via marketwatch:
California as a whole has rallied the most from the housing crisis. Among the 20 housing markets that had the biggest rebounds, half are located in California. Other states with cities that experienced major rebounds include those that were hit hardest during the Great Recession: Nevada, Arizona and Florida.
| Top 20 housing markets that rebounded the most from the recession | |||||
| City | Pre-crisis peak per square foot (2007-08) | Post-crisis trough per square foot (2009-18) | Post-crisis peak per square foot (2009-18) | Percent increase trough to post-crisis peak | Change from pre-crisis peak to post-crisis peak |
| Modesto, Calif. | $200 | $85 | $182 | 114.8% | -9.1% |
| Merced, Calif. | $180 | $73 | $156 | 114.7% | -13.1% |
| Reno, Nev. | $193 | $97 | $204 | 110.3% | 6.0% |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif. | $270 | $121 | $251 | 107.2% | -7.3% |
| Stockton-Lodi, Calif. | $220 | $98 | $202 | 106.2% | -7.9% |
| Bend-Redmond, Ore. | $196 | $112 | $228 | 102.8% | 16.5% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. | $498 | $365 | $732 | 100.8% | 47.1% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif. | $453 | $300 | $580 | 93.0% | 28.0% |
| Yuba City, Calif. | $159 | $83 | $158 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, Calif. | $220 | $121 | $230 | 89.4% | 4.3% |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. | $169 | $82 | $154 | 88% | -8.8% |
| Port St. Lucie, Fla. | $145 | $74 | $139 | 87.6% | -4.2% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla. | $129 | $71 | $133 | 87.2% | 3.3% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nev. | $178 | $79 | $147 | 87% | -17.1% |
| Punta Gorda, Fla. | $128 | $70 | $130 | 86% | 1.2% |
| Santa Rosa, Calif. | $346 | $217 | $404 | 86% | 16.8% |
| Carson City, Nev. | $187 | $96 | $176 | 84% | -5.6% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Mich. | $123 | $71 | $130 | 81.8% | 5.4% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. | $159 | $81 | $147 | 80.9% | -7.3% |
| Napa, Calif. | $370 | $218 | $392 | 80.2% | 6% |