$1M STARTER HOMES SPREAD ACROSS US CITIES
Zillow says 242 US cities now have starter homes priced at $1M , up from 226 last year. While the average starter home is ~$198,649, affordability remains strained despite slight improvement. California leads with 105 cities. New York and New Jersey are growing fastest, and 26 states now include at least one million-dollar starter-home market.