The Best Cities for Real Estate Agents

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April 26, 2023March 11, 2020

There’s a lot that goes into selling a home, but it usually all starts with a realtor. Oftentimes, a realtor’s success in selling a home can come down to conditions that are out of their control, such as the market they operate within. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the housing market has seen an increase in Americans purchasing homes, giving current and potential real estate agents more incentive to ramp up their careers.

With this in mind, the Today’s Homeowner team decided to find out which U.S. cities are the best for real estate agents. We analyzed data from the 100 largest cities, using factors such as the city’s median home value, days on market, annual wage, and more. Here is what we found:

Based on the data collected, Las Vegas, Nevada, is the best city for real estate agents. Sin City has the highest monthly percentage of homes for sale, with 0.77% of its real estate on the market. Homes in the city also spend one of the least amount of days on the market, at just over 65 days.

Though the city of Las Vegas takes the cake in terms of best city for real estate agents, Arizona proves to be the best state for real estate agents with five cities in the top 15, the most of any state. The suburbs of Phoenix are the place to be if you are a real estate agent, as all five of Arizona’s cities in the top 15 are within 25 miles of the state’s capital city.

The 15 Best U.S. Cities for Real Estate Agents

Las Vegas, Nevada
Gilbert, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
Orlando, Florida
Henderson, Nevada
Boise, Idaho
Scottsdale, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona
Seattle, Washington
Aurora, California
Chesapeake, Virginia
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Arlington, Texas
Mesa, Arizona
Denver, Colorado

Detroit proves to be the worst city for real estate agents. Motor city has the highest median price cut at 7.61%. This means that when the house gets marked down, it’s by almost 8%. The city also has one of the worst annual median wages for the industry, with Detroit real estate agents earning a median wage of $39,200.

The 15 Worst U.S. Cities for Real Estate Agents

Detroit, Michigan
Cleveland, Ohio
New York, New York
New Orleans, Louisiana
Buffalo, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore, Maryland
Newark, New Jersey
Toledo, Ohio
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Laredo, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honolulu, Hawaii

The Best U.S. Cities for Real Estate Agents

Ranking	City	State	Overall Score
1	Las Vegas	Nevada	45.6
2	Gilbert	Arizona	45.5
3	Chandler	Arizona	44.2
4	Orlando	Florida	44.0
5	Henderson	Nevada	43.1
6	Boise	Idaho	43.1
7	Scottsdale	Arizona	43.0
8	Glendale	Arizona	42.7
9	Seattle	Washington	42.6
10	Aurora	Colorado	41.9
11	Chesapeake	Virginia	41.8
12	North Las Vegas	Nevada	41.6
13	Arlington	Texas	41.5
14	Mesa	Arizona	41.5
15	Denver	Colorado	40.6
16	Virginia Beach	Virginia	40.5
17	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	40.3
18	Colorado Springs	Colorado	40.2
19	Phoenix	Arizona	40.1
20	Atlanta	Georgia	39.6
21	Plano	Texas	39.6
22	Austin	Texas	39.5
23	Garland	Texas	38.9
24	Columbus	Ohio	38.8
25	Fort Worth	Texas	38.7
26	Norfolk	Virginia	38.5
27	Irving	Texas	38.3
28	Houston	Texas	38.2
29	San Jose	California	37.9
30	Fremont	California	37.7
31	Raleigh	North Carolina	37.5
32	Tampa	Florida	37.3
33	Richmond	Virginia	37.2
34	Tulsa	Oklahoma	37.1
35	Fort Wayne	Indiana	37.1
36	San Francisco	California	37.1
37	Bakersfield	California	36.9
38	Irvine	California	36.9
39	Albuquerque	New Mexico	36.5
40	Saint Petersburg	Florida	36.0
41	Dallas	Texas	36.0
42	Wichita	Kansas	35.8
43	Anchorage	Alaska	35.4
44	San Diego	California	35.4
45	Chula Vista	California	35.3
46	Sacramento	California	35.3
47	Hialeah	Florida	35.0
48	Charlotte	North Carolina	35.0
49	Fresno	California	34.9
50	Reno	Nevada	34.9
51	Spokane	Washington	34.4
52	Tucson	Arizona	34.4
53	Anaheim	California	34.4
54	San Antonio	Texas	34.3
55	El Paso	Texas	34.1
56	Washington	D.C.	34.1
57	Los Angeles	California	34.0
58	Louisville	Kentucky	33.9
59	Santa Ana	California	33.7
60	Riverside	California	33.7
61	Indianapolis	Indiana	33.4
62	Omaha	Nebraska	33.2
63	Long Beach	California	33.2
64	Boston	Massachusetts	32.7
65	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	32.4
66	Lincoln	Nebraska	32.4
67	Miami	Florida	32.2
68	Lexington	Kentucky	32.0
69	Lubbock	Texas	31.8
70	Durham	North Carolina	31.1
71	Nashville	Tennessee	31.0
72	Portland	Oregon	30.9
73	Jersey	New Jersey	30.4
74	Madison	Wisconsin	30.3
75	Oakland	California	30.2
76	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	30.1
77	Minneapolis	Minnesota	30.0
78	Corpus Christi	Texas	30.0
79	Stockton	California	29.9
80	Cincinnati	Ohio	29.8
81	Kansas	Missouri	29.6
82	Greensboro	North Carolina	29.6
83	Saint Louis	Missouri	29.1
84	Jacksonville	Florida	28.7
85	Memphis	Tennessee	28.4
86	Honolulu	Hawaii	28.4
87	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	27.8
88	Laredo	Texas	26.6
89	Saint Paul	Minnesota	26.5
90	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	26.5
91	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	26.4
92	Toledo	Ohio	26.1
93	Newark	New Jersey	25.9
94	Baltimore	MD	24.1
95	Chicago	Illinois	23.8
96	Buffalo	New York	23.2
97	New Orleans	Louisiana	22.3
98	New York	New York	22.2
99	Cleveland	Ohio	20.2
100	Detroit	Michigan	17.0

Methodology:

To find the best cities for real estate agents, we analyzed data from the 100 largest cities in the U.S. We ranked the cities using seven factors each at an equal weight. Each city was graded on a 70-point scale, with a score of 70 being the perfect location for real estate agents.

We then calculated each city’s average across all factors to determine its overall score and used the results to rank-order our sample.