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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,129

Least affordable housing, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. Kings County, New York leads at 11.5. 3,129 counties qualify in total. California carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000
01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96311.5+61%
02New York County, NYNY1,664,86211.4+49%
03Dukes County, MAMA21,21910.3+48%
04Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.2+53%
05Nantucket County, MAMA14,7589.9−5%
06Teton County, WYWY23,3339.8+55%
07San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.7+26%
08San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.1+43%
09Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528.7+34%
10Marin County, CACA253,6948.7+25%
11Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.6+81%
12Hinsdale County, COCO7538.3+42%
13San Juan County, WAWA18,5778.3+26%
14Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.1+43%
15Honolulu County, HIHI988,7038.0+51%
16Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.0+64%
17Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307.9+51%
18Maui County, HIHI160,5927.8+59%
19San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3677.8+51%
20Monroe County, FLFL80,4067.8+67%
21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0657.7+37%
22Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.5+73%
23Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.4+49%
24Summit County, COCO31,5177.4+56%
25Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.3+60%
26Kauai County, HIHI73,4007.3+54%
27Suffolk County, MAMA791,8917.3+43%
28Monterey County, CACA433,7297.3+38%
29Pitkin County, COCO16,6257.3−13%
30Napa County, CACA132,9497.2+54%
31San Diego County, CACA3,282,2487.2+60%
32Eagle County, COCO54,2917.2+50%
33Blaine County, IDID25,5177.1+34%
34Ouray County, COCO5,2657.1+24%
35Chaffee County, COCO20,8317.0+65%
36Routt County, COCO25,3297.0+53%
37San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9+39%
38Trinity County, CACA15,7206.8+83%
39Ventura County, CACA830,8516.8+70%
40District of Columbia, DCDC693,6456.8+78%
41Humboldt County, CACA131,6476.7+64%
42San Miguel County, COCO7,7536.7+9%
43Nevada County, CACA101,9116.5+50%
44Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.4+63%
45Summit County, UTUT43,1416.3+46%
46Gunnison County, COCO17,4396.3+30%
47Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.3+58%
48Jefferson County, WAWA33,9706.3+51%
49Piute County, UTUT1,5096.3+128%
50Yolo County, CACA224,4106.2+54%
51Essex County, NJNJ896,3796.2+48%
52Boulder County, COCO328,5606.2+49%
53Mineral County, COCO9106.1+66%
54San Juan County, COCO8136.1+43%
55King County, WAWA2,344,9396.1+42%
56La Plata County, COCO56,8986.0+38%
57Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.0+61%
58Archuleta County, COCO14,3066.0+45%
59Sanders County, MTMT14,0626.0+78%
60Mono County, CACA12,5055.9+41%
61Taos County, NMNM34,5645.9+27%
62Josephine County, OROR87,8675.9+54%
63Denver County, COCO740,6135.9+45%
64Douglas County, NVNV50,1115.8+74%
65Orleans Parish, LALA362,1545.8+78%
66Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0295.8+83%
67Multnomah County, OROR795,3915.8+52%
68El Dorado County, CACA192,3235.7+54%
69Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7+42%
70Hood River County, OROR23,7205.7+45%
71Madison County, MTMT10,0265.7+47%
72Deschutes County, OROR213,0725.6+68%
73Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925.6+51%
74Williamsburg, VAVA15,8615.6+15%
75Alexandria, VAVA160,6625.6+55%
76Hawaii County, HIHI210,0435.6+43%
77Clear Creek County, COCO8,9945.5+46%
78Butte County, CACA209,2115.5+52%
79Gallatin County, MTMT128,7405.5+51%
80Skagway, AKAK1,1045.5
81Charlottesville, VAVA44,3885.5+45%
82Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.5+58%
83Benton County, OROR97,7285.5+38%
84Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.5+22%
85Whitman County, WAWA48,5125.4+41%
86Park County, MTMT18,2145.4+73%
87Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.4+39%
88Island County, WAWA85,6575.4+46%
89Barnstable County, MAMA233,5395.4+39%
90Clatsop County, OROR40,9265.4+41%
91Missoula County, MTMT123,5135.4+44%
92Curry County, OROR22,6215.4+29%
93San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.4+58%
94Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.4+92%
95Bonner County, IDID54,4205.3+52%
96Hudson County, NJNJ735,0335.3+32%
97Lake County, MTMT33,3925.3+27%
98Essex County, MAMA826,6535.3+32%
