Full Data for Best & Worst Cities to be a Real Estate Agent 2024

CITY FINAL RANKING	City/State	CITY FINAL RANKING	City/State
1	Las Vegas, NV	33	Jacksonville, FL
2	Los Angeles, CA	34	Trenton, NJ
3	Boston, MA	35	Salt Lake City, UT
4	Charlotte, NC	36	Providence, RI
5	Washington, D.C.	37	St. Louis, MO
6	Dallas, TX	38	Detroit, MI
7	New York, NY	39	Boise City, ID
8	Nashville, TN	40	Sioux Falls, SD
9	Austin, TX	41	Portland, ME
10	Atlanta, GA	42	New Orleans, LA
11	San Diego, CA	43	Oklahoma City, OK
12	Seattle, WA	44	Kansas City, MO
13	Houston, TX	45	Dover, DE
14	Minneapolis, MN	46	Fargo, ND
15	San Bernardino, CA	47	Anchorage, AK
16	Philadelphia, PA	48	Wichita, KS
17	Phoenix, AZ	49	Omaha, NE
18	San Jose, CA	50	Honolulu, HI
19	Manchester, NH	51	Jackson, WY
20	Denver, CO	52	Louisville, KY
21	Chicago, IL	53	Norfolk, VA
22	Sacramento, CA	54	Colorado Springs, CO
23	Tampa, FL	55	Des Moines, IA
24	Miami, FL	56	Albuquerque, NM
25	Baltimore, MD	57	Burlington, VT
26	Raleigh, NC	58	Birmingham, AL
27	Portland, OR	59	Little Rock, AR
28	Orlando, FL	60	Charleston, WV
29	San Francisco, CA	61	Jackson, MS
30	Indianapolis, IN	62	Milwaukee, WI
31	Columbus, OH	63	Bridgeport, CT
32	Charleston, SC	64	Bozeman, MT

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Variety of city and state statistics based on data gathered for 64 cities to find the best and worst cities for real estate agents.

