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Realtor.com® Unveils the 2024 Hottest ZIP Codes in America: Midwest and Northeast ZIPs Dominate this Years List
Gahanna, Ohio takes the hottest ZIP title for the second year in a row, followed by Ballwin, Mo. and Salem, Mass. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2024
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[{"type":"text","content":"Gahanna, Ohio takes the hottest ZIP title for the second year in a row, followed by Ballwin, Mo. and Salem, Mass.\nSANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time since Realtor.com®'s inaugural Hottest ZIP Codes Report in 2017, one ZIP code, 43230, Gahanna, Ohio, took the No. 1 spot for a second consecutive year. In the 2024 report, released today, we once again see this years' hottest ZIPs located exclusively in the Midwest and the Northeast, as each of this year's top markets attract buyers who are looking for a combination of value and desirability.\n\n\"While we've seen big changes in the housing market, such as a growing number of homes for sale, this year's hottest ZIP codes in America show common factors are driving interest in these highly competitive areas,\" said Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale. \"Although mortgage rate relief is starting to materialize, this year's hottest ZIPs reflect the focus on affordability that home shoppers have had over the last few years in the face of high housing costs. Concentrated in larger metros across the Northeast and Midwest, these top 10 ZIPs attracted highly qualified home buyers seeking more space without relinquishing proximity to urban amenities.\"\nThe 2024 Hottest ZIP Codes in America, in rank order, are:\n43230 Gahanna, Ohio*63021 Ballwin, Mo.*01970 Salem, Mass.*07920 Basking Ridge, NJ*14609 Rochester, NY*08054 Mount Laurel, NJ01453 Leominster, Mass.01085 Westfield, Mass.46322 Highland, IN*18062 Macungie, Pa.*(Bolded ZIPs were on last years ranking, starred ZIPs represent metros that were on last years' ranking)\nThis year, the Northeast and Midwest dominate the list. Seven of the 10 hottest ZIP codes on the list are in the Northeast, with an impressive three Massachusetts ZIP codes, two New Jersey ZIP codes and one ZIP code each in New York and Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Penn and Springfield, Mass metros are represented by a ZIP code on the Hottest Zips list for the first time in the data's history. \nThe Midwest holds three spots on the list with three ZIPs that were also on last year's list. In fact, Columbus, Ohio has been a presence on the Hottest Zips list each year dating back to 2017. This is the second year in a row, and only the second time in the list's history, that only two regions are represented on the top-10 list.\nThe Souther...