Massachusetts offers a $365,000 median listing price versus Boston's $832,500, with homes selling in 23 days; Illinois has the Top 20's lowest median at about $250,000.
One Springfield, Illinois home drew 96 showings and 28 offers in four days, selling $60,000 above asking, as Northeast cities claimed 16 of the 20 hottest markets.
Are buyers trading high mortgages for crippling transport and energy costs in smaller, sprawling cities?
As big-city buyers flood smaller towns, are they just creating the same affordability crisis they fled?