Agent Employment Opportunity Ranking

City/State	Number of Real Estate Establishments¹	Ranking	Annual Mean Wage²	Ranking	Agent Employment per 1,000²	Ranking	Location Quotient²	Ranking	Agent Employment Opportunity Ranking
New York, NY	7161	2	$97,780	1	0.657	6	0.5	6	1
Boston, MA	1169	28	$79,730	9	0.419	3	0.32	3	2
Los Angeles, CA	9014	1	$74,150	14	0.938	16	0.72	18	3
Minneapolis, MN	2646	14	$72,290	20	0.846	13	0.65	13	4
Washington DC	2989	11	$74,930	13	0.981	18	0.75	20	5
Detroit, MI	1076	33	$65,200	27	0.458	4	0.35	4	6
Baltimore, MD	1166	29	$67,590	25	0.835	11	0.64	11	7
Las Vegas, NV	1703	21	$79,770	8	1.246	25	0.95	29	8
Trenton, NJ	95	62	$68,470	23	0.307	1	0.24	1	9
San Jose, CA	1158	30	$75,400	12	1.198	23	0.92	27	10
Manchester, NH	106	60	$63,110	29	0.393	2	0.3	2	11
Kansas City, MO	1179	27	$55,090	49	0.783	9	0.6	9	12
Anchorage, AK	208	55	$72,390	19	0.837	12	0.64	12	13
Chicago, IL	4257	6	$44,850	62	0.868	14	0.67	16	14
Charlotte, NC	2221	17	$56,760	42	0.987	19	0.76	21	15
San Diego, CA	3032	10	$86,630	2	1.894	44	1.45	46	16
St. Louis, MO	1090	32	$48,280	57	0.744	7	0.57	7	17
Philadelphia, PA	1899	19	$56,410	43	1.142	20	0.88	26	18
Providence, RI	538	43	$73,800	15	1.342	28	0.76	23	19
Seattle, WA	3347	9	$72,650	17	1.781	40	1.36	43	20
Wichita, KS	239	54	$56,200	45	0.768	8	0.59	8	21
Denver, CO	3689	7	$84,030	3	2.527	51	1.94	54	22
Portland, OR	1832	20	$59,560	35	1.387	29	1.06	34	23
New Orleans, LA	454	46	$51,990	53	0.826	10	0.63	10	24
Dallas, TX	3429	8	$79,210	10	2.441	50	1.87	52	25
Oklahoma City, OK	698	39	$72,840	16	1.68	37	0.95	30	26
San Bernardino, CA	1900	18	$55,390	48	1.452	33	0.82	24	27
Jackson, MS	189	56	$47,270	59	0.604	5	0.46	5	28
Indianapolis, IN	1263	26	$67,840	24	1.599	36	1.23	41	29
Austin, TX	1647	22	$82,170	6	2.262	48	1.73	51	30
Burlington, VT	99	61	$75,460	11	1.486	34	0.84	25	31
San Francisco, CA	2931	12	$82,930	5	3.366	61	1.91	53	32
Columbus, OH	863	37	$44,280	63	0.96	17	0.74	19	33
Nashville, TN	594	42	$39,550	64	0.898	15	0.69	17	34
Salt Lake City, UT	1353	24	$56,080	46	1.419	31	1.09	37	35
Houston, TX	2445	16	$80,830	7	3.06	59	2.34	60	36
Sioux Falls, SD	142	58	$51,110	54	1.148	21	0.65	14	37
Des Moines, IA	433	47	$71,740	21	1.892	43	1.07	36	38
Bridgeport, CT	330	50	$83,850	4	2.436	49	1.38	44	39
Atlanta, GA	4419	5	$58,250	36	2.657	54	2.04	56	40
Dover, DE	51	63	$53,240	52	1.149	22	0.65	15	41
Milwaukee, WI	486	44	$49,920	56	1.24	24	0.95	28	42
Portland, ME	460	45	$57,990	38	1.776	39	1.01	32	43
Sacramento, CA	1395	23	$66,960	26	2.796	56	1.58	50	44
Little Rock, AR	325	52	$50,530	55	1.338	27	0.76	22	45
Fargo, ND	167	57	$60,490	34	1.402	30	1.07	35	46
Louisville, KY	658	41	$46,400	60	1.287	26	0.99	31	47
Phoenix, AZ	4723	4	$60,720	33	3.245	60	2.49	61	48
Raleigh, NC	1144	31	$57,420	39	1.959	45	1.5	48	49
Norfolk, VA	963	35	$70,310	22	2.598	52	1.99	55	50
Tampa, FL	2727	13	$58,120	37	2.814	57	2.16	58	51
Omaha, NE	682	40	$61,880	30	2.022	47	1.55	49	52
Jacksonville, FL	1327	25	$61,090	31	2.706	55	2.07	57	53
Jackson, WY	140	59	$56,380	44	1.439	32	1.1	38	54
Honolulu, HI	328	51	$55,630	47	1.564	35	1.2	40	55
Birmingham, AL	420	48	$57,180	41	1.813	41	1.39	45	56
Colorado Springs, CO	1045	34	$72,470	18	3.993	63	3.06	63	57
Charleston, WV	34	64	$57,370	40	1.845	42	1.04	33	58
Bozeman, MT	276	53	$64,620	28	2.603	53	1.47	47	59
Miami, FL	6467	3	$54,480	50	4.218	64	3.23	64	60
Boise City, ID	906	36	$45,340	61	1.959	46	1.11	39	61
Albuquerque, NM	382	49	$47,280	58	1.738	38	1.33	42	62
Charleston, SC	775	38	$60,880	32	3.05	58	2.34	59	63
Orlando, FL	2560	15	$54,300	51	3.912	62	3	62	64
¹Census Bureau ²US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Agent Commission Opportunity Ranking