99San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.3+78%
100Watauga County, NCNC54,7865.3+35%
101Placer County, CACA442,0815.3+46%
102Kittitas County, WAWA48,8035.3+28%
103Delta County, COCO32,1785.3+49%
104Washoe County, NVNV509,3865.3+62%
105Wasatch County, UTUT38,5145.3+40%
106Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.3+64%
107Ravalli County, MTMT48,5825.3+25%
108Lincoln County, OROR50,6365.2+25%
109Jackson County, OROR221,7955.2+44%
110Collier County, FLFL417,1315.2+69%
111Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.2+65%
112Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.2+40%
113Boundary County, IDID13,9975.2+60%
114Solano County, CACA455,3765.2+60%
115Madison County, IDID55,1725.2+70%
116Carson City, NVNV58,5715.1+58%
117Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5525.1+56%
118Larimer County, COCO377,2925.1+48%
119Flathead County, MTMT115,4295.1+48%
120Tillamook County, OROR27,3845.1+29%
121Lane County, OROR381,5845.1+38%
122Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.1+32%
123Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9795.1+27%
124Grand County, UTUT9,7905.1+58%
125Clackamas County, OROR426,2805.1+37%
126Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.1+33%
127Coconino County, AZAZ144,3685.1+56%
128Gillespie County, TXTX28,5275.1+84%
129Amador County, CACA41,8765.1+39%
130Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.0+62%
131Wallowa County, OROR7,5955.0+35%
132Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.0+60%
133Garfield County, COCO63,4745.0+26%
134Granite County, MTMT3,6585.0+66%
135Washington County, UTUT213,6705.0+41%
136Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.0+53%
137Teller County, COCO24,7565.0+55%
138Lincoln County, MTMT22,3285.0+68%
139Lemhi County, IDID8,4744.9+64%
140Radford, VAVA17,2434.9+31%
141Jefferson County, COCO580,4514.9+54%
142Snohomish County, WAWA870,6564.9+39%
143Teton County, IDID13,2544.9+56%
144Clallam County, WAWA78,2024.9+42%
145Valley County, IDID12,8314.9+34%
146Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074.9+21%
147Kane County, UTUT8,5974.8+73%
148Skamania County, WAWA12,6694.8+32%
149Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0894.8+103%
150Custer County, IDID4,6364.8+74%
151Grand County, COCO16,4964.8+17%
152Lake County, CACA67,7724.8+36%
153Kootenai County, IDID191,8644.8+57%
154Sutter County, CACA98,7874.8+54%
155Skagit County, WAWA132,9754.8+33%
156Arapahoe County, COCO673,8204.8+55%
157Park County, COCO18,3144.8+43%
158Sheridan County, WYWY33,2414.8+68%
159Passaic County, NJNJ531,6244.8+27%
160Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4394.8+32%
161Latah County, IDID41,8424.8+31%
162Washington County, OROR611,7084.8+38%
163Merced County, CACA297,2604.8+53%
164Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.8+38%
165Yamhill County, OROR110,0244.8+44%
166Richmond, VAVA237,2574.7+69%
167Fresno County, CACA1,035,4564.7+61%
168Albany County, WYWY38,5584.7+22%
169Newport County, RIRI83,0514.7+47%
170Tehama County, CACA64,6654.7+52%
171Elbert County, COCO30,5344.7+25%
172Towns County, GAGA13,2854.7+33%
173Montezuma County, COCO26,6784.7+42%
174Clay County, NCNC12,2394.7+62%
175Glenn County, CACA28,1414.7+54%
176Clark County, NVNV2,407,2264.7+58%
177Norfolk County, MAMA739,7494.7+30%
178Middlesex County, VAVA10,8414.7+55%
179Lexington, VAVA7,7694.6+4%
180Wayne County, UTUT2,5874.6+49%
181Broward County, FLFL2,013,3174.6+88%
182Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7264.6+81%
183Clarke County, GAGA129,9214.6+28%
184Colusa County, CACA21,8364.6+46%
185Yuba County, CACA88,6914.6+57%
186Clark County, WAWA532,1194.6+45%
187Kitsap County, WAWA283,3744.6+48%
188Union County, NJNJ601,8634.6+37%
189Jackson County, COCO1,2114.6+72%
190Talbot County, MDMD38,2384.6+31%
191Shasta County, CACA181,6484.6+39%
192Bergen County, NJNJ977,0264.6+24%
193Northumberland County, VAVA12,5574.6+48%
194New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594.6+43%
195Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.6+63%
196Del Norte County, CACA26,4104.6+33%
197Adams County, COCO554,6684.5+52%
198Huerfano County, COCO7,0114.5+47%
199Dare County, NCNC38,2454.5+50%
200Adams County, IDID5,0134.5+30%
201Boise County, IDID8,5454.5+56%
202Plumas County, CACA18,5834.5+28%
203Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7624.5+36%
204Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134.5+35%
205Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0434.5+52%
206Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.5+64%
