Real-life value of the most famous Christmas film homes
The real-life value of the most famous Christmas film homes, from budget classics to multimillion-pound mansions
- New research has gathered and analysed the estimated valuations of real homes featured in popular Christmas films, ranking them by cost.
- The priciest homes are featured in The Holiday, Trading Places, and Home Alone, with Amanda’s home from The Holiday valued at £10.3 million. Karen and Harry’s home from Love Actually, in London, is also in the top 10.
- The most budget-friendly homes include those from A Christmas Story, Grumpy Old Men, and Edward Scissorhands, with the cheapest valued at £218,000.
Your favourite Christmas film homes might look like the perfect place to spend the holidays, but their valuations might make you think twice. A new analysis of on-location Christmas film properties shows just how pricey some familiar filming locations really are, led by Amanda’s mansion from The Holiday at a cool £10.3 million.
The study, conducted by AI video platform Magic Hour, looked into the property values of homes featured in Christmas films and festive favourites. Using independent sources to identify on-location filming sites, the team estimated property values from sources like Redfin, HouseCanary, Zillow, Zoopla, The Move Market, and public property records.
Homes without sufficient data were excluded from the main ranking, and the properties in the US and UK were ranked by their estimated value in US dollars, with sterling equivalents provided for comparison.
Top 10 most expensive Christmas film homes
| Rank | Film | Property | Location | Valuation (USD) | Valuation (GBP) |
| 1 | The Holiday (2006) | Amanda’s Home | San Marino, California | $13,800,000 | £10,339,000 |
| 2 | Trading Places (1983) | Louis Winthorpe III’s Townhouse | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $7,020,000 | £5,259,000 |
| 3 | Home Alone / Home Alone 2 (1990/1992) | McCallister Family Home | Winnetka, Illinois | $5,930,000 | £4,443,000 |
| 4 | The Family Stone (2005) | Stone Family Home | Greenwich, Connecticut | $5,030,000 | £3,768,000 |
| 5 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) | Frank Shirley’s Home | Glendale, California | $4,950,000 | £3,708,000 |
| 6 | Four Christmases (2008) | Marilyn’s House | South Pasadena, California | $4,720,000 | £3,536,000 |
| 7 | Four Christmases (2008) | Kate and Brad’s Home | San Francisco, California | $4,550,000 | £3,409,000 |
| 8 | Love Actually (2003) | Karen and Harry’s Home | Stockwell, London, UK | $4,480,000 | £3,356,000 |
| 9 | Just Friends (2005) | Chris’s LA Home | Los Angeles, California | $4,150,000 | £3,109,000 |
| 10 | Happiest Season (2020) | Caldwell Family Home | Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania | $3,420,000 | £2,562,000 |
The priciest home is featured in The Holiday, where Amanda’s mansion in San Marino, California, is valued at £10,339,000. The property, once home to architect Wallace Neff, is worth around 37.4 times the typical US home. It last changed hands in April 2019 for approximately £7.12 million, although only its exterior appeared in the film, with the interiors recreated on a studio set.
Louis Winthorpe III’s townhouse from Trading Places takes second place, with a value of £5,259,000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located in the city’s Rittenhouse neighbourhood, the property last sold for approximately £4.49 million in July 2022.
The third most expensive home comes from Home Alone, with the McCallister family house in Winnetka, Illinois, valued at £4,443,000. The property sold for approximately £4.12 million in January 2025 and has undergone major renovations since the original 1990 film, including an extension that more than doubled its floor area.
Another recognisable Christmas film property comes in fourth place, with the Stone family home from The Family Stone valued at £3,768,000. Located in Greenwich, Connecticut, the property last sold for approximately £3.07 million in January 2008. The house was used for exterior filming, while the interior scenes were shot on a studio set.
Frank Shirley’s house from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ranks fifth in the study, valued at £3,708,000. Located in Glendale, California, the property is featured as the home of Clark Griswold’s boss in the 1989 Christmas comedy.
Two properties from Four Christmases also made the list. Marilyn’s house in South Pasadena, California, ranks sixth at £3,536,000, having last sold for approximately £1.12 million in July 2001. Kate and Brad’s home follows in seventh place, valued at £3,409,000 in San Francisco, California.
Next is Karen and Harry’s home from Love Actually, worth £3,356,000 in Stockwell, London. The film shows both halves of a pair of houses, and the valuation relates to the property that last sold for £3.25 million in September 2021.
Chris’s Los Angeles home from Just Friends follows at £3,109,000 in Los Angeles, California. The property makes only a brief appearance in the 2005 film, but still ranks among the most expensive Christmas film homes included in the study.
