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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Least affordable housing, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas 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.

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000
501Findlay, OHOH75,0342.2+0%
502Casper, WYWY80,5262.2+0%
503Fayetteville, TNTN36,8532.2+0%
504Coshocton, OHOH37,1882.2+0%
505Stephenville, TXTX43,9112.2+0%
506Muskegon, MIMI177,9012.2+0%
507New Castle, ININ49,1372.2+0%
508Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6692.2+0%
509Madison, ININ33,2792.2+0%
510Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.2+0%
511Watertown, SDSD29,5622.2+0%
512Parkersburg, WVWV87,2642.2+0%
513Martin, TNTN33,2612.2+0%
514Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822.2+0%
515Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4862.2+0%
516Alexandria, LALA147,9522.2+0%
517Rapid City, SDSD156,9342.2+0%
518Scottsbluff, NENE36,2722.2+0%
519Kinston, NCNC55,8372.2+0%
520Idaho Falls, IDID173,8512.2+0%
521Huntington, WVWV365,9652.2+0%
522Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712.2+0%
523Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5532.2+0%
524Columbia, SCSC879,9182.2+0%
525Spartanburg, SCSC407,6562.2+0%
526Platteville, WIWI52,4462.2+0%
527Clarksville, TNTN349,0012.2+0%
528Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252.2+0%
529Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.2+0%
530Thomasville, GAGA72,9582.2+0%
531Fremont, NENE38,0572.2+0%
532Charleston, WVWV200,1702.2+0%
533Grenada, MSMS30,2222.2+0%
534Sidney, OHOH48,0652.2+0%
535Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.2+0%
536Shelby, NCNC103,3252.2+0%
537Cambridge, OHOH38,3792.2+0%
538Chillicothe, OHOH76,4292.2+0%
539Urbana, OHOH38,8202.2+0%
540Saginaw, MIMI187,6882.2+0%
541Jonesboro, ARAR139,4402.2+0%
542Monroe, LALA222,3902.2+0%
543Ocala, FLFL442,6602.2+0%
544Charleston, ILIL46,6072.2+0%
545Huntsville, ALAL556,4442.2+0%
546Fremont, OHOH58,6552.2+0%
547Cleveland, MSMS28,2622.2+0%
548Springfield, OHOH135,3402.2+0%
549Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.2+0%
550Celina, OHOH42,7372.2+0%
551Palm Bay, FLFL663,9822.2+0%
552Jefferson City, MOMO152,7122.2+0%
553Grand Island, NENE78,0762.2+0%
554Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4042.2+0%
555Oshkosh, WIWI174,2182.2+0%
556Jackson, TNTN184,5692.2+0%
557Greensburg, ININ26,5762.2+0%
558Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5002.2+0%
559Salina, KSKS59,1212.2+0%
560Elko, NVNV56,6822.2+0%
561Columbus, MSMS67,1442.2+0%
562Bogalusa, LALA44,9372.2+0%
563Lima, OHOH100,8812.2+0%
564Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.2+0%
565Ada, OKOK38,5282.2+0%
566Seneca, SCSC83,7752.2+0%
567Bucyrus, OHOH41,8962.2+0%
568Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382.2+0%
569Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.2+0%
570Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.2+0%
571Gulfport, MSMS431,3292.2+0%
572Flint, MIMI401,0932.2+0%
573Somerset, PAPA72,0042.2+0%
574Paducah, KYKY102,2592.2+0%
575Le Mars, IAIA25,6972.2+0%
576Altoona, PAPA119,5412.2+0%
577Bay City, MIMI102,1232.2+0%
578Decatur, ALAL160,3262.2+0%
579Farmington, MOMO67,8092.2+0%
580Frankfort, KYKY77,8742.2+0%
581LaGrange, GAGA107,0972.2+0%
582Janesville, WIWI166,4722.2+0%
583El Paso, TXTX881,2912.2+0%
584Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.2+0%
585Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012.2+0%
586Owensboro, KYKY113,9622.2+0%
587Shreveport, LALA383,4742.2+0%
588Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542.2+0%
589Huntsville, TXTX83,8422.2+0%
590St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212.1+0%
591Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9382.1+0%
592Elkhart, ININ208,7742.1+0%
593Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.1+0%
594Shelbyville, TNTN55,2732.1+0%