207Fannin County, GAGA26,1114.5+70%
208Crook County, OROR27,5644.5+59%
209Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7914.5+21%
210Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.5+62%
211Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8394.5+12%
212Sumter County, FLFL157,7724.5+93%
213Sitka, AKAK8,3194.5+33%
214Imperial County, CACA181,4114.5+52%
215Camas County, IDID1,3164.5+68%
216Coos County, OROR63,9924.5+48%
217Broomfield County, COCO79,1744.5
218Martin County, FLFL166,2724.5+68%
219Bristol County, MAMA593,6404.4+32%
220Iron County, UTUT67,1414.4+36%
221Albemarle County, VAVA118,3564.4+40%
222Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.4+68%
223Montrose County, COCO44,5914.4+39%
224Catron County, NMNM3,8274.4+31%
225Orange County, NCNC152,4984.4+16%
226Carbon County, MTMT11,4664.4+30%
227Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.4+55%
228Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.4+34%
229Polk County, OROR90,0374.4+31%
230Pierce County, WAWA946,2884.4+38%
231Park County, WYWY31,1714.4+48%
232Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4+23%
233Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5824.4+49%
234Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.4+53%
235Johnson County, WYWY8,9084.4+36%
236Weld County, COCO378,4264.4+36%
237Idaho County, IDID17,8744.4+44%
238Marion County, OROR355,7774.4+37%
239Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.4+31%
240Utah County, UTUT759,8594.4+30%
241Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9164.4+37%
242Inyo County, CACA18,1584.4+19%
243Madison County, NCNC22,5534.3+60%
244Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3+1%
245Jefferson County, OROR25,7404.3+54%
246Madera County, CACA167,9274.3+33%
247Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.3+31%
248Beaufort County, SCSC204,4334.3+21%
249Brazos County, TXTX249,0884.3+43%
250Travis County, TXTX1,389,6704.3+58%
251Lawrence County, SDSD29,4594.3+66%
252Kent County, MDMD19,5654.3+41%
253Mesa County, COCO162,8454.3+35%
254Rio Grande County, COCO11,0874.3+69%
255San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604.3+38%
256Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.3+49%
257Gilpin County, COCO6,0734.3+18%
258Polk County, NCNC20,5334.3+49%
259Ada County, IDID546,1414.3+61%
260Bristol County, RIRI50,0014.3+32%
261Tulare County, CACA485,1464.3+50%
262Vilas County, WIWI23,7614.3+21%
263Clarke County, VAVA15,6094.2+40%
264Leelanau County, MIMI22,9824.2+21%
265Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.2+43%
266Cache County, UTUT145,0004.2+30%
267Cook County, MNMN5,5224.2+45%
268Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.2+39%
269Cape May County, NJNJ93,3904.2+27%
270Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.2+56%
271Lewis County, WAWA88,0624.2+31%
272Wasco County, OROR26,3104.2+50%
273Douglas County, OROR111,9514.2+42%
274Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0354.2+38%
275El Paso County, COCO757,0404.2+37%
276Orange County, FLFL1,528,0024.2+73%
277Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8734.2+24%
278Manatee County, FLFL468,2004.2+68%
279Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8964.2+36%
280Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8854.2+33%
281Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3604.2+56%
282Greene County, GAGA21,3674.2+101%
283Sarasota County, FLFL479,9584.2+56%
284Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.2+33%
285Madison County, VAVA14,2374.2+48%
286Thurston County, WAWA304,2614.2+41%
287Morgan County, UTUT13,3834.2+19%
288Sussex County, DEDE277,1404.2+63%
289Columbia County, OROR54,0914.1+30%
290Custer County, COCO5,5904.1−9%
291Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.1+44%
292Washington County, RIRI129,7954.1+40%
293Kern County, CACA927,0684.1+64%
294Storey County, NVNV4,2604.1+53%
295Broadwater County, MTMT8,4934.1+60%
296De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.1+104%
297Garfield County, UTUT5,2564.1+60%
298Chittenden County, VTVT169,1154.1+44%
299Mason County, WAWA71,1654.1+35%
300Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5584.1+53%
301Payne County, OKOK83,8894.1+61%
302Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324.1+36%
303Worcester County, MDMD54,4594.1+43%
304Lafayette County, MSMS59,5974.1+39%
305Spokane County, WAWA558,3444.1+37%
306Glasscock County, TXTX1,1284.1+124%
307Norfolk, VAVA231,0134.1+47%
308Douglas County, COCO399,3964.1+42%
309Haines, AKAK2,0684.1+35%
310Lyon County, NVNV65,0884.1+59%
