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Least affordable housing, US metro areas · 2010

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 12.0. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 15 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA14,75812.0+14%

02Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21910.9+58%

03Santa Cruz, CACA258,8529.9+52%

04Kahului, HIHI160,6749.6+97%

05Santa Maria, CACA442,0659.6+70%

06Salinas, CACA433,7299.6+81%

07Ukiah, CACA88,1229.4+105%

08Key West, FLFL80,4069.4+102%

09Kapaa, HIHI73,4009.3+96%

10Jackson, WYWY36,5879.0+59%

11San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3679.0+74%

12Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4418.9+92%

13San Francisco, CACA4,630,0418.8+54%

14Napa, CACA132,9498.5+81%

15Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.3+66%

16Eureka, CACA131,6478.1+97%

17San Jose, CACA1,984,4738.1+42%

18Honolulu, HIHI988,7038.0+51%

19Truckee, CACA101,9117.8+79%

20San Diego, CACA3,282,2487.7+71%

21Oxnard, CACA830,8517.5+89%

22Edwards, COCO54,2917.4+55%

23New York, NYNY20,112,4487.3+70%

24Brookings, OROR22,6217.1+72%

25Sonora, CACA53,1607.0+89%

26Hailey, IDID32,4366.8+41%

27Boone, NCNC54,7866.8+72%

28Clearlake, CACA67,7726.7+89%

29Port Townsend, WAWA33,9706.7+61%

30Crescent City, CACA26,4106.7+95%

31Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.7+75%

32Hilo, HIHI210,0436.6+68%

33Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.5+68%

34Bishop, CACA18,1586.5+76%

35Rifle, COCO80,0996.5+22%

36Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036.4+56%

37Breckenridge, COCO39,0696.4+46%

38Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2456.3+109%

39Medford, OROR221,7956.2+72%

40Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546.2+84%

41Newport, OROR50,6366.2+48%

42Naples, FLFL417,1316.2+99%

43Chico, CACA209,2116.1+69%

44Redding, CACA181,6486.1+85%

45Durango, COCO56,8986.1+40%

46Hood River, OROR23,7206.0+53%

47Astoria, OROR40,9266.0+57%

48Taos, NMNM34,5646.0+28%

49Bellingham, WAWA236,3926.0+60%

50Sacramento, CACA2,477,2745.9+73%

51Stockton, CACA823,8155.9+73%

52Red Bluff, CACA64,6655.8+87%

53Heber, UTUT81,6555.7+37%

54Bend, OROR266,3765.7+76%

55Vallejo, CACA455,3765.7+76%

56Riverside, CACA4,769,0075.7+86%

57Sandpoint, IDID54,4205.6+60%

58Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4515.6+48%

59Fresno, CACA1,203,3835.6+87%

60Easton, MDMD38,2385.6+61%

61Modesto, CACA557,7195.6+81%

62Santa Fe, NMNM156,9075.5+38%

63Bozeman, MTMT128,7405.5+51%

64Seattle, WAWA4,161,8835.5+42%

65Merced, CACA297,2605.5+76%

66Boston, MAMA5,034,2215.5+42%

67Corvallis, OROR97,7285.5+38%

68Boulder, COCO328,5605.4+32%

69Port Angeles, WAWA78,2025.4+58%

70Missoula, MTMT128,6985.4+46%

71Miami, FLFL6,391,0725.4+95%

72Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6575.4+45%

73Eugene, OROR381,5845.4+46%

74Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5525.3+62%

75Providence, RIRI1,708,1615.3+65%

76Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4595.2+82%

77Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3685.2+60%

78Coos Bay, OROR63,9925.2+73%

79Carson, NVNV58,5715.2+59%

80Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0475.2+81%

81Reno, NVNV578,7345.2+61%

82Kalispell, MTMT115,4295.2+50%

83Charlottesville, VAVA228,5975.1+66%

84Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9755.1+41%

85Portland, OROR2,542,2825.1+43%

86Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9665.1+48%

87Pullman, WAWA48,5125.0+30%

88Yuba City, CACA187,4785.0+64%

89El Centro, CACA181,4115.0+69%

90Moscow, IDID41,8425.0+37%

91Washington, DCDC6,465,7245.0+75%

92Cedar City, UTUT67,1414.8+48%

93Visalia, CACA485,1464.8+70%

94St. George, UTUT213,6704.8+36%

95Bremerton, WAWA283,3744.8+54%

96Seaford, DEDE277,1404.8+88%

97Wenatchee, WAWA128,4144.8+30%

98Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8644.7+54%

99Roseburg, OROR111,9514.7+57%

100North Port, FLFL948,1584.6+79%

101Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.6+83%

102Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2264.6+54%

103Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3774.6+64%

104Cambridge, MDMD33,6284.5+76%

105Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0834.5+72%

106Hanford, CACA154,3274.5+68%

107Morehead City, NCNC70,4694.5+62%

108Shelton, WAWA71,1654.5+48%

109The Dalles, OROR26,3104.5+59%

110Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1554.5+50%

111Salem, OROR445,8144.5+38%

112Laramie, WYWY38,5584.4+14%

113Worcester, MAMA888,5024.4+48%

114Amherst, MAMA164,0654.4+42%

115Sheridan, WYWY33,2414.4+55%

116Gainesville, FLFL359,0364.4+64%

117Brattleboro, VTVT45,2044.4+49%

118Winchester, VAVA152,3324.4+71%

119Fort Collins, COCO377,2924.4+26%

120Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6854.4+56%

121Wilmington, NCNC492,7724.4+48%

122Trenton, NJNJ399,2894.3+71%

123Orlando, FLFL2,957,6724.3+82%

124Montrose, COCO44,5914.3+35%

125Susanville, CACA28,1174.3+49%

126Portland, MEME577,6354.3+52%

127Brevard, NCNC34,2114.3+55%

128Centralia, WAWA88,0624.3+34%

129Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1024.3+70%

130Walla Walla, WAWA62,3614.3+41%

131The Villages, FLFL157,7724.3+84%

132Greenfield, MAMA70,6984.3+43%

133Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7814.3+69%

134Deltona, FLFL746,9334.3+78%

135Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7214.3+76%

136Pittsfield, MAMA128,2244.2+44%

137Grand Junction, COCO162,8454.2+34%

138Brainerd, MNMN100,5624.2+52%

139Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9384.2+59%

140Rexburg, IDID69,3804.2+50%

141Lacey, WAWA304,2614.2+43%

142Laconia, NHNH65,1474.2+77%

143Cape Coral, FLFL875,6074.2+76%

144Lexington Park, MDMD211,1764.2+59%

145Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2134.2+67%

146Kingston, NYNY183,3304.2+60%

147Chicago, ILIL9,434,1234.2+39%

148Springfield, MAMA464,3384.2+47%

149Bennington, VTVT36,6304.2+48%

150Sebastian, FLFL172,7994.2+81%

151Longview, WAWA114,8854.2+33%

152Hagerstown, MDMD315,2804.2+59%

153Asheville, NCNC422,3454.2+46%

154Payson, AZAZ53,8014.2+43%

155Burlington, VTVT227,8034.2+50%

156Cody, WYWY31,1714.1+38%

157Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2124.1+70%

158Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9124.1+73%

159Provo, UTUT773,4264.1+22%

160Klamath Falls, OROR70,2744.1+47%

161Nogales, AZAZ50,0204.1+30%

162Tallahassee, FLFL397,4424.0+59%

163Cañon City, COCO50,0394.0+39%

164Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3774.0+28%

165Denver, COCO3,092,0374.0+23%

166Charleston, SCSC889,2634.0+53%

167Hudson, NYNY60,1684.0+51%

168Spokane, WAWA608,0124.0+33%

169Tampa, FLFL3,418,8954.0+75%

170Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5513.9+51%

171Albany, OROR132,8433.9+20%

172Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493.9+26%

173Pahrump, NVNV57,3363.9+47%

174Athens, GAGA224,1483.9+29%

175Alexandria, MNMN40,1203.9+45%

176Dover, DEDE194,7863.9+55%

177Manchester, NHNH433,4153.9+53%

178Monticello, NYNY80,5863.9+59%

179New Orleans, LALA970,8493.9+41%

180Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2013.9+51%

181Lebanon, NHNH224,5003.9+54%

182Pinehurst, NCNC110,6193.9+43%

183Concord, NHNH158,0783.9+63%

184Crestview, FLFL315,0983.9+65%

185Juneau city and, AKAK31,6093.9+34%

186Colorado Springs, COCO781,7963.9+26%

187Lawrence, KSKS120,9203.9+25%

188Blacksburg, VAVA181,6163.8+38%

189Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1183.8+57%

190Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083.8+46%

191Durham, NCNC625,4853.8+23%

192Waynesville, NCNC63,3693.8+45%

193Logan, UTUT160,8893.8+19%

194Salisbury, MDMD131,8723.8+60%

195Allentown, PAPA887,6153.8+46%

196Ruidoso, NMNM19,8443.8+42%

197Staunton, VAVA129,6923.8+49%

198Aberdeen, WAWA78,1443.8+38%

199Palm Bay, FLFL663,9823.8+73%

200Albuquerque, NMNM925,2793.8+24%

201Boise City, IDID864,2433.8+41%

202Sevierville, TNTN101,3423.7+29%

203Keene, NHNH78,2693.7+53%

204Las Cruces, NMNM229,0913.7+51%

205State College, PAPA157,3933.7+24%

206Richmond, VAVA1,389,3383.7+60%

207Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6663.7+63%

208Ocala, FLFL442,6603.7+70%

209Helena, MTMT97,1533.7+31%

210Petoskey, MIMI33,7753.7+21%

211Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2953.7+44%

212Statesboro, GAGA97,9773.7+40%

213Madison, WIWI709,6853.7+27%

214Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5003.7+68%

215Spearfish, SDSD29,4593.7+41%

216Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143.7+12%

217Rutland, VTVT59,6533.7+38%

218Lewiston, IDID65,4503.7+28%

219Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0103.7+37%

220Fallon, NVNV25,8513.6+40%

221Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0413.6+53%

222East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1793.6+36%

223Crossville, TNTN66,3003.6+35%

224Whitewater, WIWI106,1273.6+31%

225Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5273.6+31%

226Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4973.6+50%

227Alamosa, COCO27,8963.6+35%

228Athens, OHOH63,1973.6+30%

229Savannah, GAGA438,3143.6+57%

230Winona, MNMN50,5233.6+45%

231Cornelia, GAGA50,4163.6+45%

232Panama City, FLFL231,1743.6+55%

233Bloomington, ININ165,2313.6+17%

234Baker City, OROR16,6583.6+23%

235La Grande, OROR25,9003.6+28%

236Faribault, MNMN69,9393.6+40%

237Barre, VTVT59,6523.6+39%

238Anchorage, AKAK405,8213.6+33%

239Okeechobee, FLFL42,6083.6+69%

240Gettysburg, PAPA107,5943.6+38%

241Daphne, ALAL267,7613.5+35%

242Oxford, MSMS71,9723.5+32%

243Yuma, AZAZ224,4493.5+58%

244Traverse City, MIMI156,9723.5+22%

245Greeley, COCO378,4263.5+9%

246Lake City, FLFL74,0943.5+71%

247Lewiston, MEME116,4873.5+44%

248Thomasville, GAGA72,9583.5+58%

249Yakima, WAWA259,1853.5+13%

250Sebring, FLFL111,1223.5+70%

251Twin Falls, IDID123,9013.5+30%

252Billings, MTMT193,6033.5+29%

253Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6913.5+35%

254Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.5+52%

255Great Falls, MTMT85,0293.5+27%

256Pueblo, COCO169,2773.5+22%

257College Station, TXTX287,4763.5+24%

258Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3323.5+38%

259Hot Springs, ARAR99,6953.4+42%

260Gainesville, GAGA226,5683.4+39%

261Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.4+46%

262Hammond, LALA141,3463.4+38%

263Red Wing, MNMN48,1953.4+35%

264Silver City, NMNM27,2523.4+20%

265Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8503.4+29%

266Casper, WYWY80,5263.4+53%

267Branson, MOMO57,0013.4+29%

268Las Vegas, NMNM30,3113.4+9%

269Show Low, AZAZ109,9463.4+39%

270Pensacola, FLFL544,9493.4+46%

271St. Cloud, MNMN205,8543.4+40%

272Lancaster, PAPA563,1593.4+30%

273Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7203.4+22%

274Lynchburg, VAVA269,1693.4+34%

275Auburn, ALAL208,0133.4+21%

276Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.4+33%

277Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1823.3+28%

278Stillwater, OKOK83,8893.3+31%

279Watertown, WIWI86,5053.3+26%

280Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.3+29%

281Newport, TNTN37,8893.3+34%

282Riverton, WYWY39,4643.3+26%

283Mountain Home, ARAR42,9823.3+21%

284Nashville, TNTN2,197,4163.3+24%

285Albany, NYNY915,8353.3+39%

286Big Rapids, MIMI42,3203.3+30%

287New Bern, NCNC127,3583.3+41%

288Slidell, LALA279,1083.3+37%

289Moses Lake, WAWA105,7273.3+25%

290Bemidji, MNMN47,0553.3+49%

291Ontario, OROR60,0853.3+19%

292Fayetteville, ARAR622,1773.3+37%

293Mountain Home, IDID29,4653.3+31%

294Roanoke, VAVA316,5473.3+31%

295Baraboo, WIWI66,6523.3+30%

296Morgantown, WVWV141,9953.3+22%

297Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.3+12%

298Española, NMNM39,8323.3+9%

299Kingsland, GAGA60,1433.3+70%

300Manhattan, KSKS136,1223.3+34%

301Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.3+33%

302Deming, NMNM25,4073.3+30%

303Ogden, UTUT672,7843.3+15%

304North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.3+39%

305St. Simons, GAGA118,5243.3+43%

306Racine, WIWI198,9193.3+42%

