7 Cities With the Oldest Homes in America

St. Louis, MO-IL

Median age of existing housing units: 47. 16.4% built prior to 1940 (208,218 units). 16.3% built in 2000 or later (207,171 units).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Median age of existing housing units: 49. 20.7% built prior to 1940 (800,679 units). 14.6% built in 2000 or later (563,706 units).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Median age of existing housing units: 52. 12.0% built prior to 1940 (562,864 units). 10.0% built in 2000 or later (468,197 units).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Median age of existing housing units: 52. 12.7% built prior to 1940 (243,731 units). 11.7% built in 2000 or later (223,794 units).

San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

Median age of existing housing units: 53. 19.4% built prior to 1940 (357,597 units). 12.2% built in 2000 or later (223,822 units).

Rochester, NY

Median age of existing housing units: 54. 28.1% built prior to 1940 (136,064 units). 10.4% built in 2000 or later (50,442 units).

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

Median age of existing housing units: 55. 22.0% built prior to 1940 (150,612 units). 11.5% built in 2000 or later (78,601 units).