IRVINE – November 05, 2026 -- Median home prices rose year-over-year in 48.9 percent of Opportunity Zone census tracts in the third quarter of 2026, compared with 51.6 percent of tracts outside the zones, according to a new report from property data provider ATTOM.
The analysis covered 3,805 Opportunity Zone tracts with at least five home sales in the quarter. These are the qualified low-income areas Congress targeted for redevelopment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Price growth was more common outside Opportunity Zones
Year-over-year gains were recorded in 1,598 of 3,265 Opportunity Zone tracts with sufficient data in the third quarters of 2025 and 2026. Outside the zones, prices rose in 28,212 of 54,704 tracts. Quarter-over-quarter, median single-family home and condo prices rose in 48.1 percent (1,651) of 3,431 zone tracts with data in both the second and third quarters.
Double-digit annual growth was also less common inside the zones. Median prices rose at least 10 percent in 27.1 percent of Opportunity Zone tracts, against 29.4 percent of tracts outside them.
Nearly 80 percent of zone tracts price below the $368,000 national median
The national median home sales price was $368,000 in the third quarter. Typical prices fell below that level in 79.5 percent of Opportunity Zone tracts, but in only 50.4 percent of tracts outside the zones.
ATTOM CEO Rob Barber described the zones as a "notably lower-cost segment" of the housing market. He said values were only slightly less likely to rise there, and that many of these communities are still moving broadly with the market.
357 zone tracts hit post-2008 price highs
In 9.4 percent (357) of Opportunity Zone tracts, third-quarter 2026 median values were the highest since the start of the Great Recession in 2008.
Thin sales volumes make zone-level pricing volatile. Median prices moved by more than 5 percent, up or down, quarter-over-quarter in 79.1 percent of the 3,431 tracts with data in both quarters.
Maine leads states with 64 percent of zone tracts posting annual gains
Among states with at least 25 analyzable Opportunity Zone tracts, Maine had the largest share with year-over-year median price growth at 64 percent. The next four states were:
- South Carolina: 61.3 percent
- Wisconsin: 58.3 percent
- Virginia: 53 percent
- Oregon: 52.3 percent
76 zone tracts earn a perfect ResiScore of 100
The report also applies ResiScores, AI-derived neighborhood rankings based on projected home price appreciation. The 0-100 score combines trends, appreciation, acceleration, forecast strength and volatility, relative to other tracts in the same metropolitan area. Within Opportunity Zones, 76 tracts scored 100, meaning their housing markets are projected to outperform most other tracts in their metro areas.
The analysis uses home sales price data from recorded sales deeds. Prior-quarter statistics are revised with each new report as more deed data becomes available.