In some markets, the numbers are cartoonish. The city of Punta Gorda, Florida—a gulf coast suburb with a population of around 20,000 about an hour’s drive north of Fort Myers—saw home prices rise almost 30% between spring of 2021 and 2022, a third more than the national average. Three states saw average price appreciation top 25% earlier this year (Florida, Arizona and Utah) and three metros in California (San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco) saw home price growth outstrip median wages by more than six figures in raw dollar amounts.