America’s 10 Hottest Markets for $10M-Plus Homes, Ranked
America’s 10 Hottest Markets for $10M-Plus Homes, Ranked
Gabrielle OlyaSun, March 15, 2026 at 12:21 PM UTC
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Despite the fact that most Americans continue to grapple with affordability challenges, the market for $10 million-plus homes is growing.
“Even as [the] broader U.S. housing [market] marked its third consecutive year of soft home sales, the story for ultra-luxury homes plays out on a different arc,” Mike Simonsen, chief economist at Compass, said in a press release.
“As record gains in the stock market and major liquidity events turn wealth on paper into real purchasing power, activity at the top of the housing market tends to pick up. That dynamic explains why ultra-luxury sales grew in 2025 and spilled over across metros.”
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As for where Americans are snapping up $10 million-plus homes, sales are largely concentrated in Manhattan, Greater Los Angeles and South Florida — but they’ve expanded beyond these supply-constrained areas as wealthy buyers look for more development-friendly markets.
Here’s a look at the 10 markets with the most $10 million-plus home sales in 2025, according to Compass.
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FilippoBacci / Getty Images/iStockphoto1. Manhattan, New York -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 398
Year-over-year change: 29.6%
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dszc / Getty Images/iStockphoto2. Greater Los Angeles, California -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 292
Year-over-year change: 53.7%
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darrell davis / Getty Images/iStockphoto3. Palm Beach County, Florida -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 193
Year-over-year change: 46.2%
Rocky89 / iStock.com4. Miami Dade, Florida -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 173
Year-over-year change: 13.8%
Ron_Thomas / iStock.com5. Orange County, California -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 121
Year-over-year change: 13.1%
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GerardoBrucker / iStock.com6. Silicon Valley and Peninsula, California -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 98
Year-over-year change: 36.1%
Miles Astray / Getty Images/iStockphoto7. The Hamptons, New York -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 93
Year-over-year change: 20.8%
Sean Pavone / Getty Images/iStockphoto8. Southwest Florida -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 85
Year-over-year change: 18.1%
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The World in HDR / Shutterstock.com9. Aspen, Colorado -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 82
Year-over-year change: 41.4%
Art Wager / Getty Images10. San Diego -
Units sold priced at $10 million-plus: 66
Year-over-year change: 17.9%
Editor’s note: Data was sourced from Compass and is accurate as of Jan. 29, 2026.
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