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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Cheapest homes, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas with the lowest median home value (1990 ACS owner-occupied units). Rio Grande City-Roma, TX leads at $21,700. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –
USUnited States248,709,873$93,722
01Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$21,700
02Raymondville, TXTX19,971$25,000
03Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$26,600
04Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138$26,700
05Houghton, MIMI40,028$27,511
06Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$29,500
07Kennett, MOMO26,855$29,700
08Miami, OKOK30,438$29,900
09Canton, ILIL32,901$30,400
10Elk City, OKOK22,159$30,500
11Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$30,600
12Alice, TXTX45,383$32,377
13Atchison, KSKS16,172$32,500
14Mitchell, SDSD25,913$32,972
15Moberly, MOMO24,513$33,500
16Big Spring, TXTX30,504$33,700
17Vernon, TXTX12,481$33,900
18McAlester, OKOK43,320$34,300
19Huron, SDSD19,624$34,600
20Bonham, TXTX39,265$34,600
21Centralia, ILIL36,382$35,000
22Paris, TXTX63,319$35,006
23Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$35,200
24Zapata, TXTX13,753$35,400
25Summerville, GAGA25,300$35,400
26Durant, OKOK51,367$35,500
27Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$35,600
28McAllen, TXTX921,549$35,600
29Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$35,600
30Mexico, MOMO24,528$35,600
31Pampa, TXTX21,786$35,646
32Macomb, ILIL25,916$35,700
33Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$35,800
34Brownwood, TXTX38,711$35,900
35Hannibal, MOMO38,969$36,050
36Beatrice, NENE21,711$36,100
37New Castle, ININ49,137$36,100
38Maryville, MOMO20,174$36,300
39West Plains, MOMO40,798$36,400
40Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$36,700
41Galesburg, ILIL47,767$36,800
42Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791$36,900
43Ottawa, KSKS26,299$37,000
44Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$37,000
45Terre Haute, ININ169,241$37,055
46Plainview, TXTX36,700$37,084
47Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$37,100
48Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$37,200
49Taylorville, ILIL33,443$37,200
50Borger, TXTX19,633$37,200
51Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$37,300
52Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$37,300
53Marshall, MOMO23,265$37,400
54Bradford, PAPA38,984$37,600
55Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$37,646
56Camden, ARAR26,363$37,724
57Great Bend, KSKS24,790$37,800
58Russellville, ALAL32,449$37,800
59Enid, OKOK61,779$37,800
60Pottsville, PAPA145,085$37,900
61Snyder, TXTX16,162$37,900
62Bogalusa, LALA44,937$37,900
63Corbin, KYKY150,040$37,926
64Joplin, MOMO208,796$37,991
65Uvalde, TXTX24,963$38,000
66Ardmore, OKOK48,910$38,000
67Brownsville, TXTX433,946$38,100
68Mayfield, KYKY37,050$38,100
69Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$38,198
70Forrest City, ARAR21,800$38,200
71Magnolia, ARAR21,894$38,300
72Oil City, PAPA49,346$38,300
73Cleveland, MSMS28,262$38,400
74Danville, ILIL71,259$38,500
75Andrews, TXTX18,914$38,500
76Cambridge, OHOH38,379$38,500
77Duncan, OKOK44,310$38,600
78Alma, MIMI41,190$38,600
79Corinth, MSMS34,569$38,800
80Sikeston, MOMO49,978$38,890
81Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$38,900
82Kirksville, MOMO29,824$38,910
83Clinton, IAIA46,002$39,000
84Pikeville, KYKY89,122$39,162
85Worthington, MNMN22,338$39,200
86Hastings, NENE40,577$39,288
87Hobbs, NMNM74,749$39,300
88Paragould, ARAR47,411$39,300
89Malvern, ARAR33,451$39,500
90Johnstown, PAPA128,968$39,500
91Opelousas, LALA80,765$39,500
92St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$39,525
93Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$39,600
94Jacksonville, TXTX53,337$39,600