Finally, the Caldwell family home from Happiest Season rounds out the list at £2,562,000, in Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania. The house serves as the family home in the 2020 Christmas romantic comedy, which follows a couple spending the holidays with one partner’s family.
Top 10 cheapest Christmas film homes
| Rank | Film | Property | Location | Valuation (USD) | Valuation (GBP) |
| 1 | A Christmas Story (1983) | Parker Family House | Cleveland, Ohio | $291,000 | £218,000 |
| 2 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | John’s Home | Saint Paul, Minnesota | $336,000 | £252,000 |
| 3 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Jim’s Home | Lutz, Florida | $353,000 | £264,000 |
| 4 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Boggs Family Home | Lutz, Florida | $360,000 | £270,000 |
| 5 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Esmeralda’s Home | Lutz, Florida | $377,000 | £282,000 |
| 6 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | Ariel’s Home | Saint Paul, Minnesota | $393,000 | £294,000 |
| 7 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | Max’s Home | Saint Paul, Minnesota | $415,000 | £311,000 |
| 8 | Fred Claus (2007) | Home During Fred’s Removals | Chicago, Illinois | $804,000 | £602,000 |
| 9 | Scrooged (1988) | Frank’s Home | Queens, New York | $1,080,000 | £809,000 |
| 10 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | Susan’s Dream Home | Port Washington, New York | $1,240,000 | £929,000 |
The home from A Christmas Story is the most affordable, valued at £218,000 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Parker family house, made famous by the 1983 Christmas classic, has been operating as a museum since 2006. Its estimated value reflects what the property would be worth as a home, rather than as a tourist attraction.
The house is now open to visitors, offering fans the chance to experience the familiar filming location in person, including the rooms and festive decorations associated with the film.
Grumpy Old Men features the second-most affordable home on the list, with John’s house valued at £252,000 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Two more properties from the 1993 film also feature in the ranking, with Ariel’s home at £294,000 and Max’s home at £311,000. All three are located around the Lake Phalen area.
Jim’s home in Edward Scissorhands takes third place, valued at approximately £264,000. Located in Lutz, Florida, the property was worth an estimated £56,600 when the film came out in 1990, with its value rising by around 366% since release, before inflation.
Ranking fourth most affordable is the Boggs family home from Edward Scissorhands, valued at £270,000. The Lutz, Florida, property is located in the same Carpenter’s Run neighbourhood as Jim’s home, with only £6,000 separating their estimated values.
Another Edward Scissorhands property follows, with Esmeralda’s home valued at £282,000 in Lutz, Florida. Together, the three houses show how some of the film’s recognisable pastel-coloured suburban homes remain far more affordable than the mansions seen in other Christmas favourites.
Two more homes from Grumpy Old Men take sixth and seventh place, with Ariel’s property worth £294,000 and Max’s home valued at £311,000. Both are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and are separated by around £17,000 in estimated value.
The home featured during Fred’s removals in Fred Claus ranks eighth, valued at £602,000 in Chicago, Illinois. It is the last property in the cheapest top ten with an estimated value below £1 million.
Next is Frank’s home from Scrooged, worth £809,000 in Woodside, Queens, New York. The property was worth an estimated £153,000 when the film was released in 1988, with its value increasing by approximately 431% since then, before inflation.
Finally, Susan’s dream house from the original Miracle on 34th Street rounds out the list at £929,000, in Port Washington, New York. The house featured in the 1947 Christmas classic is considerably more expensive than the other properties in the affordable ranking, but still costs less than a tenth of Amanda’s mansion from The Holiday.
Runbo Li, Co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour, commented: “Christmas films have a way of making certain houses feel almost as memorable as the characters themselves. You see the McCallister home in Home Alone or Amanda’s mansion in The Holiday, and it’s difficult not to imagine spending Christmas there. But the real properties can be quite different from what we see on screen. Some are enormous estates in wealthy neighbourhoods, while others are fairly ordinary family homes that have become famous simply because of the films they appeared in.
“What’s interesting is how much the prices vary, even between homes that feel equally iconic. The McCallister house is valued at nearly £4.5 million, while the Parker family home from A Christmas Story comes in at just £218,000. That’s a huge difference, and it shows how much location, property size, and the local housing market matter. Being part of a Christmas classic doesn’t necessarily mean a house is worth millions.
“It’s also worth remembering how much work goes into making these places look the way they do on screen. Decorations, lighting, artificial snow, and carefully chosen camera angles can completely change the feel of a property. With Christmas approaching, it’s fun to revisit these films and see the homes in a different light. Some might be well beyond most people’s budgets, but others are surprisingly attainable. Of course, recreating the Christmas magic inside them might be another expense altogether.”
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