The Town Files

50 Places in America With the Oldest Homes

Ranked by median year built among 12,622 towns and cities of 2,500+ people in the U.S.. #1 is St. Louis, MO (typical home built in 1938).

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  1. 50Upper Montclair, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    13,146 people · Essex County · median home $989,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  2. 49Pottsville, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    13,346 people · Schuylkill County · median home $100,500 · income $54,332 · Jan low 18°F · 37 in snow

  3. 48Butler, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    13,502 people · Butler County · median home $108,100 · income $44,247 · Jan low 17°F · 35 in snow

  4. 47East Cleveland, Ohio

    Typical home built in 1938

    13,792 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $68,800 · income $22,116 · Jan low 24°F · 79 in snow

  5. 46Shorewood, Wisconsin

    Typical home built in 1938

    13,859 people · Milwaukee County · median home $443,700 · income $86,726 · Jan low 14°F · 40 in snow

  6. 45Olean, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    13,937 people · Cattaraugus County · median home $86,100 · income $51,261 · Jan low 13°F · 65 in snow

  7. 44Glens Falls, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    14,830 people · Warren County · median home $212,200 · income $67,788 · Jan low 6°F · 61 in snow

  8. 43Gloversville, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    15,131 people · Fulton County · median home $106,400 · income $51,556 · Jan low 7°F

  9. 42Walnut Park, California

    Typical home built in 1938

    15,214 people · Los Angeles County · median home $589,000 · income $80,331 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  10. 41Phillipsburg, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    15,249 people · Warren County · median home $193,200 · income $68,324 · Jan low 22°F · 32 in snow

  11. 40Rutland, Vermont

    Typical home built in 1938

    15,807 people · Rutland County · median home $185,500 · income $57,675 · Jan low 8°F · 75 in snow

  12. 39Floral Park, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    16,172 people · Nassau County · median home $789,600 · income $150,084 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  13. 38Oswego, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    16,921 people · Oswego County · median home $120,600 · income $53,172 · Jan low 19°F · 140 in snow

  14. 37Amsterdam, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    18,219 people · Montgomery County · median home $137,900 · income $56,178 · Jan low 12°F · 59 in snow

  15. 36Norwood, Ohio

    Typical home built in 1938

    19,043 people · Hamilton County · median home $258,700 · income $71,611 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  16. 35Winthrop Town, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    19,316 people · Suffolk County · median home $649,600 · income $116,167 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow

  17. 34Maywood, Illinois

    Typical home built in 1938

    23,512 people · Cook County · median home $229,800 · income $68,815 · Jan low 19°F · 42 in snow

  18. 33Kingston, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    24,069 people · Ulster County · median home $315,500 · income $68,186 · Jan low 11°F · 80 in snow

  19. 32Newport, Rhode Island

    Typical home built in 1938

    25,163 people · Newport County · median home $746,900 · income $86,313 · Jan low 24°F · 26 in snow

  20. 31Maplewood, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    25,684 people · Essex County · median home $720,700 · income $173,500 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  21. 30East Chicago, Indiana

    Typical home built in 1938

    26,370 people · Lake County · median home $105,400 · income $42,125 · Jan low 15°F · 33 in snow

  22. 29Elmira, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    26,523 people · Chemung County · median home $93,000 · income $43,120 · Jan low 16°F · 42 in snow

  23. 28Belmont, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    27,295 people · Middlesex County · median home $1,159,000 · income $183,137 · Jan low 19°F · 59 in snow

  24. 27Williamsport, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    27,754 people · Lycoming County · median home $154,300 · income $48,851 · Jan low 21°F · 33 in snow

  25. 26Easton, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    28,127 people · Northampton County · median home $196,300 · income $69,348 · Jan low 22°F · 41 in snow

  26. 25Hamtramck, Michigan

    Typical home built in 1938

    28,433 people · Wayne County · median home $131,000 · income $39,293 · Jan low 20°F · 28 in snow

  27. 24Jamestown, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    28,712 people · Chautauqua County · median home $87,700 · income $43,523 · Jan low 16°F · 98 in snow

  28. 23Newburgh, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    28,856 people · Orange County · median home $247,900 · income $56,960 · Jan low 16°F · 44 in snow

  29. 22Melrose, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    29,817 people · Middlesex County · median home $822,900 · income $133,953 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  30. 21Jackson, Michigan

    Typical home built in 1938

    31,309 people · Jackson County · median home $103,200 · income $44,558 · Jan low 18°F · 39 in snow

  31. 20Montclair, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    40,921 people · Essex County · median home $906,400 · income $151,075 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  32. 19Salem, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    44,480 people · Essex County · median home $542,800 · income $85,153 · Jan low 18°F · 39 in snow

  33. 18Cleveland Heights, Ohio

    Typical home built in 1938

    45,312 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $192,100 · income $72,826 · Jan low 24°F · 80 in snow

  34. 17Everett, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    49,075 people · Middlesex County · median home $610,000 · income $85,218 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow

  35. 16Lakewood, Ohio

    Typical home built in 1938

    50,942 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $262,200 · income $68,954 · Jan low 22°F · 64 in snow

  36. 15Troy, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    51,401 people · Rensselaer County · median home $206,500 · income $58,477 · Jan low 17°F · 59 in snow

  37. 14Oak Park, Illinois

    Typical home built in 1938

    54,583 people · Cook County · median home $465,500 · income $110,820 · Jan low 19°F · 38 in snow

  38. 13Berwyn, Illinois

    Typical home built in 1938

    57,250 people · Cook County · median home $299,800 · income $78,408 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow

  39. 12Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    58,039 people · Lancaster County · median home $219,500 · income $63,690 · Jan low 22°F · 21 in snow

  40. 11Brookline, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    63,191 people · Norfolk County · median home $1,246,800 · income $142,101 · Jan low 19°F · 49 in snow

  41. 10Passaic, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    70,537 people · Passaic County · median home $429,900 · income $55,371 · Jan low 26°F · 28 in snow

  42. 9Scranton, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    76,328 people · Lackawanna County · median home $158,100 · income $50,739 · Jan low 20°F · 45 in snow

  43. 8Somerville, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    81,045 people · Middlesex County · median home $911,300 · income $132,572 · Jan low 23°F · 49 in snow

  44. 7Cicero, Illinois

    Typical home built in 1938

    85,268 people · Cook County · median home $249,400 · income $70,842 · Jan low 19°F · 39 in snow

  45. 6Reading, Pennsylvania

    Typical home built in 1938

    95,112 people · Berks County · median home $121,300 · income $44,091 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  46. 5New Bedford, Massachusetts

    Typical home built in 1938

    101,079 people · Bristol County · median home $357,300 · income $56,981 · Jan low 21°F · 33 in snow

  47. 4Providence, Rhode Island

    Typical home built in 1938

    190,934 people · Providence County · median home $362,200 · income $68,119 · Jan low 22°F · 37 in snow

  48. 3Rochester, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    211,328 people · Monroe County · median home $139,600 · income $47,213 · Jan low 19°F · 102 in snow

  49. 2Buffalo, New York

    Typical home built in 1938

    278,349 people · Erie County · median home $164,200 · income $50,041 · Jan low 19°F · 95 in snow

  50. 1St. Louis, Missouri

    Typical home built in 1938

    301,578 people · St. Louis city · median home $197,500 · income $56,160 · Jan low 25°F · 14 in snow

More U.S. rankings

Methodology. We ranked 12,622 towns and cities of 2,500+ people in the U.S. (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: