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Least affordable housing, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. Nantucket, MA leads at 11.4. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 13 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4994.4–

01Nantucket, MAMA14,75811.4−5%

02Jackson, WYWY36,58711.0+26%

03Kahului, HIHI160,6749.3−3%

04Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2199.3−15%

05Santa Cruz, CACA258,8529.2−7%

06Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4419.0+1%

07San Jose, CACA1,984,4739.0+11%

08Kapaa, HIHI73,4008.9−4%

09Key West, FLFL80,4068.9−5%

10San Francisco, CACA4,630,0418.6−2%

11San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3678.5−6%

12Honolulu, HIHI988,7038.5+6%

13Edwards, COCO54,2918.1+8%

14Santa Maria, CACA442,0658.1−16%

15San Diego, CACA3,282,2488.0+4%

16Salinas, CACA433,7298.0−16%

17Breckenridge, COCO39,0697.8+26%

18Napa, CACA132,9497.8−8%

19Santa Rosa, CACA486,4447.8−6%

20Ukiah, CACA88,1227.5−20%

21Oxnard, CACA830,8517.5−1%

22Hood River, OROR23,7207.4+24%

23Eureka, CACA131,6477.3−10%

24Sandpoint, IDID54,4207.3+29%

25Boulder, COCO328,5607.3+33%

26Heber, UTUT81,6557.3+28%

27Kalispell, MTMT115,4297.2+41%

28Port Townsend, WAWA33,9707.2+8%

29Bellingham, WAWA236,3927.2+20%

30Bozeman, MTMT128,7407.1+29%

31Hailey, IDID32,4367.1+7%

32New York, NYNY20,112,4487.1−11%

33Boone, NCNC54,7866.9+3%

34Rifle, COCO80,0996.9+7%

35Truckee, CACA101,9116.9−11%

36Durango, COCO56,8986.9+13%

37Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546.7+9%

38Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036.7+5%

39Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.7+1%

40Bend, OROR266,3766.7+18%

41Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4516.6+20%

42Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.6+1%

43Hilo, HIHI210,0436.6+0%

44Corvallis, OROR97,7286.6+20%

45Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6576.6+22%

46Astoria, OROR40,9266.5+9%

47Newport, OROR50,6366.5+5%

48Taos, NMNM34,5646.5+8%

49Pullman, WAWA48,5126.5+29%

50Seattle, WAWA4,161,8836.4+16%

51Rexburg, IDID69,3806.4+48%

52Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8646.3+33%

53St. George, UTUT213,6706.3+32%

54Carson, NVNV58,5716.3+21%

55Chico, CACA209,2116.3+2%

56Missoula, MTMT128,6986.2+15%

57Vallejo, CACA455,3766.2+8%

58Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3686.1+18%

59Brookings, OROR22,6216.1−14%

60Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5526.1+14%

61Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9756.1+20%

62Fort Collins, COCO377,2926.1+39%

63Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5276.0+67%

64Eugene, OROR381,5846.0+12%

65Naples, FLFL417,1316.0−2%

66Port Angeles, WAWA78,2026.0+10%

67Merced, CACA297,2606.0+9%

68Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.0+5%

69Sacramento, CACA2,477,2745.9+1%

70Reno, NVNV578,7345.9+16%

71Miami, FLFL6,391,0725.8+7%

72Medford, OROR221,7955.8−7%

73Stockton, CACA823,8155.8−2%

74Wenatchee, WAWA128,4145.7+21%

75Portland, OROR2,542,2825.7+12%

76The Dalles, OROR26,3105.7+28%

77Cedar City, UTUT67,1415.7+18%

78Boston, MAMA5,034,2215.7+2%

79Brevard, NCNC34,2115.6+31%

80Santa Fe, NMNM156,9075.6+2%

81Denver, COCO3,092,0375.6+36%

82Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2265.6+23%

83Moscow, IDID41,8425.6+13%

84Sonora, CACA53,1605.6−20%

85Sheridan, WYWY33,2415.5+26%

86Modesto, CACA557,7195.5−1%

87Walla Walla, WAWA62,3615.5+29%

88Cody, WYWY31,1715.5+34%

89Boise City, IDID864,2435.5+46%

90Coos Bay, OROR63,9925.4+5%

91Yuba City, CACA187,4785.4+9%

92Logan, UTUT160,8895.4+42%

93Montrose, COCO44,5915.4+24%

94Laramie, WYWY38,5585.4+22%

95Salem, OROR445,8145.4+21%

96El Centro, CACA181,4115.4+8%

97Ruston, LALA48,3605.4+71%

98Clearlake, CACA67,7725.3−20%

99Provo, UTUT773,4265.3+30%

100Bremerton, WAWA283,3745.3+11%

101Red Bluff, CACA64,6655.3−8%

102Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3775.3+31%

103Fresno, CACA1,203,3835.2−7%

104Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9665.2+5%

105Spokane, WAWA608,0125.2+31%

106Asheville, NCNC422,3455.2+25%

107Longview, WAWA114,8855.2+24%

108Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2455.2−19%

109Cañon City, COCO50,0395.2+28%

110Centralia, WAWA88,0625.2+20%

111Grand Junction, COCO162,8455.1+21%

112Colorado Springs, COCO781,7965.1+33%

113Crescent City, CACA26,4105.1−24%

114Helena, MTMT97,1535.1+36%

115Roseburg, OROR111,9515.1+9%

116Redding, CACA181,6485.0−17%

117The Villages, FLFL157,7725.0+18%

118Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9385.0+18%

119Bridgeport, CTCT978,1795.0–

120Lacey, WAWA304,2615.0+18%

121Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7215.0+18%

122North Port, FLFL948,1585.0+7%

123Shelton, WAWA71,1654.9+10%

124Albany, OROR132,8434.9+25%

125Providence, RIRI1,708,1614.9−7%

126Aberdeen, WAWA78,1444.9+29%

127Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1024.9+14%

128Greeley, COCO378,4264.9+38%

129Mountain Home, IDID29,4654.8+46%

130Nashville, TNTN2,197,4164.8+47%

131Easton, MDMD38,2384.8−14%

132Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.8+5%

133Charlottesville, VAVA228,5974.8−7%

134Pahrump, NVNV57,3364.8+22%

135Ontario, OROR60,0854.8+44%

136Sebastian, FLFL172,7994.8+14%

137Sevierville, TNTN101,3424.8+27%

138Klamath Falls, OROR70,2744.8+17%

139Cape Coral, FLFL875,6074.8+13%

140Athens, GAGA224,1484.8+16%

141Twin Falls, IDID123,9014.8+36%

142College Station, TXTX287,4764.7+37%

143Wilmington, NCNC492,7724.7+9%

144Orlando, FLFL2,957,6724.7+9%

145Durham, NCNC625,4854.7+24%

146Sterling, COCO20,6544.7+62%

147Washington, DCDC6,465,7244.7−6%

148Spearfish, SDSD29,4594.7+29%

149Austin, TXTX2,620,9454.7+45%

150Charleston, SCSC889,2634.7+16%

151Bishop, CACA18,1584.7−27%

152Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2124.7+15%

153Seaford, DEDE277,1404.7−2%

154Brigham City, UTUT70,4054.7+61%

155Baker City, OROR16,6584.7+31%

156Idaho Falls, IDID173,8514.7+54%

157Ogden, UTUT672,7844.6+42%

158Visalia, CACA485,1464.6−4%

159Tampa, FLFL3,418,8954.6+17%

160Kerrville, TXTX54,0374.6+54%

161Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064.6+46%

162Billings, MTMT193,6034.6+33%

163Morehead City, NCNC70,4694.6+3%

164Starkville, MSMS62,0634.6+40%

165Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4594.6−12%

166Lewiston, IDID65,4504.6+25%

167Hanford, CACA154,3274.6+1%

168Portland, MEME577,6354.6+6%

169Pueblo, COCO169,2774.6+32%

170Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6854.5+4%

171Crestview, FLFL315,0984.5+17%

172Pocatello, IDID91,5914.5+50%

173Deltona, FLFL746,9334.5+6%

174Waynesville, NCNC63,3694.5+18%

175La Grande, OROR25,9004.5+25%

176Amherst, MAMA164,0654.5+2%

177Kennewick, WAWA324,3344.5+50%

178Stillwater, OKOK83,8894.5+34%

179Lawrence, KSKS120,9204.4+15%

180Juneau city and, AKAK31,6094.4+14%

181Worcester, MAMA888,5024.4+0%

182Gainesville, FLFL359,0364.4+1%

183Greenfield, MAMA70,6984.4+3%

184New Orleans, LALA970,8494.4+10%

185Yakima, WAWA259,1854.4+26%

186Ruidoso, NMNM19,8444.4+15%

187State College, PAPA157,3934.4+16%

188Burlington, VTVT227,8034.4+5%

189Cheyenne, WYWY102,9384.3+35%

190Payson, AZAZ53,8014.3+5%

191Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6664.3+16%

192Huntsville, TXTX83,8424.3+40%

193Gainesville, GAGA226,5684.3+26%

194Palm Bay, FLFL663,9824.3+15%

195Cookeville, TNTN152,4774.3+37%

196Oxford, MSMS71,9724.3+25%

197Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5514.3+9%

198Tallahassee, FLFL397,4424.3+6%

199Alamosa, COCO27,8964.3+17%

200Española, NMNM39,8324.3+30%

201Hudson, NYNY60,1684.3+7%

202Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8304.3+35%

203Dover, DEDE194,7864.3+9%

204Cambridge, MDMD33,6284.2−7%

205Ketchikan, AKAK13,5494.2+8%

206Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1554.2−8%

207Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7204.2+27%

208Nogales, AZAZ50,0204.2+4%

209Brainerd, MNMN100,5624.2−1%

210Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9124.2+3%

211Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2144.2+15%

212Springfield, MAMA464,3384.2−0%

213Madison, WIWI709,6854.2+14%

214Shelbyville, TNTN55,2734.2+41%

215Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5004.2+15%

216Fallon, NVNV25,8514.2+14%

217Crossville, TNTN66,3004.1+14%

218Winchester, VAVA152,3324.1−7%

219Riverton, WYWY39,4644.1+24%

220Stephenville, TXTX43,9114.1+46%

221Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1184.1+34%

222Othello, WAWA21,4884.1+29%

223Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1824.1+23%

224Bloomington, ININ165,2314.1+14%

225Rapid City, SDSD156,9344.1+28%

226Moses Lake, WAWA105,7274.1+23%

227Vermillion, SDSD15,0314.1+30%

228Kingston, NYNY183,3304.1−3%

229Pinehurst, NCNC110,6194.1+6%

230Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4974.1+13%

231Panama City, FLFL231,1744.1+14%

232Manchester, NHNH433,4154.1+4%

233Alexandria, MNMN40,1204.1+4%

234Albuquerque, NMNM925,2794.1+8%

235Knoxville, TNTN968,1374.1+30%

236Vernal, UTUT38,2784.0+32%

237Petoskey, MIMI33,7754.0+9%

238Hermiston, OROR93,7214.0+37%

239Tullahoma, TNTN69,3394.0+35%

240Laconia, NHNH65,1474.0−4%

241Lakeland, FLFL874,7904.0+25%

242Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0474.0−22%

243Daphne, ALAL267,7614.0+14%

244Traverse City, MIMI156,9724.0+15%

245Pittsfield, MAMA128,2244.0−5%

246Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3774.0−12%

247New Haven, CTCT578,7414.0–

248Richmond, VAVA1,389,3384.0+4%

249Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2134.0−5%

250Albemarle, NCNC68,8304.0+42%

251Ocala, FLFL442,6604.0+7%

252Savannah, GAGA438,3144.0+8%

253Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.9+20%

254Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713.9+48%

255Lexington, KYKY535,1743.9+22%

256Susanville, CACA28,1173.9−9%

257Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.9+18%

258Forest City, NCNC65,7453.9+37%

259Great Falls, MTMT85,0293.9+13%

260Price, UTUT20,6803.9+50%

261Silver City, NMNM27,2523.9+14%

262Burley, IDID49,3083.9+45%

263Las Cruces, NMNM229,0913.9+4%

264Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0833.9−15%

265Branson, MOMO57,0013.9+14%

266Brattleboro, VTVT45,2043.9−12%

267Jefferson, GAGA99,2653.9+20%

268Faribault, MNMN69,9393.8+8%

269Dallas, TXTX8,477,1573.8+52%

270Staunton, VAVA129,6923.8+1%

271St. Simons, GAGA118,5243.8+20%

272Franklin, KYKY20,7883.8+39%

273Auburn, ALAL208,0133.8+15%

274Chattanooga, TNTN594,5303.8+23%

275Bennington, VTVT36,6303.8−9%

276Seneca, SCSC83,7753.8+27%

277Anchorage, AKAK405,8213.8+6%

278Fayetteville, ARAR622,1773.8+14%

279Concord, NHNH158,0783.8−2%

280Casper, WYWY80,5263.8+11%

281Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0413.8+4%

282Brookings, SDSD37,6353.8+23%

283Barre, VTVT59,6523.8+6%

284Fargo, NDND269,5283.8+24%

285Johnson City, TNTN216,4163.8+18%

286Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.8+15%

287Blackfoot, IDID51,1533.8+33%

288Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2953.8+1%

289Whitewater, WIWI106,1273.8+3%

290Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7813.8−11%

291Trenton, NJNJ399,2893.8−14%

292Hammond, LALA141,3463.8+10%

293Morgantown, WVWV141,9953.7+13%

294Norwich, CTCT284,0153.7–

295Blacksburg, VAVA181,6163.7−4%

296Winchester, TNTN45,5793.7+38%

297Pensacola, FLFL544,9493.7+10%

298Lewiston, MEME116,4873.7+6%

299Greenville, SCSC1,014,1013.7+25%

300Lafayette, ININ228,4683.7+30%

301Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1183.7−3%

302Brenham, TXTX38,2883.7+18%

303Natchitoches, LALA36,0893.7+24%

304Greeneville, TNTN73,8313.7+31%

305Show Low, AZAZ109,9463.7+9%

306Memphis, TNTN1,341,4123.7+26%

307Lebanon, NHNH224,5003.7−5%

308Waterbury, CTCT463,3493.7–

309Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.7+21%

310Burlington, NCNC186,1773.7+19%

311Sanford, NCNC70,2583.7+27%

312Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3323.7+6%

313Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0103.7−1%

314Morristown, TNTN128,8673.6+18%

315Statesboro, GAGA97,9773.6−2%

316Lincoln, NENE352,0813.6+28%

317Bowling Green, KYKY197,1803.6+26%

318Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8503.6+8%

319Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6383.6+36%

320San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1403.6+45%

321Columbia, MOMO219,0623.6+12%

322Bismarck, NDND139,7503.6+35%

323Las Vegas, NMNM30,3113.6+6%

324Mountain Home, ARAR42,9823.6+8%

325Columbus, OHOH2,242,0283.6+19%

326Lynchburg, VAVA269,1693.6+6%

327Greenville, NCNC182,9363.6+10%

328Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0773.6+18%

329Torrington, CTCT114,6903.6–

330Greensboro, NCNC805,9453.6+13%

331Evanston, WYWY23,4153.6+25%

332Houston, TXTX7,904,6273.6+45%

333St. Cloud, MNMN205,8543.6+6%

334Chicago, ILIL9,434,1233.6−17%

335Hagerstown, MDMD315,2803.6−15%

336Allentown, PAPA887,6153.6−6%

337Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9143.6+36%

338Fayetteville, TNTN36,8533.6+34%

339Clarksville, TNTN349,0013.6+36%

340Valdosta, GAGA153,2763.5+16%

341Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2063.5+16%