95Madisonville, KYKY45,127$39,600
96Sedalia, MOMO44,254$39,600
97Vincennes, ININ35,652$39,600
98Ada, OKOK38,528$39,700
99DuBois, PAPA78,100$39,700
100Rockingham, NCNC42,041$39,700
101Beeville, TXTX32,515$39,700
102Eufaula, ALAL26,861$39,792
103Corsicana, TXTX57,181$39,900
104Marion, ININ66,524$39,900
105Burlington, IAIA44,061$39,999
106Farmington, MOMO67,809$40,000
107El Dorado, ARAR36,926$40,000
108Logansport, ININ37,836$40,000
109Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$40,000
110Scottsbluff, NENE36,272$40,037
111McComb, MSMS52,640$40,052
112Beckley, WVWV109,940$40,064
113Minden, LALA34,948$40,100
114Muskogee, OKOK66,708$40,100
115Marion, ILIL67,225$40,200
116Moultrie, GAGA47,438$40,200
117Batesville, ARAR38,785$40,200
118Marinette, WIWI65,515$40,268
119Washington, ININ34,209$40,300
120Woodward, OKOK19,827$40,300
121Peru, ININ34,487$40,300
122Laurel, MSMS82,281$40,308
123Martin, TNTN33,261$40,400
124Lexington, NENE26,255$40,409
125Newport, TNTN37,889$40,500
126Cadillac, MIMI49,719$40,505
127Grenada, MSMS30,222$40,542
128Dickinson, NDND39,142$40,560
129Fairmont, MNMN19,440$40,600
130Coldwater, MIMI45,993$40,600
131Sioux City, IAIA145,738$40,690
132Altoona, PAPA119,541$40,700
133Gallup, NMNM68,119$40,700
134Frankfort, ININ33,322$40,700
135Connersville, ININ23,533$40,700
136Waycross, GAGA57,670$40,755
137Greenwood, MSMS34,912$40,872
138Thomaston, GAGA28,500$40,900
139Natchez, MSMS54,722$40,963
140Kingsville, TXTX30,315$41,000
141Glasgow, KYKY56,224$41,030
142Greenville, MSMS40,446$41,100
143Spencer, IAIA16,202$41,100
144Storm Lake, IAIA20,449$41,100
145Hereford, TXTX18,626$41,300
146Blytheville, ARAR37,828$41,300
147Cedartown, GAGA45,514$41,300
148Quincy, ILIL74,146$41,395
149Hillsdale, MIMI45,738$41,400
150Duluth, MNMN281,219$41,402
151Carroll, IAIA20,303$41,500
152Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$41,511
153Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$41,600
154Alpena, MIMI28,853$41,600
155North Platte, NENE33,972$41,632
156Baker City, OROR16,658$41,700
157Bedford, ININ45,568$41,700
158Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$41,700
159Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$41,708
160Wahpeton, NDND23,019$41,765
161Hermitage, PAPA107,860$41,800
162Paris, TNTN32,896$41,800
163Muncie, ININ113,106$41,800
164Shawnee, OKOK75,102$41,900
165Fairmont, WVWV55,584$42,000
166Lebanon, MOMO36,943$42,000
167Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$42,000
168Olean, NYNY75,390$42,000
169Douglas, GAGA52,861$42,057
170Marion, OHOH65,115$42,100
171Ponca City, OKOK43,490$42,100
172Weatherford, OKOK39,059$42,109
173Richmond, ININ66,169$42,200
174McMinnville, TNTN43,717$42,200
175Abilene, TXTX185,429$42,220
176Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$42,291
177Salem, OHOH99,377$42,300
178Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$42,400
179Gadsden, ALAL103,886$42,400
180Palestine, TXTX59,805$42,400
181Austin, MNMN40,971$42,400
182Paducah, KYKY102,259$42,557
183Beaumont, TXTX399,310$42,590
184Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$42,592
185Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$42,600
186Escanaba, MIMI36,582$42,600
187Fremont, NENE38,057$42,600
188Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575$42,619
189Alamosa, COCO27,896$42,675
190Sunbury, PAPA107,788$42,693
191Ludington, MIMI29,040$42,700
192Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$42,700
193Williston, NDND41,767$42,700
194Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$42,700
195Altus, OKOK24,764$42,700
196Alexander City, ALAL40,953$42,800
197Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$42,800
198Talladega, ALAL91,764$42,918
199Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$43,000
200Selma, ALAL35,140$43,100
201Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$43,100
202Meadville, PAPA81,792$43,100
203Emporia, KSKS34,838$43,116
204Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$43,200
205Searcy, ARAR80,085$43,200
206Weirton, WVWV112,468$43,295
207Salina, KSKS59,121$43,298
208Lufkin, TXTX88,154$43,300
209Somerset, PAPA72,004$43,300
210Troy, ALAL33,688$43,300
211Harrison, ARAR45,654$43,327
212Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$43,400
213Union City, TNTN30,067$43,400
214Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$43,400
215Platteville, WIWI52,446$43,400
216Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$43,437
217La Grande, OROR25,900$43,500
218Roswell, NMNM63,364$43,500
219Wabash, ININ30,713$43,500
220Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063$43,500
221Mason City, IAIA49,710$43,562
222Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$43,600
223Warren, PAPA37,038$43,700
224Burley, IDID49,308$43,760
225Wheeling, WVWV134,089$43,778
226Waterloo, IAIA169,189$43,796
227Sterling, COCO20,654$43,800
228Odessa, TXTX173,801$43,800
229Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$43,800
230Jesup, GAGA32,481$43,900
231Vernal, UTUT38,278$43,900
232Greeneville, TNTN73,831$44,000
233Massena, NYNY105,488$44,000
234Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599$44,000
235Henderson, KYKY57,184$44,026
236Bay City, MIMI102,123$44,100
237Lumberton, NCNC119,941$44,100
238Seymour, ININ47,370$44,100
239Huntington, ININ37,224$44,200
240Grand Island, NENE78,076$44,251
241Dublin, GAGA60,351$44,297
242Sterling, ILIL54,121$44,300
243Norfolk, NENE49,228$44,337
244Coshocton, OHOH37,188$44,400
245Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$44,400
246Marquette, MIMI68,064$44,400
247Somerset, KYKY67,384$44,400
248Charleston, ILIL46,607$44,400
249Athens, TNTN71,590$44,413
250Sturgis, MIMI60,968$44,500
251Americus, GAGA33,394$44,589
252Russellville, ARAR84,932$44,593
253Picayune, MSMS59,363$44,600
254Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$44,700
255Madison, ININ33,279$44,800
256Marion, NCNC45,198$44,800
257Greensburg, ININ26,576$45,000
258Lewistown, PAPA46,127$45,000
259Texarkana, TXTX146,816$45,068
260Thomasville, GAGA72,958$45,100
261Decatur, ILIL99,300$45,100
262Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$45,186
263Guymon, OKOK20,322$45,200
264Franklin, KYKY20,788$45,300
265Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$45,309
266Ontario, OROR60,085$45,387
267Van Wert, OHOH29,013$45,400
268Del Rio, TXTX47,835$45,400
269Jamestown, NDND21,414$45,400
270Othello, WAWA21,488$45,400
271DeRidder, LALA36,673$45,500
272Sherman, TXTX153,613$45,500
273Columbus, MSMS67,144$45,513
274Meridian, MSMS85,419$45,561
275Shawano, WIWI45,759$45,614
276Jacksonville, ILIL37,381$45,627
277Corning, NYNY91,855$45,700
278Forest City, NCNC65,745$45,700
279Jackson, TNTN184,569$45,877
280Dumas, TXTX21,891$46,000
281Muskegon, MIMI177,901$46,000
282Bluefield, WVWV96,138$46,116
283Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$46,264
284Natchitoches, LALA36,089$46,300
285Pontiac, ILIL35,057$46,300
286Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$46,327
287Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014$46,341
288Elkins, WVWV26,882$46,400
289Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$46,400
290Richmond, KYKY131,806$46,542
291Tupelo, MSMS133,167$46,551
292Oxford, MSMS71,972$46,567
293Owensboro, KYKY113,962$46,576
294Zanesville, OHOH87,014$46,600
295Gaffney, SCSC58,275$46,700
296Deming, NMNM25,407$46,700
297Carbondale, ILIL52,501$46,700
298Cumberland, MDMD93,640$46,740
299Vidalia, GAGA36,180$46,749
300Danville, KYKY56,985$46,780
301Monticello, ININ25,164$46,800
302Owosso, MIMI67,681$46,800
303Cordele, GAGA19,237$46,800
304Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$46,900
305Lake City, FLFL74,094$46,900
306Athens, OHOH63,197$46,900
307Cookeville, TNTN152,477$46,938
308Rolla, MOMO45,247$47,000
309McPherson, KSKS30,064$47,000
310Stephenville, TXTX43,911$47,100
311Monroe, LALA222,390$47,165
312Gainesville, TXTX44,461$47,200
313Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$47,200
314Cullman, ALAL94,009$47,200
315Waco, TXTX308,807$47,215
316Dixon, ILIL32,914$47,300
317Tiffin, OHOH54,522$47,300
318Saginaw, MIMI187,688$47,300
319Columbus, NENE46,583$47,337
320Dothan, ALAL156,266$47,461
321Hermiston, OROR93,721$47,487
322Danville, VAVA101,137$47,522
323Starkville, MSMS62,063$47,535
324Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$47,600
325Jamestown, NYNY124,126$47,600
326Jackson, MIMI159,552$47,600
327Lewisburg, TNTN38,071$47,600
328Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$47,700
329Marshall, MNMN25,684$47,700
330Ottawa, ILIL145,902$47,744
331Kearney, NENE57,962$47,777
332Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$47,800
333Vermillion, SDSD15,031$47,800
334Tifton, GAGA51,237$47,814
335Winchester, TNTN45,579$47,900
336Greenwood, SCSC95,215$47,998
337Liberal, KSKS21,073$48,000
338LaGrange, GAGA107,097$48,017
339Le Mars, IAIA25,697$48,100
340Huntington, WVWV365,965$48,126
341Albertville, ALAL103,537$48,200
342Lincoln, ILIL27,182$48,300
343Newberry, SCSC39,561$48,400
344Sparta, WIWI46,572$48,400
345Crossville, TNTN66,300$48,500
346Davenport, IAIA380,452$48,580
347Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$48,594
348Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$48,600
349Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$48,600
350Kendallville, ININ47,937$48,600
351Clovis, NMNM65,270$48,623
352The Villages, FLFL157,772$48,700
353Longview, TXTX297,315$48,784
354Peoria, ILIL363,505$48,792
355Yankton, SDSD23,635$48,800
356Bemidji, MNMN47,055$48,800
357Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$48,800
358Pella, IAIA34,192$48,800
359Laredo, TXTX281,224$48,800
360Twin Falls, IDID123,901$48,851
361El Campo, TXTX42,060$48,900
362Morgan City, LALA46,552$48,900
363Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$48,900
364Ozark, ALAL49,912$48,900
365Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$48,900
366Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077$49,000
367Rome, GAGA101,378$49,000
368Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$49,024
369Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$49,100
370Dodge City, KSKS33,993$49,100
371Manitowoc, WIWI81,710$49,200
372New Ulm, MNMN25,517$49,200
373Menomonie, WIWI46,223$49,200
374Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$49,300
375Palatka, FLFL77,734$49,400
376New Iberia, LALA66,846$49,400
377Plymouth, ININ46,599$49,500
378Florence, ALAL156,609$49,564
379Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$49,600
380Alexandria, LALA147,952$49,619
381San Angelo, TXTX122,065$49,624
382New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$49,700
383Minot, NDND75,694$49,856
384Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$49,858
385South Bend, ININ324,538$49,866
386Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$49,900
387Coos Bay, OROR63,992$49,900
388Watertown, SDSD29,562$50,000
389St. Marys, PAPA29,926$50,000
390Silver City, NMNM27,252$50,000
391Flint, MIMI401,093$50,000
392Murray, KYKY39,421$50,000
393Stillwater, OKOK83,889$50,000
394Morristown, TNTN128,867$50,051
395Youngstown, OHOH423,678$50,082
396Auburn, ININ44,535$50,100
397Indiana, PAPA82,878$50,100
398Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442$50,200
399Hays, KSKS29,075$50,200
400Eau Claire, WIWI176,647$50,264
401Safford, AZAZ40,157$50,300
402Toccoa, GAGA27,854$50,300
403Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060$50,300
404Arcadia, FLFL37,078$50,300
405Lubbock, TXTX368,431$50,368
406Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$50,400
407Brookings, SDSD37,635$50,400
408Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$50,400
409Effingham, ILIL44,727$50,445
410Freeport, ILIL43,220$50,500
411Muscatine, IAIA41,853$50,500
412Amarillo, TXTX276,235$50,541
413Pueblo, COCO169,277$50,600