City/State	Median Listing Home Price¹	Ranking	Available Inventory²	Ranking	Median Monthly Rent³	Ranking	Median Days on Market²	Ranking	Agent Commission Opportunity Ranking
Los Angeles, CA	$1,200,000	3	10044	9	$2,780	8	54	22	1
Boston, MA	$999,000	5	4,407	24	$3,500	2	53	17	2
San Diego, CA	$939,100	6	2619	35	$2,995	6	44	3	3
Nashville, TN	$575,000	16	6970	15	$2,145	15	44	4	4
Washington DC	$615,000	15	6814	16	$2,500	10	50	12	5
Miami, FL	$699,000	12	30835	1	$3,200	5	61	44	6
San Jose, CA	$1,100,000	4	833	55	$2,965	7	43	1	7
New York, NY	$799,000	8	28830	2	$3,400	3	71	57	8
San Francisco, CA	$1,395,000	2	3094	33	$3,300	4	58	32	9
Atlanta, GA	$410,000	31	16442	5	$2,064	18	53	18	10
Phoenix, AZ	$489,900	22	11355	8	$1,950	24	53	19	11
Tampa, FL	$459,900	26	12399	7	$2,186	13	57	28	12
Seattle, WA	$779,900	9	4177	26	$2,063	19	57	29	13
Chicago, IL	$344,900	38	13067	6	$1,960	22	51	15	14
Dallas, TX	$439,000	28	17347	4	$1,915	27	58	34	15
Las Vegas, NV	$435,000	29	5202	19	$1,950	25	54	23	16
Charlotte, NC	$415,000	30	5014	20	$1,941	26	53	20	17
Sacramento, CA	$460,000	24	2585	36	$1,995	21	52	16	18
Orlando, FL	$385,000	35	8605	11	$2,056	20	58	33	19
Houston, TX	$335,000	40	21529	3	$1,800	30	56	25	20
Denver, CO	$499,000	21	4947	21	$2,100	16	61	45	21
Austin, TX	$630,000	14	7319	14	$2,150	14	74	60	22
Providence, RI	$390,000	33	1585	48	$2,100	17	45	6	23
Charleston, SC	$674,900	13	2442	38	$1,955	23	57	30	24
Honolulu, HI	$762,500	10	2107	43	$2,700	9	62	48	25
San Bernardino, CA	$459,900	25	8337	12	$1,750	35	59	42	26
Portland, ME	$710,000	11	859	54	$2,500	11	59	39	27
Manchester, NH	$409,000	32	274	62	$1,800	31	43	2	28
Norfolk, VA	$312,300	45	3463	31	$1,495	46	45	7	29
Philadelphia, PA	$254,000	52	8879	10	$1,600	41	56	26	30
Minneapolis, MN	$309,000	46	5736	18	$1,495	45	55	24	31
Jackson, WY	$2,800,000	1	253	63	$10,000	1	106	64	32
Portland, OR	$527,500	19	4897	22	$1,695	38	66	54	33
Raleigh, NC	$475,000	23	2974	34	$1,850	28	63	49	34
Boise City, ID	$568,000	18	1888	45	$1,795	33	59	41	35
Baltimore, MD	$189,900	58	3864	28	$1,500	43	46	10	36
Omaha, NE	$335,000	41	2011	44	$1,300	52	45	8	37
Colorado Springs, CO	$450,000	27	1813	46	$1,796	32	59	40	38
Bozeman, MT	$850,000	7	522	58	$2,300	12	94	63	39
Detroit, MI	$85,000	64	7356	13	$1,195	56	50	14	40
Jacksonville, FL	$308,900	47	5951	17	$1,623	40	61	46	41
Columbus, OH	$275,000	50	2441	39	$1,413	48	49	11	42
Salt Lake City, UT	$569,900	17	2223	42	$1,515	42	63	50	43
Louisville, KY	$250,000	54	2483	37	$1,250	53	50	13	44
Trenton, NJ	$222,500	57	324	60	$1,775	34	46	9	45
St. Louis, MO	$136,000	62	4650	23	$1,200	55	53	21	46
Oklahoma City, OK	$299,900	48	4015	27	$1,300	51	58	36	47
Milwaukee, WI	$170,000	61	2360	41	$1,250	54	44	5	48
Indianapolis, IN	$250,000	53	3695	29	$1,325	49	57	31	49
New Orleans, LA	$350,000	37	3506	30	$1,750	36	78	62	50
Burlington, VT	$509,700	20	229	64	$1,825	29	67	55	51
Dover, DE	$324,900	43	385	59	$1,650	39	58	35	52
Little Rock, AR	$280,000	49	1756	47	$1,195	57	56	27	53
Bridgeport, CT	$369,900	36	1039	52	$1,450	47	61	47	54
Kansas City, MO	$229,000	55	4380	25	$1,300	50	64	52	55
Albuquerque, NM	$335,000	42	1376	50	$1,500	44	64	51	56
Anchorage, AK	$387,450	34	618	57	$1,727	37	74	61	57
Sioux Falls, SD	$319,000	44	931	53	$1,133	59	58	38	58
Wichita, KS	$273,900	51	1162	51	$1,195	58	58	37	59
Birmingham, AL	$183,000	59	3175	32	$1,099	60	60	43	60
Des Moines, IA	$229,000	56	2414	40	$1,095	61	71	58	61
Jackson, MS	$107,000	63	1494	49	$1,085	62	70	56	62
Fargo, ND	$335,650	39	734	56	$1,000	63	72	59	63
Charleston, WV	$173,800	60	296	61	$995	64	64	53	64
¹Realtor.com ²FRED ³Zillow

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Location Growth Opportunity Ranking