311Winchester, VAVA28,2724.1+27%
312Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.1+37%
313Jefferson County, MTMT13,3294.0+32%
314Emporia, VAVA5,4474.0+82%
315Flagler County, FLFL140,3604.0+49%
316Linn County, OROR132,8434.0+23%
317Stevens County, WAWA49,6684.0+30%
318Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3614.0+33%
319Juneau, AKAK31,6094.0+40%
320Riley County, KSKS72,5984.0+45%
321Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6834.0+60%
322Alachua County, FLFL290,0284.0+43%
323Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304.0+49%
324Windham County, VTVT45,2044.0+36%
325Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.0+28%
326Union County, GAGA27,8594.0+20%
327Mineral County, MTMT5,1854.0+25%
328Llano County, TXTX23,3534.0+56%
329Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3314.0+41%
330Osceola County, FLFL481,7184.0+65%
331Providence County, RIRI678,1794.0+21%
332Camden County, MOMO44,0474.0+33%
333Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034.0+41%
334Charlotte County, FLFL217,2124.0+65%
335Franklin County, FLFL13,0294.0+42%
336Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954.0+11%
337Clearwater County, IDID9,1184.0+64%
338Lee County, FLFL875,6073.9+65%
339Ocean County, NJNJ673,7463.9+43%
340Wheeler County, OROR1,4723.9+38%
341Morris County, NJNJ524,2513.9+22%
342Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.9+31%
343Hampshire County, MAMA164,0653.9+27%
344Asotin County, WAWA22,5453.9+36%
345Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0903.9+40%
346Manassas, VAVA44,3323.9+59%
347Lake County, COCO7,5523.9+44%
348Franklin County, MAMA70,6983.9+32%
349Centre County, PAPA157,3933.9+30%
350Butte County, IDID2,7833.9+73%
351Carteret County, NCNC70,4693.9+41%
352Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.9+34%
353Baker County, OROR16,6583.9+34%
354Goochland County, VAVA29,1873.9+46%
355Pinellas County, FLFL948,5633.9+69%
356Leon County, FLFL299,0483.9+45%
357St. Johns County, FLFL346,3283.9+39%
358Petroleum County, MTMT5483.9+84%
359Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.9+24%
360Klamath County, OROR70,2743.9+41%
361Grand Forks County, NDND74,5013.9+59%
362Washington County, IDID11,5833.9+29%
363West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343.9+76%
364Walker County, TXTX83,8423.9+79%
365Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663.9+33%
366Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1153.9+71%
367Durham County, NCNC347,2403.8+30%
368Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443.8+43%
369Essex County, VAVA10,6543.8+58%
370Kendall County, TXTX53,2893.8+43%
371Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3353.8+43%
372Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393.8+48%
373Worcester County, MAMA888,5023.8+28%
374Aransas County, TXTX26,1463.8+79%
375Northampton County, VAVA11,8793.8+44%
376Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6923.8+44%
377Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.8+45%
378Indian River County, FLFL172,7993.8+65%
379Stillwater County, MTMT9,4453.8+45%
380Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1443.8+39%
381Real County, TXTX2,7453.8+56%
382Cumberland County, MEME317,2223.8+29%
383St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4493.8+69%
384Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.8
385Phillips County, COCO4,4203.8+48%
386Brewster County, TXTX9,4583.8+63%
387Lincoln County, MEME36,5953.8+28%
388Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6013.8+19%
389Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8+23%
390York County, MEME222,4343.8+38%
391James City County, VAVA83,3263.8+34%
392Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.8+38%
393Fremont County, COCO50,0393.8+30%
394Kent County, DEDE194,7863.8+49%
395McKenzie County, NDND15,1923.8+136%
396Georgetown County, SCSC65,9123.8+59%
397Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4483.8+34%
398Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1783.8+46%
399Stone County, ARAR12,7033.8+39%
400Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.8+12%
401Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.8+64%
402Macon County, NCNC39,2323.8+24%
403Carroll County, NHNH52,7843.8+28%
404Hays County, TXTX304,3903.8+45%
405Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.8+47%
406Seminole County, FLFL491,8843.8+61%
407Hampden County, MAMA464,3383.8+31%
408Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.7+30%
409Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.7+37%