414Decatur, ININ36,650$50,800
415The Dalles, OROR26,310$50,800
416Clarksville, TNTN349,001$50,926
417Garden City, KSKS37,505$51,000
418Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$51,000
419Blackfoot, IDID51,153$51,000
420Albany, OROR132,843$51,100
421Oxford, ALAL115,834$51,300
422Hammond, LALA141,346$51,400
423Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$51,400
424Greencastle, ININ37,876$51,500
425Sayre, PAPA59,600$51,500
426Wilmington, OHOH42,301$51,500
427Kokomo, ININ83,904$51,500
428Show Low, AZAZ109,946$51,500
429Martinsville, VAVA63,091$51,556
430Greenville, OHOH51,520$51,600
431Johnson City, TNTN216,416$51,631
432Washington, NCNC44,670$51,700
433Mansfield, OHOH124,893$51,700
434Topeka, KSKS233,052$51,723
435Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$51,796
436Marietta, OHOH58,389$51,800
437Riverton, WYWY39,464$51,800
438Lake Charles, LALA244,655$51,845
439Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$51,877
440Lima, OHOH100,881$52,100
441Price, UTUT20,680$52,100
442Kingsport, TNTN314,834$52,144
443Houma, LALA199,668$52,183
444Spearfish, SDSD29,459$52,200
445Gulfport, MSMS431,329$52,237
446Lawton, OKOK127,590$52,273
447Cleveland, TNTN134,057$52,298
448Casper, WYWY80,526$52,300
449Kinston, NCNC55,837$52,300
450Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$52,300
451Calhoun, GAGA61,701$52,300
452Florence, SCSC201,392$52,388
453Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$52,400
454Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$52,485
455Janesville, WIWI166,472$52,500
456Albemarle, NCNC68,830$52,500
457Ashland, OHOH52,523$52,500
458Michigan City, ININ111,294$52,600
459Lafayette, LALA423,758$52,645
460Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$52,700
461Niles, MIMI152,444$52,700
462Enterprise, ALAL56,953$52,800
463Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$52,800
464North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$52,800
465Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$52,882
466Mobile, ALAL411,658$52,900
467Shelby, NCNC103,325$52,900
468Henderson, NCNC42,638$53,000
469Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$53,000
470Brainerd, MNMN100,562$53,010
471Bay City, TXTX36,463$53,100
472Elmira, NYNY80,415$53,100
473Victoria, TXTX99,864$53,176
474Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$53,200
475Charleston, WVWV200,170$53,203
476Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$53,252
477Pocatello, IDID91,591$53,300
478Defiance, OHOH38,292$53,400
479Dubuque, IAIA99,381$53,400
480Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$53,444
481Erie, PAPA265,832$53,600
482Athens, TXTX88,595$53,700
483Springfield, OHOH135,340$53,900
484Jackson, MSMS609,847$53,901
485Adrian, MIMI97,779$54,000
486Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$54,000
487Springfield, MOMO500,694$54,023
488Williamsport, PAPA112,587$54,100
489Columbus, GAGA324,830$54,142
490Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$54,168
491Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$54,200
492Kankakee, ILIL105,525$54,300
493Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$54,477
494La Crosse, WIWI171,182$54,583
495Winona, MNMN50,523$54,600
496Wausau, WIWI139,432$54,600
497Rapid City, SDSD156,934$54,681
498Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$54,800
499Shreveport, LALA383,474$54,810
500Evansville, ININ273,786$54,877
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest median home value?

Rio Grande City-Roma, TX ranks #1 with $21,700 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median home value?

Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Raymondville, TX, Ottumwa, IA, Town of Pecos, TX, Houghton, MI.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median home value measured?

Median value of owner-occupied homes. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.