RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

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. The median across all 925 is 3.2. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Walla Walla, WA, up 52 places to #87.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

USUnited States334,922,4994.4–

01▲1Nantucket, MAMA14,75811.4+56%

02▲3Jackson, WYWY36,58711.0+191%

03▲6Kahului, HIHI160,6749.3+81%

04▼3Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2199.3+50%

05▼2Santa Cruz, CACA258,8529.2+34%

06▼2Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4419.0+46%

07▼1San Jose, CACA1,984,4739.0+51%

08▲7Kapaa, HIHI73,4008.9+97%

09▲2Key West, FLFL80,4068.9+77%

10▼3San Francisco, CACA4,630,0418.6+30%

11▼1San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3678.5+24%

12▼4Honolulu, HIHI988,7038.5+22%

13▲6Edwards, COCO54,2918.1+120%

14▼2Santa Maria, CACA442,0658.1+15%

15▲3San Diego, CACA3,282,2488.0+51%

16Salinas, CACA433,7298.0+37%

17▲6Breckenridge, COCO39,0697.8+168%

18▼1Napa, CACA132,9497.8+57%

19▼6Santa Rosa, CACA486,4447.8+41%

20▼6Ukiah, CACA88,1227.5+61%

21Oxnard, CACA830,8517.5+40%

22▲12Hood River, OROR23,7207.4+144%

23▼1Eureka, CACA131,6477.3+95%

24▲26Sandpoint, IDID54,4207.3+157%

25▲2Boulder, COCO328,5607.3+151%

26▲5Heber, UTUT81,6557.3+163%

27▲39Kalispell, MTMT115,4297.2+172%

28▼2Port Townsend, WAWA33,9707.2+105%

29▲6Bellingham, WAWA236,3927.2+125%

30▲8Bozeman, MTMT128,7407.1+138%

31▼6Hailey, IDID32,4367.1+113%

32▼12New York, NYNY20,112,4487.1+17%

33▲19Boone, NCNC54,7866.9+95%

34▲6Rifle, COCO80,0996.9+17%

35▼11Truckee, CACA101,9116.9+44%

36▼8Durango, COCO56,8986.9+108%

37▼5Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546.7+95%

38▲15Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036.7+130%

39▼9Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.7+89%

40▲4Bend, OROR266,3766.7+159%

41▼8Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4516.6+170%

42▲4Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.6+29%

43▼7Hilo, HIHI210,0436.6+76%

44▼5Corvallis, OROR97,7286.6+147%

45▼2Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6576.6+84%

46▲1Astoria, OROR40,9266.5+164%

47▲8Newport, OROR50,6366.5+115%

48▼19Taos, NMNM34,5646.5+54%

49▼7Pullman, WAWA48,5126.5+128%

50▼9Seattle, WAWA4,161,8836.4+82%

51▲35Rexburg, IDID69,3806.4+137%

52▲26Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8646.3+152%

53▲19St. George, UTUT213,6706.3+99%

54▲7Carson, NVNV58,5716.3+100%

55▼18Chico, CACA209,2116.3+51%

56▼5Missoula, MTMT128,6986.2+125%

57▲3Vallejo, CACA455,3766.2+63%

58▲11Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3686.1+94%

59▼11Brookings, OROR22,6216.1+67%

60▲4Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5526.1+58%

61▲19Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9756.1+115%

62▲3Fort Collins, COCO377,2926.1+114%

63▲7Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5276.0+122%

64▲3Eugene, OROR381,5846.0+132%

65▼8Naples, FLFL417,1316.0+68%

66▲8Port Angeles, WAWA78,2026.0+94%

67▲16Merced, CACA297,2606.0+70%

68▼14Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.0+49%

69▼24Sacramento, CACA2,477,2745.9+43%

70▼8Reno, NVNV578,7345.9+73%

71▼8Miami, FLFL6,391,0725.8+94%

72▼16Medford, OROR221,7955.8+95%

73▼24Stockton, CACA823,8155.8+46%

74▲5Wenatchee, WAWA128,4145.7+104%

75▼7Portland, OROR2,542,2825.7+147%

76▲41The Dalles, OROR26,3105.7+181%

77▲22Cedar City, UTUT67,1415.7+110%

78▼19Boston, MAMA5,034,2215.7+29%

79▲16Brevard, NCNC34,2115.6+96%

80▼5Santa Fe, NMNM156,9075.6+62%

81▼8Denver, COCO3,092,0375.6+116%

82▲7Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2265.6+87%

83▼1Moscow, IDID41,8425.6+101%

84▼26Sonora, CACA53,1605.6+24%

85▼4Sheridan, WYWY33,2415.5+136%

86▼15Modesto, CACA557,7195.5+34%

87▲52Walla Walla, WAWA62,3615.5+139%

88▲13Cody, WYWY31,1715.5+118%

89▲46Boise City, IDID864,2435.5+139%

90▲8Coos Bay, OROR63,9925.4+141%

91▼4Yuba City, CACA187,4785.4+66%

92▲27Logan, UTUT160,8895.4+125%

93▲7Montrose, COCO44,5915.4+104%

94▼10Laramie, WYWY38,5585.4+66%

95▲9Salem, OROR445,8145.4+137%

96▲1El Centro, CACA181,4115.4+67%

97▲25Ruston, LALA48,3605.4+85%

98▼21Clearlake, CACA67,7725.3+22%

99▲9Provo, UTUT773,4265.3+110%

100▼10Bremerton, WAWA283,3745.3+92%

101▼16Red Bluff, CACA64,6655.3+74%

102▲10Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3775.3+128%

103▼15Fresno, CACA1,203,3835.2+66%

104▲12Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9665.2+50%

105▲29Spokane, WAWA608,0125.2+129%

106▼1Asheville, NCNC422,3455.2+100%

107▲14Longview, WAWA114,8855.2+136%

108▼14Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2455.2+40%

109▲60Cañon City, COCO50,0395.2+78%

110▲5Centralia, WAWA88,0625.2+121%

111Grand Junction, COCO162,8455.1+95%

112▲2Colorado Springs, COCO781,7965.1+87%

113▼20Crescent City, CACA26,4105.1+36%

114▲28Helena, MTMT97,1535.1+120%

115▲3Roseburg, OROR111,9515.1+114%

116▼24Redding, CACA181,6485.0+42%

117▼21The Villages, FLFL157,7725.0+103%

118▲19Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9385.0+83%

119Bridgeport, CTCT978,1795.0–

120▲4Lacey, WAWA304,2615.0+93%

121▲23Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7215.0+66%

122▲1North Port, FLFL948,1585.0+67%

123▲5Shelton, WAWA71,1654.9+85%

124▲14Albany, OROR132,8434.9+143%

125▲2Providence, RIRI1,708,1614.9+15%

126▲39Aberdeen, WAWA78,1444.9+131%

127▲74Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1024.9+56%

128▼25Greeley, COCO378,4264.9+85%

129▲74Mountain Home, IDID29,4654.8+98%

130▲33Nashville, TNTN2,197,4164.8+94%

131▼40Easton, MDMD38,2384.8+32%

132▼6Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.8+67%

133▼27Charlottesville, VAVA228,5974.8+62%

134▲58Pahrump, NVNV57,3364.8+99%

135▲106Ontario, OROR60,0854.8+114%

136▲28Sebastian, FLFL172,7994.8+78%

137▲51Sevierville, TNTN101,3424.8+77%

138▲18Klamath Falls, OROR70,2744.8+109%

139▲10Cape Coral, FLFL875,6074.8+62%

140▲8Athens, GAGA224,1484.8+58%

141▲116Twin Falls, IDID123,9014.8+124%

142▼6College Station, TXTX287,4764.7+56%

143▼13Wilmington, NCNC492,7724.7+76%

144▲1Orlando, FLFL2,957,6724.7+77%

145▲1Durham, NCNC625,4854.7+68%

146▲131Sterling, COCO20,6544.7+138%

147▼45Washington, DCDC6,465,7244.7+35%

148▼39Spearfish, SDSD29,4594.7+124%

149▲12Austin, TXTX2,620,9454.7+75%

150▼17Charleston, SCSC889,2634.7+83%

151▼44Bishop, CACA18,1584.7−3%

152▼5Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2124.7+58%

153▼28Seaford, DEDE277,1404.7+57%

154▲59Brigham City, UTUT70,4054.7+142%

155Baker City, OROR16,6584.7+149%

156▲107Idaho Falls, IDID173,8514.7+123%

157▲49Ogden, UTUT672,7844.6+114%

158▼45Visalia, CACA485,1464.6+54%

159▲17Tampa, FLFL3,418,8954.6+71%

160▲89Kerrville, TXTX54,0374.6+59%

161▲16Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064.6+107%

162▼4Billings, MTMT193,6034.6+91%

163▼9Morehead City, NCNC70,4694.6+64%

164▲4Starkville, MSMS62,0634.6+77%

165▼33Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4594.6+52%

166▲12Lewiston, IDID65,4504.6+99%

167▲14Hanford, CACA154,3274.6+66%

168▲4Portland, MEME577,6354.6+28%

169▲64Pueblo, COCO169,2774.6+94%

170▲25Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6854.5+51%

171▲20Crestview, FLFL315,0984.5+83%

172▲118Pocatello, IDID91,5914.5+123%

173▼6Deltona, FLFL746,9334.5+59%

174▲30Waynesville, NCNC63,3694.5+71%

175▲10La Grande, OROR25,9004.5+132%

176▼26Amherst, MAMA164,0654.5+14%

177▲45Kennewick, WAWA324,3344.5+115%

178▼49Stillwater, OKOK83,8894.5+76%

179▲48Lawrence, KSKS120,9204.4+66%

180▼40Juneau city and, AKAK31,6094.4+86%

181▼19Worcester, MAMA888,5024.4+13%

182▼22Gainesville, FLFL359,0364.4+53%

183▼31Greenfield, MAMA70,6984.4+17%

184▼74New Orleans, LALA970,8494.4+46%

185▲40Yakima, WAWA259,1854.4+89%

186▼27Ruidoso, NMNM19,8444.4+25%

187▼34State College, PAPA157,3934.4+52%

188▼37Burlington, VTVT227,8034.4+39%

189▲43Cheyenne, WYWY102,9384.3+73%

190▼15Payson, AZAZ53,8014.3+55%

191▲109Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6664.3+40%

192▼35Huntsville, TXTX83,8424.3+58%

193▲68Gainesville, GAGA226,5684.3+69%

194▼15Palm Bay, FLFL663,9824.3+77%

195▲51Cookeville, TNTN152,4774.3+88%

196▼22Oxford, MSMS71,9724.3+63%

197▼4Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5514.3+42%

198▲11Tallahassee, FLFL397,4424.3+70%

199▼17Alamosa, COCO27,8964.3+73%

200▼69Española, NMNM39,8324.3+36%

201▲36Hudson, NYNY60,1684.3+23%

202▲63Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8304.3+87%

203▼33Dover, DEDE194,7864.3+55%

204▲8Cambridge, MDMD33,6284.2+55%

205▼62Ketchikan, AKAK13,5494.2+73%

206▼40Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1554.2+52%

207▲23Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7204.2+63%

208▼25Nogales, AZAZ50,0204.2+30%

209▼20Brainerd, MNMN100,5624.2+67%

210▼39Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9124.2+62%

211▼27Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2144.2+59%

212▼39Springfield, MAMA464,3384.2+6%

213▲2Madison, WIWI709,6854.2+83%

214▲79Shelbyville, TNTN55,2734.2+102%

215▲30Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5004.2+82%

216▲1Fallon, NVNV25,8514.2+45%

217▲68Crossville, TNTN66,3004.1+75%

218▲16Winchester, VAVA152,3324.1+45%

219▼17Riverton, WYWY39,4644.1+78%

220▲133Stephenville, TXTX43,9114.1+74%

221▲85Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1184.1+100%

222▲99Othello, WAWA21,4884.1+124%

223▲36Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1824.1+65%

224▲4Bloomington, ININ165,2314.1+60%

225▲25Rapid City, SDSD156,9344.1+88%

226▲57Moses Lake, WAWA105,7274.1+75%

227▲49Vermillion, SDSD15,0314.1+66%

228▼41Kingston, NYNY183,3304.1+21%

229▼33Pinehurst, NCNC110,6194.1+44%

230▲30Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4974.1+73%

231▲13Panama City, FLFL231,1744.1+67%

232▼14Manchester, NHNH433,4154.1+20%

233▼2Alexandria, MNMN40,1204.1+59%

234▼37Albuquerque, NMNM925,2794.1+35%

235▲63Knoxville, TNTN968,1374.1+75%

236▲42Vernal, UTUT38,2784.0+121%

237▼57Petoskey, MIMI33,7754.0+63%

238▲76Hermiston, OROR93,7214.0+95%

239▲93Tullahoma, TNTN69,3394.0+96%

240▼5Laconia, NHNH65,1474.0+12%

241▲60Lakeland, FLFL874,7904.0+68%

242▼42Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0474.0+23%

243Daphne, ALAL267,7614.0+61%

244▲9Traverse City, MIMI156,9724.0+74%

245▼35Pittsfield, MAMA128,2244.0+7%

246▼23Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3774.0+12%

247New Haven, CTCT578,7414.0–

248▼10Richmond, VAVA1,389,3384.0+74%

249▼55Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2134.0+43%

250▲221Albemarle, NCNC68,8304.0+93%

251▲28Ocala, FLFL442,6604.0+45%

252Savannah, GAGA438,3144.0+71%

253▼54Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.9+54%