410Howard County, MDMD339,1833.7+40%
411Alamosa County, COCO16,6883.7+30%
412Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153.7+46%
413Hancock County, MEME57,1713.7+29%
414Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523.7+35%
415Musselshell County, MTMT5,5823.7+48%
416Cass County, MNMN31,4303.7+33%
417Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.7+33%
418Volusia County, FLFL606,5733.7+58%
419Canyon County, IDID275,1233.7+42%
420Gila County, AZAZ53,8013.7+28%
421Morgan County, COCO30,3063.7+36%
422Blanco County, TXTX13,5813.7+49%
423Franklin County, IDID15,8893.7+39%
424Brevard County, FLFL663,9823.7+70%
425Sanpete County, UTUT31,4533.7+17%
426Benewah County, IDID10,5083.7+44%
427Gem County, IDID21,7733.7+28%
428Emmet County, MIMI33,7753.7+20%
430Kings County, CACA154,3273.7+37%
431Sublette County, WYWY8,9293.7+27%
432Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.7+39%
433Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0203.7+18%
434Dane County, WIWI590,3753.7+24%
435Loudon County, TNTN63,7643.7+60%
436Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913.7+31%
437Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7373.7+47%
438Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2143.7+12%
439Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.7+22%
440Union County, OROR25,9003.7+31%
441Prince George's County, MDMD970,3743.7+41%
442Juab County, UTUT13,5673.7+23%
443Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603.7+93%
444Ulster County, NYNY183,3303.7+40%
445Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.7+39%
446Lanier County, GAGA10,6233.7+112%
447Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833.7+33%
448Rockingham County, NHNH324,0773.7+34%
449Conejos County, COCO7,5293.7+66%
450Addison County, VTVT38,0483.7+36%
451Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.7+25%
452Burleigh County, NDND103,2513.7+64%
453Davis County, UTUT381,2273.7+28%
454Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.7+35%
455Pacific County, WAWA24,3573.6+18%
456Lassen County, CACA28,1173.6+26%
457Meagher County, MTMT2,1373.6+57%
458Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103.6+56%
459Nye County, NVNV57,3363.6+36%
460Horry County, SCSC427,5513.6+39%
461Walton County, FLFL93,2883.6+52%
462Lake County, OROR8,1873.6+63%
463Monroe County, ININ143,3453.6+13%
464Comal County, TXTX209,1663.6+64%
465Richmond County, VAVA9,2943.6+40%
466Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.6+45%
467Knox County, MEME41,1173.6+21%
468Putnam County, TNTN86,6123.6+26%
469Lake County, FLFL456,0683.6+60%
470Prince William County, VAVA502,9663.6+62%
471Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6853.6+30%
472Chatham County, GAGA311,8553.6+49%
473York County, VAVA71,3743.6+41%
474Moore County, NCNC110,6193.6+34%
475Treasure County, MTMT7283.6+137%
478Morgan County, MOMO22,4183.6+46%
479Bennington County, VTVT36,6303.6+28%
480Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1323.6+30%
481Caroline County, MDMD34,1163.6+38%
482Door County, WIWI30,6163.6+14%
483DeKalb County, GAGA774,3943.6+33%
484Stone County, MOMO32,5033.6+30%
485Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.6+27%
486Mohave County, AZAZ228,1023.6+43%
487Waller County, TXTX69,8583.6+77%
488Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.6+42%
489Fremont County, WYWY39,4643.6+36%
490Elmore County, IDID29,4653.6+43%
491Nez Perce County, IDID42,9053.6+27%
492Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.6+37%
493Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7843.6+32%
494Franklin, VAVA8,4783.6+22%
495Custer County, SDSD9,4313.6+59%
496Las Animas County, COCO14,3913.6+18%
497Warren County, VAVA42,7403.6+39%
498Gilmer County, GAGA33,8943.6+46%
499Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.6+35%
500East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1803.6+38%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest afford score?

Kings County, New York ranks #1 with 11.5 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by afford score?

Kings County, New York, New York County, New York, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Bronx County, New York, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,129 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is afford score measured?

CensusEasy Afford Score: median home value divided by median household income, the number of years of a typical local income it takes to buy a typical local home. Lower is more affordable. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).