595Muncie, ININ113,1062.1+0%
596Rice Lake, WIWI46,4842.1+0%
597Des Moines, IAIA758,5392.1+0%
598Hinesville, GAGA91,8702.1+0%
599Bainbridge, GAGA29,4322.1+0%
600Evansville, ININ273,7862.1+0%
601Cortland, NYNY45,8502.1+0%
602New Ulm, MNMN25,5172.1+0%
603Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.1+0%
604Norfolk, NENE49,2282.1+0%
605Washington, ININ34,2092.1+0%
606Decatur, ININ36,6502.1+0%
607Clovis, NMNM65,2702.1+0%
608South Bend, ININ324,5382.1+0%
609Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9042.1+0%
610Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8232.1+0%
611Gadsden, ALAL103,8862.1+0%
612Sparta, WIWI46,5722.1+0%
613Tiffin, OHOH54,5222.1+0%
614Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.1+0%
615Wausau, WIWI139,4322.1+0%
616Marquette, MIMI68,0642.1+0%
617Seymour, ININ47,3702.1+0%
618Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.1+0%
619Beckley, WVWV109,9402.1+0%
620Minot, NDND75,6942.1+0%
621Appleton, WIWI249,8762.1+0%
622Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2732.1+0%
623Sedalia, MOMO44,2542.1+0%
624Bismarck, NDND139,7502.1+0%
625Clarksburg, WVWV88,1422.1+0%
626Spencer, IAIA16,2022.1+0%
627Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092.1+0%
628Alexander City, ALAL40,9532.1+0%
629Marshall, MNMN25,6842.1+0%
630Sayre, PAPA59,6002.1+0%
631Fairmont, WVWV55,5842.1+0%
632Greenwood, SCSC95,2152.1+0%
633North Platte, NENE33,9722.1+0%
634Midland, MIMI83,7542.1+0%
635Monticello, ININ25,1642.1+0%
636Rockford, ILIL337,2422.1+0%
637Manitowoc, WIWI81,7102.1+0%
638Okeechobee, FLFL42,6082.1+0%
639Dothan, ALAL156,2662.1+0%
640Brookhaven, MSMS35,0122.1+0%
641Meadville, PAPA81,7922.1+0%
642Newberry, SCSC39,5612.1+0%
643Albany, GAGA145,5102.1+0%
644Kendallville, ININ47,9372.1+0%
645Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2852.1+0%
646Frankfort, ININ33,3222.1+0%
647Ottawa, ILIL145,9022.1+0%
648Little Rock, ARAR777,6072.1+0%
649Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.1+0%
650Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.1+0%
651Battle Creek, MIMI133,4082.1+0%
652Dalton, GAGA147,8192.1+0%
653Beatrice, NENE21,7112.1+0%
654Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3022.1+0%
655Plymouth, ININ46,5992.1+0%
656Jackson, MSMS609,8472.1+0%
657Yankton, SDSD23,6352.1+0%
658Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.1+0%
659Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.1+0%
660Jasper, ININ44,0162.1+0%
661Warsaw, ININ80,8922.1+0%
662Augusta, GAGA641,2312.1+0%
663Bluefield, WVWV96,1382.1+0%
664Calhoun, GAGA61,7012.1+0%
665Carroll, IAIA20,3032.1+0%
666St. Joseph, MOMO119,1702.1+0%
667Mexico, MOMO24,5282.1+0%
668New Iberia, LALA66,8462.1+0%
669Lawton, OKOK127,5902.1+0%
670Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.1+0%
671Effingham, ILIL44,7272.1+0%
672Oxford, ALAL115,8342.1+0%
673Joplin, MOMO208,7962.1+0%
674Tupelo, MSMS133,1672.1+0%
675St. Marys, PAPA29,9262.1+0%
676Duluth, MNMN281,2192.1+0%
677Waterloo, IAIA169,1892.1+0%
678Tyler, TXTX252,5492.1+0%
679Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402.1+0%
680Quincy, ILIL74,1462.1+0%
681Sebring, FLFL111,1222.1+0%
682Pella, IAIA34,1922.1+0%
683Mason City, IAIA49,7102.1+0%
684Paragould, ARAR47,4112.1+0%
685Lake City, FLFL74,0942.0+0%
686Pikeville, KYKY89,1222.0+0%
687Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8132.0+0%
688Hannibal, MOMO38,9692.0+0%
689Fort Payne, ALAL74,0852.0+0%
690Russellville, ARAR84,9322.0+0%
691Fort Wayne, ININ466,2582.0+0%
692Peoria, ILIL363,5052.0+0%
693Bedford, ININ45,5682.0+0%
694Houma, LALA199,6682.0+0%
695Davenport, IAIA380,4522.0+0%
696Dickinson, NDND39,1422.0+0%
697Batavia, NYNY58,4162.0+0%
698Alma, MIMI41,1902.0+0%
699Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.0+0%
700Springfield, ILIL206,0332.0+0%
701Dixon, ILIL32,9142.0+0%
702Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.0+0%
703Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.0+0%
704Granbury, TXTX70,5012.0+0%
705Terre Haute, ININ169,2412.0+0%
706Austin, MNMN40,9712.0+0%
707Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.0+0%
708Connersville, ININ23,5332.0+0%
709Laurinburg, NCNC33,3222.0+0%
710Greenville, MSMS40,4462.0+0%
711Utica, NYNY285,6112.0+0%
712Tifton, GAGA51,2372.0+0%
713Weatherford, OKOK39,0592.0+0%
714McPherson, KSKS30,0642.0+0%
715Killeen, TXTX511,4972.0+0%
716Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772.0+0%
717Thomaston, GAGA28,5002.0+0%
718Vincennes, ININ35,6522.0+0%
719Corinth, MSMS34,5692.0+0%
720Mayfield, KYKY37,0502.0+0%
721Emporia, KSKS34,8382.0+0%
722Sumter, SCSC105,0672.0+0%
723Searcy, ARAR80,0852.0+0%
724Vicksburg, MSMS41,7592.0+0%
725Weirton, WVWV112,4682.0+0%
726Muskogee, OKOK66,7082.0+0%
727Florence, SCSC201,3922.0+0%
728Milledgeville, GAGA44,0292.0+0%
729Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462.0+0%
730Kokomo, ININ83,9042.0+0%
731Sikeston, MOMO49,9782.0+0%
732Marion, NCNC45,1982.0+0%
733Pierre, SDSD20,5882.0+0%
734Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672.0+0%
735Freeport, ILIL43,2202.0+0%
736Marinette, WIWI65,5152.0+0%
737Huntington, ININ37,2242.0+0%
738Marion, OHOH65,1152.0+0%
739Roswell, NMNM63,3642.0+0%
740Garden City, KSKS37,5052.0+0%
741Meridian, MSMS85,4192.0+0%
742Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672.0+0%
743Union City, TNTN30,0672.0+0%
744Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0602.0+0%
745Gaffney, SCSC58,2752.0+0%
746Lake Charles, LALA244,6552.0+0%
747Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.0+0%
748Houghton, MIMI40,0282.0+0%
749Ozark, ALAL49,9122.0+0%
750Ottawa, KSKS26,2992.0+0%
751Warner Robins, GAGA208,0912.0+0%
752Lubbock, TXTX368,4312.0+0%
753Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.0+0%
754Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.0+0%
755Vidalia, GAGA36,1802.0+0%
756Columbus, NENE46,5832.0+0%
757Scottsboro, ALAL54,2811.9+0%
758Wabash, ININ30,7131.9+0%
759Moultrie, GAGA47,4381.9+0%
760Auburn, NYNY74,3651.9+0%
761Gainesville, TXTX44,4611.9+0%
762Auburn, ININ44,5351.9+0%
763Watertown, NYNY111,5401.9+0%
764Clinton, IAIA46,0021.9+0%
765Waco, TXTX308,8071.9+0%
766Forrest City, ARAR21,8001.9+0%
767Talladega, ALAL91,7641.9+0%
768Lakeland, FLFL874,7901.9+0%
769Durant, OKOK51,3671.9+0%
770Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5751.9+0%
771Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.9+0%
772Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811.9+0%
773Topeka, KSKS233,0521.9+0%
774Amarillo, TXTX276,2351.9+0%
775Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831.9+0%
776Palatka, FLFL77,7341.9+0%
777Marshall, MOMO23,2651.9+0%
778Americus, GAGA33,3941.9+0%
779Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0631.9+0%
780Altus, OKOK24,7641.9+0%
781Houston, TXTX7,904,6271.9+0%
782Marion, ILIL67,2251.9+0%
783Hastings, NENE40,5771.9+0%
784Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0991.9+0%
785Mitchell, SDSD25,9131.9+0%
786Longview, TXTX297,3151.9+0%
787Ardmore, OKOK48,9101.9+0%
788Carlsbad, NMNM62,5091.9+0%
789Lincoln, ILIL27,1821.9+0%
790Defiance, OHOH38,2921.9+0%
791San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401.9+0%
792Evanston, WYWY23,4151.9+0%
793Athens, TXTX88,5951.9+0%
794Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831.9+0%
795Henderson, KYKY57,1841.9+0%
796Pontiac, ILIL35,0571.9+0%
797Macomb, ILIL25,9161.9+0%
798Summerville, GAGA25,3001.9+0%
799Van Wert, OHOH29,0131.9+0%
800DuBois, PAPA78,1001.9+0%
801Laurel, MSMS82,2811.9+0%
802Blytheville, ARAR37,8281.9+0%
803Jamestown, NDND21,4141.9+0%
804San Angelo, TXTX122,0651.9+0%
805Dublin, GAGA60,3511.9+0%
806Huron, SDSD19,6241.9+0%
807Shawnee, OKOK75,1021.9+0%
808Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1911.9+0%
809Elk City, OKOK22,1591.9+0%
810Lumberton, NCNC119,9411.9+0%
811Marion, ININ66,5241.9+0%
812Gloversville, NYNY52,2161.9+0%