342Cornelia, GAGA50,4163.5−2%

343Rolla, MOMO45,2473.5+24%

344Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2013.5−9%

345Mankato, MNMN104,9073.5+8%

346Grand Forks, NDND105,0463.5+20%

347Deming, NMNM25,4073.5+7%

348Kingsland, GAGA60,1433.5+7%

349Waco, TXTX308,8073.5+46%

350Warrensburg, MOMO56,6703.5+18%

351Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.5+16%

352Springfield, MOMO500,6943.5+17%

353Slidell, LALA279,1083.5+5%

354Hartford, CTCT1,171,4263.5–

355Eau Claire, WIWI176,6473.5+11%

356Roanoke, VAVA316,5473.5+4%

357McMinnville, TNTN43,7173.5+34%

358Murray, KYKY39,4213.5+29%

359Granbury, TXTX70,5013.5+25%

360Jacksonville, NCNC217,1753.5+10%

361LaGrange, GAGA107,0973.5+18%

362Farmington, NMNM120,3403.5+7%

363Ames, IAIA128,0903.5+14%

364Yuma, AZAZ224,4493.5−2%

365Lancaster, PAPA563,1593.5+3%

366Baton Rouge, LALA888,6993.5+15%

367Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1373.5+20%

368Augusta, MEME129,0673.4+7%

369Spartanburg, SCSC407,6563.4+29%

370Bemidji, MNMN47,0553.4+4%

371Sherman, TXTX153,6133.4+62%

372Monticello, NYNY80,5863.4−11%

373Kingsport, TNTN314,8343.4+20%

374Huntsville, ALAL556,4443.4+25%

375Winnemucca, NVNV17,2673.4+38%

376Bogalusa, LALA44,9373.4+23%

377Harrison, ARAR45,6543.4+20%

378Hays, KSKS29,0753.4+23%

379Niles, MIMI152,4443.4+8%

380New Bern, NCNC127,3583.4+4%

381Columbia, SCSC879,9183.4+21%

382Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6453.4+17%

383Lexington Park, MDMD211,1763.4−19%

384Sebring, FLFL111,1223.4−2%

385Elko, NVNV56,6823.4+31%

386Shelby, NCNC103,3253.4+26%

387Greenwood, SCSC95,2153.4+27%

388Hickory, NCNC376,8903.4+15%

389Lafayette, LALA423,7583.4+24%

390Hot Springs, ARAR99,6953.4−1%

391Richmond, KYKY131,8063.4+8%

392Putnam, CTCT98,0963.4–

393West Plains, MOMO40,7983.4+27%

394Ludington, MIMI29,0403.4+12%

395La Crosse, WIWI171,1823.4+13%

396Red Wing, MNMN48,1953.4−1%

397Manhattan, KSKS136,1223.4+1%

398Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723.4+9%

399Shreveport, LALA383,4743.4+19%

400Louisville, KYKY1,402,5093.4+12%

401Los Alamos, NMNM19,4073.4+18%

402Jamestown, NDND21,4143.4+64%

403Keene, NHNH78,2693.4−10%

404Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083.4−13%

405Rochester, MNMN231,1843.4+22%

406Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673.4+38%

407Killeen, TXTX511,4973.3+47%

408Athens, TNTN71,5903.3+15%

409Palatka, FLFL77,7343.3+6%

410Milledgeville, GAGA44,0293.3+11%

411Rutland, VTVT59,6533.3−9%

412Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7953.3+2%

413Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7663.3+16%

414Okeechobee, FLFL42,6083.3−7%

415Monroe, LALA222,3903.3+29%

416Winona, MNMN50,5233.3−8%

417Williston, NDND41,7673.3+97%

418Rome, GAGA101,3783.3+15%

419Midland, TXTX193,1393.3+51%

420Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6823.3+21%

421Jonesboro, ARAR139,4403.3+28%

422Marquette, MIMI68,0643.3+19%

423Athens, OHOH63,1973.3−9%

424Washington, NCNC44,6703.3+25%

425Hinesville, GAGA91,8703.3+25%

426Wilson, NCNC81,1503.3+15%

427Newport, TNTN37,8893.3−1%

428Lake City, FLFL74,0943.3−6%

429Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843.3+4%

430Cleveland, MSMS28,2623.3+10%

431Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.3−5%

432Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4043.3+2%

433Minot, NDND75,6943.3+40%

434Watertown, WIWI86,5053.3−2%

435Gulfport, MSMS431,3293.3+11%

436Watertown, SDSD29,5623.3+8%

437Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.3+8%

438Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.3−2%

439Fayetteville, NCNC395,4123.3+22%

440Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6663.3+19%

441North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.3+0%

442Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.3+34%

443Albany, NYNY915,8353.3−2%

444Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.3+43%

445Baraboo, WIWI66,6523.3−2%

446Menomonie, WIWI46,2233.3+3%

447Tyler, TXTX252,5493.2+27%

448Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.2−5%

449Athens, TXTX88,5953.2+49%

450Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0023.2+10%

451Mobile, ALAL411,6583.2+10%

452Troy, ALAL33,6883.2+1%

453Bonham, TXTX39,2653.2+77%

454Bangor, MEME157,9673.2+3%

455Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6953.2+23%

456Reading, PAPA440,0723.2+1%

457Frankfort, KYKY77,8743.2+18%

458Albertville, ALAL103,5373.2+20%

459Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553.2+17%

460Racine, WIWI198,9193.2−1%

461Somerset, KYKY67,3843.2+10%

462Salisbury, MDMD131,8723.2−16%

463Columbus, GAGA324,8303.2+7%

464Holland, MIMI123,1883.2+8%

465Cedartown, GAGA45,5143.2+14%

466Opelousas, LALA80,7653.2+24%

467East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1793.2−12%

468Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8233.2+19%

469Toccoa, GAGA27,8543.2+3%

470Little Rock, ARAR777,6073.2+15%

471Henderson, NCNC42,6383.2+11%

472Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.2+1%

473Kearney, NENE57,9623.2+22%

474Stevens Point, WIWI71,9433.2+15%

475Gettysburg, PAPA107,5943.2−10%

476Mount Airy, NCNC72,2873.2+15%

477Dickinson, NDND39,1423.2+45%

478Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1933.2+15%

479Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5533.2+8%

480Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133.2+8%

481Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.2+8%

482Cullman, ALAL94,0093.2+20%

483Willmar, MNMN44,7203.2−0%

484Lubbock, TXTX368,4313.2+38%

485Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8583.2+9%

486Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963.2+5%

487Paris, TNTN32,8963.2+37%

488Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2733.2+21%

489Williamsport, PAPA112,5873.2+13%

490Lebanon, MOMO36,9433.2+27%

491Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0353.2+18%

492Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8133.2+23%

493Danville, KYKY56,9853.2+10%

494Safford, AZAZ40,1573.1+10%

495Champaign, ILIL239,9793.1+3%

496Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133.1−0%

497Omaha, NENE1,009,8363.1+21%

498Alexandria, LALA147,9523.1+20%

499Jackson, MSMS609,8473.1+21%

500Picayune, MSMS59,3633.1+3%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest afford score?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with 11.4 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Nantucket, MA, Jackson, WY-ID, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Vineyard Haven, MA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).