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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. Nantucket, MA leads at 10.5. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA14,75810.5+0%

02Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2196.9+0%

03Santa Cruz, CACA258,8526.5+0%

04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0415.7+0%

05Jackson, WYWY36,5875.7+0%

06San Jose, CACA1,984,4735.7+0%

07Santa Maria, CACA442,0655.7+0%

08Honolulu, HIHI988,7035.3+0%

09Salinas, CACA433,7295.3+0%

10Rifle, COCO80,0995.3+0%

11San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3675.2+0%

12Santa Rosa, CACA486,4445.0+0%

13Kahului, HIHI160,6744.9+0%

14Hailey, IDID32,4364.9+0%

15Edwards, COCO54,2914.8+0%

16Kapaa, HIHI73,4004.8+0%

17Napa, CACA132,9494.7+0%

18Taos, NMNM34,5644.7+0%

19Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4414.6+0%

20Key West, FLFL80,4064.6+0%

21Ukiah, CACA88,1224.6+0%

22San Diego, CACA3,282,2484.5+0%

23Breckenridge, COCO39,0694.4+0%

24Truckee, CACA101,9114.3+0%

25Durango, COCO56,8984.3+0%

26New York, NYNY20,112,4484.3+0%

27Newport, OROR50,6364.2+0%

28Heber, UTUT81,6554.2+0%

29Port Townsend, WAWA33,9704.2+0%

30Brookings, OROR22,6214.2+0%

31Boulder, COCO328,5604.1+0%

32Ellensburg, WAWA48,8034.1+0%

33Eureka, CACA131,6474.1+0%

34Santa Fe, NMNM156,9074.0+0%

35Oxnard, CACA830,8514.0+0%

36Corvallis, OROR97,7284.0+0%

37Boone, NCNC54,7863.9+0%

38Hood River, OROR23,7203.9+0%

39Hilo, HIHI210,0433.9+0%

40Seattle, WAWA4,161,8833.9+0%

41Barnstable, MAMA233,5393.9+0%

42Laramie, WYWY38,5583.9+0%

43Pullman, WAWA48,5123.9+0%

44Boston, MAMA5,034,2213.9+0%

45Astoria, OROR40,9263.8+0%

46Grants Pass, OROR87,8673.8+0%

47Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4513.8+0%

48Bellingham, WAWA236,3923.7+0%

49Missoula, MTMT128,6983.7+0%

50Sonora, CACA53,1603.7+0%

51Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6573.7+0%

52Eugene, OROR381,5843.7+0%

53Bozeman, MTMT128,7403.7+0%

54Bishop, CACA18,1583.7+0%

55Wenatchee, WAWA128,4143.7+0%

56Chico, CACA209,2113.6+0%

57Moscow, IDID41,8423.6+0%

58Medford, OROR221,7953.6+0%

59Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9753.6+0%

60Clearlake, CACA67,7723.6+0%

61Portland, OROR2,542,2823.5+0%

62St. George, UTUT213,6703.5+0%

63Sandpoint, IDID54,4203.5+0%

64Easton, MDMD38,2383.5+0%

65Fort Collins, COCO377,2923.5+0%

66Kalispell, MTMT115,4293.4+0%

67Port Angeles, WAWA78,2023.4+0%

68Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9663.4+0%

69Crescent City, CACA26,4103.4+0%

70Sacramento, CACA2,477,2743.4+0%

71Stockton, CACA823,8153.4+0%

72Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1543.4+0%

73Provo, UTUT773,4263.3+0%

74Redding, CACA181,6483.3+0%

75Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5523.3+0%

76Denver, COCO3,092,0373.3+0%

77Albany, OROR132,8433.3+0%

78Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143.3+0%

79Cedar City, UTUT67,1413.3+0%

80Carson, NVNV58,5713.3+0%

81Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3683.3+0%

82Bend, OROR266,3763.2+0%

83Vallejo, CACA455,3763.2+0%

84Salem, OROR445,8143.2+0%

85Greeley, COCO378,4263.2+0%

86Centralia, WAWA88,0623.2+0%

87Logan, UTUT160,8893.2+0%

88Montrose, COCO44,5913.2+0%

