Amid the pandemic, families have fled from cities to suburbs at record rates. Suddenly untethered from offices with the rise of remote work, it's perhaps no surprise that some chose square footage and green spaces over the hustle and bustle of cramped urban living. In fact, a July report from Realtor.com found that 51 percent of property searches conducted by residents in America’s 100 largest cities were for homes in suburbs near them—that's the highest rate of suburban interest since Realtor.com started tracking this data in 2017.
However, the pandemic isn’t the only incentive for leaving city life behind. As Forbes reports, the cost of living in suburban areas is significantly lower than in their urban counterparts. But you can still spend a pretty penny living in the ‘burbs if you gravitate toward more affluent areas.
In March, the financial site GOBankingRates analyzed suburbs of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in each state to find the priciest candidates. By assessing median home list price, median rent, cost of living expenditures, and other related factors, they identified the most expensive suburbs in each state’s major metropolitan areas. Read on to find out which suburbs' homes have the highest price tags in your state, and how much you’d have to spend to live there.
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Alabama
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Mountain Brook, suburb of Birmingham
- Median home list price: $626,917
Alaska
Rex Lisman / Getty Images- Most expensive suburb: Palmer, suburb of Anchorage
- Median home list price: $307,923
Arkansas
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Maumelle, suburb of Little Rock
- Median home list price: $230,417
Arizona
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Fountain Hills, suburb of Scottsdale
- Median home list price: $490,241
California
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Malibu, suburb of Los Angeles
- Median home list price: $3,434,000
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Colorado
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Lone Tree, suburb of Denver-Aurora-Lakewood
- Median home list price: $810,044
Connecticut
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Greenwich, suburb of New York City
- Median home list price: $2,259,444
Delaware
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Hockessin, suburb of Philadelphia
- Median home list price: $439,317
Florida
Laiotz / Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Coral Gables, suburb of Miami
- Median home list price: $931,571
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Georgia
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Milton, suburb of Atlanta
- Median home list price: $687,378
Hawaii
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Kailua, suburb of Honolulu
- Median home list price: $1,125,422
Idaho
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Eagle, suburb of Boise
- Median home list price: $553,197
Illinois
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: River Forest, suburb of Chicago
- Median home list price: $656,708
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Indiana
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Zionsville, suburb of Indianapolis
- Median home list price: $481,144
Iowa
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Clive, suburb of Des Moines
- Median home list price: $346,429
Kansas
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Andover, suburb of Wichita
- Median home list price: $262,042
Kentucky
RogerDownes / Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Nicholasville, suburb of Lexington
- Median home list price: $257,864
Louisiana
RAUL RODRIGUEZ / iStock- Most expensive suburb: Belle Chasse, suburb of New Orleans
- Median home list price: $322,306
Maine
Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Saco, suburb of Portland
- Median home list price: $360,775
Maryland
Nikki Kahn/The The Washington Post via Getty Images- Most expensive suburb: Potomac, suburb of Washington, D.C.
- Median home list price: $1,265,044
Massachusetts
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Wellesley, suburb of Boston
- Median home list price: $1,753,056
Michigan
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Birmingham, suburb of Detroit
- Median home list price: $719,744
Minnesota
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Edina, suburb of Minneapolis
- Median home list price: $664,678
Mississippi
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Madison, suburb of Jackson
- Median home list price: $347,967
Missouri
Dstarj / Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Chesterfield, suburb of St. Louis
- Median home list price: $458,772
Montana
AliLooney / iStock- Most expensive suburb: Red Lodge, suburb of Billings
- Median home list price: $291,800
Nebraska
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Papillion, suburb of Omaha
- Median home list price: $347,890
Nevada
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Boulder City, suburb of Las Vegas
- Median home list price: $362,765
New Hampshire
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Hudson, suburb of Boston
- Median home list price: $325,811
New Jersey
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Short Hills, suburb of New York City
- Median home list price: $1,631,833
New Mexico
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Rio Rancho, suburb of Albuquerque
- Median home list price: $240,687
New York
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Rye, suburb of New York City
- Median home list price: $2,027,333
North Carolina
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Weddington, suburb of Charlotte
- Median home list price: $639,280
North Dakota
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: West Fargo, suburb of Fargo
- Median home list price: $246,315
Ohio
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: New Albany, suburb of Columbus
- Median home list price: $645,405
Oklahoma
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Edmond, suburb of Oklahoma City
- Median home list price: $298,948
Oregon
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Lake Oswego, suburb of Portland
- Median home list price: $762,500
Pennsylvania
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images- Most expensive suburb: West Chester, suburb of Philadelphia
- Median home list price: $461,478
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Rhode Island
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images- Most expensive suburb: Newport, suburb of Providence
- Median home list price: $589,322
South Carolina
John Moore/Getty Images- Most expensive suburb: Mount Pleasant, suburb of Charleston
- Median home list price: $505,439
South Dakota
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Box Elder, suburb of Rapid City
- Median home list price: $231,685
Tennessee
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Brentwood, suburb of Nashville
- Median home list price: $799,188
Texas
Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: University Park, suburb of Dallas
- Median home list price: $1,626,889
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Utah
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Holladay, suburb of Salt Lake City
- Median home list price: $632,588
Vermont
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: South Burlington, suburb of Burlington
- Median home list price: $405,496
Virginia
Jay Paul/Getty Images- Most expensive suburb: Glen Allen, suburb of Richmond
- Median home list price: $406,053
Washington
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Mercer Island, suburb of Seattle
- Median home list price: $1,854,078
West Virginia
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Hurricane, suburb of Huntington
- Median home list price: $239,878
Wisconsin
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Muskego, suburb of Milwaukee
- Median home list price: $393,861
Wyoming
Shutterstock- Most expensive suburb: Green River, suburb of Rock Springs
- Median home list price: $225,367
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