307Greenville, NCNC182,9363.3+31%

308Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7953.3+30%

309Starkville, MSMS62,0633.3+16%

310Columbia, MOMO219,0623.2+24%

311Mankato, MNMN104,9073.2+33%

312Farmington, NMNM120,3403.2+42%

313Lakeland, FLFL874,7903.2+67%

314Johnson City, TNTN216,4163.2+21%

315Jefferson, GAGA99,2653.2+45%

316Augusta, MEME129,0673.2+40%

317Austin, TXTX2,620,9453.2+29%

318Lexington, KYKY535,1743.2+23%

319Troy, ALAL33,6883.2+41%

320Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4043.2+47%

321Cheyenne, WYWY102,9383.2+26%

322Richmond, KYKY131,8063.2+29%

323Othello, WAWA21,4883.2+37%

324Glens Falls, NYNY124,3733.2+42%

325Rapid City, SDSD156,9343.2+45%

326Greensboro, NCNC805,9453.2+27%

327Reading, PAPA440,0723.2+36%

328Niles, MIMI152,4443.2+32%

329Willmar, MNMN44,7203.2+38%

330Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.2+75%

331Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8303.2+26%

332Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063.2+16%

333Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843.2+47%

334Menomonie, WIWI46,2233.2+33%

335Cookeville, TNTN152,4773.2+16%

336Palatka, FLFL77,7343.2+64%

337Jacksonville, NCNC217,1753.2+36%

338Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133.1+31%

339Vermillion, SDSD15,0313.1+17%

340Ruston, LALA48,3603.1+17%

341Brenham, TXTX38,2883.1+35%

342Knoxville, TNTN968,1373.1+27%

343Cordele, GAGA19,2373.1+29%

344Bangor, MEME157,9673.1+39%

345Eau Claire, WIWI176,6473.1+32%

346Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0143.1+37%

347Chattanooga, TNTN594,5303.1+35%

348Cumberland, MDMD93,6403.1+37%

349Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723.1+18%

350Burlington, NCNC186,1773.1+26%

351Duluth, MNMN281,2193.1+51%

352Huntsville, TXTX83,8423.1+44%

353Toccoa, GAGA27,8543.1+23%

354Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1183.1+27%

355Morristown, TNTN128,8673.1+23%

356Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2063.1+24%

357Vernal, UTUT38,2783.1+28%

358Brookings, SDSD37,6353.1+28%

359Valdosta, GAGA153,2763.1+29%

360York, PAPA473,1973.1+28%

361Fargo, NDND269,5283.1+28%

362Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0773.0+26%

363Picayune, MSMS59,3633.0+34%

364Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7753.0+12%

365Ludington, MIMI29,0403.0+27%

366Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.0+74%

367Champaign, ILIL239,9793.0+31%

368Watertown, SDSD29,5623.0+37%

369Ames, IAIA128,0903.0+20%

370Idaho Falls, IDID173,8513.0+37%

371Pocatello, IDID91,5913.0+27%

372Milledgeville, GAGA44,0293.0+51%

373Columbus, OHOH2,242,0283.0+15%

374Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.0+24%

375Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.0+45%

376Kerrville, TXTX54,0373.0+20%

377Louisville, KYKY1,402,5093.0+23%

378La Crosse, WIWI171,1823.0+26%

379Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963.0+28%

380Seneca, SCSC83,7753.0+38%

381Springfield, MOMO500,6943.0+16%

382Columbus, GAGA324,8303.0+29%

383Cleveland, MSMS28,2623.0+37%

384Kennewick, WAWA324,3343.0+26%

385Carbondale, ILIL52,5013.0+18%

386Akron, OHOH701,7803.0+16%

387Natchitoches, LALA36,0893.0+25%

388Baton Rouge, LALA888,6993.0+26%

389Tullahoma, TNTN69,3393.0+30%

390Greenville, SCSC1,014,1013.0+26%

391LaGrange, GAGA107,0973.0+38%

392Lebanon, PAPA146,3803.0+23%

393Holland, MIMI123,1883.0+22%

394Bainbridge, GAGA29,4323.0+39%

395Shelbyville, TNTN55,2733.0+38%

396Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133.0+15%

397Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0973.0+24%

398Hermiston, OROR93,7213.0+17%

399Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5533.0+34%

400Warrensburg, MOMO56,6703.0+19%

401Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.0+29%

402Hickory, NCNC376,8903.0+30%

403Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0023.0+21%

404Mobile, ALAL411,6582.9+30%

405Dalton, GAGA147,8192.9+41%

406Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.9+27%

407Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.9+12%

408Gulfport, MSMS431,3292.9+35%

409Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6452.9+22%

410Lansing, MIMI479,7222.9+25%

411Tifton, GAGA51,2372.9+45%

412Sterling, COCO20,6542.9+11%

413Bowling Green, KYKY197,1802.9+18%

414Brigham City, UTUT70,4052.9+11%

415Monroe, MIMI156,0042.9+19%

416Somerset, KYKY67,3842.9+23%

417Grand Forks, NDND105,0462.9+26%

418Memphis, TNTN1,341,4122.9+29%

419Marshall, MNMN25,6842.9+38%

420Athens, TNTN71,5902.9+21%

421Harrisburg, PAPA617,4272.9+20%

422Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2152.9+23%

423Sanford, NCNC70,2582.9+26%

424Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312.9+26%

425St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212.9+35%

426Danville, KYKY56,9852.9+23%

427Adrian, MIMI97,7792.9+20%

428Toledo, OHOH599,3762.9+22%

429Ashland, OHOH52,5232.9+16%

430Henderson, NCNC42,6382.9+27%

431Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1372.9+26%

432Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582.9+15%

433Rome, GAGA101,3782.9+26%

434Wilson, NCNC81,1502.9+20%

435Scranton, PAPA574,4182.9+13%

436Evanston, WYWY23,4152.9+51%

437Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7662.9+23%

438Safford, AZAZ40,1572.9+17%

439Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.9+6%

440Forest City, NCNC65,7452.9+25%

441Alpena, MIMI28,8532.9+24%

442Harrison, ARAR45,6542.9+17%

443Kingsport, TNTN314,8342.9+16%

444Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.8+28%

445Rolla, MOMO45,2472.8+15%

446Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.8+14%

447Lafayette, ININ228,4682.8+7%

448Blackfoot, IDID51,1532.8+27%

449Marion, NCNC45,1982.8+42%

450Laredo, TXTX281,2242.8+19%

451Lincoln, NENE352,0812.8+14%

452Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.8+20%

453Stephenville, TXTX43,9112.8+27%

454Canton, OHOH400,2462.8+13%

455Wooster, OHOH116,7582.8+12%

456Columbia, SCSC879,9182.8+28%

457Greeneville, TNTN73,8312.8+15%

458Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.8+26%

459Jackson, MIMI159,5522.8+26%

460Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.8+21%

461Shreveport, LALA383,4742.8+31%

462Zanesville, OHOH87,0142.8+21%

463Albemarle, NCNC68,8302.8+23%

464Cedartown, GAGA45,5142.8+25%

465El Paso, TXTX881,2912.8+30%

466Williamsport, PAPA112,5872.8+12%

467Lafayette, LALA423,7582.8+21%

468Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.8+26%

469Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.8+35%

470Owosso, MIMI67,6812.8+22%

471Stevens Point, WIWI71,9432.8+23%

472Mount Airy, NCNC72,2872.8+17%

473Bogalusa, LALA44,9372.8+28%

474Hays, KSKS29,0752.8+7%

475Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932.8+10%

476Janesville, WIWI166,4722.8+29%

477Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6692.8+25%

478Muskegon, MIMI177,9012.8+25%

479Granbury, TXTX70,5012.8+36%

480Marquette, MIMI68,0642.8+30%

481Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.8+32%

482Little Rock, ARAR777,6072.8+32%

483Huntsville, ALAL556,4442.8+26%

484Albany, GAGA145,5102.8+31%

485Oshkosh, WIWI174,2182.8+26%

486Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822.8+24%

487Franklin, KYKY20,7882.8+24%

488Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6552.7+13%

489Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6662.7+22%

490Columbus, MSMS67,1442.7+26%

491Shawano, WIWI45,7592.7+23%

492Rochester, MNMN231,1842.7+23%

493Rockford, ILIL337,2422.7+30%

494Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.7+19%

495Kinston, NCNC55,8372.7+24%

496Dayton, OHOH826,5542.7+13%

497Danville, VAVA101,1372.7+19%

498Frankfort, KYKY77,8742.7+26%

499Thomaston, GAGA28,5002.7+34%

500Wilmington, OHOH42,3012.7+15%

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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 12.0 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Nantucket, MA, Vineyard Haven, MA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).