Weston is the country's top-performing housing market

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No. 1 - Weston, FL | Photo: Getty Images

No. 1 - Weston, FL
Percent change: 15.1
MSA: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Population: 65,333

The country's top-performing housing market since President Obama took office: Weston, a luxury community near the Everglades in the Fort Lauderdale area. The city has been home to such pro athletes as former White Sox player José Canseco and the Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez, according to real estate news site blockshopper.com. From April 2008 to April 2011, the population grew about 5 percent, estimates the University of Florida Bureau of Economics & Business Research. In 2006 Businessweek.com ranked Weston one of "The Best Affordable Suburbs" in the U.S. The median home value in the city was $280,000 in August, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and as of Aug. 31, the median sale price was $335,000.

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-best-and-worst-housing-markets-2011.html