89Reno, NVNV578,7343.2+0%

90Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.2+0%

91Grand Junction, COCO162,8453.2+0%

92Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3773.2+0%

93Longview, WAWA114,8853.1+0%

94Nogales, AZAZ50,0203.1+0%

95Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493.1+0%

96Merced, CACA297,2603.1+0%

97Durham, NCNC625,4853.1+0%

98Red Bluff, CACA64,6653.1+0%

99Bremerton, WAWA283,3743.1+0%

100Amherst, MAMA164,0653.1+0%

101Las Vegas, NMNM30,3113.1+0%

102Modesto, CACA557,7193.1+0%

103Naples, FLFL417,1313.1+0%

104Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8643.1+0%

105Lawrence, KSKS120,9203.1+0%

106Yakima, WAWA259,1853.1+0%

107Charlottesville, VAVA228,5973.1+0%

108Petoskey, MIMI33,7753.1+0%

109Colorado Springs, COCO781,7963.1+0%

110Bloomington, ININ165,2313.1+0%

111Riverside, CACA4,769,0073.1+0%

112Yuba City, CACA187,4783.1+0%

113Shelton, WAWA71,1653.0+0%

114Walla Walla, WAWA62,3613.0+0%

115Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2453.0+0%

116Albuquerque, NMNM925,2793.0+0%

117Chicago, ILIL9,434,1233.0+0%

118State College, PAPA157,3933.0+0%

119Athens, GAGA224,1483.0+0%

120Española, NMNM39,8323.0+0%

121Coos Bay, OROR63,9923.0+0%

122Fresno, CACA1,203,3833.0+0%

123Spokane, WAWA608,0123.0+0%

124Worcester, MAMA888,5023.0+0%

125Greenfield, MAMA70,6983.0+0%

126Roseburg, OROR111,9513.0+0%

127Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1553.0+0%

128Cody, WYWY31,1713.0+0%

129Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263.0+0%

130Lacey, WAWA304,2613.0+0%

131Pittsfield, MAMA128,2242.9+0%

132Wilmington, NCNC492,7722.9+0%

133Iowa City, IAIA182,7112.9+0%

134El Centro, CACA181,4112.9+0%

135Brattleboro, VTVT45,2042.9+0%

136Baker City, OROR16,6582.9+0%

137Sevierville, TNTN101,3422.9+0%

138Payson, AZAZ53,8012.9+0%

139Cañon City, COCO50,0392.9+0%

140Traverse City, MIMI156,9722.9+0%

141Susanville, CACA28,1172.9+0%

142Madison, WIWI709,6852.9+0%

143Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092.9+0%

144Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4592.9+0%

145Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0472.9+0%

146Springfield, MAMA464,3382.9+0%

147Helena, MTMT97,1532.9+0%

148Lewiston, IDID65,4502.9+0%

149Sheridan, WYWY33,2412.8+0%

150Asheville, NCNC422,3452.8+0%

151Portland, MEME577,6352.8+0%

152Pueblo, COCO169,2772.8+0%

153Visalia, CACA485,1462.8+0%

154Bennington, VTVT36,6302.8+0%

155Washington, DCDC6,465,7242.8+0%

156Silver City, NMNM27,2522.8+0%

157Ogden, UTUT672,7842.8+0%

158Rexburg, IDID69,3802.8+0%

159The Dalles, OROR26,3102.8+0%

160La Grande, OROR25,9002.8+0%

161Starkville, MSMS62,0632.8+0%

162Brainerd, MNMN100,5622.8+0%

163Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6852.8+0%

164Blacksburg, VAVA181,6162.8+0%

165College Station, TXTX287,4762.8+0%

166Whitewater, WIWI106,1272.8+0%

167Auburn, ALAL208,0132.8+0%

168Ontario, OROR60,0852.8+0%

169Morehead City, NCNC70,4692.8+0%

170Athens, OHOH63,1972.8+0%

171Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3772.8+0%

172Brevard, NCNC34,2112.8+0%

173Burlington, VTVT227,8032.8+0%

174Miami, FLFL6,391,0722.8+0%

175Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272.8+0%

176Klamath Falls, OROR70,2742.8+0%

177Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7202.8+0%

178New Orleans, LALA970,8492.7+0%

179Mountain Home, ARAR42,9822.7+0%

180Aberdeen, WAWA78,1442.7+0%

181Fort Morgan, COCO30,3062.7+0%

182Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7752.7+0%

183Great Falls, MTMT85,0292.7+0%

184Cookeville, TNTN152,4772.7+0%

185Pinehurst, NCNC110,6192.7+0%

186Crossville, TNTN66,3002.7+0%

187Hanford, CACA154,3272.7+0%

188Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.7+0%

189Morgantown, WVWV141,9952.7+0%

190Alexandria, MNMN40,1202.7+0%

191Billings, MTMT193,6032.7+0%

192Nashville, TNTN2,197,4162.7+0%

193Gainesville, FLFL359,0362.7+0%

194Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442.7+0%

195Anchorage, AKAK405,8212.7+0%

196Alamosa, COCO27,8962.7+0%

197Ruston, LALA48,3602.7+0%

198East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1792.7+0%

199Vermillion, SDSD15,0312.7+0%

200Oxford, MSMS71,9722.7+0%

201Pahrump, NVNV57,3362.7+0%

202Twin Falls, IDID123,9012.7+0%

203Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0102.7+0%

204Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9382.7+0%

205Johnson City, TNTN216,4162.7+0%

206Boise City, IDID864,2432.7+0%

207Lafayette, ININ228,4682.7+0%

208Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8502.7+0%

209Hudson, NYNY60,1682.7+0%

210Lexington Park, MDMD211,1762.6+0%

211Rutland, VTVT59,6532.6+0%

212Moses Lake, WAWA105,7272.6+0%

213Riverton, WYWY39,4642.6+0%

214Waynesville, NCNC63,3692.6+0%

215Watertown, WIWI86,5052.6+0%

216Sterling, COCO20,6542.6+0%

217Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8082.6+0%

218Brigham City, UTUT70,4052.6+0%

219Statesboro, GAGA97,9772.6+0%

220Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832.6+0%

221Charleston, SCSC889,2632.6+0%

222Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.6+0%

223Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282.6+0%

224Fairbanks, AKAK93,9722.6+0%

225Hagerstown, MDMD315,2802.6+0%

226Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822.6+0%

227Branson, MOMO57,0012.6+0%

228Kingston, NYNY183,3302.6+0%

229Daphne, ALAL267,7612.6+0%

230Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5512.6+0%

231Allentown, PAPA887,6152.6+0%

232Columbia, MOMO219,0622.6+0%

233Lexington, KYKY535,1742.6+0%

234Fallon, NVNV25,8512.6+0%

235Hays, KSKS29,0752.6+0%

236Lancaster, PAPA563,1592.6+0%

237Spearfish, SDSD29,4592.6+0%

238North Port, FLFL948,1582.6+0%

239Detroit, MIMI4,390,9132.6+0%

240West Plains, MOMO40,7982.6+0%

241Ithaca, NYNY104,0472.6+0%

242Cambridge, MDMD33,6282.6+0%

243Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6912.6+0%

244Akron, OHOH701,7802.6+0%

245Springfield, MOMO500,6942.6+0%

246Murray, KYKY39,4212.6+0%

247Barre, VTVT59,6522.6+0%

248Gettysburg, PAPA107,5942.6+0%

249Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2012.6+0%

250Cheyenne, WYWY102,9382.6+0%

251Staunton, VAVA129,6922.6+0%

252Faribault, MNMN69,9392.6+0%

253Winchester, VAVA152,3322.6+0%

254Big Rapids, MIMI42,3202.6+0%

255Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952.6+0%

256Stillwater, OKOK83,8892.5+0%

257Baraboo, WIWI66,6522.5+0%

258Seaford, DEDE277,1402.5+0%

259Carbondale, ILIL52,5012.5+0%