254▲159Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713.9+97%

255▲34Lexington, KYKY535,1743.9+58%

256▼66Susanville, CACA28,1173.9+52%

257▼49Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.9+15%

258▲149Forest City, NCNC65,7453.9+105%

259▼45Great Falls, MTMT85,0293.9+55%

260▲112Price, UTUT20,6803.9+92%

261▼13Silver City, NMNM27,2523.9+67%

262▲63Burley, IDID49,3083.9+107%

263▼39Las Cruces, NMNM229,0913.9+27%

264▼45Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0833.9+49%

265▲45Branson, MOMO57,0013.9+39%

266▼125Brattleboro, VTVT45,2043.9+11%

267▲63Jefferson, GAGA99,2653.9+77%

268▲2Faribault, MNMN69,9393.8+68%

269▲58Dallas, TXTX8,477,1573.8+64%

270▼50Staunton, VAVA129,6923.8+59%

271▲15St. Simons, GAGA118,5243.8+73%

272▲180Franklin, KYKY20,7883.8+84%

273▲24Auburn, ALAL208,0133.8+31%

274▲35Chattanooga, TNTN594,5303.8+71%

275▼77Bennington, VTVT36,6303.8+11%

276▼8Seneca, SCSC83,7753.8+71%

277▼91Anchorage, AKAK405,8213.8+59%

278▲56Fayetteville, ARAR622,1773.8+63%

279▲25Concord, NHNH158,0783.8+15%

280▼51Casper, WYWY80,5263.8+100%

281▼39Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0413.8+76%

282▼2Brookings, SDSD37,6353.8+63%

283▼72Barre, VTVT59,6523.8+25%

284▼45Fargo, NDND269,5283.8+55%

285▼14Johnson City, TNTN216,4163.8+60%

286▲25Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.8+81%

287▲129Blackfoot, IDID51,1533.8+86%

288▼21Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2953.8+57%

289▼2Whitewater, WIWI106,1273.8+66%

290▼50Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7813.8+45%

291▼65Trenton, NJNJ399,2893.8+13%

292▼56Hammond, LALA141,3463.8+23%

293▼77Morgantown, WVWV141,9953.7+38%

294Norwich, CTCT284,0153.7–

295▼90Blacksburg, VAVA181,6163.7+37%

296▲35Winchester, TNTN45,5793.7+83%

297▲62Pensacola, FLFL544,9493.7+62%

298▲47Lewiston, MEME116,4873.7+16%

299▲43Greenville, SCSC1,014,1013.7+71%

300▲85Lafayette, ININ228,4683.7+70%

301▼39Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1183.7+37%

302▼18Brenham, TXTX38,2883.7+47%

303▼227Natchitoches, LALA36,0893.7+26%

304▲16Greeneville, TNTN73,8313.7+81%

305Show Low, AZAZ109,9463.7+39%

306▲77Memphis, TNTN1,341,4123.7+55%

307▼35Lebanon, NHNH224,5003.7+11%

308Waterbury, CTCT463,3493.7–

309▲261Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.7+48%

310▲3Burlington, NCNC186,1773.7+56%

311▲157Sanford, NCNC70,2583.7+60%

312▲86Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3323.7+37%

313▼17Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0103.7+60%

314▲3Morristown, TNTN128,8673.6+69%

315▲87Statesboro, GAGA97,9773.6+33%

316▲33Lincoln, NENE352,0813.6+72%

317▲12Bowling Green, KYKY197,1803.6+61%

318▼26Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8503.6+39%

319▲28Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6383.6+87%

320▲56San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1403.6+67%

321▼52Columbia, MOMO219,0623.6+52%

322▼101Bismarck, NDND139,7503.6+58%

323▼203Las Vegas, NMNM30,3113.6+34%

324▼2Mountain Home, ARAR42,9823.6+28%

325▲96Columbus, OHOH2,242,0283.6+56%

326▼11Lynchburg, VAVA269,1693.6+56%

327▲40Greenville, NCNC182,9363.6+30%

328▼53Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0773.6+85%

329Torrington, CTCT114,6903.6–

330▲34Greensboro, NCNC805,9453.6+49%

331▲261Evanston, WYWY23,4153.6+101%

332▲57Houston, TXTX7,904,6273.6+79%

333▲27St. Cloud, MNMN205,8543.6+59%

334▼79Chicago, ILIL9,434,1233.6+25%

335▼47Hagerstown, MDMD315,2803.6+32%

336▼24Allentown, PAPA887,6153.6+15%

337▲166Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9143.6+70%

338▲138Fayetteville, TNTN36,8533.6+64%

339▲104Clarksville, TNTN349,0013.6+64%

340▼16Valdosta, GAGA153,2763.5+43%

341▲17Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2063.5+52%

342▲87Cornelia, GAGA50,4163.5+50%

343▼61Rolla, MOMO45,2473.5+57%

344▼9Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2013.5+31%

345▼29Mankato, MNMN104,9073.5+55%

346▼139Grand Forks, NDND105,0463.5+50%

347▲214Deming, NMNM25,4073.5+18%

348▲99Kingsland, GAGA60,1433.5+49%

349▲32Waco, TXTX308,8073.5+65%

350▲61Warrensburg, MOMO56,6703.5+47%

351▼11Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.5+81%

352▼29Springfield, MOMO500,6943.5+52%

353▼54Slidell, LALA279,1083.5+42%

354Hartford, CTCT1,171,4263.5–

355▲49Eau Claire, WIWI176,6473.5+79%

356▼6Roanoke, VAVA316,5473.5+51%

357▲137McMinnville, TNTN43,7173.5+73%

358▼102Murray, KYKY39,4213.5+35%

359▲34Granbury, TXTX70,5013.5+49%

360▼57Jacksonville, NCNC217,1753.5+30%

361▲122LaGrange, GAGA107,0973.5+70%

362▼81Farmington, NMNM120,3403.5+32%

363▼35Ames, IAIA128,0903.5+60%

364▲69Yuma, AZAZ224,4493.5+29%

365▼58Lancaster, PAPA563,1593.5+29%

366▼71Baton Rouge, LALA888,6993.5+40%

367▲13Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1373.5+50%

368▲2Augusta, MEME129,0673.4+24%

369▲103Spartanburg, SCSC407,6563.4+75%

370▼104Bemidji, MNMN47,0553.4+48%

371▲204Sherman, TXTX153,6133.4+91%

372▲29Monticello, NYNY80,5863.4+2%

373▼19Kingsport, TNTN314,8343.4+52%

374▲89Huntsville, ALAL556,4443.4+51%

375▲80Winnemucca, NVNV17,2673.4+52%

376▲15Bogalusa, LALA44,9373.4+47%

377▲77Harrison, ARAR45,6543.4+54%

378▼32Hays, KSKS29,0753.4+53%

379▼23Niles, MIMI152,4443.4+77%

380▼15New Bern, NCNC127,3583.4+35%

381▲72Columbia, SCSC879,9183.4+47%

382▲79Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6453.4+70%

383▼110Lexington Park, MDMD211,1763.4+19%

384▲100Sebring, FLFL111,1223.4+24%

385▲65Elko, NVNV56,6823.4+44%

386▼24Shelby, NCNC103,3253.4+71%

387▲13Greenwood, SCSC95,2153.4+67%

388▲81Hickory, NCNC376,8903.4+64%

389▼28Lafayette, LALA423,7583.4+37%

390▼17Hot Springs, ARAR99,6953.4+30%

391▲1Richmond, KYKY131,8063.4+44%

392Putnam, CTCT98,0963.4–

393▲12West Plains, MOMO40,7983.4+54%

394▼7Ludington, MIMI29,0403.4+72%

395▼51La Crosse, WIWI171,1823.4+60%

396▼63Red Wing, MNMN48,1953.4+55%

397▼150Manhattan, KSKS136,1223.4+28%

398▼90Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723.4+45%

399▼148Shreveport, LALA383,4743.4+41%

400▲14Louisville, KYKY1,402,5093.4+67%

401▲105Los Alamos, NMNM19,4073.4+45%

402▼51Jamestown, NDND21,4143.4+66%

403▼65Keene, NHNH78,2693.4−4%

404▲76Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083.4−14%

405▲53Rochester, MNMN231,1843.4+72%

406▲56Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673.4+72%

407▲110Killeen, TXTX511,4973.3+41%

408▼42Athens, TNTN71,5903.3+63%

409▲185Palatka, FLFL77,7343.3+36%

410▲57Milledgeville, GAGA44,0293.3+55%

411▼74Rutland, VTVT59,6533.30%

412▲18Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7953.3+66%

413▲35Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7663.3+50%

414▲213Okeechobee, FLFL42,6083.3+32%

415▼97Monroe, LALA222,3903.3+40%

416▲1Winona, MNMN50,5233.3+58%

417▼123Williston, NDND41,7673.3+81%

418▲83Rome, GAGA101,3783.3+73%

419▲51Midland, TXTX193,1393.3+69%

420▲67Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6823.3+65%

421▲20Jonesboro, ARAR139,4403.3+49%

422▲27Marquette, MIMI68,0643.3+87%

423▼149Athens, OHOH63,1973.3+35%

424▲3Washington, NCNC44,6703.3+39%

425▲141Hinesville, GAGA91,8703.3+22%

426▲8Wilson, NCNC81,1503.3+36%

427▼30Newport, TNTN37,8893.3+37%

