美国房地产网站Zillow通过在全国范围内调查1000个大城市后总结出全美2011年最好及最差的房地产市场。例如排名第一的佛罗里达州Weston，其中位家庭房屋价值从2009年2月的二十八万美元（$280,000）涨到2011年8月的三十三万五千美元（$335,000），上升了15.1%。麻省波士顿附近的Arlington和Brookline分别排在最好房地产市场的第二和第三位（另外Boston和Somerville分别排在第14及18位）。

2011美国五个最佳房地产市场:

No. 5 - Vienna, VA | Photo: Robert Shafer/Getty Images

No. 5 - Vienna, VA（弗吉尼亚州）
变化百分比: +12.8
附近大城市: Washington, D.C.
人口: 15,687

One of the gems of Fairfax County, Vienna is home to such attractions as the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and the rolling greens of the private Westwood Country Club. According to the Zillow Home Value Index, the median home value in the city was $638,500 in August, and the median sale price was $ 645,400 as of Aug. 31.

No. 4 - Burke, VA | Photo: Michael Melford/Getty Images

No. 4 - Burke, VA（弗吉尼亚州）
变化百分比: +13.5
附近大城市: Washington, D.C.
人口: 41,055

A green area of parks, cul-de-sacs, and community centers with pools on the outskirts of the greater Washington, D.C., area, Burke is an affluent community within Fairfax County. The median home value in the city was $434,200 in August, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and the median sale price as of Aug. 31 was $427,300.

No. 3 - Brookline, MA Photo: Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

No. 3 - Brookline, MA（麻州）
变化百分比: +13.6
附近大城市: Boston
人口: 58,732

The affluent suburb of Brookline shares a border with Boston but has a unique feel, with upscale stores and cute restaurants. The town is mostly residential, with historic houses that hearken back to the Revolutionary War. It is also the site of the Country Club, the oldest country club in the U.S., which was founded in 1882. The median home value in the city was $506,900 in August, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and the median sale price was $513,200 as of July 31.

No. 2 - Arlington, MA | Photo: Getty Images

No. 2 - Arlington, MA（麻州）
变化百分比: 14.8
附近大城市: Boston
人口: 42,844

Settled in 1635 as Menotomy Village, an Algonquin word for rapids or swift water, and later named Arlington, the area has a rich history that includes part of Paul Revere's famous ride. The town has a high level of median income, great schools, and green parks. Home sales in this Boston suburb have increased for the last four years, according to Boston.com. The median home value in the city was $475,800 in August, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and the median sale price was $468,200 as of July 31.

No. 1 - Weston, FL | Photo: Getty Images

No. 1 - Weston, FL（佛罗里达州）
变化百分比: 15.1
附近大城市: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
人口: 65,333

The country's top-performing housing market since President Obama took office: Weston, a luxury community near the Everglades in the Fort Lauderdale area. The city has been home to such pro athletes as former White Sox player José Canseco and the Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez, according to real estate news site blockshopper.com. From April 2008 to April 2011, the population grew about 5 percent, estimates the University of Florida Bureau of Economics & Business Research. In 2006 Businessweek.com ranked Weston one of "The Best Affordable Suburbs" in the U.S. The median home value in the city was $280,000 in August, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and as of Aug. 31, the median sale price was $335,000.

2011美国五个最差房地产市场:

No. 5 - Altamonte Springs, FL Photo: George Skene/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images

No. 5 - Altamonte Springs, FL（佛罗里达州）
变化百分比: -41.3
附近大城市: Orlando
人口: 41,496

The fortunes of Altamonte Springs, like those of Orlando, have risen and fallen with the economic boom and bust. The median home value in the city is $86,300, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and on Sept. 30 the median sale price was $66,900.

No. 4 - Lehigh Acres, FL Photo: Stephanie Himango/NBC NewsWire via AP Images

No. 4 - Lehigh Acres, FL（佛罗里达州）
变化百分比: -42.2
附近大城市: Fort Myers
人口: 86,784

Lehigh Acres is a "census-designated place" in the Fort Myers MSA. The area experienced a boom in new housing in the first years of the century, peaking at more than 7,500 new homes built in 2006, according to the New York Times. In 2009, sale prices of homes in Lehigh Acres were 80 percent off their peaks. Foreclosures have soared in the area, and unemployment in the county rose to 9.8 percent, from 3.5 percent in 2007. The median home value in the city is $63,700, as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index, and the median sale price as of Aug. 31 was $65,200.

No. 3 - Trenton, NJ | Photo: Thinkstock

No. 3 - Trenton, N.J.（新泽西州）
变化百分比: -46.0
附近大城市: Trenton
人口: 84,913

Like many former industrial cities, Trenton has seen its economic base dwindle dramatically since the end of World War II. Despite being the capital of New Jersey, the city fell on hard times as manufacturing jobs declined and many residents relocated to the suburbs. Crime has been a persistent problem. In 2005, it was cited as the fourth most-dangerous city in the U.S. with a population between 75,000 and 99,000. The median home value in the city is $60,700, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and the median sale price at the end of July was $38,000.

No. 2 - Ponticac, MI | Photo: Getty Images

No. 2 - Pontiac, MI（密歇根州）
变化百分比: -47.4
附近大城市: Detroit
人口: 59,515

Falling within the Detroit metropolitan area, Pontiac is a former manufacturing city whose the economic base eroded along with the decline of the U.S. auto industry. Once the home of General Motors' (GM) primary truck factory and the now-defunct Pontiac brand, the city entered into receivership in 2009. From 1970 to 2010, the city's population shrank 30 percent, to 59,575, according to the 2010 Census. The Zillow Home Value Index puts the city's median home value at $33,800, and the median sale price as of Aug. 31 was $24,000.

No. 1 - Homestead, FL | Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

No. 1 - Homestead, FL（佛罗里达州）
变化百分比: -48.8
附近大城市: Miami-Fort Lauderdale
人口: 60,512

At first glance, Homestead is a typical working-class Florida community that experienced a huge housing boom in recent years. Unfortunately, it is also typical in that many of those new houses are either unfinished, behind on their mortgages, in foreclosure, or abandoned. Homestead is unlike other Florida communities, however, in that it has seen the biggest deterioration in home values in this already economically-damaged state. Even worse, with a percentage drop of 48.8 percent, Homestead has the worst decline in home values in the U.S. The city was badly damaged by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and never really recovered. Crime is also an issue: The crime rate remains above the state average. According to the Zillow Home Value Index, the median home value in the city is $76,000, and the median sale price was $96,400 as of Aug. 31.

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