Which county has the lowest afford score?

Stonewall County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.9 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by afford score?

Stonewall County, Texas, Stanton County, Kansas, Cottle County, Texas, Elk County, Kansas, King County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,138 counties 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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 138 SHOWN OF 3,138

Most affordable housing, US counties

US counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

3001▲117Hinsdale County, COCO7535.8+97%

3002▼5Garfield County, COCO63,4745.8+85%

3003▲21Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.8+45%

3004Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.8+40%

3005▲16Jackson County, OROR221,7955.8+95%

3006▲28Hudson County, NJNJ735,0335.9+15%

3007▼8Wallowa County, OROR7,5955.9+165%

3008▼47Newport County, RIRI83,0515.9+32%

3009▼4Clackamas County, OROR426,2805.9+145%

3010▲21San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.9+54%

3011▲18Placer County, CACA442,0815.9+32%

3012▲15Delta County, COCO32,1785.9+112%

3013▼5Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.9+101%

3014▼18Granite County, MTMT3,6586.0+192%

3015▼48Merced County, CACA297,2606.0+70%

3016▼22Klickitat County, WAWA24,3316.0+165%

3017▲2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.0+43%

3018▼32Clallam County, WAWA78,2026.0+94%

3019▲1Collier County, FLFL417,1316.0+68%

3020▼147Gilpin County, COCO6,0736.0+159%

3021▼12Lane County, OROR381,5846.0+132%

3022▼93Boise County, IDID8,5456.0+158%

3023▼21Gillespie County, TXTX28,5276.0+122%

3024▼189Broadwater County, MTMT8,4936.1+165%

3025▼13Larimer County, COCO377,2926.1+114%

3026▼56Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4396.1+120%

3027▲5Essex County, MAMA826,6536.1+31%

3028▼98Adams County, IDID5,0136.1+212%

3029▼12Boundary County, IDID13,9976.1+173%

3030▼55Skagit County, WAWA132,9756.1+115%

3031▼18Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5526.1+58%

3032▲6Curry County, OROR22,6216.1+67%

3033▼7Washoe County, NVNV509,3866.1+76%

3034▼43Lemhi County, IDID8,4746.1+170%

3035▼32Coconino County, AZAZ144,3686.1+94%

3036▲19Alexandria, VAVA160,6626.1+12%

3037▲55Trinity County, CACA15,7206.1+53%

3038▼22Solano County, CACA455,3766.2+63%

3039▼29Tillamook County, OROR27,3846.2+121%

3040▲23Multnomah County, OROR795,3916.2+174%

3041▼2Missoula County, MTMT123,5136.2+123%

3042▲29Sanders County, MTMT14,0626.2+177%

3043▲19El Dorado County, CACA192,3236.2+40%

3044▲15Madison County, MTMT10,0266.2+134%

3045▲7Butte County, CACA209,2116.3+51%

3046▼58Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.3+82%

3047▼33Carson City, NVNV58,5716.3+100%

3048▼56Lincoln County, MTMT22,3286.3+174%

3049▲24Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.3+22%

3050▼197Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8736.3+174%

3051▼56Washington County, UTUT213,6706.3+99%

3052▼75Kootenai County, IDID191,8646.3+152%

3053▲17Mono County, CACA12,5056.4+31%

3054▼1Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.4+135%

3055▲9Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0296.5–

3056▲23Essex County, NJNJ896,3796.5+15%

3057▼12Whitman County, WAWA48,5126.5+128%

3058▲11Taos County, NMNM34,5646.5+54%

3059▲8Denver County, COCO740,6136.5+109%

3060▼38Lincoln County, OROR50,6366.5+115%

3061▼12Charlottesville, VAVA44,3886.5+85%

3062▼22Clatsop County, OROR40,9266.5+164%

3063▼21Island County, WAWA85,6576.6+84%

3064▼17Benton County, OROR97,7286.6+147%

3065▼11Hawaii County, HIHI210,0436.6+76%