428▼4Lake City, FLFL74,0943.3+54%

429▼88Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843.3+57%

430▼91Cleveland, MSMS28,2623.3+20%

431▼68Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.3+34%

432▼42Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4043.3+66%

433▼97Minot, NDND75,6943.3+49%

434▼22Watertown, WIWI86,5053.3+69%

435▼78Gulfport, MSMS431,3293.3+45%

436▼134Watertown, SDSD29,5623.3+43%

437▲54Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.3+66%

438▲8Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.3+55%

439▼29Fayetteville, NCNC395,4123.3+34%

440▲55Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6663.3+42%

441▼16North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.3+38%

442▲3Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.3+47%

443▼95Albany, NYNY915,8353.3+6%

444▲95Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.3+69%

445▼66Baraboo, WIWI66,6523.3+54%

446▼37Menomonie, WIWI46,2233.3+62%

447▲35Tyler, TXTX252,5493.2+41%

448▼62Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.2+33%

449▲223Athens, TXTX88,5953.2+25%

450▲99Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0023.2+64%

451▲14Mobile, ALAL411,6583.2+41%

452▼194Troy, ALAL33,6883.2+29%

453▲242Bonham, TXTX39,2653.2+93%

454▼16Bangor, MEME157,9673.2+25%

455▲71Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6953.2+61%

456▼14Reading, PAPA440,0723.2+28%

457▲84Frankfort, KYKY77,8743.2+55%

458▼2Albertville, ALAL103,5373.2+43%

459▼31Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553.2+47%

460▼105Racine, WIWI198,9193.2+66%

461▼2Somerset, KYKY67,3843.2+32%

462▼119Salisbury, MDMD131,8723.2+32%

463▼57Columbus, GAGA324,8303.2+40%

464▲61Holland, MIMI123,1883.2+66%

465▲113Cedartown, GAGA45,5143.2+73%

466▼114Opelousas, LALA80,7653.2+19%

467▲159East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1793.2−11%

468▲206Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8233.2+5%

469▲76Toccoa, GAGA27,8543.2+41%

470▼31Little Rock, ARAR777,6073.2+44%

471▲179Henderson, NCNC42,6383.2+30%

472▼37Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.2+33%

473▼51Kearney, NENE57,9623.2+63%

474▼103Stevens Point, WIWI71,9433.2+56%

475▼156Gettysburg, PAPA107,5943.2+22%

476▼58Mount Airy, NCNC72,2873.2+53%

477▼223Dickinson, NDND39,1423.2+72%

478▼100Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1933.2+40%

479▼48Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5533.2+47%

480▲10Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133.2+69%

481▲54Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.2+70%

482▼18Cullman, ALAL94,0093.2+46%

483▼6Willmar, MNMN44,7203.2+42%

484▲43Lubbock, TXTX368,4313.2+50%

485▲74Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8583.2+39%

486▼87Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963.2+30%

487▲123Paris, TNTN32,8963.2+43%

488▲24Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2733.2+50%

489▼114Williamsport, PAPA112,5873.2+49%

490▲149Lebanon, MOMO36,9433.2+51%

491▼165Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0353.2+13%

492▲28Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8133.2+60%

493▲36Danville, KYKY56,9853.2+39%

494▲61Safford, AZAZ40,1573.1+16%

495▼113Champaign, ILIL239,9793.1+30%

496▼232Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133.1+29%

497▲74Omaha, NENE1,009,8363.1+65%

498▼130Alexandria, LALA147,9523.1+29%

499▲84Jackson, MSMS609,8473.1+37%

500▼104Picayune, MSMS59,3633.1+42%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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).