Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska are the hottest real estate markets

[Alaskajohn]

The price of your bug out location in paradise is going up! Alaska has always been an extremely volatile market going from exceptionally hot to icy cold due to oil. Regardless, all three listed states are smoking hot markets now.

From the link:

“A new real estate report shows Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska are the fastest-selling real estate markets in the nation. In Montana, 15.6% of residential properties sat on the market for more than 30 days, according to the Zillow data, while in Alaska that number is 17.6% and in Wyoming it’s 18.24%.“

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/0...-list-of-fastest-selling-real-estate-markets/

 

[Mountain trapper]

That's good news for when, or if, we ever decide to sell our place. Unfortunately most of the buyers for these kind of properties are from California. A couple years ago there was a small ranch (200+ acres) about 10 miles down the road from us that I was interested in buying. It was listed for around $750,000. The heirs decided to have an auction. A couple from California bid it up to a million plus. I couldn't compete with that.

 

[zoomzoom]

The Mrs. and I have visited several States recently. We loved MT, WY, SD and ID. We loved it enough to consider getting a place in the area. To be honest, we couldn't believe how expensive it was. Thought we could get a nice little house on 5 acres for around $2-300K. NOPE.
Everything even close to a city that has an airport so we could get there (Bozeman, Cody, Rapid City, Billings) has real estate prices like they're on the East Coast. Oh well. We'll just fly in to visit.

 

[Binky]

That's good news for when, or if, we ever decide to sell our place. Unfortunately most of the buyers for these kind of properties are from California. A couple years ago there was a small ranch (200+ acres) about 10 miles down the road from us that I was interested in buying. It was listed for around $750,000. The heirs decided to have an auction. A couple from California bid it up to a million plus. I couldn't compete with that.

Do those Californians who buy those places move to Alaska to live on their properties, or are they mostly buying them as investment properties that they aren't living on?

When Californians do move to live in Alaska, what do they do with their properties and communities? Do they adapt to the environment and society there or do they try to force changes onto their nearest communities and environment?

The reason I ask is because I've heard so many stories about Californians moving to other states to live and then trying to convert their new properties and their communities to be just like what they left behind in California. And it makes the long term residents very angry with them. I'm familiar enough with dyed in the wool long time resident Alaskans that I think it would be a difficult thing for newcomers to Alaska to try to force the long time residents to agree to the demands of the newcomers. And it must cause a lot of resentment towards newcomers who try to change things for everyone else.

Do the long term resident Alaskans do things to discourage and chase off the newcomers who try to change things?

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[Pearl]

I thought all the idiots were moving to Texas?? I'm sending some of them up there!!

 

[Sourdough]

Do those Californians who buy those places move to Alaska to live on their properties, or are they mostly buying them as investment properties that they aren't living on?

When Californians do move to live in Alaska, what do they do with their properties and communities? Do they adapt to the environment and society there or do they try to force changes onto their nearest communities and environment?

Big Cities in Alaska are LEFT mentality. Liberal. Especially in city government.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

Most Californians couldn’t handle those states. They gladly pay 1m+ for a 1200 Sqft house on a 1/4a.
They can’t handle a place 6 miles off the freeway, 2600sqft, 20a , barn, views. I bought this place for 250k less than owners did in 2006.
Californians can’t handle the thought of no garbage pickup, a road that might not be passable, got to have a PO Box for mail. Add in insurance issues (which is spreading throughout the country) and all rural property is under attack because of that.

I may live in the Kommunist Republik, but I am not Californian.