260Scranton, PAPA574,4182.5+0%

261Red Wing, MNMN48,1952.5+0%

262Hermiston, OROR93,7212.5+0%

263Manchester, NHNH433,4152.5+0%

264Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.5+0%

265Tallahassee, FLFL397,4422.5+0%

266Roanoke, VAVA316,5472.5+0%

267Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7812.5+0%

268Greensboro, NCNC805,9452.5+0%

269Wooster, OHOH116,7582.5+0%

270Ames, IAIA128,0902.5+0%

271Dover, DEDE194,7862.5+0%

272Bakersfield, CACA927,0682.5+0%

273Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1022.5+0%

274Mountain Home, IDID29,4652.5+0%

275Lynchburg, VAVA269,1692.5+0%

276Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932.5+0%

277Kenosha, WIWI168,4482.5+0%

278Lebanon, NHNH224,5002.5+0%

279Deming, NMNM25,4072.5+0%

280Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2132.5+0%

281Toccoa, GAGA27,8542.5+0%

282Canton, OHOH400,2462.5+0%

283Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8302.5+0%

284Morristown, TNTN128,8672.5+0%

285Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7952.5+0%

286Price, UTUT20,6802.5+0%

287Austin, TXTX2,620,9452.5+0%

288Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582.5+0%

289Kerrville, TXTX54,0372.5+0%

290Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3322.5+0%

291Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.5+0%

292Ashland, OHOH52,5232.5+0%

293Greenville, NCNC182,9362.5+0%

294Winona, MNMN50,5232.5+0%

295Williamsport, PAPA112,5872.5+0%

296Lincoln, NENE352,0812.5+0%

297Warrensburg, MOMO56,6702.5+0%

298Richmond, KYKY131,8062.5+0%

299Gainesville, GAGA226,5682.5+0%

300Las Cruces, NMNM229,0912.5+0%

301Hammond, LALA141,3462.5+0%

302Cornelia, GAGA50,4162.5+0%

303Knoxville, TNTN968,1372.5+0%

304Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2062.5+0%

305Rolla, MOMO45,2472.5+0%

306Newport, TNTN37,8892.5+0%

307Bowling Green, KYKY197,1802.5+0%

308Cleveland, TNTN134,0572.5+0%

309Keene, NHNH78,2692.5+0%

310Burlington, NCNC186,1772.5+0%

311Safford, AZAZ40,1572.5+0%

312Kingsport, TNTN314,8342.5+0%

313Greeneville, TNTN73,8312.5+0%

314Manhattan, KSKS136,1222.4+0%

315Monroe, MIMI156,0042.4+0%

316Louisville, KYKY1,402,5092.4+0%

317Monticello, NYNY80,5862.4+0%

318Selma, ALAL35,1402.4+0%

319Cullman, ALAL94,0092.4+0%

320Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0022.4+0%

321Greencastle, ININ37,8762.4+0%

322Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6552.4+0%

323Green Bay, WIWI336,7562.4+0%

324Elkins, WVWV26,8822.4+0%

325Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1182.4+0%

326Hot Springs, ARAR99,6952.4+0%

327Harrison, ARAR45,6542.4+0%

328Mankato, MNMN104,9072.4+0%

329Holland, MIMI123,1882.4+0%

330Lebanon, PAPA146,3802.4+0%

331Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702.4+0%

332Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0772.4+0%

333Cordele, GAGA19,2372.4+0%

334Lewiston, MEME116,4872.4+0%

335Fayetteville, ARAR622,1772.4+0%

336New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3732.4+0%

337Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7212.4+0%

338Slidell, LALA279,1082.4+0%

339Show Low, AZAZ109,9462.4+0%

340Harrisburg, PAPA617,4272.4+0%

341Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1182.4+0%

342Niles, MIMI152,4442.4+0%

343Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4972.4+0%

344Dayton, OHOH826,5542.4+0%

345Adrian, MIMI97,7792.4+0%

346Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2122.4+0%

347Lewisburg, PAPA42,3132.4+0%

348Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6452.4+0%

349Ludington, MIMI29,0402.4+0%

350Vernal, UTUT38,2782.4+0%

351Cape Coral, FLFL875,6072.4+0%

352St. Cloud, MNMN205,8542.4+0%

353Deltona, FLFL746,9332.4+0%

354Albany, NYNY915,8352.4+0%

355Athens, TNTN71,5902.4+0%

356Wilson, NCNC81,1502.4+0%

357Brookings, SDSD37,6352.4+0%

358Fargo, NDND269,5282.4+0%

359Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0972.4+0%

360Natchitoches, LALA36,0892.4+0%

361York, PAPA473,1972.4+0%

362Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072.4+0%

363Laconia, NHNH65,1472.4+0%

364Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9142.4+0%

365Greenville, OHOH51,5202.4+0%

366Salisbury, MDMD131,8722.4+0%

367Orlando, FLFL2,957,6722.4+0%

368Mount Airy, NCNC72,2872.4+0%

369Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0412.4+0%

370Laredo, TXTX281,2242.4+0%

371Valdosta, GAGA153,2762.4+0%

372Lebanon, MOMO36,9432.4+0%

373Kennewick, WAWA324,3342.4+0%

374La Crosse, WIWI171,1822.4+0%

375Concord, NHNH158,0782.4+0%

376Pocatello, IDID91,5912.4+0%

377Menomonie, WIWI46,2232.4+0%

378Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9122.4+0%

379Wilmington, OHOH42,3012.4+0%

380Greenville, SCSC1,014,1012.4+0%

381Toledo, OHOH599,3762.4+0%

382Albertville, ALAL103,5372.4+0%

383Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.4+0%

384Somerset, KYKY67,3842.4+0%

385Eau Claire, WIWI176,6472.4+0%

386Baton Rouge, LALA888,6992.4+0%

387Burley, IDID49,3082.4+0%

388McMinnville, TNTN43,7172.4+0%

389Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2152.4+0%

390Danville, KYKY56,9852.4+0%

391Tahlequah, OKOK49,1962.4+0%

392Opelousas, LALA80,7652.4+0%

393New Bern, NCNC127,3582.4+0%

394Mansfield, OHOH124,8932.4+0%

395Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.3+0%

396Chambersburg, PAPA160,6522.3+0%

397North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2332.3+0%

398Othello, WAWA21,4882.3+0%

399Lansing, MIMI479,7222.3+0%

400Crestview, FLFL315,0982.3+0%

401Richmond, VAVA1,389,3382.3+0%

402Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7662.3+0%

403Reading, PAPA440,0722.3+0%

404Glasgow, KYKY56,2242.3+0%

405Brenham, TXTX38,2882.3+0%

406The Villages, FLFL157,7722.3+0%

407Bloomington, ILIL171,4192.3+0%

408Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.3+0%

409Kearney, NENE57,9622.3+0%

410Champaign, ILIL239,9792.3+0%

411Grand Forks, NDND105,0462.3+0%

412Panama City, FLFL231,1742.3+0%

413Jacksonville, NCNC217,1752.3+0%

414Florence, ALAL156,6092.3+0%

415Maryville, MOMO20,1742.3+0%

416Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0352.3+0%

417Zanesville, OHOH87,0142.3+0%

418Richmond, ININ66,1692.3+0%

419Norwalk, OHOH58,2502.3+0%

420Pensacola, FLFL544,9492.3+0%

421Sebastian, FLFL172,7992.3+0%

422Chattanooga, TNTN594,5302.3+0%

423Columbus, GAGA324,8302.3+0%

424Corbin, KYKY150,0402.3+0%

425Alpena, MIMI28,8532.3+0%

426Augusta, MEME129,0672.3+0%

427Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.3+0%

428Willmar, MNMN44,7202.3+0%

429Sanford, NCNC70,2582.3+0%

430Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312.3+0%

431Tullahoma, TNTN69,3392.3+0%

432Lafayette, LALA423,7582.3+0%

433Savannah, GAGA438,3142.3+0%

434Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1372.3+0%

435Danville, VAVA101,1372.3+0%

436Rome, GAGA101,3782.3+0%

437Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6662.3+0%

438Racine, WIWI198,9192.3+0%

439Forest City, NCNC65,7452.3+0%

440Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.3+0%

441Sheboygan, WIWI118,0472.3+0%

442Salem, OHOH99,3772.3+0%

443Owosso, MIMI67,6812.3+0%

444Farmington, NMNM120,3402.3+0%

445Albemarle, NCNC68,8302.3+0%

446St. Simons, GAGA118,5242.3+0%

447Vineland, NJNJ157,1482.3+0%

448Troy, ALAL33,6882.3+0%

449Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0142.3+0%

450Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.3+0%

451Paris, TNTN32,8962.3+0%

452Mobile, ALAL411,6582.3+0%

453Picayune, MSMS59,3632.3+0%

454Goldsboro, NCNC122,2782.3+0%

455Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.3+0%

456Cumberland, MDMD93,6402.3+0%

457Hickory, NCNC376,8902.3+0%

458Greenwood, MSMS34,9122.3+0%

459Henderson, NCNC42,6382.3+0%

460Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952.3+0%

461Indiana, PAPA82,8782.3+0%

462McComb, MSMS52,6402.3+0%

463Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.3+0%

464Glens Falls, NYNY124,3732.3+0%

465Bangor, MEME157,9672.3+0%

466Stevens Point, WIWI71,9432.3+0%

467Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6532.3+0%

468Fayetteville, NCNC395,4122.3+0%

469Memphis, TNTN1,341,4122.3+0%

470Erie, PAPA265,8322.3+0%

471Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6662.3+0%

472Montgomery, ALAL388,7472.2+0%

473Martinsville, VAVA63,0912.2+0%

474Morgan City, LALA46,5522.2+0%

475Columbus, ININ85,7292.2+0%

476Lewistown, PAPA46,1272.2+0%

477Cedartown, GAGA45,5142.2+0%

478Blackfoot, IDID51,1532.2+0%

479Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.2+0%

480Yuma, AZAZ224,4492.2+0%

481Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922.2+0%

482Washington, NCNC44,6702.2+0%

483Angola, ININ34,7992.2+0%

484Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.2+0%

485Shawano, WIWI45,7592.2+0%

486Rochester, MNMN231,1842.2+0%

487Russellville, ALAL32,4492.2+0%

488Omaha, NENE1,009,8362.2+0%

489Eufaula, ALAL26,8612.2+0%

490Jackson, MIMI159,5522.2+0%

491Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6382.2+0%

492Jefferson, GAGA99,2652.2+0%

493Michigan City, ININ111,2942.2+0%

494Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.2+0%

495Franklin, KYKY20,7882.2+0%

496Bemidji, MNMN47,0552.2+0%

497Winchester, TNTN45,5792.2+0%

498Natchez, MSMS54,7222.2+0%

499Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.2+0%

500Marietta, OHOH58,3892.2+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest afford score?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with 10.5 (2000 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Nantucket, MA, Vineyard Haven, MA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Jackson, WY-ID.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 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 (2000).