3066▼25Barnstable County, MAMA233,5396.6+29%

3067▼364Gem County, IDID21,7736.6+207%

3068▼35Lake County, MTMT33,3926.7+112%

3069▼25Park County, MTMT18,2146.7+220%

3070▼47Ravalli County, MTMT48,5826.7+129%

3071▼46Wasatch County, UTUT38,5146.7+170%

3072▲18District of Columbia, DCDC693,6456.7+69%

3073▼5Josephine County, OROR87,8676.7+89%

3074▼46Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.7+130%

3075▲5Yolo County, CACA224,4106.8+42%

3076▼10Douglas County, NVNV50,1116.8+99%

3077▼98Grand County, COCO16,4966.8+141%

3078▲5Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.8+41%

3079▲7Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.9+63%

3080▼6La Plata County, COCO56,8986.9+108%

3081▼6King County, WAWA2,344,9396.9+79%

3082▼67Madison County, IDID55,1726.9+131%

3083▲4Nevada County, CACA101,9116.9+44%

3084▼97Teton County, IDID13,2546.9+172%

3085▲8San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9+23%

3086▼56Watauga County, NCNC54,7866.9+95%

3087▼29Deschutes County, OROR213,0727.0+156%

3088▼37Gallatin County, MTMT128,7407.1+138%

3089▼32Whatcom County, WAWA236,3927.2+125%

3090▼8Jefferson County, WAWA33,9707.2+105%

3091▼80Flathead County, MTMT115,4297.2+172%

3092▼14Boulder County, COCO328,5607.3+151%

3093▼58Bonner County, IDID54,4207.3+157%

3094▼5Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.3+95%

3095▼11Gunnison County, COCO17,4397.4+110%

3096▼48Falls Church, VAVA15,1597.4+68%

3097▲6Suffolk County, MAMA791,8917.4+35%

3098▼38Hood River County, OROR23,7207.4+144%

3099▼8Ventura County, CACA830,8517.5+40%

3100▲5Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.5+61%

3101▼24Mineral County, COCO9107.7+200%

3102▼17Summit County, UTUT43,1417.7+162%

3103▲4Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.8+41%

3104▼4Napa County, CACA132,9497.8+57%

3105▼10Chaffee County, COCO20,8317.9+168%

3106▼9Blaine County, IDID25,5177.9+107%

3107▼13Routt County, COCO25,3298.0+162%

3108▼102Grand County, UTUT9,7908.0+254%

3109▼7Monterey County, CACA433,7298.0+37%

3110▼11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0+51%

3111▼2Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.1+15%

3112▼14Eagle County, COCO54,2918.1+120%

3113▼17Ouray County, COCO5,2658.1+145%

3114▼6Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.3+52%

3115▼1Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.4+52%

3116▼3Alameda County, CACA1,636,6308.4+40%

3117▼2Honolulu County, HIHI988,7038.5+22%

3118▼7San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3678.5+24%

3119▼13Summit County, COCO31,5178.6+150%

3120▼135Valley County, IDID12,8318.6+188%

3121▼11Monroe County, FLFL80,4068.9+77%

3122▼18Kauai County, HIHI73,4008.9+97%

3123▼7Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3919.1+52%

3124▼36San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.1+76%

3125▼4Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.2+34%

3126▼7Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.3+45%

3127Dukes County, MAMA21,2199.3+50%

3128▼16Maui County, HIHI160,5929.3+81%

3129▼12San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.4+74%

3130▼8San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.8+34%

3131▼8San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.9+12%

3132▼12Marin County, CACA253,69410.1+38%

3133▼5New York County, NYNY1,664,86210.5−28%

3134▼8Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.9+38%

3135▼34Pitkin County, COCO16,62511.1−11%

3136▼7Kings County, NYNY2,653,96311.3+49%

3137▼12Nantucket County, MAMA14,75811.4+56%

3138▼14Teton County, WYWY23,33313.2+216%

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