City/State	Percentage of Population Growth Rate (2023 to 2024)¹	Ranking	Percentage of Job Growth²	Ranking	New Residential Construction Permits³	Ranking	Location Growth Opportunity Ranking
Raleigh, NC	2.39%	1	3.80%	1	20619	15	1
Austin, TX	2.06%	3	2.80%	9	38599	5	2
Charlotte, NC	2.38%	2	2.50%	15	29361	8	3
Dallas, TX	1.23%	20	3.30%	4	66557	2	4
Las Vegas, NV	1.86%	4	3.80%	3	13073	22	5
Atlanta, GA	1.42%	10	2.50%	14	38589	6	6
Houston, TX	1.42%	11	2.30%	20	68336	1	7
Jacksonville, FL	1.22%	22	3.80%	2	20253	16	8
Orlando, FL	1.45%	8	1.90%	28	25774	9	9
Phoenix, AZ	1.27%	16	1.90%	27	45637	3	10
Nashville, TN	1.37%	13	2.10%	23	23903	11	11
Charleston, SC	1.48%	6	2.60%	12	8496	31	12
Boise City, ID	1.28%	15	3.00%	6	9882	29	13
Sioux Falls, SD	1.70%	5	3.00%	7	3448	44	14
San Bernardino, CA	1.39%	12	1.80%	30	19710	17	15
Miami, FL	0.83%	43	3.00%	5	21329	13	16
Indianapolis, IN	1.17%	23	2.40%	16	12588	23	17
Sacramento, CA	1.26%	17	2.20%	21	11917	24	18
Tampa, FL	1.07%	29	1.90%	29	25395	10	19
Philadelphia, PA	0.62%	51	2.70%	11	13476	21	20
Fargo, ND	1.45%	9	2.20%	22	2106	52	21
Charleston, WV	1.48%	7	2.60%	13	188	64	22
Albuquerque, NM	1.26%	18	2.40%	19	2977	47	23
Columbus, OH	1.11%	27	1.80%	31	11439	26	24
Washington DC	1.00%	32	1.40%	40	23034	12	25
Seattle, WA	0.85%	42	2.00%	24	17254	19	26
Birmingham, AL	0.93%	35	3.00%	8	3287	45	27
Salt Lake City, UT	0.91%	36	2.00%	25	9199	30	28
Los Angeles, CA	0.51%	58	1.70%	33	30691	7	29
Boston, MA	0.53%	57	2.40%	17	10580	28	30
Minneapolis, MN	0.80%	46	1.50%	38	17943	18	31
Portland, OR	1.04%	31	1.20%	46	11294	27	32
Denver, CO	1.09%	28	-0.40%	62	20623	14	33
Manchester, NH	1.32%	14	1.70%	35	1382	56	34
Dover, DE	1.22%	21	2.00%	26	1105	59	35
New York, NY	0.51%	59	1.20%	45	39941	4	36
New Orleans, LA	0.79%	47	2.40%	18	3101	46	37
San Diego, CA	0.78%	48	1.40%	41	11468	25	38
Baltimore, MD	0.64%	50	1.80%	32	7236	35	39
Portland, ME	1.04%	30	1.50%	39	2972	48	40
Oklahoma City, OK	0.88%	39	1.40%	42	6458	37	41
Des Moines, IA	1.24%	19	0.60%	58	5017	42	42
Colorado Springs, CO	1.15%	24	0.80%	55	5291	41	43
St. Louis, MO	0.54%	55	1.70%	34	7300	34	44
Little Rock, AR	1.13%	26	1.10%	48	2655	50	45
Omaha, NE	0.93%	33	1.00%	50	4705	43	46
Louisville, KY	0.90%	37	0.90%	53	6810	36	47
Chicago, IL	0.53%	56	0.90%	52	14821	20	48
Kansas City, MO	0.81%	45	0.80%	54	7473	33	49
Jackson, WY	0.42%	61	2.80%	10	284	63	50
Trenton, NJ	0.89%	38	1.60%	36	978	60	51
San Jose, CA	0.71%	49	1.00%	49	6288	38	52
San Francisco, CA	0.45%	60	1.10%	47	7478	32	53
Wichita, KS	0.93%	34	0.80%	56	2676	49	54
Bozeman, MT	0.88%	41	1.60%	37	351	62	55
Honolulu, HI	0.88%	40	0.93%	51	1851	54	56
Jackson, MS	1.15%	25	-0.70%	64	1220	57	57
Bridgeport, CT	0.62%	52	1.40%	43	1506	55	58
Norfolk, VA	0.54%	54	0.60%	57	6114	40	59
Burlington, VT	0.83%	44	0.50%	59	1187	58	60
Milwaukee, WI	0.55%	53	0.40%	60	2517	51	61
Detroit, MI	0.20%	63	-0.40%	63	6197	39	62
Anchorage, AK	0.02%	64	1.40%	44	373	61	63
Providence, RI	0.41%	62	0.40%	61	1909	53	64
¹Macrotrends ²US Bureau of Labor Statistics ³FRED

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