $32,800  $16,800
Tennessee          $93,000   $74,600   $70,500   $48,000  $40,900  $31,900  $19,000
Texas              $82,500   $76,100   $77,400   $46,100  $43,400  $35,200  $17,600
Utah              $146,100   $88,000  $113,400   $64,500  $62,100  $44,900  $24,100
Vermont           $111,500  $122,000   $83,500   $63,000  $47,800  $38,000  $29,500
Virginia          $125,400  $116,300   $95,000   $65,700  $53,200  $39,900  $27,400
Washington        $168,300  $119,300  $118,600   $71,100  $57,700  $43,400  $24,500
West Virginia      $72,800   $61,200   $76,200   $43,400  $37,400  $33,200  $24,500
Wisconsin         $112,200   $79,900   $96,200   $66,400  $62,100  $48,000  $33,600
Wyoming            $96,600   $78,700  $118,400   $58,800  $60,600  $41,300  $22,600
 
Median Home Values: Unadjusted
 
 
                     2000      1990      1980      1970     1960     1950    1940
 
United States     $119,600   $79,100   $47,200   $17,000  $11,900   $7,354  $2,938
 
Alabama            $85,100   $53,700   $33,900   $12,200   $8,600   $4,473  $1,610
Alaska            $144,200   $94,400   $76,300   $22,700   $9,100   $3,477     NA
Arizona           $121,300   $80,100   $54,800   $16,300  $11,100   $5,935  $1,400
Arkansas           $72,800   $46,300   $31,100   $10,500   $6,700   $4,087  $1,100
California        $211,500  $195,500   $84,500   $23,100  $15,100   $9,564  $3,527
Colorado          $166,600   $82,700   $64,100   $17,300  $12,300   $7,151  $2,091
Connecticut       $166,900  $177,800   $65,600   $25,500  $16,700  $11,862  $4,615
Delaware          $130,400  $100,100   $44,400   $17,100  $12,400   $9,079  $4,159
Dist. of Columbia $157,200  $123,900   $68,800   $21,300  $15,400  $14,498  $7,568
Florida           $105,500   $77,100   $45,100   $15,000  $11,800   $6,612  $2,218
Georgia           $111,200   $71,300   $36,900   $14,600   $9,500   $5,235  $1,957
Hawaii            $272,700  $245,300  $118,100   $35,100  $20,900  $12,283     NA
Idaho             $106,300   $58,200   $45,600   $14,100  $10,600   $5,852  $1,600
Illinois          $130,800   $80,900   $52,800   $19,800  $14,700   $8,646  $3,277
Indiana            $94,300   $53,900   $37,200   $13,800  $10,200   $6,226  $2,406
Iowa               $82,500   $45,900   $40,600   $13,900   $9,900   $6,320  $2,253
Kansas             $83,500   $52,200   $37,800   $12,100   $9,300   $5,462  $1,733
Kentucky           $86,700   $50,500   $34,200   $12,600   $8,800   $5,283  $2,074
Louisiana          $85,000   $58,500   $43,000   $14,600  $10,700   $5,141  $1,414
Maine              $98,700   $87,400   $37,900   $12,800   $8,800   $4,856  $2,008
Maryland          $146,000  $116,500   $58,300   $18,700  $11,900   $8,033  $3,031
Massachusetts     $185,700  $162,800   $48,400   $20,600  $13,800   $9,144  $3,837
Michigan          $115,600   $60,600   $39,000   $17,500  $12,000   $7,496  $2,863
Minnesota         $122,400   $74,000   $53,100   $18,000  $12,800   $7,806  $3,024
Mississippi        $71,400   $45,600   $31,400   $11,200   $7,900   $4,159  $1,189
Missouri           $89,900   $59,800   $36,700   $14,400  $10,900   $6,399  $2,392
Montana            $99,500   $56,600   $46,500   $14,000  $10,900   $5,797  $1,651
Nebraska           $88,000   $50,400   $38,000   $12,400   $9,400   $5,918  $2,156
Nevada            $142,000   $95,700   $68,700   $22,400  $15,200   $8,859  $1,987
New Hampshire     $133,300  $129,400   $48,000   $16,400  $10,700   $6,199  $2,505
New Jersey        $170,800  $162,300   $60,200   $23,400  $15,600  $10,408  $4,528
New Mexico        $108,100   $70,100   $45,300   $13,000  $10,700   $5,697    $656
New York          $148,700  $131,600   $45,600   $22,500  $15,300  $10,152  $4,389
North Carolina    $108,300   $65,800   $36,000   $12,800   $8,000   $4,901  $1,802
North Dakota       $74,400   $50,800   $43,900   $13,000   $9,800   $5,396  $1,626
Ohio              $103,700   $63,500   $44,900   $17,600  $13,400   $8,304  $3,415
Oklahoma           $70,700   $48,100   $35,600   $11,100   $7,900   $5,228  $1,293
Oregon            $152,100   $67,100   $56,900   $15,400  $10,500   $6,846  $2,343
Pennsylvania       $97,000   $69,700   $39,100   $13,600  $10,200   $6,992  $3,205
Rhode Island      $133,000  $133,500   $46,800   $18,200  $12,300   $9,767  $3,848
South Carolina     $94,900   $61,100   $35,100   $13,000   $7,500   $5,112  $2,145
South Dakota       $79,600   $45,200   $36,600   $11,400   $8,800   $5,410  $1,618
Tennessee          $93,000   $58,400   $35,600   $12,500   $8,300   $5,268  $1,826
Texas              $82,500   $59,600   $39,100   $12,000   $8,800   $5,805  $1,693
Utah              $146,100   $68,900   $57,300   $16,800  $12,600   $7,409  $2,320
Vermont           $111,500   $95,500   $42,200   $16,400   $9,700   $6,277  $2,836
Virginia          $125,400   $91,000   $48,000   $17,100  $10,800   $6,581  $2,633
Washington        $168,300   $93,400   $59,900   $18,500  $11,700   $7,169  $2,359
West Virginia      $72,800   $47,900   $38,500   $11,300   $7,600   $5,473  $2,350
Wisconsin         $112,200   $62,500   $48,600   $17,300  $12,600   $7,927  $3,232
Wyoming            $96,600   $61,600   $59,800   $15,300  $12,300   $6,811  $2,174