Used car prices have reached record highs, with the average used car price at $30,799 according to iSeeCars.com’s recent analysis.
Car buyers in some cities pay well above this average, while others pay far below. In which cities can drivers expect to pay the most and least for used cars? iSeeCars analyzed 3.5 million car sales to answer this question.
Cities with the Highest Used Car Prices:
The 10 metro areas with the highest used car prices pay between $703 to $5,698 above the average used car price.| Cities with the Highest Used Car Prices - iSeeCars | ||
| Rank | City | Average Used Car Price |
| 1 | West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL | $36,497 |
| 2 | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL | $33,918 |
| 3 | Austin, TX | $33,271 |
| 4 | Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | $33,028 |
| 5 | Charlotte, NC | $32,418 |
| 6 | New York, NY | $32,141 |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA | $31,872 |
| 8 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM | $31,740 |
| 9 | Houston, TX | $31,656 |
| 10 | Los Angeles, CA | $31,502 |
| Average Used Car Price | $30,799 | |
- The metro area with the most expensive used cars is the West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida metro area, with an average used car price of $36,497.
- The metro area with the second-highest used car prices is a second Florida metro area, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, with an average used car price of $33,918.
- Three Texas metro areas make the top 10 list of places with the most expensive used cars, including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston.
Cities with the Lowest Used Car Prices:
The 10 metro areas with the lowest used car prices pay between $4,666 to $5,698 below the average used car price.| Cities with the Lowest Used Car Prices - iSeeCars | ||
| Rank | City | Average Used Car Price |
| 1 | Hartford & New Haven, CT | $26,133 |
| 2 | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News,VA | $26,146 |
| 3 | Cincinnati, OH | $26,757 |
| 4 | Columbus, OH | $26,931 |
| 5 | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, MI | $27,523 |
| 6 | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA | $27,816 |
| 7 | Louisville, KY | $28,287 |
| 8 | Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL | $28,365 |
| 9 | Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH | $28,443 |
| 10 | Indianapolis, IN | $28,478 |
| Average Used Car Price | $30,799 | |
- The metro area with the least expensive used cars is the Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut metro area, with an average used car price of $26,133.
- While two Florida metro areas had the highest average used car prices, the Orlando-Daytona Beach metro area is among the areas with the lowest.
- Three Ohio metro areas make the top 10 list of areas with the lowest average used car prices: Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland-Akron (Canton).
Methodology:
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 3.5 million used car sales from January 1, 2022 to January 20, 2022. The average price of used cars was aggregated for each metro area.
About iSeeCars
iSeeCars helps millions of people make smarter car decisions and find the best deals by leveraging data-driven research and unbiased analysis. iSeeCars Research conducts independent studies that provide key insights on vehicles, market trends, and the automotive industry, including Best Cars Rankings and the annual Longest Lasting Cars Study. With the goal of making car shopping easier and more transparent, iSeeCars.com analyzes millions of car listings and offers valuable resources like iVIN Reports, Window Stickers, and Build Sheets. iSeeCars has saved users over $451 million using over 25 billion data points and proprietary algorithms to objectively analyze, score, and rank new and used vehicles.
