Top 5 Best and Worst Home Value Areas in US

According to the National Associations of Realtor's 2011 Q3 index, the following areas earned the best increase in home value and the worst decrease in home value from 2010 Q3:

Best

• Grand Rapids, MI
• $11,200 median home price
• 23.7 percent increase
• South Bend, IN
• $94,800 median home price
• 19.8 percent increase
• Palm Bay, FL
• $109,600 median home price
• 17.7 percent increase
• Youngstown, OH
• $68,300 median home price
• 13.1 percent increase
• Green Bay, WI
• $135,700 median home price
• 12.6 percent increase

Worst

• Mobile, AL
• $98,800 median home price
• 17.7 percent decrease
• Phoenix, AZ
• $113,700 median home price
• 17.6 percent decrease
• Allentown, NJ
• $183,800 median home price
• 17.5 percent decrease
• Salt Lake City, UT
• $182,600 median home price
• 15.3 percent decrease
• Gulfport, MS
• $103,100 median home price
• 12.7 percent decrease