Homes flipped in Pennsylvania generated the largest ROI in 2025, providing a 73% average return, according to ATTOM Data. While significant, that’s down from a year ago, when houses flipped in the state had an average return of 87%.
One other state had an average house flipping ROI of over 60%: Maryland, at 71%. In 2021, eight states had average returns on house flipping of more than 60%.
In terms of gross profit, flips in Washington, DC, generated the most cash on average, at $166,541. That’s down about $15,000 from a year ago.
Fix-and-flippers in Montana had it the worst in 2025; house flipping there netted investors a 1.2% average ROI which came to a $4,750 gain.
The ROI for house flipping in 2025 grew in 10 states year-over year. These are the states that saw the largest increase in ROI:
- Vermont: 47.9% gross flipping ROI in 2025 compared to 24.7% ROI in 2024.
- Hawaii: 16.9% ROI from 11.3%
- Alabama: 50.2% ROI from 45.7%
- Iowa: 48.9% ROI from 45.5%
- West Virginia: 53.2% ROI from 51.8
The states that saw the largest drop in ROI in 2025 compared to 2024 were:
- Delaware: 36.3% gross flipping ROI in 2025 compared to 80.1% in 2024.
- Kentucky: 47.8% ROI from 66.7%
- Oklahoma: 37.9% ROI from 56%
- Maine: 21.2% ROI from 36.3%
- Arkansas: 42.9% ROI from 57.7%
The best and worst markets for house flipping
Lake Charles, Louisiana, boasts the best returns for house flippers, netting them an average of 146.2% back on their investments in 2025.
The best market by gross profit is the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California metro area, where flippers made an average of $224,500.
The worst market for house flipping is College Station-Bryan, Texas. The average ROI was -0.5% and the average gross loss was -$1,505.
These are the best and worst markets for house flipping by gross return on investment in 2025.