813Rockingham, NCNC42,0411.9+0%
814Sterling, ILIL54,1211.9+0%
815Del Rio, TXTX47,8351.9+0%
816Texarkana, TXTX146,8161.9+0%
817Jamestown, NYNY124,1261.9+0%
818Wichita, KSKS663,8091.9+0%
819Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.9+0%
820Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491.9+0%
821Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8381.9+0%
822Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391.9+0%
823Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901.9+0%
824Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8801.9+0%
825Gillette, WYWY48,1451.9+0%
826McAllen, TXTX921,5491.9+0%
827Fairmont, MNMN19,4401.8+0%
828Brownsville, TXTX433,9461.8+0%
829Kennett, MOMO26,8551.8+0%
830Miami, OKOK30,4381.8+0%
831Minden, LALA34,9481.8+0%
832Massena, NYNY105,4881.8+0%
833Sherman, TXTX153,6131.8+0%
834Logansport, ININ37,8361.8+0%
835Duncan, OKOK44,3101.8+0%
836Elmira, NYNY80,4151.8+0%
837Waycross, GAGA57,6701.8+0%
838Arcadia, FLFL37,0781.8+0%
839Burlington, IAIA44,0611.8+0%
840Decatur, ILIL99,3001.8+0%
841Batesville, ARAR38,7851.8+0%
842Worthington, MNMN22,3381.8+0%
843Malvern, ARAR33,4511.8+0%
844Lexington, NENE26,2551.8+0%
845McAlester, OKOK43,3201.8+0%
846Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.8+0%
847Enid, OKOK61,7791.8+0%
848Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1471.8+0%
849Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761.8+0%
850Corning, NYNY91,8551.8+0%
851Corsicana, TXTX57,1811.8+0%
852Wahpeton, NDND23,0191.8+0%
853Victoria, TXTX99,8641.8+0%
854Magnolia, ARAR21,8941.8+0%
855Gallup, NMNM68,1191.8+0%
856Peru, ININ34,4871.8+0%
857Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371.8+0%
858Palestine, TXTX59,8051.8+0%
859Olean, NYNY75,3901.8+0%
860Bay City, TXTX36,4631.8+0%
861El Campo, TXTX42,0601.8+0%
862Jacksonville, TXTX53,3371.8+0%
863Ponca City, OKOK43,4901.8+0%
864Midland, TXTX193,1391.7+0%
865Clewiston, FLFL61,5461.7+0%
866Warren, PAPA37,0381.7+0%
867Paris, TXTX63,3191.7+0%
868Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4481.7+0%
869Woodward, OKOK19,8271.7+0%
870Oil City, PAPA49,3461.7+0%
871Kingsville, TXTX30,3151.7+0%
872Canton, ILIL32,9011.7+0%
873Liberal, KSKS21,0731.7+0%
874Jesup, GAGA32,4811.7+0%
875Guymon, OKOK20,3221.7+0%
876DeRidder, LALA36,6731.7+0%
877Dodge City, KSKS33,9931.7+0%
878Beeville, TXTX32,5151.7+0%
879Williston, NDND41,7671.7+0%
880Madisonville, KYKY45,1271.7+0%
881Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2111.7+0%
882Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061.7+0%
883Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.7+0%
884Bonham, TXTX39,2651.7+0%
885Lufkin, TXTX88,1541.7+0%
886Abilene, TXTX185,4291.7+0%
887Great Bend, KSKS24,7901.7+0%
888Atchison, KSKS16,1721.7+0%
889Plainview, TXTX36,7001.7+0%
890El Dorado, ARAR36,9261.7+0%
891Moberly, MOMO24,5131.7+0%
892Bradford, PAPA38,9841.6+0%
893Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.6+0%
894Uvalde, TXTX24,9631.6+0%
895Arkansas City, KSKS34,3821.6+0%
896Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.6+0%
897Danville, ILIL71,2591.6+0%
898Hereford, TXTX18,6261.6+0%
899Hobbs, NMNM74,7491.6+0%
900Vernon, TXTX12,4811.6+0%
901Douglas, GAGA52,8611.6+0%
902Brownwood, TXTX38,7111.6+0%
903Camden, ARAR26,3631.5+0%
904Dumas, TXTX21,8911.5+0%
905Centralia, ILIL36,3821.5+0%
906Raymondville, TXTX19,9711.5+0%
907Zapata, TXTX13,7531.5+0%
908Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7911.5+0%
909Alice, TXTX45,3831.4+0%
910Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991.4+0%
911Snyder, TXTX16,1621.4+0%
912Odessa, TXTX173,8011.4+0%
913Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171.4+0%
914Big Spring, TXTX30,5041.2+0%
915Borger, TXTX19,6331.2+0%
916Pampa, TXTX21,7861.2+0%
917Andrews, TXTX18,9141.1+0%
918Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.0+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES