What's your home actually worth?
Get an instant ballpark estimate based on your state, local market, size, and condition — then see exactly which factors are moving the number. No sign-up, no email wall, no spam.
For U.S. homes, using representative 2026 market data. This is a rough estimate only — your home’s actual value may be completely different.
This is an automated ballpark for orientation only — not an appraisal or offer. Real value depends on comps, timing, and an in-person look. See how value really works →
A transparent estimate in three steps.
Enter the basics
Pick your market, set the square footage, and tell us beds, baths, and condition. Takes about a minute.
We do the math
We multiply local price-per-square-foot by your size, then adjust for condition and layout — the same logic an agent starts with.
See what drives it
The breakdown shows how each factor moves the number, so you know where to focus before you ever spend a dollar.
How home value estimators actually work (and where they fall short)
Every online home value estimate — ours included — is doing a version of the same thing: taking a few facts about your home and comparing them to what similar homes sell for. The fancy ones call it an automated valuation model, but at its heart it's simple arithmetic: local price per square foot × your square footage, adjusted for the stuff that makes your home better or worse than average.
That's genuinely useful as a starting point. It tells you whether you're in the neighborhood of $300,000 or $600,000, and it shows you which levers matter most. But it's important to understand what these tools can and can't see — so you know how much weight to give the number.
What the estimate is good at
- Orientation. Getting you in the right ballpark fast, without a sales call.
- Sensitivity. Showing how much a condition upgrade or extra bathroom could move things.
- Sanity-checking. Catching when an asking price or a tax assessment looks way off.
What it can't see
This is where every automated estimate gets humble. A model doesn't know that your kitchen was gutted last year, that the house backs onto a highway, or that the comparable sale down the street was a distress sale. It can't smell the fresh paint or notice the cracked foundation. The further your home is from "average for the area," the wider the real-world range around any estimate.
Use this estimate to orient and explore, not to set a list price. When real money is on the line, get recent comparable sales and, ideally, a professional opinion. Treat our number as the first word, never the last.
How to get a sharper number
If you want to move from "ballpark" to "confident," layer in a few more inputs:
- Pull 3–5 recent comps — homes of similar size and condition sold within the last few months, ideally within a mile.
- Adjust for differences — add for your extra bath, subtract for their renovated kitchen. This is exactly what an appraiser does.
- Account for the market trend — values drift with rates and inventory. A six-month-old comp may already be stale.
Want the full picture of how appraisals, market value, and timing fit together? Our Home Value pillar guide walks through all of it. And if you're estimating value because you're thinking about selling, start with the 7 pre-sale projects that actually pay off before you spend on upgrades.