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Water Tower in Plant City and at Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex \u00b7 Pharaoh Photography via Getty Images <\/p>\nThese days, homebuyers are looking for affordability, and finding it increasingly means heading to the Midwest.<\/p>\n
The center of the country nabbed 6 of the 10 top spots on Redfin\u2019s ranking of America\u2019s hottest neighborhoods. The ranking encompasses growth in listing views over the past year and measures of competitiveness like average days on market, sales-to-list-price ratio, and competing offers.<\/p>\n
Also on the list are a pair of Florida cities near Tampa and parts of the perennially hot New York City area.<\/p>\n
Read on to see the full list of neighborhoods that are winning the hearts of buyers.<\/p>\n
Land O\u2019 Lakes, Fla., ZIP code 34637 <\/p>\n
This suburb, about 20 miles north of Tampa, is quickly growing, and its home values are too. Home prices are up 7.6% year over year, while sales have spiked 36%. The median home in Land O\u2019 Lakes is $425,000, right around the national average.<\/p>\n
Plant City, Fla., ZIP code 33566 Water Tower in Plant City and at Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex \u00b7 Pharaoh Photography via Getty Images <\/p>\n
Buyers seeking to be a bit farther out but still within the Tampa metro have been flocking to Plant City, about 25 miles east. Here, the median home price is lower, at $320,000, and sales are up 6% year over year. While many assume Plant City gets its name from its many plant nurseries and robust winter strawberry business, it\u2019s actually named after railroad scion Henry B. Plant.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0How to get the lowest mortgage rates right now<\/a><\/p>\n Oak Creek, Wis., ZIP code 53154 <\/p>\n Just south of Milwaukee, Oak Creek sits on the shores of Lake Michigan. The median home price in the city is $381,200, though that\u2019s rising fast: Prices are up 12.8% year over year. And 38% of homes ultimately end up selling above list price.<\/p>\n Oceanside, N.Y., ZIP code 11572 The median home in Oceanside, on Long Island, is a pricey $725,000, but that\u2019s something of a bargain in Nassau County, which is sought after among New York area buyers for its location immediately east of the city. Multiple-offer situations are common, and half of homes end up selling for over list price. Maybe the competition is worth it for real estate 10 minutes from the beach.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Find 10 ways to afford a home in today’s market<\/a><\/p>\n West Bend, Wis., ZIP code 53090 <\/p>\n Another Milwaukee suburb, West Bend is roughly 30 minutes to the northwest and situated along the Milwaukee River. The median home costs $350,000, up 16.7% year over year. Around 45% of homes ultimately sell for over asking price.<\/p>\n Lincoln Park, Mich., ZIP code 48146 <\/p>\n The Detroit suburb of Lincoln Park boasts the lowest home prices on the list. The city\u2019s median home is priced at just $158,000, up just 1.9% in the past year. Homes sell quickly though, averaging just 30 days on market. And sales are up 14% year over year.<\/p>\n Rounding out the top 10 are Lee\u2019s Summit, Mo., a Kansas City suburb where the median home costs $397,500; Little Neck, N.Y., a suburban enclave at the edge of Queens; Howell, Mich., a town of 10,000 that sits between Detroit and Lansing; and yet another Milwaukee suburb: Menomonee Falls, which is home to the headquarters of Kohl\u2019s and has a median home price of $410,000.<\/p>\n Claire Boston<\/a>\u00a0is a Senior Reporter for Yahoo Finance covering housing, mortgages, and home insurance.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Mind Your Money newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Small illuminated town on sea channel bank with boats and yachts on piers against cloudy sky, twilight in Nassau County, New York \u00b7 Alex Potemkin via Getty Images <\/p>\n